Behind me now I look upon that sacred day
Phantom scenes crashed upon the rocks of my memory
The one I loved rested in the arms of eternal sleep
Somber were my thoughts as I sat neath a tall tree
The day I dreaded most had dawned and become complete
Far beyond life's turtured grasp a blessed soul was free
There betwix the heaven's stars and the cosmic galaxy
My mother joined the angels in her final home peacefully
