catherine's daughter

Please be gentle with me for I am grieving…
the sea I swim in is a lonely one
and the shore seems miles away…

Waves of despair numb my soul
as I struggle through each day…
My heart is heavy with sorrow…

I want to shout and scream and repeatedly ask “WHY”...
At times my grief overwhelms me and I weep bitterly..

So great is my loss…

Please don’t turn away from me
or tell me to move on with my life…
I must embrace my pain before I can heal…

Companion me through my tears…
sit with me in loving silence…
honor me where I am on this journey…

Don’t forget me or my child…
Listen patiently to my story…
I may need to tell it over and over again…
It’s how I begin to grasp the enormity of my loss…

Nurture me though the weeks and months ahead…
Forgive me when I am distant or inconsolable…
A Small flame still burns inside my heart…

Memories trigger both laughter and tears…
There is no right or wrong way to grieve…

We each must find our own paths…
but… please will you walk beside me?

Thank you Lord, for all that I learn from my brokenness…
and for the courage it takes to live with my pain…
and for the strength it has taken to stay on shore…

©1999 Jill B. Englar
rewritten with permission of the author

In The Mood, sung by Robert Plant

I’m in the mood for a melody
I’m in the mood for a melody I’m in the mood

I’m in the mood for a melody
I’m in the mood for a melody I’m in the mood

I’m in the mood for a melody
I’m in the mood for a melody I’m in the mood

I can make you dance I can make you sing
I can make you dance I can make you sing
If you want me to

Oh I can make you dance I can make you sing
I can make you dance I can make you sing
If you want me to

Oh I can make you dance I can make you sing
I can make you dance I can make you sing if you want me to

And your little song that you wanna sing
A little song that you wanna sing sung in lieu

Here’s a little song that you wanna sing
A little song that you wanna sing some of you

A little song that you wanna sing
A little song that you wanna sing happy or blue

I’m in the mood, I’m in the mood, I’m in the mood

Why’d I end up doing it doin’ it doing it
Do anything that you want me for if you want me to

Do it right gonna do it right
Cause a matter of fact it’ll turn out to be strong
If you want me to if you want me to
Oh if you want me to if you want me to if you want me to

Hope you don’t mind TG … but it is better late than never!!