Walter Hargreaves

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Turning Back Time

Where would you go if we could turn back time?
And, just where, in life, would you stop?
Would you relive some moment that's special to you,
Perhaps say something you had forgot?

For me, if I could I'd be surrounded by family
And tell them how I love them so,
I would say all the things that I could have once said;
But was too late when their time came to go.

Oh, yes, I think of the opportunities I've had
To express understanding and compassion.
How sad that those words just never came out,
The one's I could not seem to fashion.

But, is it really too late to say all the things,
That we failed to imply at the time?
Words that were left hanging on the tips of our tongue,
Can now be relayed through our mind.

Repeat, to yourself, all the words that you kept
And transfer them to those whom you wish.
You won't see them, like you could back in time,
But will be heard by those whom you miss.

Ⓒ 2003 Valentyne Lang

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Swim Free Little Dolphin

You are so very much a part of us,
We will cherish & hold you near,
They say everything has a reason,
Even if right now its not that clear.

So when we look deep down within,
We’ll feel your strength inside.
and when we need to know you’re close,
We’ll feel you by our side.

So swim free our little dolphin,
In Heaven’s ocean above,
Swim free our beautiful dolphin,
With all our blessings and love.

(Author Unknown)

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

5 days ago

An Eternal Bond
Ⓒ Ferna Lary Mills

There is a bond that you can't see
for it's not bound with twine.
It's formed from strands within our souls,
this love that's yours and mine.

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When I went home to be with God,
you must now understand,
I took with me this bond of love
and I still hold that strand.

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So look now at my photograph.
The smile, you'll quickly see.
But only hearts can see the strand
forever binding You and Me.

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Enjoy the precious memories
although we are apart.
We'll share more joys again one day.
I believe that with all my heart!

Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

2 weeks ago

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How Do You Do?

How do you describe an empty heart
Or a mind that will not sleep?
How do you measure the depth of pain
Or the volume of tears that weep?

How do you find new direction
When life's compass has no reference points?
How do you energise listless limbs
With death's arthritic joints?

How do you see the future
Through a lens of opaque glass?
How do you reconcile his name
On a plaque of tarnished brass?

How do you rekindle interest
In a life that was complete?
How do you overcome loss and pain
And the desire for social retreat?

How do you explain to those you know
The pretence that you have to project?
How do you smile when expected to
But your facial muscles object?

How do you trust a God you once knew
Or the power of goodness and prayer?
How you put your faith in his hands
When those hands threw the switch of despair?

How do you absorb the colours of Spring
Through eyes that see only black?
How do you control the endless pain
Of wishing he was back?

-- David T. Kerry

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

2 weeks ago

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Angel On My Shoulder

There's an Angel on my shoulder and I know it must be you,
A whisper in my ear from a voice I always knew.
Sometimes a gentle breeze, where it never should have been,
You let me know you're with me from a place where time begins.

A touch when no one's there, a flicker in my eye,
a rainbow where a storm had been, in a dark and rolling sky.
I know you are my angel, and your heart goes on in me
your love shines down around me from a place I cannot see.

Some may think I'm crazy, some may not believe,
but I can feel your spirit, I know you'll never leave.
Your wings wrap me in warmth, your halo shows me light,
Your whispers keep me safe, in the darkness of the night.

It really does not matter,
That no one else can see.
Just like in the days before,
It is always you and me.

-Author Unknown-

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

2 weeks ago

~ Dearest ~
� Joan Clifton Costner

Dearest, I still miss you,
Though another year has passed us by,
And I catch glimpses of you
From the corner of my eye.

I turn, on impulse, just to see
Someone I took for you.
There seems no valid purpose in
The things I used to do.

I wonder that the sun can shine
Or that the earth can turn.
I wonder how life goes ahead
When all I do is yearn ...

For one more day, an hour, one touch,
Again, your blue eyes shining!
I realize my life is spent
In hours of earnest pining.

I will always mourn you,
Always miss your precious ways.
Always, I’ll be yearning for
Those dear, sweet, yesterdays.

My heart will never fly, again,
Until your face I see
And, always, you’ll be number one;
Most precious memory.

Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

3 weeks ago

The span between life and death
can be as quick and sudden
as a puff of wind
that blows out a candle.
But the candle does not suffer
after darkness comes.
It is the person
left in the dark room
who gropes and stumbles.

-- Helen Duke Fike

Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

3 weeks ago

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~ Remembering You ~

Your time on earth seemed all too brief
because I wanted you in my life forever.
And although I really miss you,
in my heart I know that you are at peace.
Still, countless times throughout the day
I find myself remembering you.
Although I cannot see or hear you,
I know that you are with me.
I'll feel you in the warmth of the summer sun.
I'll see you in the brilliance of autumn leaves.
You'll be beside me in the peacefulness of a gentle snowfall
and rejoice with me at the emergence
of the first flowers of spring.
I'm thankful for the times we shared
and the priceless memories too;
for those memories are a comfort now when I lovingly -
Remember You.

~ AUTHOR UNKNOWN ~

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

3 weeks ago

✿ Spring Poem ✿
For My Guardian Angel

The snow has almost gone
Spring a few months away
Things that are most precious
They just don't seem to stay

Skates and ski's will be hung
In their place for another year
Boots, hats and mittens
Snow angels that I hold dear

People planting their flowers
The grass will again be green
The sun we shall see more often
Not hiding behind a screen

When I think of seasons in heaven
I know there could be only one
It must be filled with peace and love
And it's the angels that make the sun
Flowers are getting ready to bloom
Lily's, violets, and tulips too
I'd love to make an arrangement
And send it to heaven for you.

� Sue Anne Aguilera
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Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

4 weeks ago

♥ღ♥ Garden Of Longing ♥ღ♥

I know where the garden of longing is
I've been there many a time
To see your beautiful smiling face
And hold your hand in mine

We walk the paths where flowers bloom
And watch the butterflies
We share some childhood memories
Of yesterday's gone by

Many tears I've cried since you went away
My life has changed so much
Without you here to share with me
Or feel your gentle touch

I miss your smile, your laughter too
I miss those days gone by
I often sit and wonder
About all the reasons why

I guess your blooms were so beautiful
All covered with glistening mist
That God sent the angels down that day
And checked you off his list.

� Patricia Powell

Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

4 weeks ago

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If I Had Only Known
Sung by Reba McEntire

If I had only known it was the last walk in the rain,
I’d keep you out for hours in the storm.
I would hold your hand, like a lifeline to my heart.
Underneath the thunder we’d be warm.
If I had only known it was the last walk in the rain.
If I had only known I’d never hear your voice again,
I’d memorize each thing you’ve ever said.
And on those lonely nights, I could think of you once more.
Keep your words alive inside my head.
If I had only known I’d never hear your voice again.
You were the treasure in my hand.
You were the one who always stood beside me.
So unaware, I foolishly believed that you would always be there.
But then there came a day,
And I turned my head and you slipped away.
If I had only known it was my last night by your side,
I’d pray a miracle stop the dawn.
And when you smiled at me I would look into your eyes
And make sure you know my love for you goes on and on.
If I had only known,
If I had only known,
The love I would have shown, if I had only known.

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Mel Xxxxx (Friend)

4 weeks ago