MONDAY, MONDAY

MONDAY 

So here we are – it’s Monday

Another week is dawning,

I wonder what the news will hold,

What joy or what dread warning?

I wonder what this week will hold

For those I love and me.

But I know there will be comfort

Under friendship’s sheltering tree.

I guess there will be laughter,

Tears and memories in this week

And I know that I shall also find

The courage that I seek.

There will be friends and company,

Food and shelter and some rest.

Work to do and challenges to be met

And things to put me to the test.

When this week is over

And its lessons have been learned

I hope that I have found the peace

For which I’ve often yearned.

Soon it will be Monday

And another week will start

Another week of memories

Stored within my heart.

©  Linda J. Vaughan

LONGING

LONGING

There is a longing in my heart

To go back to the days of old

To feel the warmth of summer dreams

Before the days turned cold.

I long to hear the laughter

When days were calm and bright,

When little children filled my days

And I tucked them in at night.

Those days were very busy

And it seems like only yesterday

But in truth the years have flown

And they are on their way.

My shopping list was different

And there were always story books

I long for the winter kitchen days

When they became the cooks.

There is a longing in my heart

To watch their lives unfold,

Their hearts I’ll always carry

Although their hands I no longer hold.

I long to see the days on earth

When peace is known by all,

When friends reach out to each other,

And hold them lest they fall.

There is a longing in my heart

For equality in life

For all children to live happily

Without the toil and strife.

Bless the children of the world,

And may they live in peace

There is a longing in my heart

For joys that will not cease.

© Linda J. Vaughan

ENGAGEMENT CONGRATULATIONS

ENGAGEMENT CONGRATULATIONS

May love and laughter live with you

Throughout the length of days,

May the sun shine bright for you

And health be yours always.

I wish you strength and courage

When life puts you to the test,

May you always be able to say

That you have done your best.

May you be gentle with each other

As you get on with the living,

May there be peace and understanding

And may you always be forgiving.

May the love that shines in your eyes today

Live on in your hearts forever,

And may the tenderness you feel

Enable you life's storms to weather.

I wish you many happy years

And a table fully spread,

I wish you quiet contentment

And a pillow for your head.

May the days be long and love filled

And the hours filled with gladness,

May you share the ups and downs of life

And chase away the sadness.

May you honour and respect each other

In everything you do 

May your lives be be blessed with sunshine

And your love be strong and true. 

Take care of one another

And always take some time aside,

Remember to say "I love you"

And speak of each other with pride.

Congratulations are in order

These wishes are sincere,

May life be very good for you

And may you know no fear.

Congratulations David and Janelle

on your engagement July 8th. 2012

© Linda J.Vaughan

9th. July 2012