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Text Box: Be kind to yourself Be kind to yourself, Give yourself some time, Think of you for once, There’s no one else will do that. Look after yourself, Relax and take a bath, Take some time to cry. You don’t always have to cope. Give yourself a break, Put all that guilt aside. All this happened to you, You didn’t bring it on yourself. Be gentle to yourself, Pamper and console. We will never judge you, So you can let out all your pain And be kind to yourself. Text Box: My friends My friends, let me thank you For all your love and support, For being here beside us In our times of greatest need. My friends, I dearly love you And appreciate you all. These times could have been so much worse If you had not been there. My friends, I hope that I can be Just such a friend to you To stand beside you, give you strength When you most need a friend. My friends, please let me thank you. Without you, I don’t know Just how we could have made it through To be where we are today: So very blessed, so fortunate To have all that we have: All that we longed and prayed for, Our little family. So my friends, I really must thank you For helping hope to live For giving of time and energy But most of all, for love. Thank you. Text Box: Angel, my angel Angel, my angel, let me sing you a song of a woman who loves you who will love you so long. Angel, my angel, let me tell you a tale of a joy everlasting, that never will fail. Angel, my angel, there’s a heart that’s so true, it will never forget you, though your days were so few. Angel, my angel, you are here in my heart. I love you my darling and we’ll never part. As you shone in my life, like a star in my skies, you were precious, so precious - a jewel in my eyes. As you passed through my life, like the snowdrops in spring, you gave joy to my heart so I always shall sing: Angel, my angel, so sweet and so pure, you give peace in my life and the strength to endure.

Selected poems

 

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Text Box: One day at a time One day at a time Keep on hoping, praying; One day at a time Keep despair at bay; One day at a time Work through what life sends you; One day at a time Remember, come what may, That one day at a time Life can and will get better; One day at a time Your dearest dreams come true. Just one day at a time Take strength from those who love you, And one day at a time With love you will come through. Text Box: The Garden It is pleasant here And peaceful; The sounds of living are far away. I sit awhile Just me alone For a minute, perhaps an hour. Time stands still; A cool breeze blows And stirs the grass and the flowers. Could I stay here? Sit still with time? So tempting to leave care behind. But only a minute Perhaps an hour And then I must be going on – Pick up the threads, Pick up my life And join the living once more. Text Box: Tears Don’t treat me like gossamer, just because I cry. I won’t break and crumble in a breeze. Don’t walk round me on eggshells; don’t be too scared to speak. Tears are not frightening, they just give me ease. You think I’m so fragile, so you don’t say a word, but my tears make me stronger, do you see? I’m not on the brink now, not falling apart. I’m just building a new kind of me. Don’t treat me like gossamer, just because I cry. These tears give me so much release. Don’t fear them, avoid them, but welcome them instead. Try it – and may it give you some peace.