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White Angels, Glowing Lamps

White Angels, Glowing Lamps

When the wind blows, 
down from the great north, 
it brings a mighty frost. 
Do not be afraid. 
Just because something, 
makes you tremble, 
does not give it the right…
to win. 

Stand tall, all who guard the gate. 
Do not look away. 
The past is coming to call. 
It is trying to get back what it has lost. 
It is trying to take back what you will not give. 
Do not let it, do not let it live again. 

You, I, me, we…
climbed out, 
climbed off , 
this far from the top step…
of deaths door. 
An angel in the night, 
saved…
Sirens 
and people, 
names and faces, 
now forgotten. 
bags of cut up clothes…
thrown away. 
Yet the one… the one that prayed. 

White hospitals, 
full of needles, 
Clean, fresh sheets. 
A dirty and sad heart, 
given a second chance, 
by a stranger, 
a man on the street. 

Someone. 
that took a moment, 
to make sure, 
You, I, me, we 
were still alive.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Mtonga Avatar
December 28, 2019 at 12:57 PM
This is a beautiful well articulated poem. Awesome piece of writing.
Foster Avatar
December 28, 2019 at 1:14 PM
Thank you kindly friend. Blessings on your day. God give you a truly safe and happy New Year. Ann
Shaw Avatar
December 7, 2019 at 7:13 PM
Blessed with an angel, we are, and that angel is you . . . : )
Foster Avatar
December 7, 2019 at 8:17 PM
You are beyond kind my friend. Blessings on your Christmas. May the Lord give you a truly wonderful New Year... Ann
Rodrigues Avatar
December 7, 2019 at 4:56 AM
Much emotion as I read this one.
Rodrigues Avatar
December 7, 2019 at 12:51 PM
Hugs...sidestepping elves ;)
Foster Avatar
December 7, 2019 at 11:06 AM
You are ever so kind... hugs... careful... elves are loose... hehe... Ann
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