25/12/2025
🩶 At Christmas, We Remember 🩶
At Christmas time, when lights are hung
And familiar songs are softly sung,
When homes are filled with warmth and cheer,
We feel the ones who should be here.
An empty space, a silent chair,
A moment when we’re unaware
Of just how much a heart can ache
For memories no time can take.
We miss the laughter, words once said,
The way you bowed your gentle head,
The little things, the everyday,
That feel so distant now, today.
Yet Christmas brings a tender grace,
A time to slow, remember, trace
The love you gave, the lives you touched,
The ways you gave, the ways you loved.
In every ornament we place,
In every name, each familiar face,
In candlelight and winter’s glow,
Your presence is still felt, we know.
Though you no longer walk beside,
Your love remains, our constant guide.
It finds us when we least expect,
In quiet tears, in deep respect.
So this Christmas, as stars appear,
We speak your name and hold you near.
Not only with our grief and pain,
But with our gratitude for what remains.
For love like yours does not depart,
It settles deep within the heart.
And through each Christmas yet to be,
You live in our remembrance tree.
Forever missed, forever dear,
Forever loved—especially here,
At Christmas time, when hearts unite
To honour those beyond our sight.
