I'm the darkest shadow
I'm the single tear that falls
From your eye at night
I'm that voice in your head
I'm that mysterious knock on your wall
I'm that whipser in your ear
While you're in bed
I'm the laugh you hear
I'm the touch you feel
I'm the invisible embrace
That pulls you near
I'm with you when the wind starts to blow
I'm with you when the rain pours
I'm that extra footprint
Next to yours in the snow
You cry because you think I'm gone
You cry because no one can
Ever take my place
Stop crying because you miss me
Stop crying when you remember our fun
Stop crying and you'll see
I've always been here
I never left, I was never gone
I'll forever be near
"Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God has laid, you see.
I took His hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Talks left undone must stay that way;
I found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Thin fill it with remembered joys;
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Oh yes, these things I, too, will miss...
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow,
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't lenghen it now with undue grief;
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now- He set me free.
"Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped into the next room. I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to eachother, we still are to eachother. Call me by my old name; speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in your tone; wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as wealways laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Pray, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it awalys was. Let it be spoken easily, without the trace of a shadow in it. It is the same as it ever was; there is an unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you... for an interval... somewhere very near... just around the corner. All is well.
"Alison will always remain in our hearts. She is a wonderful person who was always so loving, she lent a helping hand when needed, always looked on the bright side of things, was accepting of everyone, and was the most non-judgemental person we have ever known. Alison Leaves us with the memory of how we all should live our lives, loving and accepting of others despite their faults and short-comings. We will all miss everything about her especially her beautiful smile, voice and compassionate ways."
