Poems & Selections

The Day You Went Away

They say that times a healer
But as the time goes on.
I seem to find it just as hard
To face the fact you’re gone.And today it’s the anniversary
Of the day that you went away,
And I’m standing here at your graveside
And believe me when I say.You’ll never be forgotten
And every year I’ll shed a tear,
But it’s only because I love you
And wish you were still here.

My life is like a weaving between my God and me I do not choose the colors he works steadily Sometimes he weaves sorrow and I in foolish pride Forget he sees the upper and I the underside Not ’til the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly Will God unroll the canvas […]
There will be stars over the place forever; Though the house we loved and the street we loved are lost, Every time the earth circles her orbit On the night the autumn equinox is crossed, Two stars we knew, poised on the peak of midnight Will reach their zenith; stillness will be deep; There will […]
We’ve known lots of pleasure, At times endured pain; We’ve lived in the sunshine And walked in the rain. But now we’re separated And for a time apart, But I am not alone- You’re forever in my heart. Death always seems so sudden, And it is always sure, But what is oft’ forgotten- It is […]
When I am gone, release me. Let me go I have so many things to see and do You must not tie yourself to me with tears Be happy that we had so many years I gave you love, you can only guess how much you gave me in happiness I thank you for the […]