Oh Father, My Father- Poem
Oh Father, My Father
Close your eyes and feel me near
keep me inside your heart
let me live in your soul
you see through tears
the things we will never do
running across the fields of my youth
games never played
but it is not gone
those dreams you hold so close
for I live on in every child you see
little ones standing a lone... lost
or laughing in a playground
swinging so high
touching the tree tops
that is I
wanting just to love
feel my happiness in the song of a bird
see my sorrow in mother
hold her close forever
feeling your strength
for there will be one to come behind me
whether through God's grace or
from a different calling
a child chosen through His hand.
For in darkness, a light will appear
even if it is just the dawn
signaling a new beginning
and as you gather my mother to your heart
release your tears
let the healing begin
and discover that I am here
in your dreams
in your tomorrows
Every rainbow is the path home
and if you should stumble
I am the wings that shall lift you
Love, your child
Author: Theresa Cochrane
Copyrighted by: Growing Family, Inc.
Used by permission
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Created out of love,
a blessing from above.
I've adored you from the start,
and your little footprints touched my heart.
Forget Me Not- Poem
I will always live in your heart
As long as you Forget Me Not
Memories Like Wildflowers- Poem
Before long, they fade and are gone.
Always reminding me of how very much
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