Special World

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

- Sheelagh Lennon -

Life-understood backwards, lived forward!

As the sun shines bright
and the cool breeze flows
As the clouds greet the sky
and chirpy birds fly high
As the air wraps around my arm
like silky touch of a lover
and dew drops trickle down the leaves
As the church bells ring
and the first prayer is sung
As fields swing with fresh colors
and flowers begin to bloom
As the waves calm down
and the sun rises to a new day...

I wake up to another day
Wondering what is meant to last?
I left behind memories last night
only to create new ones today
and lose them to another night when it dawns

I know...
This day must end
Rainbows must fade
Autumn must follow the spring
Time must click fast
Love must be lost
and nothing is meant to last

As the sun shines bright
Calling me to live another day
I wake up to my memories
taking in stride all the pain of yesterday
and living once again for today.


-Nancy

Another Life

I have tread through these meadows before
I have heard this water creek flow
It must have been in another life…

When I could fly, when I could sing
When I had wings,
It must have been another life…

I have had the time to stop
Sit by those bushes, Stare at the sky
It must have been another life...

I have felt this breeze before
And have rested on those branches hanging by
It must have been when I had the wings
It must have been another life…

I have smelled these flowers
I have played with butterflies
It must have been another life…

I slept one day and woke up without wings
I couldn’t play and couldn’t fly
I have no time to find out why…

I have to rush fast and alone
No one to share my pain
I have not been so careful before
So much to do and such less time…
I was living, cheerfully alive
Now, I just tread through life…

-Nancy

On the shores of Life

Standing on the shores of life,
I ask life- who am I?

Am I a friend,a messenger of love
A human meant to serve?

Am I selfish about living for myself
or am I being rightful when it comes to my life?

What am I supposed to do
Follow my dreams or make a dear one happy?

I begin reflecting on my desires and find none
I begin discovering my dreams but find them bound!
Dreams were meant to be set free
Then why am I trying to cage them inside?

Tell me life..Can I be and yet not be?
Can I be joy yet not last forever?

Flowing with time,
reflecting on times gone by
wanting to undo a few moments
change the time for some events
I move along the shores of life
flowing with the tide...

-Nancy