About One Year Ago...

The Edge

June 19, 2011 

Close to the edge

But not close enough to see

Hard to imagine

What will there be?

I step a little closer

Hesitant to even peek

A knowledge of the other side

Not sure I want to seek

I peer from a safe distance

Into the great unknown

Too blurry, it hurts the eyes

And I turn. I'm not alone.

Twenty-five pairs of eyes

All return my gaze

Look out there; look at each other

As if we're in a daze

We step a little closer

Catch a glimpse of what lies ahead

Expecting to see 26 together

Realizing we'll be apart, instead

A dull ache begins to grow

Excitement, sadness, fear

I quickly shut my eyes

Must not shed the first tear

We think of all the memories --

Of how the Lord, our Guide

Brought us here, once just a class

Now a Family, close and tried

Hand in hand, we look again

Out to the world beyond

A spark has lit within our hearts

In Christ we'll keep this bond

We must not let the spider web

Of not too long ago

Ever break, though time and space

May come between. Do not let go.

And we'll go forth, beyond the edge

To greater heights unknown

We'll trust each other to the Lord

And pray, for it's been shown

That a people, a class who puts Him first

Shall reap a great reward

Though we are sad to leave each other

It's a price we can afford

For God is eagerly waiting

Preparing our home in Heaven

To welcome our Family into His

The Class of 2011