Here is a beautiful song Carolyn wrote shortly after her mother passed on in 1975.
This was her first poem.

NO MORE TEARS

GOD'S PRESENCE A PLACE TO REST
OH LORD I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE ME THE WORDS
TO EXPRESS JUST HOW I FEEL.
MAMA'S GONE TO HEAVEN SHE'S WITH THE SAVIOR
SHE HAS PASSED BEYOND THE VALLEY OF TEARS
NO MORE TEARS, NO SORROW, NO MORE HEARTACHES
TO FOLLOW PRAISE GOD! HE HAS TAKEN HER HOME
SHE KNEW JESUS WAS COMING FOR HER
AND SHE TOLD US NOT TO SHED ANY TEARS
THAT HER WORK HERE ON EARTH WAS OVER
AND PRAISE GOD, SHE WAS NOW GOING HOME
THIS OLD HOME WON'T BE THE SAME ANYMORE
THERE'LL BE MEMORIES HERE NOW THAT SHE'S GONE
BUT PRAISE GOD I LOVE HER AND KNOW THAT SOMEDAY
I WILL SEE HER IN THAT HEAVENLY PLACE
MAMA'S SINGING WITH THE ANGELS TODAY
PRAISING GOD IN A MAGNIFICENT WAY
I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY I WILL SEE HER AGAIN
PRAISE GOD IN THAT HEAVENLY PLACE
GOD SEES THE TEARS IN OUR EYES AS HE GENTLY WIPES
THEM AWAY AND HIS WORD SHOWS US THE WAY TO HEAVEN
PRAISE GOD! ARE YOU SAVED TODAY
NO MORE TEARS, NO MORE SORROW, NO MORE HEARTACHES
TO FOLLOW PRAISE GOD!
HE HAS TAKEN HER HOME

©By Carolyn Haynali----1975
My Mom, Annie Nesto
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