Poetry for Stephen

23Mar02-30Mar02

Our love
23Mar02

Quietly
23Mar02

Will I wake
24Mar02

Don't know the answers
25Mar02

On the porch
25Mar02

Grief denied
30Mar02

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Our love

Our love is locked in
There is never a doubt
Each path that I walk
I am never without

A hand reaches out
Our finger entwined
And so with our hearts
Yours wrapped around mine

Each moment through life
I hold our love fast
For it is the one thing
That always will last

For love lasts through time
And reaches past pain
Our hearts beat as one
Till I'm with you again

The angels in heaven
Sing from above
About you and me
And undying love

Margot Hill
23Mar02

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Quietly

Quietly the night does fall
Gently sweeping over all
In the stillness, do I see
Your soul watching over me

Certainly I feel your love
Like the star shine from above
Twinkling joy into my heart
Although we are far apart

Distance never was our foe
Pain and fear pushed you to go
Departing from this earthly place
But we are still in love's embrace

So as the day becomes the night
Guide me with you special light
Give my brow a spirit kiss
Send peaceful dreams of one I miss

Margot Hill
23Mar02

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Will I wake

Will I wake to find you with me
In the early morinng dawn
Or when mist of sleep have cleared
Will I know that you are gone

Will I lose myself tomorrow
In the netherland between
I can feel your presence with me
Though your body is unseen

With your silent strength surrounding
Strength I know you did not see
I will rise to meet the day
Let your love envelop me

I'm the heart that you believed in
Found in us unending love
Faith and trust it can move mountains
Guided now from up above

Margot Hill
24Mar02

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Don't know the answers

I wish I knew the answers
But I just do my best
I really want to lay down
My head upon your chest

To listen to you breathing
To hear your quiet sigh
Just knowing that I can't
Is enough to make me cry

To know that I won't again
Feel the comfort of your arms
Or watch and smile as you show
The world your warmth and charm

Each day I am without you
I learn more how to cope
How to find the thing you lacked
A tiny ray of hope

There are so many blessings
We're given every day
And I must remember them
Since you went away

I know that we will meet again
Upon a distant shore
And my heart then it will be
Missing you no more

Until then I'll do my best
To be the one you love
And feel your smiles and laughter rain
Down from up above

Margot Hill
25Mar02

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On the porch

On the porch in the rain I am standing
Water runs down my face, I feel your touch
Feel you stand close behind, gently hold me
And the tears start to fall, miss you much

And yet on the porch, I feel you with me
In each room of the house, I see your smile
And I know although your body's gone to ashes
You'll be staying here with me, a long long while

For each morning in the sleepy mist of waking
I hold you close though you have gone away
I think about our love and the joy it brought to me
And gather up my strength to face the day

And each moment I'm at work you surround me
And your touch is on everything I do
Each time I grow a little or stand for what is right
I know some of that steel comes from you

In the evening when I spend time with my son
Or reach out to help a friend whose feeling low
I can feel you in my heart, your love it holds me close
And deep within my soul, somehow I know

I know that you are still walking with me
Through the sun, through the rain, through the storm
The deep abiding love that we shared within our souls
Holds me close, every day, and keeps me warm

Margot Hill
25Mar02

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Grief denied

Grief denied
Hurts inside
Rips the soul
That once was whole

Hidden grief
Brings no relief
From pain so deep
It steals my sleep

Don't pretend
Reach for a friend
Throw out the mask
Begin the task

Shine a light
On grief's dark night
Find a way
honor yesterday

Strength is shared
From one who cared
Love fills your heart
You are never apart

Margot Hill
30Mar02