Angel

A friend and co-worker of mine passed away recently and today I went to the memorial service which was truly beautiful. Afterward I came home and feeling tired and aching I lay down and fell asleep. I dreamed of her and upon waking reached for my ever present notebook and pencil. This is what I wrote only a few minutes ago. (Please be kind as I wrote this in only a few minutes with no revisions or editing. I just felt the need to share it now!)
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I once knew an angel.

Her glowing halo
Shone in her smile.
As for her wings
She hid those inside.

Kindness and compassion
Were just her style.
Her sense of fun
She never could hide.

She danced and laughed
And sang her way
Into our hearts
And into our souls.

When sorrowed or worried
She would turn and pray.
She never truly showed
All her pain or its tolls.

When I think of her
I think of courage and grace.
Certainly she was
a beloved Child of God!

A person whom I know
No one could ever replace.
As I think now of her passing
I can feel only awed.