Epitaph before dying

I would rather you remember me before my death

Sweet words and loving touches

Do me no good once I’m gone

And I find roses that much sweeter

When I can actually smell them.

All the lamenting and tears

Will never bring me back

Bring instead to me now your sweet cheer

And share life’s happiness with me

Take from life now without regret

For death offers no promises

But the life we live now

Will last forever.