My Favorite Poems

One Or The Other

One or the other must leave,

One or the other must stay.

One or the other must grieve,

That is forever the way.

That is the vow that was sworn,

Faithful `til death do us part.

Braving what had to be borne,

Hiding the ache in the heart.

One, howsoever adored,

First must be summoned away.

That is the will of the Lord

One or the other must stay.

Author Unknown

The Rose Beyond the Wall

A rose once grew where all could see,
sheltered beside a garden wall,
And as the days passed swiftly by,
it spread its branches, straight and tall...

One day, a beam of light shone through
a crevice that had opened wide~
The rose bent gently toward its warmth
then passed byond to the other side...

Now, you who deeply feel its loss,
be comforted~the rose blooms there~
Its beauty even greater now,
nurtured by God`s own loving care.
Author Unknown

A FRIEND
is one who
STRENGTHENS YOU
with prayers
BLESSES YOU
with love, and
ENCOURAGES YOU
with hope.--Thomas Clayton Watson
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