Here is the poem that was read at Anna's Funeral.
On The Death Of The Beloved Poem by John O'Donohue
Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.
Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of colour.
The sound of your voice
Found for us
A new music
That brightened everything.
Whatever you enfolded in your gaze
Quickened in the joy of its being;
You placed smiles like flowers
On the altar of the heart.
Your mind always sparkled
With wonder at things.
Though your days here were brief,
Your spirit was live, awake, complete.
We look towards each other no longer
From the old distance of our names;
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath,
As close to us as we are to ourselves.
Though we cannot see you with outward eyes,
We know our soul's gaze is upon your face,
Smiling back at us from within everything
To which we bring our best refinement.
Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely without you.
You would want us to find you in presence,
Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness glows
And music echoes eternal tones.
When orchids brighten the earth,
Darkest winter has turned to spring;
May this dark grief flower with hope
In every heart that loves you.
May you continue to inspire us:
To enter each day with a generous heart.
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In that land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.
Joy
19th February 2024
"Du-mă, fericire, în sus,
și izbește-mi tâmpla de stele, până când lumea mea prelunga și în nesfârșire, se face coloană sau altceva
mult mai înalt
și mult mai curând."
19th February 2024
My dear Anna Maria, you will be forever in my heart ❤️
The memories we shared will forever live through our children and in my heart ❤️.
You my dear have been the most kind, thoughtful lady with remarkable patience and full of laughter and joy , Rest in Peace my Angel.
My thoughts are with your family at this sad time.
Mariana Norager
16th February 2024