MEMORIES

How dear to my heart are
the scenes of my childhood
Like the pages of a book
they seem to unfold
and reveal to my soul
the quality of my life

I had good times and
I had some bad
Sometimes I knew
I had been had
When taking the punishment
that should have gone to another

Yet, through those bad times
we were made to tow the line
And I learned to love virture
for the sake of it alone
I knew someone was watching
from above

Somehow I knew that
I could not please everyone
so like the turtle
I withdrew into my shell

There I found confort
in the books that I read
and the one who loved me
more than myself
I began to pray
and there I found help

I tried to listen for His
voice in the wind
I love the swiftness of the wind
It is so much like the Holy Spirit

Sometimes He gathered
me up in a strong embrace
when I was ill or unhappy
I have His presence
even more today

For as I age,I become
like a child
I know there is no place 
I can hide
And when He calls me
it will be for my good

I go into the dark night
but not alone
He waits for me there
and I will never more be alone

This is my faith
and with His help
I revealed what
is in my heart

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