To Deloris’ family and friends: My deepest sympathy to all of you at this difficult time of loss. I’m happy to have the chance to have met and cared for Deloris while at Crestwood Care Center. May God bring you comfort now and the days ahead.
I’d like to leave this poem in her honor.
The Rose Beyond The Wall
A rose once grew where all could see,
sheltered beside a garden wall,
And as the days passed swiftly by,
it spread its branches, straight and tall…
One day, a beam of light shone through
a crevice that had opened wide
The rose bent gently toward its warmth
then passed beyond to the other side
Now, you who deeply feel its loss,
be comforted – the rose blooms there-
its beauty even greater now, nurtured by
God’s own loving care.
