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YOU ARE AS OLD AS YOU FEEL
(sample poem from the book)
Children what I have to say to you
Is surely not a lie.
Just by turning eighty doesn’t mean I’m about to die.
It matters not what statisticians
May say
Because I said, “Busy death, step out
My way.”
To tell you the truth I am a young
Thing still.
And He won’t be taking me against
My will.
Look at you, thirty and aching and
Ailing.
Just go right ahead and keep up that
Wailing.
Old Death is gonna sweep you right off
Your feet,
And rob your feeble body of all
Its heat.
I’ll be right here just as fine as
I please,
Sitting here rocking and enjoying
This breeze.
My hands are shaking and my feet may
Be slow.
But whenever I want, I get up
And go.
Too bad you young folks aren’t spring chicks
Like me.
But as long as you think old, old you
Will be.
A MESSAGE FROM AN ANGEL
(sample poem from the book)
I am an Angel now.
Some say I was an Angel before
Because I enjoyed helping people.
I worked with my parents to make
Their business successful.
I worked in my classes to make
My family and teachers proud.
I worked on my golf and tennis.
My coaches were pleased.
I worked at my friendships.
I wanted my friends to be happy.
I wanted to be the best—
The best daughter; the best sister;
The best niece; the best Godchild.
I wanted to the best on earth.
But I am an Angel now.
It is amazing that in only nineteen
Short years I did so much.
I had a good life.
I had a special life.
I had a life filled with love, joy,
Challenges, family and friends.
In just nineteen years I had
A complete life.
But I am an Angel now.
I am sorry to leave you so quickly.
I am sorry leaving has caused such grief.
I am sorry I did not give you a warning.
But I am an Angel now.
As the song goes,
“I can fly.
I can touch the sky.
I can spread my wings and
Do most anything.”
I am an Angel now.
You will weep for a while.
Then you will remember the
Fun things that I did;
The caring and the sharing
That I represented.
Your weeping will become smiling.
And I will smile with you.
Because I love you.
I am an Angel now.
And I wish for you to be happy
And to reach for the best
And be the best because
the best in life is what I represented.
Then one day,
God willing.
We will be Angels together.
*written for Amy Yi Nu Shih born January 23, 1979 and departed February 23, 1998.
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