A POEM FOR RACHEL BY HELENA SEAWARD

RachelOUR RACHY RACHEL WATERS, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY

I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY.

IT DOESN’T SEEM REAL THAT FATE COULD BE SO CRUEL,

TO TAKE OUR LITTLE RACHY, BARELY OUT OF SCHOOL.

BEAUTIFUL, LOVING, THOUGHTFUL AND KIND,

SHE’D PUT EVERYONE ELSE FIRST A HAPPIER GIRL YOU COULDN’T FIND.

BEST FRIENDS WITH HER BROTHER, THE IMAGE OF HER MOTHER, AND EVERYONE COULD SEE SHE LOVED HER DADDY LIKE NO OTHER.

SHE LOVED HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO MANY AMAZING TIMES YOU HAD, AND SHE WAS CRAZY ABOUT YOU GAVIN, HER ONE AND ONLY LAD.

WE ALL HAVE MEMORIES OF HER AND THEY’LL LAST FOREVER MORE, AND THOSE LITTLE RACHELISMS WE ALL LOVE AND ADORE.

HER PERFECT HAIR AND MAKEUP AND AMAZING SENSE OF DRESS, A LITTLE INSECURE BUT SHE WAS THE ONE WHO’D ALWAYS IMPRESS.

WITH THOSE BIG BROWN EYES, HER DIMPLES, AND HER SMILE, ABSOLUTLEY GORGEOUS, BUT MODEST ALL THE WHILE.

THERE’S A GAP IN ALL OUR LIVES WHICH WE CAN’T FILL WE KNOW, AND QUESTIONS WE’LL NEVER ANSWER LIKE WHY  “SHE” HAD TO GO.

BUT SHE’S OUT THERE SMILING AND SHE’S LOOKING DOWN,

SHE’LL ALWAYS BE WITH US, SHE’LL ALWAYS BE AROUND.

SO SLEEP WELL BABY RACHY, A BRIGHT  AND SHINING STAR,

AND THOUGH PHYSICALLY YOU MAY BE GONE WE KNOW YOUR SPIRIT WILL NEVER BE FAR…….

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