Remembering Riley

I eulogized her, by saying, "To a child, the world is a place of wonder, and the loss of any child makes the world a less wonderful place."

In the end, we have today and only the promise of tomorrow.

Sometimes, today has to be enough.

I know the day will come
When the sun will not shine
And I fear the dark of that night
When I know it’s time
For you to leave me
To step into time
But for now, I’ll hold you against the day
When the arms that hold you aren’t mine.

Beautiful baby,
Sweet treasure of mine
How can the world not know,
Of your gentle light?
As the evening now gathers,
I feel the movement of time
So for now, I’ll hold you again against the day
When the arms that hold you aren’t mine

When the arms that hold you aren’t mine
We will not be apart
For as long as I am me,
And you once were you,
You will live, safe I my heart

Beautiful baby,
God’s sweet gift to me
My world is bathed in love
By the smiles you’ve given to me
I thank God for binding
Your short life to mine
You’ve shown me a way to live
When the arms that hold you aren’t mine.

When the arms that hold you aren’t mine
We will not be apart
For as long as I am me,
And you once were you,
You will live
Safe in my heart.

For as long as I am me,
And you once were you,
You will live
Safe in my heart.