When I Must Leave You

"When I must leave you for a little while
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
And for my sake and in my name
Live on and do all things the same,
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour in useful ways,
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you And hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky!"

Too me It seem crazy Poem ...So How do you think in this ..

omg that poem is so sad but really good keep up the great work and please do more i love your poems your the best poem maker ever

@.@ my my...for a little while? :p you want the guy to follow ya? xD

Nice poem.. i like it..

"When I must leave you for a little while
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile"

this part here is nice ^^ keep up the good work ;)

Hmmm.... O.o did you write it yourself? If you did I must bow to you, because this is just amazing!!!! Such a nice work you've done here!!! I really, really enjoyed reading this and... it's perfect to give as a gift to someone... just great. A really, really nice work again xxoxx!!! ^^ *hugs* Keep it up! I'll be waitin!

It is such a lovely poem. I absolutely enjoy reading it! Keep up the amazing work, my friend. =D

aww....that's such a nice poem^^
great job xxoxx :2thumbs:
keep up the good work and hope to see more from you:)

Well it's a good thing I like crazy. But I don't personally feel like this was crazy. I think it was beautiful. :)

This is the work of Helen Steiner Rice. From Helen Steiner Rice - Poet Laureate of Inspirational Verse:

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Even in those early years at Gibson Helen perceived a need for greeting cards that would inspire others. She was told that the market favored lighter, more humorous sentiments, however, so that was what she produced. There were occasional exceptions to that rule. At the time of her mother's death in the mid-1940s, for example, she penned a condolence verse, "When I Must Leave You", that became a popular sympathy card. In the evenings at home, meanwhile, she began to write inspirational verses to friends and co-workers and to enclose them in personal notes and letters. These reflected her own growing and deepening faith in God. Her rhymed Christmas cards became a tradition and family and friends anticipated this annual spiritual message. In the 1950s, Helen's talent for putting inspirational messages into verse prompted the vice-president at Gibson to approach her about signing some of her verses for use on cards.

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Closing.