GODMOTHER

My health issues prevented me from being there...
so I sent this to be read...to show my care.
Although, I wanted to post in Sept. '07 when she passed...
my feelings were raw and were invaded at best.

Kawasaki's Disease...do you know what it is?
Neither did I 'til my baby presented with this.
The emergency began as I wrote about before...
but so soon I had no time to rewrite my Jan's poem to her.
There's one thing I know and feel comfort at best...
Jan knows how I loved her and appreciate all the rest.

GODMOTHER

Jan, I will remember as long as I live,

from sunrise to sunset as far as it is.

My memories are strong as vivid as sun,

as I recount the good times, visits, travel and fun.

Security, compassion, reliability and care...

there is nothing in life that could even compare.

The laughter, the love and the joy she brought forth...

was contagious, irresistible and beneficial of course.

She brought hope, knowledge and kindness to all...

and although sometimes nervous she let down the wall.

To bring light and love to all whom she'd meet...

is not something everyone could have at their feet.

A Godmother is someone different to all ...

but someone who has been chosen specifically to call.

Someone you can trust with your most precious of gifts,

your child, your wishes, your dreams and your best.

As a child I remember the bland and the best...

from a day at the office to Disneyland with no rest!

To San Diego, the boardwalk, the trolleys and the rest...

but San Fran in the 80's...Pacific Princess...in PORT...the BEST!

The LOVE Jan and Ray have given me to this day...

has been monumental in many ways.

The day that Christian came into their lives,

was the day Jan had waited a lifetime for...

and the happiness she could not hide!

The smile, the happiness, the fulfillment and joy...

of their new precious baby boy.

She will be remembered, loved, admired and missed by all...

but mostly I'll always hear and miss, that laugh roaring like a bouncing ball!

In 2003, on the way down the aisle...

I couldn't resist the sight of Jan's smile.

Tradition aside, instinctively so...

I stopped and kissed her last before my wedding was to go.

Maybe questionable to all; I have no regrets....

it seemed fitting, obvious and lucky at best.

I will miss Janet Lee LaFlamme all the way to the end...

as a godmother, a confidant but mostly my friend!

I will miss Jan deeply as will her family and everyone else whose lives she touched and brightened.

Thanks, Jan

Love,

Tan