Golden Cross

Didn’t know how quickly the time would pass

Memories of you fill up our past

The glow in you shined brighter each setting sun

Your light was called to a different path

Couldn’t make enemies

It wasn’t your nature

Though they joked and abused your kindness

Still you endured

Disguised as a human

Who had to serve the foreign lands

A gift from up above, you are the beacon

Beaming sun, you were chosen for a higher plan

Though seasons come and go

Your spirit dwells in us and it’s ‘gon outlast

Your name in the community will withstand

Always willing to lend a helping hand

Through all the picking and prodding

Smiling at those who didn’t understand

Still you remained an honorable man

You kept your strength

Retained hope, taught us faith

You wore the Saint over your name

Though I was far away

Know you still carried on in my veins

Present in all that I am

I walked your path, I understand

All the challenges you went through to stay in our lives

Still they never broke your spirit

Forever in our hearts

I will cherish the unbroken bond

You inspire me to last

I would have spent the time I had

If I had known when you’d surpass our land

I’m sorry I couldn’t be by your side

Through all the distance, I was holding your hand

The feeling of your essence remains

Time we shared, secured in every sunrise

To return home where you belong

You weren’t only an Uncle

You were a companion, a devoted son, a friend

Here lies our golden cross

To bridge heaven again

Golden Cross