Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Still Here
I am enjoying fresh flowers in my home today,
Lovingly placed in a vase to display,
Beside the candle I lit for you,
With your picture and my poem on it too.
The poem is entitled “Heartsong,”
Describing how you will always belong,
Life is not about letting loved ones go,
We honor and remember in ways we can show.
I played some music and in thought held you near,
Feeling your presence because you’re still here,
Love is the power that gives life over death,
Our hearts know this with every breath.
Rest in peace beloved one,
You shine as brightly as the sun,
Lighting a trail for all to see,
Along the path of eternity.
Lovingly placed in a vase to display,
Beside the candle I lit for you,
With your picture and my poem on it too.
The poem is entitled “Heartsong,”
Describing how you will always belong,
Life is not about letting loved ones go,
We honor and remember in ways we can show.
I played some music and in thought held you near,
Feeling your presence because you’re still here,
Love is the power that gives life over death,
Our hearts know this with every breath.
Rest in peace beloved one,
You shine as brightly as the sun,
Lighting a trail for all to see,
Along the path of eternity.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Doves of Hope
The Bereaved Parents USA National Gathering was this past weekend in Reston,Virginia. The last morning we followed a bagpiper outdoors for a dove release. It was beautiful to see the doves in flight. I was thinking about what doves represent and wrote this poem. My husband took this picture at the dove release.
A dule of lovely snow white doves,
Soaring in the sky above,
Released in honor of our daughters and sons,
Who now reside in Heaven.
Messengers of joy, love, and peace,
Help us find the comfort we seek,
Symbols of triumph of life over death,
A hope we believe until our last breath.
As we watch the doves in flight,
Although tears may blur our sight,
We send our love and gratitude,
To our children beyond a sky of blue.
Fly doves, above the clouds on high,
Our love for our children will never die,
We celebrate their love and life,
Until the day we reunite.
Soaring in the sky above,
Released in honor of our daughters and sons,
Who now reside in Heaven.
Messengers of joy, love, and peace,
Help us find the comfort we seek,
Symbols of triumph of life over death,
A hope we believe until our last breath.
As we watch the doves in flight,
Although tears may blur our sight,
We send our love and gratitude,
To our children beyond a sky of blue.
Fly doves, above the clouds on high,
Our love for our children will never die,
We celebrate their love and life,
Until the day we reunite.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Monumental Journey of the Heart
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Calling All Angels
Train - Calling All Angels Video I had so many signs today. One of them was finding a feather right in front of me as I was walking in a parking lot. When I was driving home this song came on the radio! Thank you angels...
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Beyond the Veil
How wonderful it must be,
To return to pure energy,
Unencumbered, happy and free,
Having shed the earthly body.
No more physical aches or pains,
Heartache, resentments or emotional strains,
Only love and joy prevail,
When we move beyond the veil.
Reconnected to our source and shown,
All the answers we longed to have known,
Beyond the ego and multi-dimensional,
Able to see our greatest potential.
While in the body here on earth,
Experiencing the years from our birth,
It’s hard to see past the illusion and live,
With the greater wisdom that is God’s to give.
Open my heart and my mind,
So while I’m here I may find,
Strength from Spirit to understand,
My soul’s purpose and divine plan.
To return to pure energy,
Unencumbered, happy and free,
Having shed the earthly body.
No more physical aches or pains,
Heartache, resentments or emotional strains,
Only love and joy prevail,
When we move beyond the veil.
Reconnected to our source and shown,
All the answers we longed to have known,
Beyond the ego and multi-dimensional,
Able to see our greatest potential.
While in the body here on earth,
Experiencing the years from our birth,
It’s hard to see past the illusion and live,
With the greater wisdom that is God’s to give.
Open my heart and my mind,
So while I’m here I may find,
Strength from Spirit to understand,
My soul’s purpose and divine plan.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Into the Light
Life has many mysteries I long to have revealed,
Teachings and truths that seem concealed,
Traveling through time we gradually see,
What we thought was hidden has been waiting to be freed.
It’s our vision that changes,
When perception rearranges,
For when we start to awaken,
Old thoughts and views are shaken.
Mysteries suddenly become more clear,
When we listen with a divine ear,
We learn the greatest teaching hides in plain sight,
Love is what brings us all to the Light.
Teachings and truths that seem concealed,
Traveling through time we gradually see,
What we thought was hidden has been waiting to be freed.
It’s our vision that changes,
When perception rearranges,
For when we start to awaken,
Old thoughts and views are shaken.
Mysteries suddenly become more clear,
When we listen with a divine ear,
We learn the greatest teaching hides in plain sight,
Love is what brings us all to the Light.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day
Friday, June 10, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Searching for You
Lord, hear my heartfelt soul's lament,
I fear my tears will never be spent,
Aching, soul-deep despair and sorrow,
It’s so hard to care about tomorrow.
True agony of the soul,
What now will be my goal?
No longer will there be,
The plans and dreams I hoped to see.
I still look for you each day,
How could you have passed away?
I look for you in the house and yard,
Nothing I could imagine would be this hard.
Without the sense that you are here,
Only in a different sphere,
The pain would be much too deep,
For my soul to ever keep.
Stay always by my side,
A loving, helpful spirit guide,
And when my time here has passed,
Together we will be at last.
I fear my tears will never be spent,
Aching, soul-deep despair and sorrow,
It’s so hard to care about tomorrow.
True agony of the soul,
What now will be my goal?
No longer will there be,
The plans and dreams I hoped to see.
I still look for you each day,
How could you have passed away?
I look for you in the house and yard,
Nothing I could imagine would be this hard.
Without the sense that you are here,
Only in a different sphere,
The pain would be much too deep,
For my soul to ever keep.
Stay always by my side,
A loving, helpful spirit guide,
And when my time here has passed,
Together we will be at last.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Unsatisfying Phrases
“He's in a better place,”
As if that can erase,
The loss of a loved one's sweet embrace,
Or the sight of that precious face.
“We can't know,”
Goes to show,
How little these phrases satisfy,
We do want to know, why?
Consciousness risen,
Answers be given,
To the journey of a soul,
This is my goal.
With an open heart and an open mind,
I pray that I may find,
What was lost,
At the greatest cost.
To be able to release,
And to find the peace,
The comfort, the surety,
That all is as it's meant to be.
As if that can erase,
The loss of a loved one's sweet embrace,
Or the sight of that precious face.
“We can't know,”
Goes to show,
How little these phrases satisfy,
We do want to know, why?
Consciousness risen,
Answers be given,
To the journey of a soul,
This is my goal.
With an open heart and an open mind,
I pray that I may find,
What was lost,
At the greatest cost.
To be able to release,
And to find the peace,
The comfort, the surety,
That all is as it's meant to be.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Always
This picture of Graham, me, and his grandmother (my mother) was taken at VCU's Spring Exhibition for the graphic arts majors. Graham had several posters on display.
If home is where your heart is,
Then my home is far away,
Because my heart went with you,
The day you passed away.
In the kingdom of Heaven,
Is where my heart now resides,
Because it beats with yours forever,
With all the love I hold inside.
No one could love you more than I do,
Remember, I used to tell you so,
There is no stronger bond of love,
Than a mother and child can know.
I miss you here beside me,
The calls we made each day,
I would give anything,
To hear what you have to say.
Your funny observations,
Your serious, probing thoughts,
Your clever witticisms,
All are missed a lot.
The joy of seeing you marry,
To have children of your own,
Are no longer possible,
For you have gone back home.
I mourn your crossing over,
That it was your earthly time to die,
I know you are happy in Heaven,
But I still can’t help but cry.
You are flying freely now,
There is nothing to weigh you down,
In many ways you show me,
That you are still around.
I loved being your mother,
Thank you for being my son,
You are with me always,
Forever we are as one.
Then my home is far away,
Because my heart went with you,
The day you passed away.
In the kingdom of Heaven,
Is where my heart now resides,
Because it beats with yours forever,
With all the love I hold inside.
No one could love you more than I do,
Remember, I used to tell you so,
There is no stronger bond of love,
Than a mother and child can know.
I miss you here beside me,
The calls we made each day,
I would give anything,
To hear what you have to say.
Your funny observations,
Your serious, probing thoughts,
Your clever witticisms,
All are missed a lot.
The joy of seeing you marry,
To have children of your own,
Are no longer possible,
For you have gone back home.
I mourn your crossing over,
That it was your earthly time to die,
I know you are happy in Heaven,
But I still can’t help but cry.
You are flying freely now,
There is nothing to weigh you down,
In many ways you show me,
That you are still around.
I loved being your mother,
Thank you for being my son,
You are with me always,
Forever we are as one.