TheBanyanTree: (no subject)

[NancyIee at aol.com]

I wrote this for my husband of 54 (and still racing cars)  years  passed 
away instantly on Feb 21, 2012 in a sudden accident at this race car  shop.   
This will  be read at his "Celebration of Life"  gathering.
 
WHEN I GO
 

When I Go
It will not be with hesitation,
A dipping  toe in a chilly pond.
It will be a running leap
A revving up
And  churning tires
As the green flag waves.
 
And I will be away
Speeding toward my next  adventure.
And though I love you well
As I always have,
Do not cry  overlong
But remember me with joy,
For that is how I lived.
 
I raced the race with daring
There was no holding  back.
The joy was not in winning
But how I handled all
The bumps and  hills and curves
And shared the thrill with everyone,
friends and  loves alike.
 
Attack the course with confidence
And never shirk nor  faint
Do it all with all you have
And give it all your passion
No  matter what your chosen way.
In work or love or friends or play
Leap in  with utmost joy.
 
So do not mourn my passing
We’ll meet soon again.
In  love and friendship for all time
You are within my heart.
And when that  checkered flag is waved
You’ll join me in the Winners’ Ring
And then we’ll  never part.
 
 
 
There are some things in Life from which I will never  recover.
 
NancyLee