Turn Again To Life

If I should die and leave you here a while,
Be not like others, sore undone, who keep
Long vigils by the silent dust, and weep.
For my sake - turn again to life and smile,
Nerving thy heart and trembling hand to do
Something to comfort other hearts than thine.
Complete those unfinished tasks of mine
And I, perchance, may therein comfort you.

- Mary Lee Hall
Read by Lady Sarah McCorquodale, eldest sister of Princess Diana at her funeral



For Katrina's Sun Dial

Time is too slow for those who wait,
Too swift for those who fear,
Too long for those who grieve,
Too short for those who rejoice,
But for those who love, time is
Eternity.

- Henry van Dyke (1852-1933)
Read by Lady Jane Fellowes at Princess Diana's funeral.

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