They saw you watching over them

As they finally closed their eyes

They smelt your scent as they breathed

In and out for the last time

They heard the way your voice broke

As you told them they were loved

They felt you as you held them

With your gentle, farewell touch

And now they watch each morning

As you pass their empty bed

They watch you lose composure

And they see the tears you shed

They hear you bear the silence

Of the footsteps that are gone

That walk across your heart each day

Like echoes of a song

They feel the pang of emptiness

You get when you’re alone

In moments when you realise

That they’re never coming home

But in their darkest moment

You were there to hold them tight

And they just want the same for you

So you can feel alright

So they’re sewing you a rainbow,

Weaving ribbons through the sky

So they can let you know

That life is good beyond goodbye

So next time it is raining

And the sun appears as well

Just feel and look and listen

To what they are trying to tell

They’re telling you it’s spring there

With its showers and its sun

Where there are endless fields for them

To play and stretch and run

They’re telling you they sleep upon

The biggest, softest beds

That they have stitched from all the clouds

That float above your head

They’re telling you they’re not alone

For there are many others

And they’ve been reunited

With their parents, sisters, brothers

They’re showing you their rainbow

So you know they won’t forget you

And to tell you they will always be

So happy that they met you

And they’re telling you they love you

And though they’ll be dearly missed,

Not to worry, ‘cause it’s beautiful

Beyond the rainbow bridge

— Becky Hemsley 2022