Lady Eveline's Artistic Attic
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Dedications
To my beloved son
Precious to me
Eyes blue like bluebells,
glittering like the deepest sea
Peer under golden fringe,
thats so precious to me
Wonderful laughter, so true and sincere
spirit, unbound and free
Moments filled with comfort and trust,
those are so precious to me
Slender arms holding me tight,
so close as anyone can be
beloved and wonderful son of mine,
you are so precious to me.
To my dear mother
Moments
Childhood memories
Days from a long time ago
Moments forever attached
How I miss them so
How wonderful it was
in my mother's embrace
To smell her lovely perfume
To look at her beautiful face
It feels like another era
Time has flown so fast
Those wonderful days back then
Cheerful moments from the past
Those days are long time gone
Things will never be the same
Time is not a friend of mine
Time is the one to blame
Today I create moments myself
Sweet memories for my little boy
Will he remember me the same?
A childhood filled with joy?
Will he think of his past?
Moments in his mother's embrace?
Will he remember her lovely perfume
and how he looked at her face?
Time was never a friend of mine
Time is the one to blame
I miss those glorious days back then
My life will never be the same.
To my dear friend Alex
Little Boy
Little boy with a bowed head
who put you to shame?
You, who should be so alive
Not a shadow without any aim
What made the glint in your eye
turn into a fading flame?
Who took your childhood away
changed you into what you became?
Little boy with a bowed head
with dying eyes filled with tears
Someone stole the life from you
Ruined so many years
Your memories should be a treasure
but they are characterized by fears
Keep your chin up, little one
Let me shed those precious tears
Little boy with a bowed head
I know there is no trust anymore
You will learn to fly again
But your wings are wounded and sore
You have been in deep waters
Let me guide you ashore
You must understand the past
is nothing you are responsible for
Little boy with a bowed head
Show me those beautiful blue
Look deep into my soul
Consider my belief in you
You are innocence itself
Pure through and through
My guidance will help you survive
Believe me, you will do
Little boy with a bowed head
Lift your head and hold it high
Let yourself see the rainbow
Let the sun reflect in your eye
Let this new breeze of Spring
dry the tears that you cry
Little boy, take my hand
let yourself see the sky.
In memory of my dear friend Richard
Woven Memories
Among all the beautiful paintings
and framed photos on my wall
I have a heart warming picture
So different from them all
Wisdom and kindness surrounded
with Autumn's colourful scenery
Changing the fading flowers
and leaves into vivid greenery
The dancing sunbeams
add shimmer to this treasury
So simple and natural
but still an unsolved mystery
The past and present
Memories woven into today
Time stopped for an instant
to preserve and portray
A second of a life time
and it will not come again
But the captured moment
will everlastingly remain
Yes, surrounded by all the beauty
framed in wooden on my wall
I have my very special friend
The most precious of them all.
To Joseph
In memory of his son
How can I say?
How can I say I am strong
when I have not faced your sorrow?
How can I promise you a bright future
when you have no faith in tomorrow?
How can I say I am wise and wealthy
without your rich store of experience?
How can I appreciate what I have
without a sacrifice at my expense?
How can I say time will heal
when your heart has an eternal mark?
How can I praise the sunshine
when your world is dreary and dark?
How can I tell you to look forward
since the damage is already done?
How can I ever ease your burden
when it was not I who lost my son?
I may not have your experience
and I will never know how you feel
But I give to you my empathy
and my compassion is true and real
Tomorrow may never be brighter
and the scars will always be there
But if true friendship can be valued
you have made me a millionaire
I can only say I am sorry
I can never imagine your pain
But if I can make you smile again
none of our tears has been in vain.
To Grace
In memory of her son
The wooden box
I found a wrapped up box
in my attic today
With a red silky ribbon
and wrapping paper silver grey
And all of a sudden
I held in my hand
This wooden box
so precious, so grand
The dust felt so smooth
as I wiped it away
And when I opened the lock
a song started to play
It was an old lullaby
I sang years ago
It brought life to memories
it made my eyes flow
Calmly and silent I began to hum
those tunes from the past
In silence I prayed
let this moment last
This is my treasure
It is priceless ,you see
My sweet little boy
made this box just for me
He carved this pattern
with hands, small and soft
Wrapped the present
and hid in this loft
And now when I found it
I can't help but crying
He did not know
he so soon would be dying
I close my eyes
holding the box to my chest
Feeling the hinges
cold against my breast
I cry when the tunes
suddenly stops to play
You are gone and
this moment faded away
I whisper to you
How I will treasure this
As I hold the box to my lips
and bid you farewell with a kiss.
To my dear friend Brenda
A birthday poem
Forty-eight years ago
you saw the light of the day
and in that very moment
you walked your special way
Cause you are not like others
You are certainly one of a kind
Someone so very rare
it takes years and years to find
So what can I possibly give you today
that matches the way that you are?
I wish you all treasures of universe
but can not even give you a star
I do not have beautiful gifts like that
although it would be very pleasant
So these are the simple things I have
and would like to give you as a present
I give you true friendship
from the deepest of my heart
A shoulder to cry on
if your world ever fall a part
Honesty is another gift to you
Respect I give you as well
And you are one of a few
I have permitted inside of my shell
Another thing I would like to give
is strength to fullfill your dream
Cause if we encourage each other enough
we will be an invincible team
I hope in my own little way
my friendship bring you some pleasure
Cause having you as my closest friend
is my most valueable treasure.
To Joseph and Samia
In memory of their son
A new beginning
Time is so very precious
So vulnerable and fragile
Cherished moments filled with life
are suddenly silent and a trial
If I could only turn back time
I would do it just for you
So many things left to say
Our time was far from through
But I know that is impossible to do
I have to suffer this pain
With all these beautiful memories
your death will never be in vain
I see you so much clearer now
How beautiful you truly are
You light up my darkened sky
You are its' brightest star
But I will always feel this emptiness
A heavy burden in my heart
Although I try my very best
to aim at a brand new start
There will always be
a new beginning, a new tomorrow
But the memories will remain
My love for you, my deepest sorrow.
To Debbie
In memory of her brother
Words left unsaid
As I sit here at your grave
my mind begins to wander
That very last night...
is what makes me ponder
You were my hero
but always asked me for advice
And now I sit here all alone
God, why did I have to pay this price?
You took my Johnny
my brother, confidante and friend
And left me in a night mare
that never seems to end
He was my everything
the one that made me smile
Let me see his spirit
Let me see him for a while
I would like to tell him
some words left unsaid
Cause in the deepest of my heart
he will never be dead
These are the words for you, Johnny
My inner feelings I want you to see
My heart is locked forever
and you are the one with the key
I feel this guilt
It never seems to fade
I wish I could have been there
I wish I could have stayed
Holding your hand
as your spirit faded away
Telling you how I love you
on this your very last day
Hugging you gently
Let you rest on my arm
Protect you from the pain,
the fear and the harm
But I could not be there
I truly did not know
And I feel this terrible guilt
and it seems it will never let go
Give me a sign,
a symbol that I am forgiven
I want to move on...
all these days I have striven
And each day I miss you even more
There can never be another
who can take the place of you
My sweet, little baby brother.
To Heidi
In memory of her son
Violets for Jeremy
The day the angels fetched you
my heart began to bleed
But you left something inside me
This very precious seed
It is a seed
from a violet so blue
I will nourish it
with my pure love for you
My tears will bring the moisture
My praying hands the heat
I will guard it with my life
Till the very day we meet
And when it starts to bloom
then I will finally see
The most beautiful flower
A violet for my Jeremy.
To my dear friend Richard
The child in you
When I looked into your eyes,
those beautiful, heavenly blue
What would they reflect?
What would shine through?
What deep and pure feelings
would they bring to me?
In the deepest of your soul,
what would I see?
I saw a sincere spirit,
the beauty of whom you are
A traveller on the path of life
and you have travelled very far
A warm and loving person
with so many emotions to share
An honest and trustworthy Friend
who is always there
But there is something I value even more
Something so very unique and true
You shared with me a treasure
You showed me the child in you.
To my dear friend Brenda
My guardian angel
I met my guardian angel
yesterday
She sent me a thought
that crossed my way
She wanted me to realize
how grateful I should be
For all those happy moments
and people surrounding me
Five words of wisdom
was her gift to me
To open my eyes,
to help me see
The first one she told me
was to never look back
Learn from the past
to choose another track
The second one was about
how to use common sense
See things from another angle
change the consequence
The third one she mentioned
how to heal a wounded soul
Time will overshadow your sorrows
just head for another goal
The fourth word of wisdom
how to manage my pain
There is meaning in everything
You will see nothing is in vain
The last thing she told me
to always keep the faith
Hopeless as your life seems to be
don't let it be darkened by hate
'cause even if you feel
there is nothing you can do
Someone elsewhere in the world
has it worse than you.
To Vicki
In memory of her husband
Letter from a dead end
There were so many ways...
So many ways and paths and tracks
But I wandered around in circles
I had lost my ability to relax
I looked inside me to find direction
A guidance to answer my questions
But my soul was surrounded and enclosed
I couldn't find some expedient or suggestions
How could I feel these emotions
emptiness, agony and fear?
When surrounded by so much love
when you were always near?
There are always resources, I know
I am sorry I took the easiest one
Can you ever forgive my selfishness?
Forgive me for what I have done?
I ended up in this dead end
and I was too tired to have a try
Sometimes there is no other way
but to spread the wings and fly
But I want you to know
this was the choice that I made
I shouldn't have taken you in
I know you feel betrayed
We take so many things for granted
We rely on our beliefs and fate
But if we can not see a future
Then what shall we await?
How will you ever realize?
How can you comprehend?
You have never wandered in circles
nor seen the dark of a dead end.
To my dear teacher Pia
Awakening of a new dawn
You were so alive
I can't believe you are gone
But you didn't end an era
You awoke a new dawn
You were a source of inspiration
and belief in being free
And the fire you lit inside me
will always burn deep within me
A hunger for knowledge
to aim for my goal
To listen to my feelings
to believe in my soul
You made me strong and independent
You made me believe in my ability
You made me nurse my pride
but also fragile and with nobility
You planted a seed,
nourished it with your faith
I am sorry you never saw
the harvest to date
You gave everything of yourself
and now you are finally free
But I want you to know
you will always be a part of me
And we are many
who treasure what you gave
We are many who will shed tears
at your grave.
To Veronica Lynn
Where flowers never fade
Angels, I have seen them
my companions in the light
My graceful guardians
that always makes me bright
And they whisper to me
You and I will meet again one day
That I will reach out my hand
and lead you down the final way
To the garden
where flowers never fade
To the kingdom of heaven
where wonderful dreams are made
I have wandered at paths
crossed meadows in bloom
seen nothing but happiness
in this eternal room
Yet, loneliness sometimes befalls me
Cause I miss those days so much
to be able to hold my beloved ones
to caress, to kiss and to touch
But it grieves me to see you crying
so wipe away those tears of yours
I did not close the gate forever
I opened new unexplored doors
Even though my heart stopped beating
my spirit did not really die
and we did not bid each other farewell
we only said a slight good bye
And my spirit will always be with you
I will never let go of you, never
Cause the day when we meet again
we will embrace each other forever and ever.
In memory of the 11th of September 2001
Tears for the human race
My heart is filled with grief
God, don't let me lose my belief
My belief in love and happiness so pure
The only threat against the obscure
Give me strength to comprehend
Knowledge to understand
Why all these souls had to be taken
Without your escort I would have forsaken
Forsaken my belief in a new tomorrow
A day far from all this sorrow
Each tear that trickles down my face
Is a tear for the entire human race.
In memory of the 11th of September 2001
A moment of silence
In this moment of silence
my thoughts goes to you
All this devastating violence
colour my world in blue
How I wish I could embrace you
Comfort you in my arms
Take you away from this terror
The dust and screams and alarms
A whole world is crying
of sorrow, sympathy and pain
Our children are dying
and I am fighting this mental strain
But always remember
the Candles that we lighted
How they bring us all together
Forever and ever united.
To my American friends
A unique and memorable day
My best regards on this your special day
It will be a unique and memorable one
Celebrating the past and today
Mourning what shouldn't has been done
But the past can never be changed
Only the future that lies ahead
So when you celebrate today
think of the wonderful things instead
The parade represents life which goes on
Its' brightness the fireworks in the sky
The cheering and laughters life's joyfulness
and the tears for those who had to die
Yes, it will be a special thursday
And no reason to ask the question "why?"
A whole world is celebrating with you
It's a unique and memorable fourth of July.