Loss of a loved one

We all have tasted the loss

Of a loved one

Be it a mate

Parent, child

Sibling

Friend

The loss at the time

Cuts deep

Into the very heart of you

It is hard to fathom

A day without them

In your life

But you do move on

Going from one day
To the next

They eventually blend

Into a year and the hurt

Isn’t so deep

But every now and then

Something reminds you of them

Be it a smell

Or a song

Or a place

Something seems to crop up

That brings them right back

Into your mind

Renewing those deep times

That tears were shed

And the loneliness that followed

But it is only for a fleeting moment

And it passes by

Only to be rewound again

With another memory

Time just doesn’t seem

To erase the memories

Of the good times

The loving times

Those times are so

Embedded in our mind

And in our heart

Does it ever get better

For each memory

Is a special time

Which you shared with that one

And they have moved on

Whilst you remain

To conjure up in your mind

The times that you shared

With that so special one

If only we can bring that one back

For only a moment

Just a moment

To see and touch them

Would that satisfy me

Perhaps

But maybe not.


Gail Adams

Where Is The Lord

There is no where
That the Lord is not
He is the soil we tread upon
The waters of the great oceans
He is the air that we breathe
And the clouds of the skies
He is the stars that shine
And the planets of space
He is the sun and the moon
The flowers that grow
He is the food that I eat
And the animals that roam
He is me
And He is you
He is the great I Am
For He is all
That we see
All that we feel
He is in all
And is all
There is nothing
That He is not
For He dwells within every cell
Every molecule
He is within the smallest of measurements
And the greatest
He is seen in all things
And dwells within the unseen
His Word brought all things about
And by His Word
All things will become new
He brings breath to the newborn
And is there to welcome
The dying one
He is so great
So powerful
So wonderful
So gentle
So patient
So kind
So loving
He is my Lord.
Amen

Gail Adams

Rushing Your Life Away

You are racing down the
Highway of life
Swiftly passing by
All of the beauty
That has been placed before you
You are quickly passing by
Those that you should meet
Those that would give you love
And those that would teach you much
You rush here
Rush there
No time to slow down
You are rushing
Down your life
Each day
Quicker than the day before
No time for doing the things
You have wanted to do
No time for even yourself
For you have a deadline to meet
And you quickly rush toward it
Passing by so much
That would bring you happiness
You are passing by
All the wonders
That you should see
You have no time
For you want to reach
Your destination
Before it is too late
And your only destination
Is your last breath
And then what.

Gail Adams

Wheel of Life

We step into the threshold of time
Taking our slot on the wheel of life
We move in sequence to others
Sharing the same slot in time
We take on the ways of that generation
Listening
Speaking
With the vocabulary
Of others
Sharing the same circle
Our ways
So different than
Others in another time slot
We dress different
Music is different
Our beliefs
Unless taught
From those before us
Take on another viewpoint
And we bend to those
That we believe
Are wise
Wiser than ourselves
We are so different
From generation to generation
And our children
Will move in another time
Different than ours
How to blend the ways
Of those before us
And those after us
We circle the wheel
Getting on at one point
Stepping off at different points
Those entering at the same period as us
Will leave not on the same scale
Some before us
Some after us
Yet, we all are the same
All desiring to be loved
All desiring companionship
All desiring to become
Stronger
Better
Than those before us
We all have the same spirit
Of life breathed in us
From our great Father
What we have done
During our time on the wheel
Will be different than another
Different cultures
Different parents
Different beliefs
All planted in us
Changing us
To who we are
But our end will be the same
We all will leave this earth
As we entered
Bringing nothing in
Taking nothing out
And another plane
We will step into
One that will keep us
Forever
And ever
It is that place
That life is all about
For that zone
If you so choose
Will be ready for you
That place
Made room for you
But, oh
Another plane churns away
It will also take you
Through eternity
Which zone did you choose
Which will have your name implanted on it
To take you
And implant you
For eternity
For one day you will step off
The moving wheel of life
And another place
Awaits its new member.

Gail Adams

THE WONDERS

Do we take time out to see the wonders
Of our Creator
To see His good works
In all that He created
Have we really looked into the skies
And stood in awe at the heavenly bodies
He placed each one
Gave each star a name
He spoke
And oceans and great seas
Came into being
He set out boundaries
For the great waters
He created living matter
That has a seed
To reproduce
Everything
Has a seed
He formed man
And breathed His spirit
Into man
He formed us perfect
And with a will
So that we can love Him
For who He is
This seed that multiplies of itself
Can also produce in the spiritual world
The words we speak
We can produce
Both good and evil
We are created in His image
We are able to produce
That which we speak
What a wonder we are
God dwelling in us
Oh, how powerful we are
Do we realize that what we speak
We can bring into existence
Either life
Or death
With our words

Gail Adams

Sound of Trumpets

The sound of trumpets
Broke through the silence
Across the upper heaven
The number
I could not count
Then
Came the sound
Of harps
And violins
Followed by
Every musical instrument
That ever was
The flow of the most joyous sound
Resonated from one end
To the other
I then heard singing
Of thousands
Upon thousands
Of voices
The stars joined in
And brought in
Their own musical sound
The music filled the heavens
Overflowed
Out and over the entire universe
From universe to universe
There was no end
Singers came from afar
Those that played the instruments
Were brought in from the most
Distant place
All came to worship the King
All came to bow down
And worship the Lamb
All continued to flow
Music unto the Most High
For He is so worthy
He is so worthy
He stands before them
He the conductor
He the One
The Most High
The Lamb of God
He is the great I Am
He and only He
Is to be worshipped
He is the One
That all of earth
All of those below the earth
All of heaven
Will bow down
And worship the Most High
They will worship the Most High
And the Lamb of God
For He is so worthy
Of our praises

Gail Adams

THE KEEPER

I lift my hands toward heaven
To where my keeper dwells
He is the keeper of my soul
He keeps me at all times
When times are rough
And during the good times
He keeps me when I am lost
In a sea of people
And when I am alone
He keeps me when I am poor
And when I am rich
He keeps me when I am sick
And when I am well
He keeps me when I wander
And when I am found
He keeps me when all things are right
And when things are wrong
He is the keeper of my family
And of all that He has given
Unto me
He is the keeper of all that I see
And have not seen
He is the keeper of all the heavenly bodies
And of earthly ones
He is the keeper of all things
Good and bad
He is the keeper of all plant life
And the animals that roam
He is the keeper of the fish of the sea
And the birds that fly
He is the keeper of the things that crawl
And those that walk
He is the keeper of my every thought
And of thoughts to come
He is the keeper of all
He is the keeper to the key of life
And the keeper of death
He is the keeper of all things living
And all things dead
He is the keeper of the key to heaven
And the key to hell
He is the keeper of every breath
And keeper of every breath to come
He is my keeper
Keeper of my health
And of my every walk
Keeper of my going
And my coming
My lying down
And my rising
He is the keeper with the key
The key to life
And to death
There is no other
That holds the key
For He is the key
To all
And in all
From all
To all
He is the keeper of my soul
Yours and mine
He is our keeper
Our Lord
And Master
Our King
Our ruler
Our Saviour.

Gail Adams