In loving memory of

JAMES R. SMITH

He is gone.
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile
because he has lived.
You can close your eyes and
pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes
and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty
because you can't see him,
Or you can be full of
the love that you shared.
You can turn your back
on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can remember him
and only that he's gone,
Or you can cherish his
memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
Be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want,
Smile, open your eyes,
be happy, love and go on.

Mary (daughter), Craig, Maggie, Martine & Mark Dwyer (Toronto, ON).