A Royal Farewell

Annie Laurie Overton Pomeranz was a Charter Member of the Pvt.John Grady Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution which was chartered December 4, 1951

This anonymous poem, which was read at the memorial service for Queen Mother Elizabeth (born August 4, 1900; and died March 30, 2002), was read in memory of Annie Laurie Pomeranz at her graveside service, August 11, 2007.

A Royal Farewell

You can shed tears that she is gone,
Or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.

Your heart can be empty, because you can’t see her,
Or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she’s gone,
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry, close your mind, be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what she’d want:
Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.