The Trip

The Trip 
When someone special has to leave.
It might not be what your eyes perceive. 

You ask yourself, “why did the have to depart?”
Now close your eyes and open your heart.

When a calling from the Sheppard is proclaimed.
The sheep must come which he has named.

For none of which is by our choice,
We are told to follow when we hear His voice.

So mourn their departure, celebrate their life's expedition.
Examine their legacy with detailed repetition.

Now find that place you have in your mind ,
Where all your thoughts become entwined.

The memories instilled,  is their gift.
It’s where they remain , like  they never left.

So when you think of “gone”, it was just their ship.
A sailor’s vessel for his trip.