"Be like Bobbi McCrae," by Amy Zents 7/5/2011

"Be like Bobbi McCrae"

Dedicated in loving memory of Bobbi, Abby and Savannah and the others who lost their lives in the tragic fire that destroyed the Bohemian Bed and Breakfast in New Ulm, MN on Saturday.
By Amy Zents

We must cherish the memory of those we lost,
Because the rescue teams did all they could.
There is no turning back the clock,
No matter how hard we wished they would!
Yet it is always sad when a loved one dies,
Especially unexpectedly.
Life is a gift that we mean to prize,
Though we often treat ours haphazardly.
A loved one's death is a blunt wake-up call,
A proof of our own mortality,
An awful reminder in the midst of our grief,
That one day we too shall cease to be.
Right now the feeling of loss is fresh,
We are shocked, and smarting and numb;
Yet those who have died do not feel our regret,
Or worry of what is to come.
Let our living friends help us to cope and to heal,
And shelter us through this storm;
While we feel our loss has left a gaping wound,
Let's be glad we are not alone!
Since we cannot bring the dead to life,
(As much as we wish that we could,)
We can only pray to be like Bobbi McCrae,
Kind and Generous and Good.