"She Lives"
From the start, when I was born,
As wretched male, that SHE did scorn !
But as I grew and went life's way,
SHE grew too...more everyday !
Though as a bird that never sings,
I grounded her with leaden wings !
Harnessed, halting, self-denial,
Condemned before SHE'D had HER trial!
Yet still SHE whispered into my mind,
No peace from HER could I ever find!
Laid open my heart my soul to bare,
Naught but faint pulse was stirring there !
Then in the evening of my life,
SHE came to me one dreary night.
I dreamt of dancing ladies fair,
With billowing skirts and silken hair!
They twirled and whirled in ecstasy,
I dreamt that one of THEM...was ME !
In beauty I drifted, with style and grace,
Then SHE appeared...and WE embraced !
I knew then... SHE'D forever stay,
Even when night gave in to day !
And that new morn, I heard HER sing,
As SHE spread HER strong uncumbered wings...
Lilting free...SHE began to fly ,
WE soared together through the endless sky !
TWO became ONE...in that dawn's new light,
For at last "SHE" lived !...and it's pure delight !
By: Shannon Wade
"Beyond Life's Bend"
What lies beyond the river's bend?
Waits there a child at journey's end?
Will the world fall off, and all fall down?
What wonders there will I have found?
Will there come a sea, with rising tide?
With cold dark waters deep and wide?
Will I sail unto a newfound land?
Will new life begin on which I stand?
Will I be guided by some distant star?
Will journey's end find I've traveled far?
Will my restless feet thereon be stilled?
Will my dreams and hopes there be fulfilled?
Will I find my peace there at that end ?
Does all this lie beyond life's bend ?
By: Shannon Wade
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