week. She was a beautiful, young psychiatric nurse and actually made an intentional overdose in a brief desparate moment. She changed her mind but was unable to survive the overdose. I offered to head up the memorial for her. I would like something to post on the wall of the psychiatric unit where she worked (so it can't be too 'unusual' if you know what I mean).  She liked John Lennon and I'm trying to find something appropriate. I am considering "Take these broken wings and learn to fly" or  "There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain"- while this one sounds good to me, I'm not sure what it means.
Thank you for your ideas & critique! Also any ideas for a print would be great.
D

Hey: be careful. "Take these broken wings ..." is Paul's writing.

In My Life sounds great.

Strawberry Fields has very good lyrics, the singer admitting to an existence of confusions, uncertainties and ups-and-downs.

Got to a Beatles lyrics site: you'll find lots of good lyrics. Just check back here to make sure they're John's lyrics!

Hi D,

I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of your friend - she obviously meant a lot to you.

It's very difficult thinking of appropriate words to say, but a song which immediately sprang to mind was John Lennon's Oh My Love. It has a very beautiful lyrics, and might be what you're looking for.

Oh my love, for the first time in my life,
My eyes are wide open.
Oh my lover, for the first time in my life,
My eyes can see.

I see the wind.
Oh, I see the trees.
Everything is clear in my heart. 
I see the clouds, oh, I see the sky.
Everything is clear in our world.

Oh my love, for the first time in my life,
My mind is wide open. 
Oh my lover, for the first time in my life, 
My mind can feel. 

I feel the sorrow, oh I feel the dreams. 
Everything is clear in my heart.
I feel life, oh I feel love.
Everything is clear in our world.

Thank you both for your responses. I will propose both, Oh My Love & In My Life.  I was thinking that one paragraph from In my life would actually be for the people who knew her and will remember her. It's hard to make any strong statement here b/c 1)we don't want to glorify suicide on a psychiatric unit, and it doesn't seem that's what she really wanted and 2) this memorial is for all that worked with her, some sad and some angry, some still shocked- a diverse population on a good day. This lyric from In my Life seems to simply say she will be remembered. "There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain" Make sense? Does it say enough? Thank you very much.
D

I think your conclusion is prefect. 

And any Beatle reference will bring a mental smile to those who recognize it.

we all shine on like the moon and the stars and the sun


or

Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns,
It calls me on and on across the universe

Sad about that.
Those choices are very good ones.