Eulogy For A Loved One

Poem for Dad Of flesh and blood that nature gives to our breath must one day be given back for life was lent by Earth's hand and now it is returned Dad though lives always in us He is the movement of the swaying tree The light that dawns our day He is the sparkle glistening on the sea The energy of the wave He is the melody of the singing bird The notes that flutter down He is the rustling leaves that can be heard The greening of the ground All that was that nature gave became our love, our life, our friend All that was that nature gave through us need never end Dad, we return nature's gift with the privilege such a gift was given -------------- Origingal Version: (by Clive Culverhouse) Pagan Eulogy [He/She as appropriate] Of flesh and blood that nature gives to our breath must one day be given back for life was lent by Earth's hand and now it is returned (The Deceased) though lives always in us She is the movement of the swaying tree The light that dawns our day She is the sparkle glistening on the sea The energy of the wave She is the melody of the singing bird The notes that flutter down She is the rustling leaves that can be heard The greening of the ground All that was that nature gave became our love, our life, our friend All that was that nature gave through us need never end (The deceased) , we return nature's gift with the privilege such a gift was given