JOANNE GADD
SUNRISE
May 16, 1942
Fort Frances, Ontario
SUNSET
April 14, 2012
Toronto, Ontario
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.
Daffodil
The flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow dies;
All that we wish to stay,
Tempts, and then flies.
What is this world's delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright.
- Shelley
We would like to thank you for loving our mother and for being here to celebrate her life with us today.
- Steven and Dianne