For Mama
in loving memory of Helen June Nester
one quiet autumn morning,
just before the dawn,
you gently slipped away from us;
in an instant you were gone.
how then could we face that day?
where were we to go?
caught between the twilight
and the dawn’s first crimson glow.
alone amidst our sorrow;
between two worlds apart;
waves of grief and sadness
washed hard against each heart.
each heart that knew your kindness;
each soul you touched with grace;
you lived out all your days on earth,
and left such love in place!
homeward God has brought you
your soul flown fast away
towards the light of heaven’s peace
and everlasting day.
this trust will be our comfort
as we live by faith below;
caught between the twilight and
the dawn’s first crimson glow.
– Jerry Dan Deutschendorf