One gift, above all others
God gives to us to treasure
One that knows no time, no place
And one gold cannot measure.
The precious, poignant, tender
gift
Of Memory --- that will keep
Our dear ones ever in our hearts
Although God gives them sleep
It brings back long-remembered
things
A song, a word, a smile
And our world’s a better place—because
We had them---for awhile!
----Jessie Home Fairweather