Lost to the heavens

For Tr.Hyacinth

The sun’s finally set, the battles over
I look upward at the person I lost to the sky bower
Going through chemo with a smile on her face
Just as she lived, she passed with dignity and grace

Lord, make sure you meet her at the pearly gates
For at this moment, that is where she waits
Make sure you show her where to go
Because the maps she taught on earth will help no more

She could draw a circle, she knew north, south, east, west
Take good care of her; she was one of our best
A teacher, a mother, an angel on earth
Give her a chance to prove her worth

Give her love and make her laugh
For what we gave her on earth was never enough
She was one in a million, a guiding light
No one could know better, wrong from right

I can visualize her in a pink polka dot salwar
Going back home in her tiny black car
One action of hers that I can remember
Is pushing glasses up her nose with her middle finger

So keep her happy, don’t let her feel pain
Let her look down upon us through the sun and the rain
She’s with us not in body but in spirit
With all the enthusiasm and the love that came with it