Showing posts with label calm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calm. Show all posts

Monday, January 12, 2015

A PEACEFUL ROOM




A PEACEFUL ROOM


In every heart there is a room
Where shelter can be found,
A place of love and memory
Where joy and tears abound.
A place of shelter from the storm
Where love’s young dream lives on ~
A place to visit often
Where families are one.

Laughter rings from this room
And comfort bears the soul
On angel wings and carries it back
To where it can be whole.
No aging here in memory,
And days all long and fair
A special place to visit
Away from toil and care.

Love is fresh and new
And very starry eyed.
A remembered glance and touch
A smile of tenderness and pride.
Conversation soft and low
Sweet, sweet wine and flowers.
Visiting this heart room
Brings again the joy of hours.

The tears that have been shed here
And some brought sweet release,
The agony of waiting and watching
For morning to bring some peace..
The memory of cooling
A precious child’s fevered brow,
The hoping and the praying
That it would be alright somehow.

In this room of your heart
Stand shelves of memories treasure
The bitter/sweet and painful ones,
The ones which bring such pleasure.
Visit your heart’s room often
Restore and find some calm
It is a special place indeed
And will shelter you from harm.

© Linda J. Vaughan



Tuesday, July 12, 2011

SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS

© Esther Westerveld

SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS

A winter sun was shining
I'd come here to find release
Sitting alone in the quiet
I hoped to find some peace.

I watched as the shadows lengthened
And the afternoon grew late,
I heard the birds on their way to roost
I heard a creaking gate.

I saw the shadows being cast
My heart was heavy and still
I stayed a little longer 
In the late afternoon chill.

My steps were heavy 
And my heart was sore
As I left this quiet building
And gently closed the door.

I headed home to where I knew
A welcome I would find.
Warmth and comfort there for me
Someone being kind.

I realized as I walked my path
That peace comes from within my heart
I did not need to go seeking it
It was there at the very start.

©  Linda J. Vaughan
12th. July 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011

A PEACEFUL ROOM



A PEACEFUL ROOM

In every heart there is a room
Where shelter can be found,
A place of love and memory
Where joy and tears abound.
A place of shelter from the storm
Where love’s young dream lives on ~
A place to visit often
Where families are one.

Laughter rings from this room
And comfort bears the soul
On angel wings and carries it back
To where it can be whole.
No aging here in memory
And days all long and fair
A special place to visit
Away from toil and care.

Love is fresh and new
And very starry eyed.
A remembered glance and touch
A smile of tenderness and pride.
Conversation soft and low
Sweet, sweet wine and flowers.
Visiting this heart room
Brings again the joy of hours.

The tears that have been shed here
And some brought sweet release,
The agony of waiting and watching
For morning to bring some peace..
The memory of cooling
A precious child’s fevered brow,
The hoping and the praying
That it would be alright somehow.

In this room of your heart
Stand shelves of memories treasure
The bitter/sweet and painful ones
And ones which bring such pleasure.
Visit your heart’s room often
Restore and find some calm
It is a special place indeed
And will shelter you from harm.

©   Linda J. Vaughan
April 10th. 2005