Dear Lyla (a poem for a dear friend of mine whose daughter recently passed away)

Dear Lyla

I love you more than rainbows

I love you more than rain

I love you more than I miss you

I love that I’ll see you again

I miss you every moment

My heart feels more than ache

The pain is almost unbearable

I almost think it will break.

I’m grateful for the memories

I’m grateful for the love

I am grateful for you, my gift,

Given from heav’n above

You’re precious and I knew it

Long before I bore you

I never took you for granted

You are special and I knew

I will always love you

And we’ll never be apart

I am always with you

And you’re always in my heart

Thank you for showing me

What life is all about

Thank you for all the joy

I will live to shout it out

All the words you never said

Pound within my chest

I hear you with my heart

And that will give me rest

Yes, I always love you

And I know you love me, too

We will be together again

When this life is through

Til then I’ll keep on livin’

I’ll give each day my best

I love my life, e’en when it’s hard

I know that I’ve been blessed

I love you more than rainbows

I love you more than rain

I love you more than I miss you

I love that I’ll hold you again.

Rambles on My Mind "My Fight"

The sun is fading fast
The night is almost gone
There is work yet to do
Time is moving on

Choices have been made
The price must now be paid
The cost is far too dear
The due-date drawing near

Shadows hover overhead
Drowning out the light
I search and search the world
I search with all my might

A ray of hope
The freedom song
Be rid of the pain
Faith in God
And Jesus Christ
Let freedom come again

Socialism's crept in our veins
And threatens every nerve
Yet, so patient and quietly it came
We never knew to swerve

Now that it's upon us
And the poison's taking effect
We must fight even harder
The venom to deject

Always we want peace
But not at this expense
We took it all "brotherly"
How does that make sense?

Poison with a smile
Delivered bit by bit
Poisoned with guile
But we mustn't quit

Place me in the front
Let me lead the way
Join with me to take them down
We must act today

Don't let them make me do
Whatever it is they say
There's no room for a government
That behaves that way

Federal this and federal that
They tax me to the grave
They wonder why we're failing

Sombody give 'em a mirror and stand with me til we've won.

Merry Christmas To All...

My hands are half-frozen
As I sit here and type.
The kids bounce around
But I don't know the hype.

The dog wanders 'round
Bored as could be
And hubby's downstairs
Buried in books to his knee.

I want to say something
Exciting and new
But nothings coming out
So this will have to do.

The wind is whistling
And there's a BIG chill.
Do I dare wish for snow
And the wind to be still?

We'll soon head downstairs
To watch "White Christmas", the movie
And snuggle under blankets
To get warm and be cuddly.

The movie is old
Black and white (mostly gray)
And full of good music
That makes you feel gay! (The old fashioned "gay", silly.)

So off we go
To spend time as a family
Make it feel more like Christmas
And less like insanity!

Hustle and bustle
That's not where it's at.
The heart and the home
It's supposed to be THAT!

The kids dream of presents
And all that lay within
But Christ is the meaning
That's where it begins.

So I hope against hope
They really understand
Knowing it won't happen
'Til they give their hand.

Weird how that works
You feel best when you give
When you get, you just get,
When you give, then, you LIVE!

I'm grateful this year
For feeling truly blessed
And wish the same for you
And all of the rest!

Merry Christmas!!!