Remembrance

Remembrance 

Light, love, memory 

 all live in the ritual. 

Hearts calling out the loss 

 of ones so dear 

 mother, grandmother 

 father, grandfather 

 husband, wife 

 aunt, uncle 

 cousin, best friend 

 and beloved child. 

Lives well-lived, lives well-loved, lives abbreviated   untimely. 

Love becomes light in the river. 

Pain rises and becomes peace  

 as lanterns illuminate the darkness. 

We remember those we love  

 and those we never knew. 

Their light once vibrant in our days 

 now floats in memory on a river of remembrance.

Remembrance was written by Retreat House Covenant Partner Regina Hunt and originally published in House of Remembrance, the 11th book in our House of series. You can purchase a copy here.