REFLECTIONS of Love and Life

Reaching out to show the world through my vision and feelings.

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Love and Life Poems

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Celebration Of Life

I celebrate Life.
The joy of living fills the whole essence of my Being.

The beauty of God's earthy creation,
The greeness of the grass and trees in spring,
The sound of a mockingbird as it trills its song,
The flash of color as a butterfly wings its way,
The fresh smell of pine after a spring rain,
The delicious taste of a tomato ripe from the vine,
The sound of a brook as it splashes on the rocks,
rushing on its way,
The rich browness of the soil freshly tilled.

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DOORWAY TO DEATH

Dealing with death is a difficult thing, most of us don't know how.
We don't know what to do or say.
Fear surrounds the whole idea of death.
Fear of our own mortality.
Fear of the loss. Fear of the loneliness.

I have considered funerals barbaric, knowing what friends
and family must experience.
Some say they are necessary for closure, a time to say goodbye.
But I did not find that the case - for at my baby's funeral
it was the other people who brought me pain - seeing their
tears, hearing their sobs only made it more difficult.

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Freedom To BE

Let me be free!
Don't try to hold me with the chains of your jealousy.
Don't try to bind me with your fears.
Don't make a prison for me with your selfishness.
Don't crush me the way you do a butterfly,
when you hold its wings.
Don't destroy me the way you do a butterfly,
when you try to keep it from its flight.
Only let me be free.

Free to walk paths that have not been trod.
Free to reach for my star.

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Goal Of Existence

Existence is life. Life is reality.
Life is to have being.
To have a goal for which to reach.
To live each day to the utmost is the goal of existence.

How do we live each day to the utmost?
It is not done by blanking out reality.
Reality is that which is.
To be aware of oneself as a living being.
To be aware of one's competence, one's capabilities,
one's capacity to think.
To strive to learn all that one can.

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The Golden Rose

I give to you a rose,
As I pledge to you my growing affection
The petals of the rose curve with grace and beauty,
The perfection of its creations, a wonder to behold.

The green of the leaves is the newness
of learning to know each other.
The thorns are the barriers we erect to protect our fears
and vulnerability in a new relationship.
The color gold reminds me of the golden lights
that shine in your eyes.

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IF YOU LOVE ME

If you love me, give me of your strength,
support me.
If you love me, let me walk on the wind
and reach for the stars.
If you love me, come with me,
hand-in-hand we will race to meet life.

We will know the joy of each precious moment.
We will live to the ultimate capabilities
of our beings.

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The Lesson Of The Butterfly

Come, my child, come learn the lesson of the butterfly.
The lesson of the butterfly is the heartbeat
of freedom and life.
Come quietly now here, sit on this log in the glen.
Sh-h-h-h, quietly now, be still, don't move.
There, there he is, soaring on the summer breeze.
Bright wings flashing in the sunlight.
see with what glory he flies.
Joyfully sailing on a wisp of wind.
Ever onward ever free.

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Mother, I Love You

I don't know why it's so difficult to say.
I have never said it as often or when I should.
You are so special to me.
You make me proud of who I am.
You bolster me when I'm down.
You reassure me when I'm fearful.
I know that you are always there for me.
And I love you for it.

You are my anchor.
The safe haven I can always return to.

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My Child For A Moment

Nine months of anticipation and preparation.
Eagerly awaited - our hearts were filled with love.
Our minds filled with plans.
Our thoughts filled with dreams of who you would become,
a handsome son, sturdy and stalwart,
like father and grandfather;
a beautiful dauther, a little princess, in her dainty dress,
like mother and grandmother.

Some fears and trepidations.
Were we up to the task?

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My Love

My love, my love,
Oh, the sweetness of the sounds of those words.
My love grows stronger with each passing day.
I have no need for riches or fame as long as I have the
strength and comfort of your love.
My joy is to please you.
My happiness is in caring for you.
My peace comes from knowing you care.
You give me the strength to face whatever may come.
You make me want to live up to the very best
of which I am capable.

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My Special Love

You are special my love.
Your strength comforts me.
Just to reach out and know you are there.
To kiss you the whole night through
elevates me to the heights of joy.
To know you want to touch me, kiss me,
hold me, makes me know I'm alive.

The thoughtful little things you do warm my heart.
Your laughter at something I've said thrills me.
To dance close to you with your arms holding me tight and
mine around you, makes me feel a peace, a contentment.

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Now That You Are Gone

I'll miss you, my love. Now that you are gone.
Though there is an empty space beside me,
You will live on in my heart.

I feel your presence with me.
My comfort is in knowing that your spirit
has returned to the Lord.
And that He will hold you close to Him.
With Him, you will feel no more pain.
With Him, you will know only peace and happiness.
In time we will spend our eternity together.

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OUR RELATIONSHIP

I see our relationship as a tiny, tender seedling.
Its warm seedcoat has cracked.
And, this tender, fragile little being has started to peek out.
Fears of every kind cause it to timidly raise it head
to peer over the edges.

What does it take for this fragile being to raise
its head and grow strong?
Gentle nurture. Tender Care. Loving Touch.
Seeking my gentle touch, it straightens a little more.
Now a little stronger. Yet still, oh so tender and fragile.

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The Survivor

I am a survivor.
Do what you will to me, but I will survive.
I will walk through all of the hell on earth
with my head held high.
I will survive.

Through the heartache of a love thought to be real,
but found to be only an illusion.
Through the sorrow of love ended too soon.
Though the pain and heartbreak of a love lost
before its time had begun.

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Time To Dream

Now is the time to dream of what can be.
The future lies ahead and along its winding path
lies the best of what you are.
The best of what can be.

To reach for the future and embrace it,
To take each step along its shining path,
it is an awesome task indeed.
Sometimes our fears and insecurities hold us back.
Sometimes we let the opinions of others become our masters.
When others fail us or let us down, we tend to let this
disappointment cause us to fail ourselves.

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The Times Of Christmas

Christmas can be the most beautiful of times,
The gentleness of snowflakes falling,
Flickering candlelight,
Twinkling tree lights,
Sparkling of tinsel,
THe red and white of candy canes,
The green of holly and mistletoe.

Christmas can be the happiest of times,
The laughter of children,
The smell of pine trees,
The smiles and ready greetings on the lips of strangers,

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