Yes, I’ve written tons of poems about my love for Chuck, our relationship, and his love for me. But, this is a different one, not written by me. It was written by our friend, Dorothy Young, who wrote it when we left Jacksonville/Fruit Cove in 2014 for Birmingham. She gave him a framed copy when we moved. It hung in his home office in Bham and I’ll hang it again when I get to Tampa. Dorothy and Chuck had a special friendship, as evidenced in her words. She included it in her book, Loved from Eternity.
On a Friend Moving Away
Farewell, But not goodbye:
Be in God’s tender care.
Be found in Christ at last
Though here you be or there
Seek Him, the greatest good:
For Him all things forgo.
You must have him at last
If you would glory know.
Feast on His mighty love:
Rest in His mercy free
For then you shall be safe,
For all eternity.
There’s honey in the rock:
The sweetness is profound.
Trust Jesus Christ alone.
In Him is refuge found.
Not In This Soup Alone 