Tell Yourself

When the white snow drips

From the bare wooden branches,

When the cold wind rises

Set to expose your very soul,

Never stop, tell yourself

This journey, long and winding

With no seeming end in sight

Footsteps across cracking white

When entombed in the darkness,

Never be afraid, tell yourself

Sounds of wind, like a dirge

Flustered thoughts crowding the mind

What if you cannot not make it,

Embrace the possibility of defeat but,

Never give in, tell yourself

Longing for the winter heat of stars,

Listen to the tune in your bones,

Give it your all to rise above

And if it happens that you cannot,

Love yourself for what you were, are and will be

As the curtains come crashing down

There will be light, tell yourself

"In Memoriam"

In the memory of a friend lost...

"We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new,
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too.
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name,
Now all we have are memories
And your picture in a frame.
Some may think you are forgotten
Though on earth you are no more,
But in our memory you are with us
As you always were before.
A million times we've thought of you
A million times we've cried,
If loving could have saved you
You would have never died.
You left us beautiful memories
Your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you
You are always at our side.
It broke our hearts to lose you
But you did not go alone,
Part of us went with you
On the day God called you home.
Forgive me Lord, I'll always weep
For the friend I loved, but could not keep."

Your presence we miss
Your memory we treasure,
Loving you always
Forgetting you never.

Rest In Peace dear friend....