LOVE LIVES ON

Someday I will leave this shell, this body I call me.
My spirit will lift and dance and sing in happiness so free.
The cross to bear while going home is those within my heart
who love me and are loved by me, for we must be apart.
But only in the flesh, for truly souls and spirits hover,
and truly we will be close by to watch o'er one another.
For hearts are bound by love and time, and never pass away;
and souls that touched in time and love last forever and a day.
Never will their loving visage disappear from mind and heart;
never will their precious moments from our memories depart.
Please remember I'll be near, poised to wrap you in my arms,
always close to comfort you, and try to keep you safe from harm.
And when your time approaches softly,
time for you to journey home,
Why, there I'll be to walk beside you,
so you won't have to walk alone.
© Joyce P. Hale

LETTING GO My Lord, how many nights I've cried... My God, how many times I've tried to lay my burdens at your feet... to give you all my woes complete. But being fallible, I have also held them tight - would not let go. I must learn to put aside my doubts, and open arms up wide... For you have told us - Trust in Me - and I will set you free. © Joyce P. Hale God Spoke To Me God spoke to me this morning, He said He understood my fears, and love, and empathy for things both bad and good. I spoke to Him while driving about my awe for Him; the beauty of the trees and sky, of love and faith, and sin. I thanked Him for my family - the ones who've gone ahead, those who gather 'round me still, and paths down which my life he's led. I marvelled at the beauty of the wonders He created; the love He shares with us each day, all free and unabated. I shared with Him my dread and fear of evil and of crime; I realize we know not when our lives run out of time. I said I recognize the awesome earth and sky He gave us; the love I cannot comprehend that sent His only Son to save us. Now as I drove along this day, the sky was solid cloud. Although my eyes were on the road, my heart in prayer was bowed. In sky of grey, for just a second, rays of light burst through. I heard His message loud and clear - our Father's love is true. He sent to me a loving sign, so beautiful and clear: I'm with you each and every day, and every prayer I hear; I understand your sadness, and try to wipe away each tear. Fear not, for I am with you, and I am ever near. © Joyce P. Hale WARM LOVE WORDS....on ice-cold stone - "Darling, please know you are not alone. Please know, the day you left this earth you took from life all of any worth. You cast from the sky the sunshine warm, you stole all the calm and left the storm. Please wait for me along the way - I'll follow after with little delay." So write I to my love who has gone - Warm love words eternal on ice-cold stone. © Joyce P. Hale CRYSTAL TEARS Oh, Crystal Tears!  He gave His all that you and I might hear Him call....... ....Might hear Him tell His love for us, the wonders of His home.... the self-same home He holds for me and all who care to come. ..Might hear His heart break with a world whose choice is filled with hate; and sadness for the people who will find His grace too late. Oh, tears that glisten down the face of One who gladly died, that we might join our loved ones for whom our hearts have cried. To show His love and grace to us, and wash away our fears...... He came to earth and claimed our sins, and now cries Crystal Tears. © Joyce P. Hale Visit another page of my poetry and photos on Faith. The top photo was taken one morning in VA.Beach,VA. when I set my alarm to get up from our hotel room while it was still dark; so I could go down to the beach and catch the sunrise coming up from beyond the ocean. The beautiful swallowtail I took when I asked, the day after my mother died, that a beautiful butterfly be sent for a sign that my Mom was at peace. The third one is a gorgeous sunset at a park nearby, and the next photo is a sunrise out through our backyard; the next the sun breaking through the clouds on a dreary day. The last photo is of a break in the clouds during a stormy day in March of 2000, when I was lucky enough to have my camera in hand. I would be honored if you would sign my GUESTBOOK: View my Guestbook Free Guestbooks by Bravenet.com Copyright © 1998 through 2013 Joyce Petrosky-Hale. Poetry and graphics contained on these pages were created by me, or are credited or linked to their creators or are, to the best of my knowledge, public domain property or purchased clipart/images. Please let me know if any of them need credit! Please do NOT copy poetry or graphics from this site without my permission. E-mail me Back to INDEX