Friday, June 14, 2013

A Wife of Noble Character

A pilot's wife in another life 
A teacher, mother, friend
Blackberry fields out on the farm
That seemed to never end

She asked no more of me and you
Than she would gladly give 
Her life inspired, demonstrating
How we ought to live 

She shared her gifts among us all
We're better having spent 
Some time around this special one 
That heaven surely sent. 

And somewhere out there we believe 
The future's in our hands
Tho' sometimes things don't go our way 
For He has other plans

And so it was with this dear one 
A clarion in our midst
One that challenged each of us 
To always be our best 

We felt the anger when she left 
With so much still to do 
Unfinished works were all around 
In forms like me and you 

The pilot's wife looks on us now 
Her future is secure 
And feels our pain and sorrow as 
Her absence we endure

A smile extends across her face
As clouds obscure her view 
She knows, as we do, that one day 
Our frienship we'll renew 



 This poem was written in memory of Helen Moore, Director of Georgia Military's Extension Programs from July 1,1994 until her death on October 6, 1997.

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