"Miss Me But Let Me Go"
By Christina Rossetti
When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little, but not for long And not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that once we shared
Miss me, but let me go.
For this is a journey we all must take
* And each must go alone.
It's all part of the master plan A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick at heart
Go to the friends we know.
Laugh at all the things we used to do
Miss me, but let me go.
9th February 2025
I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are.
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.
Extract from a poem by Henry Scott Holland