Celia Shay's Poetry

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2008-07-13T12:14:00.000-07:00

I lie awake
alone
in our bed
nearly every night
trying so hard
not to picture you there
to think of your laugh
and your smile.

I wonder
if she really knows you
as well as she thinks.
She knows your smile.
I'm sure of that.
Does she know
how to coax it out
when you're feeling down?

You and I
used to end every letter
with a quote from a song
Your favorite one was
"I would walk a thousand miles"
But you also told me,
"When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothin else"

I liked to tell you
"All my lovin'
I will send to you"
Now there's a lot of songs
That I can't listen to anymore.
Damn.

Roses

2008-06-29T07:34:00.000-07:00

I found myself while lost one day
Within a garden maze.
The walls were high, and somehow I
had been there many days.
The walls were made of roses
and the sun was shining bright.
But somehow I just couldn't find
my way into the light.

My friends and family walked with me
and made me feel at home.
We stopped and smelled the roses
and I hardly felt the thorns.
But one way or another
each one took a different road.
And I was just fine by myself.
But I was still alone.

Then one day I was wandering
And came around a bend
And standing there before me
was a new and special friend.
I didn't know just then the love
that was there behind his smile
but I asked this friend to walk with me.
For just a little while.

And so we walked and talked together
for many, many days.
'Til finally we found ourselves
at the exit to the maze.
I looked into his shining eyes,
and then we said "I do".
'Cause there's no-one that I rather
would be lost with than with you.

I knew then that we'd be happy
for the rest of both our days.
So hand in hand, we stepped into
the very next big maze.

Whole-heartedly

2008-06-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

You faced the world whole-heartedly
Open smiles, giving love, for everyone to see.
Undoubtedly the kindest person I have seen on Earth,

Fortunate I am, for having known you since my birth.
A plainclothes Angel, the Love you shared both simple and vast,
Caring always, placing others first, until the last.
Endearing and Enduring both, your love stays strong.
Determined woman. Though so weak, you carried us along.

Time with you was time well-spent, no matter why.
How many days we met to clean, to cook, to laugh, to cry.
Every day and challenge you met with a smile.

Withholding that has never been your style.
Others saw in you God's care and grace
Resounding in your eyes and in your face.
Loving mother, daughter, sister, friend, and wife.
Devoted - that was how you lived your life.

Father's Day

2008-06-14T16:39:00.000-07:00

Teach me to swim, please
Today if you can
Take me down to the beach
Get me off the sand

Put your hands underneath me
And hold on as I try
When I say to, let go please
But stay by my side

Because this is a new thing
And I want you there
To show me you're watching
To show me you care

And I want you to know
You're the reason I try
Pretty soon, I'll be swimming
And with your help, I'll fly!