My dear Nana, it has been a year

Since you left and went up to the sky

Months have passed

Since we last looked into your eyes

Yet all around us,

Thoughts of you remain

Many memories that we

Recall again and again.

 

Our love continues to grow stronger

Despite our being apart

We carry on without you Nana,

But you’re always in our hearts…

 

Your laugh we do not hear,

Each and every day

The smell of your perfume,

It starts to fade away

The smile upon your face

The warmth of your embrace

What we wouldn’t give

To stop and hear you say

A kind word or two,

In your special way

 

We know that you would want us

To live our lives each day

To carry on despite your passing

To find, in life, our way…

 

That’s not always easy,

We’re sure you know that too

Because without you Nana,

Our lives have changed, it’s true.

But we give a solid effort

To make each day the best

And let go of our sadness,

Our heartache and the rest…

Because you have gone before us

And now are watching down

An angel up in heaven

Your presence all around.

 

We hope my dearest Nana,

You look down and see

Each and every one of us

Your entire family

As we continue on

And go on with our lives

We hope that your influence

Shapes, guides and revives

 

We hope you understand

That the tears that fill our eyes

Are for the happy times we had with you,

They’re not due to your demise

We hope you rest now comfortably

Among the stars so bright

And your influence continues on

Every day and night.

 

A year has passed

And yet it seems so short

Like only yesterday

We sat upon your porch

Talking about the way

Things used to be

Thinking about the future

And the world we may see

 

Somewhere down the line

We’ll meet again with you

We’ll share an embrace

And a memory or two

But until the time has come

We thank you for who you were

Our amazing Nana

None compare to her.

 

Remembering Nana – who went to heaven on August 18^th, 2011.