Tell them you love them

Missing Debbie

Nineteen years ago I cried,

Twisted, heart and soul inside,

A little piece of me had died,

Cancer, the fiend came and took you away,

Leukemia the monster had won the day,

I thought of when we were so young,

When our voices rose and we sung,

Together in harmony and play,

Sisters we would always stay,

Even death couldn’t take that away.

The sky was dark the wind was cold,

My dress blue flowers for you to behold,

You said you hated black for wakes,

And I thought wear red for Pete's sakes,

But no red could be found so your favourite blue,

I wore in a dress flowered and new.

I couldn’t get warm the chilly breath,

Touched me deep inside of death,

My heart felt broken in tiny pieces,

That my children your nieces,

Wouldn’t know you as I did,well,

And still I wailed at the new hell,

I found myself in missing you,

Wanting to call, talk to you.

Just once more to say I loved you sis,

That you would always be missed,

There’s always a missing part.

A whole left in our hearts.

Nineteen years later hasn’t eased the pain,

Though people our family has gained.

We still feel the empty spot.

Where you will always remain,

Missing Debbie in our hearts and minds,

Only in her children and grandchildren do we find,

A little piece of her we can retrieve,

Remembrances of her can we weave,

So they can know her too,

And she can live on it in what we do.

© Sheilagh Lee   March 29, 2012  

Angels Amongst Us

Angels amongst us shining bright

Blocking out the darkness’ light

Bringing hope and goodness near

Give us just a little cheer

When darkness threatens to block out

All hope a lifeline is thrown

A single seed is planted and sown

To pull us back from life’s precipice

And lead us from that black abyss

The sinking hole of depression

That lets positivity win

© Sheilagh Lee   February 7, 2012

Betrayal

Betrayal of body,
Betrayal of mind,
Shut down,
Reboot and continue,
I go on,
Immune system betrayal,
Alone and tired,
Of fighting a battle,
No one understands,
The body wins,
Lost in pity,
I reboot my feelings,
Immune system gone haywire,
Be damned, I will win,
And go on forgetting to be different,
Forgetting the pain, 
Forgetting that others, 
Live free of pain,smile and forget,
I will feel well again if only for a moment,
Lost in joy and interactions with people,
Positive, as I live free in denial,
It works all the same,
I'm happy to be me.


© Sheilagh Lee January 23,2012

Three Word Wednesday Post:

Demolish; verb: Pull or knock down; comprehensively refute; overwhelmingly defeat (informal); eat up food, rapidly (humorous). 

Resolution; noun: A firm decision to do or not to do something; a formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body, committee, or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote; the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.

Transform; verb: Make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of; undergo such a change. 


As I stare at the goodies of Christmas
I make a resolution to transform
This older body and not eat as much
But still it beckons me
So I hide it in the cupboards
And tell family go ahead demolish
So there's less of me
To have to transform 
And more of them?


© Sheilagh Lee December 28 2011

Happy Hanukkah

© Sheilagh Lee December 20, 2011

Christmas is Calling

Christmas calls me ever near

I listen closely it is so dear

The smiles I see upon sweet faces

The tapping of the feet in places

As the music swells within their hearts

And compassion and generosity starts

To overcome those who listen to its call

And as family draws near to celebrate

Remembering Christmas’ past and contemplate

The memories they are making this year

That is what draws in my joy now here

To enjoy the season and the Christmas Day

With loved seldom seen now at play

Just enjoying their company

And how lucky I am to be

Celebrating Christmas.

© Sheilagh Lee December 10,2011

Poem: I ℬεℓḯ℮√ε in Santa *<[:{)

Santa dear Santa

You wonderful man

Can there be anyone better

To help out those who need

And motivate those who can

Santa you bring such cheer

Into our lives, such joy

Is it any wonder we love you

You wonderful man

But behind every great man

Is a even greater woman

Motivating supporting and doing

Her part and more to help

And making him look good

So Clara, or whatever your name thank-you dear

We can't forget you never you fear

You do so much behind the scenes

That there is not so much as endless streams

Of goodwill and happiness from his visit.

I believe in Mrs. and Mr. *<[:{)

Author: © Sheilagh Lee

All rights reserved December 18,2010

For Mom Happy 82nd Birthday

Mom it doesn't seem so long ago

I had to say goodbye

Although as the years have gone bye

I still find I cry

I miss your loving smile

And your warm embrace

The changing expressions on your face

I miss your encouragement

Your steadfast love and you always being there

Somehow it doesn’t seem fair

That you are not there

To see your grandchildren

Succeed and grow into adults

To see me finally succeed in writing my books

But I know you’re there in heaven

Though it’s been ten long years without you

That you watch over us and look in a time or two

And still whisper encouragement that we know is from you.

So today on what would have been your birthday

I want to wish you peace and joy and say

Thanks Mom for being there all the days

I had you were the best all good

Because you loved your children

And showed us each and everyday

How lucky we were to have you to stay

And show us the way to be the people we are today.

Thanks Mom I'll always love you.

And miss you Happy Birthday

©Sheilagh Lee  November 15 ,2011



Though ten long years
Since last I saw your face
I do not forget you
Nor do I weep
But rejoice in the time we spent
The things we shared 
And smile at memories
That keep you always with me.
©Sheilagh Lee  November 15 ,2011

Remembrance Day Poem

Young men eager to start an adventure

As they face their greatest fear

To leave kith and kin without censure

To fight the greatest foe

Off to the front, the war they go

The young and the older leave their families,

Going to foreign lands, they take their leaves,

Women volunteered and were put behind the scenes

To bandage the weary troops and keep the papers forwarded

With the orders down the line, and to keep the troops boarded

They stepped up those valiant women with none rewarded

The men the battle waged, battling falling in foreign land

Some in lonely countryside, some in Dieppe’s watery sand

Their youth, the strength given for their country

So we can have freedom to live and breathe and see

A world of peace and feel that we are free

To speak our minds and raise our families

They gave their lives their body and mind

To save our country, to give us time to find

Our place in the world without oppression

To save us from someone else obsession

Who wanted to control the world and control thought

So our troops volunteered and so valiantly fought

Giving to us their country the peace we sought

We thank them for their sacrifice                             

Though it barely does suffice

We thank them for the time they gave

We thank them for the lives they save

We thank them truly, for the battles fought

The battles won, for the peace we sought

We remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Though our thanks barely suffice

And those that come home broken

We give to all of you this token

Of our love and remembrance

For every day that is hence

We will remember and celebrate your life

We remember how you had such strife

To give us freedom and peace

To let the hostilities cease.

Thank-you is all I can say

Thank you each and every day.

We shall not forget.

Though the sunset

We shall always remember

Each and every day

And not only in November

Of the role you played

And the sacrifices you made

Our memories will never fade.

©Sheilagh Lee  November 6 ,2011