Saying Goodbye Is Hard To Do

Silently, I cry as I am thinking of Jim.
He had to say goodbye to his dad this week.
It has been a long and hard week for the family.
Three weeks stay in the hospital.
He passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
Family, friends and neighbors gathered
together, Sunday, March 6th for the funeral.


It was a cold and windy day
Few people stayed to hear the last words spoken:
Flowers waiting to be arranged,
Saying goodbye is hard to do.
Silently, the tears shout to be released
An echo of a trumpet, as taps is played;
Salutes another soldier as he is layed to rest.
As the last notes fall, eyes are misted, hearts are heavy.
A wife quietly sits by her two sons.
Saying goodbye is hard to do,
With the last of farewells
The wind wispers, a silent goodbye...


Goodbye (Bill) James Logan Wood
We will all miss your presence.

Written by Paula Ann Woods
 Monday, March 7, 2011