HER SWEET SPIRIT

She walks here in the shadow lands of my heart and mind

Among those I have loved and who have gone before

Her sweet spirit gives comfort with each remembrance

She was a gift to us all, of a very special kind

She squeezed joy into each new day and gave so very much

Filling her days to the very brim as if each could be the last

Surrounding herself with God’s creatures great and small

They sensed the love she gave in every tender touch

Can it be that a year has passed since she went away

I feel her presence so very alive dwelling deep within

I miss you, Cathy, and I hope that somehow you know

My heart is remembering, your sweet spirit is here to stay.

Juanita – October 12, 2005 ©

FRIEND OF OUR HEART

True friends, are bound by an invisible cord

Though parted are still there in every heart

Circumstances change and sometimes a move

Yet the love and the care will never depart

We shared so much of who we are

You laid yourself bare in so many ways

You shared yourself for all to see

I remember so often those tender days

Yet, we were to find not all knew your soul

As you looked for a pathway that turned aside

Seeking, I suppose, someone who would see

You needed a refuge, where you could abide

And so you moved on, a new pathway to take

While your friends were left here to stay

I hope you know, Cathy, we are never far

Your pathway just veered on your walk that day.

We miss you, sweet friend.

Juanita – October 12, 2005 ©