~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*IN LOVING MEMORY OF*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*GARY LEE HOOKER*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
November 16, 1951 -
April 19, 2007
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 him call,
I turned away and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I found that place at the close of 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 savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all to 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.