No Smoking Page 1 Poem by Deborah Cromer

I was told absence makes the heart grow fonder
You disappeared far beyond and wandered away down yonder
To where I know not, but my spirit is with you, close with yours
Into life, love, peace and in saying thanks, you opened all doors
When you take a breath the air in and out is life for you
In giving everything complete to all you say and do
I want time with you, I know time here is lived so short
Through necessities, responsibilities and actions, I must now sort
All things are important, we must live in beautiful grace and light
For time together, touched with the highest quality, we must fight
Do not take your body away from me now, here on this earth
Our closeness and connection began and journeyed since our birth
So much time awaited, many years upon years my spirit ages
Holding memories and thoughts inside, I release out to endless pages
Your body houses your soul, your spirit enclosed inside a shell
An enclosure of a body, you need to take care of honestly and well
Be for me, live, live to the fullest of your level and space
Do not become a statistic, a number, casualty or a case
Your lungs are living, breathing, beautiful working parts
Next to and keeping company inside the chest, neighboring all hearts
Hearts that beat and pump life to bodies, housing precious souls
Bodies made to carry out the will of God, reaching all goals
Take heed of my words, for you have witnessed the warning
Believe in yourself and be strong when you awake each morning