February 11th

The Fog came down like a pure blanket of white

It coated the roads and masked our way home,

We stayed indoors if we dared to venture,

Slept over night to wake to the iced layer

Around and along the grass edges on the garbage bin

Tops, on the car wind screens there is a pattern.

In the hope that the fog has taken with it all the heart ache

In the hope that the ice has frozen out all the hurling insults,

With the hope of a new day with a new smile with a good wish

I can see when I look out and along the path that

there before my eyes there shows the buds of spring, there comes

the bluebells the daffodils, the snowdrops,  the crocus the life sprouting

forth to bring new smiles new colour and with some great hope,

                                  Peace and beauty.                      

 

The fog and the ice has its purpose but seeing the beauty in this brings

Renewed hope of love faith and happiness.

 

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February 23rd

We sit and hope that the weather will brighten

We look for signs of life in the ground,

there if you take time the daffodils are flowering,

the life is coming back into the trees.

the clouds still coat the sky with thick and dark greys

The hopes and dreams of those young are getting

stronger,

We would love to see them playing out and smiling

in the glorious daylight,

Maybe soon maybe soon,

lets know that we will have glorious days

Very soon, very soon.

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Renewed Hope of those we have lost....

 

the heart and soul get heavy

the mind and spirit get weary,

but our hopefulness keeps us going

for without the thought of hope there

is no where for us to go.

Having faith deep in our hearts is so very

encouraging, faith in ourselves to carry on

Faith and hope that we will get through

all our grief, all our pain, it doesn't go away

it may get a little easier but we get through,

With the love of others around us we get through,

carrying on each day with a special thought

for those we miss for those we want to hold

close at heart, for those we know are close in spirit.

Love and blessed are those who know

that even when the heart and soul is heavy

and the mind and spirit get weary,

we are kept strong in the knowledge

of those close in spirit and love.