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Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
I was small
And life was all
What family
Seemed to be
As norm

My family
Missed a warmth
A closeness
A need
Love

A mum
Who gave
So little
Of herself
She didn’t know

But it was missed
And now I know
Why I want
It
And need it

Love a feeling
A closeness
A warmth
A glow

An unconditional
Thing
You know
When you grow

As a child
I yearned
But as a parent know

How to share
A depth
Of love
And care
A hug so rare

But great to give
Security
A strength
Iv found

Now I’m a mum
Sheila Stafford Jun 2020
It’s time
We stood together
As one
Stand tall
And hold each other

It’s time
To count
On each other
Hold and be strong
My brother
My sister

Love each other
Stand tall
Be as one
At a time
We call

Live life
And enjoy
Hold life
it’s so special
Enjoy

Remember
One another
Spread joy
Give a smile

Be free
Live as
Life should be
Celebrate

Life is yours
Life is mine
Life should
Be
Sheila Stafford May 2020
If I could wish
For anything
It would have been
For you

To give you back
The chance to
Walk
And move
As we all
Can do

But as fate
Had played
An awful
Hand
An accident you
Had

And so sad that
It had made you
You strived on
In such a fearless
way

Showing strength
That made
You shine
every Single day


And people
Talked so highly
Of the
Bravery
You had

You will
Always be
Remembered
And I promise
I won’t
Be sad
Sheila Stafford May 2020
I remember
The time we had
Together
Although so
Long ago

The smile
You had
And laughter too
Such special
Memories

I held you
In my arms
So tight
Never ever
Wanting
To let go

But I knew
One day
You would be gone

And then
That day did come
I had to say
Goodbye forever

As The gates
Of heaven
Came to soon
And took you
Oh too soon

But I remember
That smile
And lots  of
Laughter
memories
I will treasure

Until my life
Is with you
Sheila Stafford May 2020
Music
Wow
It takes me on a journey
So profound

Life’s ups and downs
Music
Follows me around
It’s a sound

A Rhythm a
Beat
A feeling that’s
So discreet
I’m in a story
A tale

A musical journey
One that I follow
Through life’s ups and
Downs
It’s like a pillow

It buffers me
With sound
Within a moment
When I lie down

How music
Fills a hollow
Moment

I escape
On my
Musical journey
One that I follow
Sheila Stafford May 2020
Connect
And breath
Life is at our feet

Walk enjoy
What Mother Nature
Has given us
It’s free
To see

Just open up your mind
And open up
Your heart
Love is all around

Believe and you
Will see
It really is so easy
just be
Sheila Stafford May 2020
There are masses of
Dandelions
Along the roadsides
What an array of colour

The rain is coming
The antidote
we need
For spring flowers and trees

The dry rough soil
Will drink
And soak
soften
And begin to breath

A natural skill
Of nature
To adapt
Whenever it needs
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