Poems & Selections

Bridge of Love

There is a Bridge of Memory,
From Earth to Heaven above.
It keeps you always near us,
It’s called the Bridge of Love. May you always walk in sunshine,
And God’s love around you flow,
For happiness you gave us,
No one will ever know. It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.

When life as opening buds is sweet, And golden hopes the fancy greet, And Youth prepares his joys to meet, – – Alas! how hard it is to die! When just is seized some valued prize, And duties press, and tender ties Forbid the soul from earth to rise, – – How awful then it […]
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints; other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticed that during the […]
By David Hedges I can’t forget that fateful day You had to leave, you went away A sadness filled me up inside Emotions that I could not hide Tears, they came, sadness too All my emotions just for you Time will heal so I was told But time could never fill this hole Here in […]
May you live as long as you want, And never want as long as you live.