Wow, what a response from such wonderful people. I did not realize anybody even read these poems etc! This is my first day in the community section of JustSay hi, thanks for the warm welcome to everyone.

I wish everyone one of you could have met my wife.She gave and gave of her self to family and friends and would never ask for anything in return. She could cook for 3 or 53,and she did it all by herself.I was always the grinch that stole Christmas,so she would put all the decorations on the tree,outside and throughout the house.
I could not bear to look at all the Christmas ornaments we have collected over the years for the girls,and music boxes for every year of my daughters birthdays.
The house will not even have a tree this year.
Today is my youngest daughters birthday,yea a Christmas eve baby! And, with tomorrow being our first Christmas without my wife, ....well...you ...know....(sigh).

As we have a get together in just a few hours for my daughters birthday, I will be presenting to my wifes closes friends each a sweat shirt that belonged to my wife.I always gave her a sweat shirt with a Chrismas theme,or winter sceenes,or winter birds things like that.And, these I will give as gifts to those wonderful people that always gave up their Christmas eve to spend it with Stephanie(my daughter).They have all been so good to her.She is 23 years old today.
But,God will I miss my wife tonight...and tomorrow...and.....

Ti's a sad tale for sure
My beloved was taken to deaths door
And after 20 years and eight
We were separated by Heavens Gate
She was to be my partner for life
Through thick and thin my wife
It is that I write this letter
Wondering when will it all get better
And, as I write this letter with salty tears falling
I wonder why it was her Lord not me, the angels were a calling
I have always said there was a reason in life
But, why God, did you take my wife...
And, so with inspiration I write, fingers across these keys
I plead with the almighty please, please, please
give me back my wife
And, know that you and I will talk "again and again" this week..
..hopefully in a better light
so until then My Love
Goodnight,I say to you... goodnight,goodnight goodnight....

She was taken to the Lord July 2007.