20/10/2024 0 Comments ‘Worship Welcome’ by HollyI wandered, searching for a pew
With gloss or cushion, vault or hall, A congregation, vast or few, Befriending siblings of the stall; A group with welcome in their heart, And ready kindness to impart. A wave of music swept the room Curtailing chat and calling prayers: Binding threads within a loom Of praise to God and rest for cares: I prayed - and prayed - focusing thought On woes and blessings I had brought. For oft when on my couch I sit, On worldly ails I'm apt to brood, And long for help to make me fit To share the load and lift the mood, And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances, Lord, through vales and hills. (With an apology to William Wordsworth for sullying his style.)
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2/10/2024 0 Comments ‘Dementia’ by ShanWe sit together but I am alone
We share a meal but I am alone We say good morning but I am alone We sit and have coffee but I am alone We sit and watch television but I am alone We are prisoners with invisible bars We are held in by your mental health of fear Routine is our constant I can see him I know he is there Same on the outside I recognise his face All emotion is gone I don’t remember him Yes I am alone We get up and don’t plan the day We will have to cope with whatever comes our way Times of joy and moments of pain Dear Lord help keep me sane Strengthen us enough for each day Help me Lord to find a way To have patience and calm throughout the storm For I know this is not the norm. |
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