~FOREVER REMEMBERED, FOREVER YOUNG~ I closed my eyes and fought for sleep, My memories, I sought to keep. I must rest my weary self, And look for answers that will help Me face each coming day, And make me glad that I have stayed. ~ My eyes are closed, I am asleep, Now I can think and not weep. I walk softly within my dreams, Where things are not always what they seem. Here I seek to touch that inner part of me, Not bound by earthly needs. ~ Remembered words have clarity, My universe has parity. Here I feel no ambivalence, For here is only equivalence. I choose to think I might be clever, If I could stay forever. ~ The dream continues and I walk, Through the mists that swirl and talk. Hearing his name roll off my tongue, I see my son, forever remembered, forever young. Dale stands now just beyond my sight, Imersered completely in God's Light. ~ Now, I feel the presence of God surrounding, And with every breath my heart is pounding. Quickly now, I try to reach... But, the dream ends before I can breach This time and step beyond this space... Where my precious Lord I can embrace. By Susan Elaine Collins 2001 ©     Click here to send this site to a friend!