“The Broken Chain” by Ron Tranmer is a beautiful poem that speaks to the idea of a family chain being broken by losing a loved one. It offers hope and comfort in the idea that the chain will one day be mended in the afterlife. The poem reads:
We little knew that morning that
God was going to call your name.
In life, we loved you dearly,
In death, we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone;
Part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
You left us with peaceful memories,
Your love is still our guide;
And though we cannot see you,
You are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken,
And nothing seems the same;
But as God calls us one by one,
The chain will link again.