Thursday, August 1, 2019

God's Gentle Flower - my poem for Tita

A poem I wrote in memory of Tita who passed away on July 2, 2018.


You sprung up a gentle flower
In a land now far away
Sun and wind and rain would fall
As you grew day by day

You weathered storms and troubled times
Afflictions may have harmed you
But by God’s grace and fervent prayers
Brought this gentle flower through

You brought joy to those around you
Your family that was your garden
We were part of that family
You treated us as your children

You touched the young, you touched the old
With tender hands so caring
We remember how you spent your time
With anxious heart so loving

Parents trusted you with their kids
Who came each day so willing
Lola in her old age
Called out for you so trusting

But in time this tender flower
Could not keep her radiance
Crippling illness did you suffer
You prayed to God in silence

Little comfort we could only bring
As this tender flower withered
Prayers to God and Mother Mary
Angels we hope delivered

Tita you are now at rest
But we will always remember
How you cared for us
How you thought of us
In Heaven may you rest
Your final garden
God’s gentle flower