Sending FR Christmas Wishes from Free Republic to Tony Snow's family and friends

I have spent the holidays thinking of something appropriate to write, and I simply cannot find words to adequately express solace to the Snow family or my feelings of loss. So, I chose some bits and pieces of anonymous poems.

The first three are what I envision Tony would counsel us:

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The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.

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Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.

If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.

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Don't be sad-
I am in a snowflake,
I am in the rays of sun,
I am in the sparkling of stars

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These three excerpts (below) capture some of the feelings I had at Tony's passing:

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No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.

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If love could have saved you,
you would have lived forever.

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Until we meet again,
may God Hold you
in the palm of his hand.

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It is my hope that all of the Snow family will gain some small solace from knowing how much Tony was loved and how sorely he is missed. They, too, will be in our prayers in hopes that they will receive the grace of divine comfort.

Peace to all,

Foxy

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