Patrish, this might be a bit religeous for some of our mudcat friends but I would ask them in advance to be tolerant. I wrote this for a friend who had just lost her friend after a long fight with cancer. I'm not even going to try html on this as some kind folk are still trying to sort out my last effort.

WAITING Lord I am waiting for the end. I watch the candle flicker and dip Then flare again Yet I know it will be extinguished She is assured, Awaits with anticipation The breath of wind That will free her from this life. But her going will leave me in darkness. Hold me Lord Don't let the darkness Of my loss suffocate me. Weep with me Lord As you wept with Martha and Mary Knowing the truth of eternal life Yet sharing their sorrow of today Show me Lord The pictures of our past That I may remember the precious time You gave us and give thanks. For had you not given me her candle From which to light my own. I would have walked in darkness. When I stop weeping Help me see That she has left me the flame That in my turn I may pass your light on to others.