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Grieve For The Dead, The Dying, And Those Who Survive The Battlefields.

25 Monday May 2020

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Do not forget, not yet,

The dead, and the dying,

And the medical heroes who worked

To save those who were trying                               

Facebook Timeline. Jan.5,2017.

 

To take a deep breath and

Fought hard to still survive

The horrors of the pandemic.

They wanted to stay alive.

 

They had to deal with the pain

Of isolation and never knowing

If they would see loved ones again

Or watch deep rivers flowing.

 

Doctors and nurses stood near,

Aware that death hovered over them.

They said prayers for the dying

As tired eyes grew dim.

Found on Pinterest on 7-2-16. Peter Marshall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many old soldiers left loved ones,                               

As they crossed oceans to fight    

With comrades on distant battlefields.

They, too, saw the dying of the soul’s light. 

 

Wars are fought on many battlefronts. 

Heroes rise and often pay a price

So others can survive. Sometimes,

They make the ultimate sacrifice.

-Yu/stan/kema-

” This poem is written in honor of those who have fought in wars overseas, those fighting to save lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic in the year 2020, and those who have died.”

 

Prayer For The Children.

16 Thursday Apr 2020

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Sweet Lord, oh, dearest Lord,                                                                                

Please hear my earnest prayer:

Keep safe my loved ones as they sleep.

Keep them in Your care.

 

Found on Pinterest on 6-11-17. Saved from meetup.com. Darkfire. Magic & Mysteries.

The world can be a scary place,

Full of so much darkness.

Bring them out into Your light

And fill them with Your kindness.

 

Give them strength to be true,

To the values they hold dear.

God will always be close by,

To take away each fear.

 

We shall one day overcome

The gulf that death imparts.

For God’s love conquers all

When He lives in our hearts.

 -Yu/stan/kema-

 

 

 

 

 

One Of My Favorite Poems As An Adult: “Nature.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

14 Wednesday Sep 2016

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NATURE

As a fond mother, when the day is o’er,

Leads by the hand her little child to bed,

Half willing, half reluctant to be led,

And leave his broken playthings on the floor,

Still gazing at them through the open door,

Nor wholly reassured and comforted

By promises of others in their stead,

Which, though more splendid, may not please him more.

Found on Pinterest on 9-12-16. Red Tricycle.

Found on Pinterest on 9-12-16. Red Tricycle.

So Nature deals with us, and takes away

Our playthings one by one, and by the hand

Leads us to rest so gently, that we go

Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay,

Being too full of sleep to understand

How far the unknown transcends the what we know.

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

Found on Pinterest on 9-2-16.

Found on Pinterest on 9-2-16.

 

Yu/stan/kema

What I Cherish About Christmas.

06 Sunday Dec 2015

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Found on Facebook Time Line on 12-5-15. Taken by Jim Tanselle.

Christmas is a very special time of the year for me. I’ll be seeing my son and his partner on Christmas, and the scene above reminds me of the happiness I will have. The scene invites me to remember all the joy the season brings: being with the people I love, sitting before a blazing fire, enjoying the good food my son makes, and making Christmas dinner with him. His house is always cheerfully decorated at Christmas. I often meet his friends and neighbors that stop by. We have a wonderful heart warming time.

I love Christmas. It reminds me of the greatest gift given to mankind, God’s Son, and all the promises that are a part of that when we accept God’s gift. A manger was part of my decorations on Christmas: a hand-made stable made of lumber and tree bark and the many life like figurines I placed around the manger. As I grew older, the tree became harder to get up, but I always put out my manger and the figurines, given to me each Christmas from my son.

Found on Pinterest on 12-6-15. Mary and Jesus.

Found on Pinterest on 12-6-15. Mary and Baby Jesus. youtube.com

I love the smell of pine trees and firs in the air as well as cedars. We had a live tree in our house until I found out my son and I were both allergic to it. How glorious the smell was though. There is nothing like it. We would decorate the tree, and the miniature lights were the best part. I would put out all the decorations he had made. It was such a lovely sight. I have an audiotape of a Christmas, long ago, of him waking up, and the sound of his laughter as his shoes hit the floor and him running for the Christmas tree. So many precious memories I still see and hear around this time of the year. As you grow old, these memories enrich your days and remind you of the most important things in life.

My son was born in December. He was the only baby born around Christmas at the hospital. The following photo reminds me of  that Christmas. He was the dearest gift I ever received.

Found on Pinterest on 12-6-15. Capturing Joy by Kristen Duke Photography.

Found on Pinterest on 12-6-15. Capturing Joy by Kristen Duke Photography.

I hope this Christmas will be a happy one for you, and  that the days ahead in the new year will hold wonderful memories  for you and your loved ones. Best wishes for the Holidays.

Yu/stan/kema