My wife’s mother insisted to all her children that they must live out all their days, as God saw fit to give each one. She endured much hardship and tribulations from an early age, yet she never gave up.

Grief after the death of a loved one is difficult to bear. But faith in the Resurrection of Christ gives us hope to carry on in God’s love.

For Mama

in loving memory of Helen June Nester

One quiet autumn morning,
just before the dawn,
you gently slipped away from us;
in an instant you were gone.

How then could we face that day?
Where were we to go?
Caught between the twilight
and the dawn's first crimson glow.

Alone amidst our sorrow;
between two worlds apart;
waves of grief and sadness
washed hard against each heart.

For we all knew well your kindness;
each soul you touched with grace.
You lived out all your days on earth,
and left such love in place!

Homeward God has brought you;
your soul flown fast away,
towards the light of heaven's peace
and everlasting day.

This trust will be our comfort
as we live by faith below;
caught between the twilight and
the dawn's first crimson glow.

Next poem: Misplaced Photographs

Author: Jerry Dan Deutschendorf
from: Red Earth Whisperings
Part III: Family and Friends