Lucia Lavado Valdez

The Broken Chain

We little knew that morning that 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, 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.