Bridging People and Places   

                                One Person at a Time

Site Links:   HOME PAGE  ~  PROJECTS  ~ BUY a BEAR  ~  PATTERNS  ~  CONTACT US

How You Can Help:  VOLUNTEER ~ FUNDRAISE ~ DONATE ~ GIVE a PRODUCT or SERVICE

Poems

Two Small Stars

 

Two small stars shine down from above,

Lighting the night sky with their love.

 

They touch us softly with their light,

Reminding us… they are now all right.

 

Two little spirits gentle and strong,

Alive in our hearts, though their stay here not long.

In memory of them we’ll seek to discover,

The gifts they left for us to uncover.

Their gifts I know are those of love,

As two small angels watch from above.

 

                        Hollie Vanderzee

                                                                     In Memory of Mason and Megan

 

 

Perhaps they are not

Stars in the sky,

But rather

Openings

Where our

Loved ones

Shine down to

Let us know they are happy.

 

Eskimo Legend

 

 

Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glint on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the autumn rain.

 

When you awake in the morning hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of birds circling in flight.

I am the stars that shine at night.

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there.

I do not sleep.

 

                                                                                 Author Unknown


 
 Little Angel

I was given an angel,
To cherish and love,
So tiny, so perfect,
A gift from above.
When I looked at his face
It was calmness I found,
And that peace seemed to spread
To all he was around.
His love touched my heart
Like fine threads of spun gold,
And I'd thank God for giving
This angel to hold.

 

But I did not know then
That time was my foe,
And too soon, with a whisper,
My angel did go.
My heart almost breaking,
A touch soft as lace
Seemed to wipe at the hurt
As it coursed down my face.

I still have my angel
To cherish and love,
Those gold threads now shimmer

From Heaven above.
And though I can't see him
Or cuddle him tight,

I won't say goodbye,
Little Angel, goodnight.

 Author Unknown

 

 

I Am Blest

I was blest to have known you,
I was blest that you came
Though you only stayed a moment
I gave you your name

I was blest to have carried you
I was blest you were here
Though you left much too quickly
and I cried many a tear

I am blest to have you waiting
I am blest to know the day
When I will at last hold you
and we'll be home to stay.

Author Unknown

 

This Side of Heaven
 

I've waited so anxiously just to meet you.
I started making plans like you were already here.
Thinking about the things we would do together.
Dreaming about all the memories we would share.
But in one dreadful moment that world was shattered
And your time on earth was over before it even began.

I will never hold your hand this side of heaven
But I know that one day we will be there face to face.
We will have a chance to sit and laugh together
To take a walk, just you and I, hand in hand.
I'll kiss your face and tell you that I love you.
And I might just shed a tear to hear you say
That you love me, too.

There isn't anything I wouldn't give to have you here.
To touch your cheek, tickle your toes
Bounce you on my knee, wipe your nose.
I longed to hear your first laugh and first words.
To see you take your first step.
To calm all your fears and wipe away any tears.

I will never hold your hand this side of heaven
But I know that one day we will be there face to face.
We will have a chance to sit and laugh together
To take a walk, just you and I, hand in hand.
I'll kiss your face and tell you that I love you.
And I might just shed a tear to hear you say
That you love me, too.

-Tony Sterling-
 

 

Footprints

 

One night I had a dream.  I dreamed I was walking along the beach with God
And across the sky flashed scenes from my life.  For each scene, I noticed two pairs of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me, the other to God.

 

When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand.  I noticed that at times along the path of life there was only one set of footprints.  I noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of my life.

 

This really bothered me, and I questioned God about it.  "God, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way; but I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints.  I don't understand why in times when I needed you most, you would leave me."

 

God replied, "My precious, precious child.  I love you, and I would never, never leave you during your times of trials and suffering.  When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

 Anonymous

 

 

                                                                          A NEW SONG OF LIFE ©

Nancy J. Gullen

 Sweet softness brushed my face today

A breeze so fresh and new

It gave me hope that I’d soon see

New growth so natural too

 

A peaceful landscape crossed my mind

Painting rays of sun above

I sensed new freedom bursting forth

From seeds of years of love

 

My weariness from fighting doubt

Seemed lifted with the breeze

Mother Nature sends her gentle touch

To put my mind at ease

 

As if to say, “This all takes time”

Boundless roots shed soil and strife

Soon trees will blossom, birds will sing

A glorious new song of life

 

                                                            Reprinted With Permission Excerpt From:   12 MONTHS OF HEALING © 2003 

                                                                                  An Inspirational Journal Of A Legacy of Life

 

RETURN TO PARENT RESOURCES PAGE

 

GO BACK TO TOP OF PAGE