HE STAYS
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He stays.
We gather 'round and celebrate life.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He stays.
We caress his hand and stroke his head.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He stays.
We say goodbye in ways unseen.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He stays.
We leave him 'lone to pass across.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He stays.
And now, he lingers in our hearts.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He stays.
© Lynnette Schuepbach, January 21, 2002
In memory of Harold Baumann
