Cecilia Parkin

I keep the Cross before my eyes
And know the sacrifice He made.
His life for mine, His life for ALL
Is what his dieing did that day.
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The crows swing silently
On the telephone wires
Like a row of mourners
Blackly attired.
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She looked my way, then smiled and waved.
The perfect blonde - less half my age,
I was entraped - she so behaved.
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What gossamer threads, though strong as steel
Bind us together - as friend to friend.
What common ground do we share
In spoken and un-spoken words, deeds success
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I pushed aside the braken
From your lonely grave,
And peered at the tombstone
Blackened with age.
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The train - no shove or push
Just one step up
Into a compartment of red plush,
Upholstered seats, pictures above,
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When first we met and sat,
Hands and hearts touching 'neath starry skies,
I knew only your golden hair and laughing eyes.
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Oh Lord, let me fly - my heart be free
Of dogma and habit styfling me.
Let me walk always as you would walk,
Let me talk - as you would talk.
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The earth, the sun, the sea, the sky
To your power they testify.
The birds, the bees, flowers and trees,
Your creation - how they please.
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I look for you everywhere
My mind tells me your there - somewhere
'Cause when I close my eyes to sleep
Your there, as large as life to me
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Abba Father hold me close
When my faith is tried.
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There will come a time in life, I know
When I shall cease to be -
A partof this life's ebb and flow -
Earthly humanity.
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My enigma is the Enneagram
A sort of 'numbers game',
By choice of numbers one to nine
A pattern will be mine.
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What happened to the days of old
When one could walk abroad - so bold.
Wander at will through country fields,
Down peaceful lanes with leafy trees.
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Oh God give us grace
To realise
We all see you with different eyes.
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Tread softly through the coming days.
If you falter - I am near you.
If you call - I will hear you.
If you doubt - I will reassure you.
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As I went along the lonely road
At every bend I sought
The Face - the Face I dearly love
In all that lay before.
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It began as an idea - a maybe? .
A gathering of people all ages, sizes, experiences,
Going somewhere - or nowhere.
Who cares! It might just work? .
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I know myself and who and what I am.
Shaped and fashioned at birth - by those before,
And after, as life's encounters and experiences were
- Before you.
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You gave me words - when I had no words.
You gave me a song - when I had no songs.
You gave me a smile - when I had no smiles.
You gave me hope - when I had no hope.
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