I will not weep for Frances
I will not weep
I will think of her asleep.
I will forget
Her pain,
My own.
I will let
Grief alone.
I will accept
Fate fullfilled
Beauty distilled.
I will think of her awake,
Life unfinished,
Legacy of love
Undiminished.
Copyright © 1994 by Doris N. Sutton