IF ROSES GROW IN HEAVEN

RICHARD REYES

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SISTER
IF ROSES GROW IN HEAVEN LORD
PLEASE PICK A BUNCH FOR ME,
PLACE THEM IN MY SISTERS ARMS
AND TELL HER THEY ARE FROM ME.
TELL HER THAT I LOVE HER AND MISS HER
AND WHEN SHE TURNS TO SMILE,
PLACE A KISS UPON HER CHEEK
AND HOLD HER FOR A WHILE.
BECAUSE REMEMBERING HER IS EASY,
I DO IT EVERY DAY.
BUT THERE IS AN ACHE WITHIN MY HEART
THAT WILL NEVER GO AWAY.