PRAYER

Heavenly Father,
Do you hear me now...?
I have so much to thank for,
Hope to find words somehow.

Every morning you send Sun
To greet my day with light,
Every night the darkness
Follows your command.

You show me the way
Through the darkest path,
You forgive when I fail
And fall short of your plan.

You give me the strength
When I can bear no more,
You bless me with answers
Which I always search for.

You are always there
Ready to lift me up,
From chaos and despair,
You bring peace to my heart.

I handed you my life,
And it is not a belief;
It’s knowledge deep in heart
That you will be there for me.

You’ve always been so patient
With all my pleadings, Father,
Today I have only one:
Let us love each other.



© Josephine Lake 2013
　

SHINE FOR ME

Shine for me
and light my way home,
for I’m lost in the ocean
of thoughts, memories
and desires.

Show me the way
to find the fire
within my soul
that will burn away
the consciousness
of the truth within lies
that assault me.

Make me feel not
the pain of certainty
as I’m powerless
to confront it.

Take away
the vicious force
that tears me inside
and arm me with the power
to survive and conquer.

Bless the ones
who have the courage
to rise.

　

© Josephine Lake 2013

I WANT TO REMEMBER

I had known him for a brief time… an elderly man who had lost his wife after being married to her for over 60 years. He had missed her dearly; she was in all his conversations and anyone could see that he was hardly hanging on to life himself. They are together again.


I want to remember
your smile, your eyes,
your lips saying my name.
I want to remember
the sound of your steps
when you walk across the room.
I want to remember
your hands
gently touching my face
before you kissed me.
I want to remember your name...
but it all fades away
in the haze
of misperception,
confusion and disarray
in my mind.
I want to remember you,
but my mind
is taken hostage
by this demon,
which now
takes you away from me…

Come and take me with you
to the place
where there is no pain,
no discomfort, no indignity
and no yearning for life
I can no longer have,
for my body had ran
its last race
and my soul
is ready
to be with you again,
forever.                                                                         

© Josephine Lake 2013

FAREWELL

Tomorrow the plane will take you away
To the new world on the other side,
Far from deception, lies and betrayal,
Of the one who once called you his bride.

May the new life be nothing but great,
Full of laughter, adventure and love.
Always sunny - for that I will pray,
Just… remember to put on the sunblock.

You take people out of their shells.
Pretending is not a thing you can do,
And the new world is yet to find out,
How fortunate it is to have you.

May the tears be scarce, except for the ones
That come from joy, you so well deserve.
May you find it all in your children’s eyes,
In the sun and the wind and the ocean waves.

And remember the ones that you leave behind,
Ones who love you for just who you are.
Note, the time is still present not past,
For your spirit will always be with us.

　

　

© 2013 Josephine Lake

FERN HILL MORNING

I wake up early
Just to see copper Sun
Rise above the peaks
Of mountains with snow caps,
Above the trees in their glory
Blessing me with shadow,
Above the stream telling the story
To welcoming meadow,
Above the lake sealed calm
With glass-like water
Reflecting the sky.

And I see the raven
Soaking up morning light,
Listening to the silence
One can only find
On snow covered forest path.


© Josephine Lake 2013

HAVE YOU EVER

Have you ever touched the earth
with your hands
and felt each grain
between your fingers…?

Have you ever touched the water
and felt it soaking
through your skin
and rushing to your heart…?

Have you ever heard the wind
telling stories of the sea
to the rocks
on the shore…?

Those are the stories of you and me...

　
　
© 2013 Josephine Lake

ALONG CAME FABULOUS…

Today I found another gray hair…
Around the corner waits menopause…
But I’m not worried a bit my dear;
The life is no less than fabulous.

The triumph of wisdom, as we are told,
The insight and knowledge of divine…
Oh no my friend we’re not getting old,
We age to perfection like the good wine.

The time is what brings the best of us,
And time erases all the flaws.
We don’t get old, no doubt and no fuss;
We’re getting better as the time goes.

Bifocals may need new lenses again,
As our neighbors pass unrecognized…
There is nothing wrong; simple and plain…
It’s just evolution of our eyes.

Elasticized pants are there to fight
Notorious muffin top’s conspiracy.
Along with tee shirts well oversized,
They guard our waist’s right to privacy.

The wrinkle here, the sag over there,
We all know well what gravity does.
It doesn’t matter to us my dear,
In spite of that all, we’re still fabulous.
　

©2013 Josephine Lake