These poems are about remembrance
My Mother and your Grandma has
passed away from us.
It happened very suddenly. There
was very little fuss.
She’s been poorly for a little
while but she rarely did complain.
She knew that even if she did,
there was not much to gain.
She’s up in Heaven now, we
know, your Grandma and my Mum
She’s gone into God’s loving
care. There’s no more can be done.
When she got mad she's scold us, with her sometimes, stinging tongue
But even then she loved us, your
Grandma and my Mum.
The future looks so bleak today,
our memories all we keep
To treasure now and onwards
whilst she now rests in sleep
And though it’s very hard to
bear, remember just one thing.
She loved and kept us in her
care. We were her precious things.
She was so scared of thunder and
lightning in the sky
And yet she’d stand before all
else, to protect us, you and I
And though it really hurts us
all, far more than words can say
And we will miss those great days
out now that she’s gone away
Remember that she’s in God’s
care for this and every day.
I’ll miss her very, very much.
I know you will as well.
But we really are the lucky ones,
because we knew her well.
And so my Sons as we let go of
your Grandma and my Mum
Let no one doubt our love for her
and in some time to come
Remember all the times we shared
with one for whom we care
And take solace that she’s now
in peace, released into God’s care
In Remembrance
A billion tears have been shed
Since
that fateful day last year
A
billion tears of sorrow
For
those no longer here
The
pain is just as strong today
12
months have gone so fast
The
carnage of ground zero
The
images that last
A
day of terror and dismay
Of
victims and of heroes
The
pictures flashed up on our screens
So
full of I don’t knows
The
mobile phones still ringing
Answer
phone messages play
And
are saved by victims loved ones
Reminders
of that day
The
horror of that fateful day
Both
shocked and stunned the world
The
shockwaves still reverberate
Through
newsreels seen and heard
Friends
torn apart by tragedy
And
families losing too
The
children orphaned in their scores
Widows
and widowers too
So
where are we 12 months along?
What
lessons have been learned?
I’m
not sure what the answer is
We
know that we were burned
To
victims and their families
Our
love and prayers for you
You’re
in our thoughts especially
Today
and all year through
We
hope and pray that you will find
Some
solace in our words
That
you ARE loved and cared for
By
others in this world
And
if our prayers do help you
And
if our words can ease
The
burden and the hurt you feel
Then
we would ask you please
Do
not give up and do not fear
For
you are in our minds
Today,
tomorrow and all year
You’ll
not get left behind
So
when your tears are shed once more
Remember
we are here
A
shoulder you can cry upon
A
friend to share your tears
And
as we all look forward
And
try to heal the pain
May
all our prayers be granted
May
this not happen again
September
the 11th
Will
never be the same
The
different scars we carry
Are
really all the same
But
together we can find the hope
The
hope for going on
Together
we can build again
Together
we are strong
Our
love from each and everyone
Is
sent worldwide to you
On
this tragic anniversary
We
are simply here for you
Remember, remember
A
year has past and yet we find the hurt is still as strong
Terrorist
activity in the extreme, the twin towers stand no more
Sure
we remember those that died, the emergency services too
And
their relatives and those who survived, our thoughts and prayers for you
So
here we are, 12 long months have passed, are we in better shape?
Ground
zero cleared, well as good as now, no more evidence of rape
The
politicians’ answer was strike back at those who brought the terror
Public
support was at its peak, civilians died in error
Afghanistan
was bombed once more, the terror reign to break
Find
and destroy El Quaida, there was so much at stake
An
yet the man they searched for escaped the trap they’d set
He’s
still at large and scheming more atrocities I’d bet
An
now attention has been turned to another Muslim state
The
allied bombers drop their load at an alarming rate
We’re
supposed to be so civilized, all equal under God
And
yet we bring terror too, to those of a different God
So
now we have some victims, on both sides of the world
But
it’s OK because we’re right, at least that is the word
So
have we learned a damn thing? Has this year been all in vain?
Sure
the people understand the need, the horror and the pain
But
do the politicians? Their words say that they do!
But
do their deeds and dealings bring help to me and you?
But
wait let’s talk remembrance for those that lost their lives
Let’s
mourn and wish and hope and pray that the day will soon arrive
When
we can all live side by side, in peace and harmony
Is
that too much to ask for? Not as far as I can see
“Death is nothing at all…I have only slipped away
into the next room. I am I and you are you… Whatever we were to each other
that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the
easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone; wear no forced
air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we
shared together. Play, smile, think of me,pray for me. Let my name be ever the
household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effort, without the
ghost of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it
ever was; there is absolute unbroken continuity. What is this death but a
negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am
waiting for you an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is
well.”
Written
by Canon Scott Holland (1847 – 1918)