For Mon Cherie...

My sister and I share this love for words

And as today is her birthday...

these are for her...

Do you know mon Cherie..

Just how very dear you are to me?

Your laughter, your smile

Your great love for me....

Your charm, your wit and personality..

Your devotion to a big sister...

You are a blessing, you see.

I could not live without your love

You are one of God's greatest

gifts to me..sent from above...

So today..I do this in remembrance of you

Sending you my love.....

And wishing you Happy Birthday too...

I love you Mon Cherie.....

For my beloved sister...Cherie Wilkinson

V W Loveday October 13, 2001 ©

Touching Shoulders

There's a comforting thought at the close of the day

When I'm weary and lonely and sad;

That sort of grips hold of this poor old heart

And bids it be merry and glad.

It gets in my being, and drives out the blues

And finally thrills through and through,

It's just a sweet memory, that chants this refrain,

"I'm glad I touched shoulders with you."

Did you know you were brave?

Did you know you were strong?

Did you know there was one leaning hard?

Did you know that I waited, and listened and prayed?

And was cheered by your simplest word.

Did you know that I longed for the smile on your face?

For the sound of your voice ringing true,

Did you know I grew stronger and better because

"I had merely touched shoulders with you ".

I'm glad that I live, that I battle and strive,

For a place that I know I must fill;

I'm thankful for sorrows, I'll meet with a grin

What fortune may bring, good or ill;

I may not have wealth, I may not be great

But I know I will always be true,

For I have in my life, that courage you gave,

When once, "I touched shoulders with you!"

The author is believed to be: Lawrence Holtzberry, deceased

A Sister Is Forever

A sister is a sister forever,

A bond that diminishes never.

A friend who is kindly and caring,

A sibling God chooses for sharing.

Few ties are as deep and profound,

And with so much affection abound.

Though some thoughts are seldom expressed,

Love endures and survives the test.

Of the constants that rest in the heart,

A sister's a primary part.

She'll always be there when you need her,

You listen, you value, you heed her.

As growth, independence you ponder,

Your feelings grow deeper and fonder,

And life tells you one thing that's true,

A sister's a large part of you.

~Author Unknown~