Posted in 12 Step Program, Family, God, Grace, Higher Power, Light and Sound of God, Miracle of recovery, Prayer, Service, Spiritual, Sunlight of the Spirit, beauty, celebration of life, gratitude, joy, laughter, love, poetry, smile, spiritual renewal, spirtual awakening, tagged 12 Step Poetry, 12 Step Program, gratitude, Light and Sound of God, love, poetry, Spring, Sunlight of the Spirit on May 4, 2008 | No Comments »
It is a Sunshine Sunny Sunday
The storm has passed for now.
The green of spring is ‘doing its thing’
As on my knees I bow.
Winter’s pains no longer near
The opening leaves do now appear.
The world is again a wondrous place.
The Sunlight of the Spirit
Conveys God’s Grace.
The Light and Sound
Are dancing in a sacred rhyme
The [...]
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Posted in Acceptance, Detachment, Family, Higher Power, commitment, gratitude, love, poetry, spirtual awakening, surrender, tagged 12 Step Program, dedication, living in the moment, love, poetry, surrender on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Living in the moment
Doing the ‘do things’.
Being all that I can be
(All that You created me to be.)
Giving and loving
Being open
Doing for the Master.
Letting go for me
Is being unattached to the results.
It is not my responsibility
How the gift is received.
It is my responsibility
To have and use the God given ability
To respond to Spirit’s sweet Voice
That [...]
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Posted in Acceptance, Family, Mother, gratitude, love, memories, nature, poetry, tribute to Mother, tagged Family, memories, Mother, poetry, tomatoes on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
I love the smell of a tomato field.
We picked them for Aunt Annie in the summer in New Brunswick.
I wanted a perfume that smelled like the vines and leaves.
Brandie made turkey bacon and tomato sandwiches for breakfast
When we had gathered together when you went Home.
You made the best sliced tomato platter when we were growing [...]
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Posted in Death and dying, Family, Memorial, Mother, grief, love, poetry, tribute to Mother, tagged grief, love, Mother, peace, poetry on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
The phone call came one week ago.
Mother had gone.
We all would show
her our love
our devotion
our love for each other.
We will miss you, our beloved Mother.
The arrangements were lovely.
Most of the family came.
We were all on our best behaviours
We loved in your name.
Your dearest sister, the last of the clan
Reached out to all of us
As [...]
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