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ANGEL DATE. BERNARD FLISSIKOWSKI

Little did we know that morning
God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide.
And though we cannot see you,
you are always by our side.
Our family chain is broken
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.

YOUR FOREVER LOVING FAMILY
YOU ARE SO LOVED AND MISSED BERNARD.
REST IN PEACE FOREVER.

Patricia Uren (Sister) October 25, 2008

BERNARD

When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little, but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared;
Miss me but let me go.

This is a journey we all must take
And each must go alone.
It's all part of the Master's Plan;
Miss me but let me go

Patricia Uren (Sister) October 19, 2008

BERNARD

We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday
And the days before that too.
We think of you in silence,
We often speak your name.
Now all we have are memories
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake
With which we'll never part.
God has you in His keeping
We have you in our heart.

Patricia Uren (Sister) October 19, 2008

my thoughts with you forever, october what a sad month, a year nearly since you went away

Not, How Did He Die, But How Did He Live?

Not how did he die, but how did he live?
Not what did he gain, but what did he give?
These are the units to measure the worth
Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.
Not, what was his church, nor what was his creed?
But had he befriended those really in need?
Was he ever ready, with word of good cheer,
To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?
Not what did the sketch in the newspaper say,
But how many were sorry when he passed away.


A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.




He is Gone
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your
back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.




Don't be sad-
I am in a snowflake,
I am in the rays of sun,
I am in the sparkling of stars





Death is Nothing

Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other
That we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes
We enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me,
Let my name be ever the household word that
It always was.

Let it be spoken without effort,
Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind because I am
Out of sight? I am but waiting for you
For an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner .
All is well.



Love Lives On
Those we love remain with us
for love itself lives on,
and cherished memories never fade
because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be
more than a thought apart,
far as long as there is memory,
they'll live on in the heart.





BERNARD FOREVER IN MY HEART, LOVED AND MISSED FOREVER,YOUR LOVING SISTER PAT XXX

Patricia Uren (Sister) October 1, 2008

FOR OUR DAD

Dad


Dad...so many images come to mind
whenever I speak your name;
It seems without you in my life
things have never been the same.

What happened to those lazy days
when I was just a child;
When my life was consumed in you
in your love, and in your smile.

What happened to all those times
when I always looked to you;
No matter what happened in my life
you could make my gray skies blue.

Dad, some days I hear your voice
and turn to see your face;
Yet in my turning...it seems
the sound has been erased.

Dad, who will I turn to for answers
when life does not make sense;
Who will be there to hold me close
when the pieces just don't fit.

Oh, Dad, if I could turn back time
and once more hear your voice;
I'd tell you that out of all the dads
you would still be my choice.

Please always know I love you
and no one can take your place;
Years may come and go
but your memory will never be erased.

Today, Jesus, as You are listening
in your home above;
Would you go and find my dad
and give him all my love.

BERNARD YOUR DAUGHTERS LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH,THIS POEM IS FROM THEM,

Patricia Uren (Sister) September 25, 2008

THE BROKEN CHAIN

THE BROKEN CHAIN

We little knew that morning that God was going to all your name,

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone,

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide,

And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

Patricia Uren (Sister) September 25, 2008

ANGELS STAY CLOSE BY ME

Angels Stay Close By Me




They can't be seen or heard
But I know that they are there.
Angels stay close by me.
They are everywhere.

In every task that I may do,
Every journey that I make,
Angels stay close by me
To guide each step I take.

No matter how hard that things may be
Or how tiresome life can get,
An angel will always lift me up
To free me from this upset.

When the days are long and hard
And I lose the strength to fight,
Angels stay close by me
To lead me to the Light.

Patricia Uren (Sister) September 25, 2008

BUTTERFLIES FROM HEAVEN

Butterflies from Heaven
by Linda Ann Henry



When we lose our loved ones they never die
For I know once heaven takes their souls
The Dear Lord leaves a little of them here
To turn into beautiful butterflies
So they can be near our hearts

Blessed are those who can see the beauty
Of the life which has gone to what is "God's Art"
When we look for the angels
They will send us Jesus' love
I saw a butterfly today, my last prayer I gave away

Heaven is more than souls of our loved ones
When a father, mother, a brother, sister or a child dies
Their hearts live in those who have loved them
Every grain of sand, every sunrise and sunset
All the good things we know and love
They all go to Jesus for Him to protect

As a gift, The Lord, lets us have a glimpse of those we love
For a brief moment in time, for a short while
A butterfly is seen at our window, sent from heaven
Then we know, all will be well with those we love.


THOUGHT THIS POEM WAS LOVELY.
LOVED AND MISSED FOREVER BERNARD
YOUR LOVING SISTER PAT XXX

Patricia Uren (Sister) September 25, 2008

MY BROTHER, LOVED AND MISSED EVERYDAY.

God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around you
and whispered "Come to Me".
A golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands now rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.



Little did we know that morning
God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide.
And though we cannot see you,
you are always by our side.
Our family chain is broken
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.



The moment that you died
my heart was torn in two,
one side filled with heartache,
the other died with you.
I often lie awake at night,
when the world is fast asleep,
and take a walk down memory lane,
with tears upon my cheeks.
Remembering you is easy,
I do it everyday,
but missing you is heartache
that never goes away.
I hold you tightly within my heart
and there you will remain.



If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane
I would walk right up to Heaven
and bring you back again

No farewell words were spoken
No time to say ‘goodbye’
You were gone before I knew it
and only God knows why

My heart still aches in sadness
and secret tears will flow
What it meant to love you -
No one can ever know

But now I know you want me
to mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
life still has much in store

Since you'll never be forgotten
I pledge to you today -
A hallowed place within my heart
is where you'll always stay.


BERNARD MY BROTHER, LOVED AND MISSED SO BADLY,
ALWAYS AND FOREVER IN MY HEART, XXX PAT XXX

Patricia Uren (Sister) September 23, 2008

FOR BERNARD

No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God can tell us why.

We can't have old days back
When we were all together.
But secret tears and loving thoughts
Will be with us forever.


Thank you for loving and sharing,
For giving and for caring.
God bless you and keep you,
Until we meet again.

LOVED AND MISSED FOREVER, PAT XXX

Patricia Uren (Sister) September 12, 2008
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