From a Child
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 diamond glints on snow. I am the...
A Prayer for Helping and Healing Someone Who Has Lost a Loved One.
These are challenging times for my dear friend (relative, etc.) There may be some difficult days for her (him) along the way. I want to be there...
There will be a tomorrow that exists without me.
There will be a tomorrow that exists without me. And I know that. When that day arrives, I want this world to have seen greater beauty because I...
The Little Ship
In Memory of Allison Morales I STOOD WATCHING AS THE LITTLE SHIP SAILED OUT TO SEA. THE SETTING SUN TINTED ITS WHITE SAILS WITH GOLDEN LIGHT. AND...
Sudden eruption of pain
Sudden eruption of pain, Darkness all around, The loss of a child. The life will never be whole anymore, Fractured, like a pieces of a puzzle...
JOY AND SORROW
Then a woman said, ”Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.” And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your...
We Are But a Breath Apart
I trace the outline of your face with my spirit finger tips. Surely you feel the energy as it escapes. Existence has many layers. We are but a...
A Mother’s Letter to God
Dear God: I don’t have your exact address to mail my letter so I am simply asking you to please take care of my daughter Bari Lynn Swedlow –...
How Grateful I Would Be To Have Just One More Day
If I could have just one more day and wishes did come true, I'd spend every glorious moment side by side with you. Recalling all the years we...
I give you this one thought to keep
I give you this one thought to keep - I am with you still - I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I...
Of a waterbug who became a dragonfly
DOWN BELOW the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of waterbugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many...
Train of Life
Life is like a journey on a train... with its stations... with changes of routes... and with accidents ! We board this train when we are born and...
Just A Dream Away
I would give my life to have you back, Said the Mom I know you would, said her child. I cry each night for you, said the Mom And I catch all of...
IF YOU, I WILL
If you let me reveal my- self to you, I will dance on light skip on sunbeams, I will fill you completely and never lose you. If you see me right...
In Search of Silence
By Chris Roe This poem is a selection from “In Search of Silence” a collection of 45 poems by Chris Roe. The poems take you on a Personal Journey...