Robert D. Martin
1943 ~ 2023
Robert David Martin
April 30, 1943 ~ January 15, 2023
so I can move into my afterglow.
You mustn’t tie me down with your tears;
let’s be happy that we had so many years.
I gave you my love, you can only guess how much you gave me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you each have shown
but now it’s time I traveled alone.
So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must,
then let your grief be comforted with trust.
It’s only for a while that we must part,
so bless the memories within your heart.
And then, when you must come this way alone,
I’ll greet you with a smile,
and a, “Welcome home.”