Benson Poem by Diana van den Berg

Benson, with your shy smile
and your gentle ways
and your young hopes and dreams
that you left behind with us,
you made a difference
in the world,
as young as you were.
You brought peace and harmony
to all you knew,
your family
and friends
and their family too,
and we miss you
with tears and anguish today,
but tomorrow
and tomorrow
and tomorrow
we will celebrate your life
and remember you
forever.

God has chosen you
as one of his precious angels.
We know that you will
watch over us all from Heaven,
where you see God face to face,
although we, on Earth, still see as through a glass, darkly.
Please guide especially your family
to learn how to cope without you,
and your friends,
who need so much
to feel surrounded by
your blessed and Heavenly wisdom and goodness and light
always.

(23 December 2008)