Thank you Michelle! What a wonderful poem...you've certainly got a gift! I tried to tell myself that I wouldn't cry before reading it...but by the time I got to the end, my lap was full of kleenex! Thank you, again...you've expressed so well what I feel in my heart!
Jen **************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan George ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:12 pm Subject: Here's the Poem I wrote after losing Tidge for those who wanted to see it. > Poem for Little Tidge > > We found each other wandering - I gave you shelter from the storm > The misfortunes life had dealt you left you frightened and withdrawn > Our lives combined, our love grew strong, and you knew that you > were saved > >From past neglect and heartache when love was all you ever craved > > Now I’m left in turmoil, trying hard to comprehend > The reasons why god took away my very special friend > I know you had to leave me and that was meant to be > And I hope that in the place you are, from pain you will stay free > I look around each day for you in hope that you’ll appear > It hurts so much to face the truth that you’re no longer here > > Your unexpected passing left me broken and destroyed > When your cruel unfair departure left an overwhelming void > Not a day goes by when I don’t pray to keep you safe from harm > Then I pray your spirit finds me to help me calm my inner storm > My late departed friend, I don’t think I’ll ever understand > Why you, still young and innocent, were taken from this land > > I know that you would not desire me harbour such dismay > So forgive my times of weakness but you are in my heart to stay > My life must now continue much in the way it did before > Though without you here beside me, for a while I will feel poor > Despite these dismal feelings I can recall how rich I’ve been > Because the day I found you wandering was when my heart began to beam > > Please know how much I love you, and I’m glad our paths did cross > The short time that we shared will never be a loss > And friend I ask please wait for me for one day I’ll return > To comfort and protect thee - but for now our hearts must yearn > Heaven and earth may hinder until my time is done > But with togetherness our future, our souls are destined to be one > > > Michelle Lomax (April 2005) > > It's amazing how creativity comes out with emotion but writing the > poem > whilst painful was also cathartic. I guess much of the poem > applies to all of us > at some point. > Hope you enjoy it xx Michelle, Buddy, Minstrel & Angel Bramble >
