On The Wings Of An Angel...
By Shannon L. McGrorty-Hunter

On the wings of an angel
Our love will fly to you each night,
God speed to you Grandpa,
Fly free now in flight.

There came a day
I felt a gentle breeze upon my face,
My heart began to beat
To a struggling painful race.

I summoned a little winged angel
And I told her..."Something isn't right!"
She whispered in my ear;
And said, "Your Granpa was taken tonight."

"The angels came down
They took him away,
He will become an angel now
And this is where he will stay."

The little angel silently spoke
"I am his messenger from above.
His wings are being restored
And to all he sends his love!"

"When his wings are fully restored
You will feel his presence near by,
He will bring comfort to your heart
And wipe the tears from your eye!"

After days of silence
Surrounding darkness all around,
Shadows of a lost presence
I felt something in me surround.

I felt him one morning
As a new dawn broke through the feathered sky,
I saw his eyes radiate with peace
As mine began to cry.

A peaceful place he certainly was in
His eyes had a sparkling glow,
His angel wings glistened with beauty
Freedom and peace he now knows.

My spirit began to reach out
Reaching for you in the sky,
I needed to tell you something Grandpa...
I needed to tell you "Good-Bye!"

With the fluttering beauty before me
I heard a soft voice whisper my name,
It was music to my ears
And a certain sadness in me was tamed.

Just then I glanced over my shoulder
And the smiling eyes I did see,
With an angelic light so beautiful
Shining upon me.

"I will always be here
I heard this angel say;
I will pick you up when you fall
I will hold your hand each and every day"

"Just like when you were small
The little innocent girl I knew,
I will hold your hand each day
Just as I did as you grew!"

Your mighty wings expanded Grandpa
Your spirit ready to fly,
Courage and peace embracing your heart
As you soared with grace in the sky.

As I watched the beauty in the wind,
And you flying from the highest place,
The mighty Angel had spoken
And you left a smile upon my face.

I felt the courage lift me up
I had the comfort of you above,
I walk with you sharing now
Your peace and your love!

In Memory and Honor of you Grandpa
Fly and be free...
You are with Granma now
Someone whom you have longed to see.

I now close my eyes
As I take a peek into my past,
The past with my Grandpa
That in my heart will forever last.