I'm free

Don't grieve for me,

for now I'm free,

I'm following the path 

God laid for me.

I took His hand

when I heard His call,

I turned my back,

and left it all.

I could not stay

another day,

To laugh,

to love,

to work,

to play.

Tasks left undone

must stay that way,

I've found the peace

at the end of the day.

If my parting 

has left a void,

Then fill it

with remembered joy.

A friendship shared,

a laugh,

a kiss,

Ah, yes,

these things

I too will miss.

Be not burdened 

with times of sorrow,

I wish you the sunshine

of tomorrow.

My life's been full,

I savoured much,

Good friends, good times,

a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time 

seemed all too brief,

Don't lengthen it now

with undue grief.

Lift up your heart

and share with me,

God wanted me now,

He set me free.