Now we lay you down to rest

Now we lay you down to rest

In a metal box seemed best

Some bullets for your gun

And a horseshoe for luck

Tools from your box

And parts for your truck

Pictures on a wall

Sum of a life

Memories from the past

Cut like a knife

Flowers and roses, 

Candles galore

Family and friends seated

And spilling out the door

Shadow memories

Taunt and hide

Christmas mornings

And a summer Slip 'N Slide

Games of Monopoly

Mischievious deeds

Sitting on Grandma's back porch

Spitting watermelon seeds

A scar on my brow

A reminder of when

We laughed and we played

Oh, to be young again

Today we sit in pain

But dreading the end

Silent tears fall

Hearts left to mend

The moment crescendos

As we say a final good-bye

A hug from the family

And a last heavy sigh

Now we lay you down to rest

In a metal box seemed the best

*Linked to Writer's Workshop and Weekend Bloggy Reading