Day of Tears

It's another day of tears
Big abundant tears
Laying a friend to rest
With flowers on his chest

Many good times we shared
We laughed and we cared
Our memories will always stay
They will never go away

Jannu

Dear Jannu, our hero, now fly so high
Fly beyond the starry sky
It's too hard to say goodbye

You are the wind in our sky
You are the drops of our rain
A memory in our minds
The sorrow in our hearts, now filled with pain
A highlight of our cheerful past
You shouldn't have left so fast

Blue Sky, Black Death

You were not supposed to go yet
Not leave so fast
So many times
You were still supposed to jump
Look together to the sky
The sorrow is inside us
To those in grief
I address my condolences in brief
The people near you
Are there for you
To embrace you with their open arms
To hold you in their hearts

Day of Tears

This is a day of tears
Big abundant tears
Saying goodbye to a friend
Laying him to rest without an end

You Were Not Supposed to Go Yet

You were not supposed to go yet
Not supposed to leave
So many times still
We were supposed to sit at the table
At your place, my place, their place
And take turns making dinner

We were still supposed to talk and debate
And be quiet sometimes
Solve problems together
We were still supposed to laugh
Read and share poems
Yours and mine

We were still supposed to be together
All of us
The whole family
You were part of our family
Our dear and peculiar family
Now you are gone

You are the wind in the sky
You are the drops of the rain
A memory in our pictures
A memory in our minds
The sorrow in our hearts
You were not supposed to leave so fast

Friend

A friend is someone you miss
When he is not around any more

Condolences to Kauhajoki

Condolences to the neighboring town
Of my childhood home
With all my heart, I wish you consolation
In your desperation
And strength in your pain and sorrow
To see a brighter tomorrow

Condolences

I address my condolences to those in grief

I express my feelings with these words in brief

With my heart, I wish you consolation

And strength through desperation

The people near you

Want to be there to hear you

To help you in your pain and sorrow

To embrace you with their open arms

Helping you to see tomorrow

To hold you in their hearts

I with a Teary Eye

This morning with a teary eye

I reviewed what had just gone by

It was still hard to understand

Yesterday in this land

At work we shared the feeling

Searching for some kind of healing

Trying to find some meaning

And to understand the human being

Could we widen our heart

And not keep so far apart?

Could we give more space

And show a friendly face?

How can we be there

When we don't seem to dare?
How could we beat the fear

When someone needs us near?

I hope for a tomorrow

Without judging someone's joy or sorrow

How could we pay attention

And provide protection?

Moment of Silence

My country is in grief because of violence

Today I am brief and take a moment of silence