Who'd-a-Thunk...

...that I was such a deep and insightful child!  Below are two poems I wrote, requested by Mom for a friend who is dying from cancer.  I completely - COMPLETELY - forgot I'd written one of them! 

enjoy.

“Parting Wisdom”

by Melinda Johnson
1993

I want to say something to all of you
Who have become a part
Of the fabric of my life:

The color and texture
Which you have brought into my being
Have become a song
And I want to sing it forever.

There is an energy within us that makes things happen
When the paths of others’ touch ours
And we have to be there
And let it happen.

When the time of our particular sunset comes
Our things, our accomplishments
Won’t matter a great deal.
It’s the clarity and care
With which we have loved others
That will speak with vitality
Of the great gifts we have given in life,
And the gifts we have been for each other.
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“You”

by Melinda Johnson
15 March 1995

You made a difference
In my life
And it cannot go unnoticed.
The way you came and touched my heart;
I must say “Thank you.”

You have taught me so much
Of what there is to learn,
I feel like I owe my life to you.
I just wish you could stay with me forever
And we will never be apart…

But everyone has their time on Earth,
So let us make the best of ours.
I hope you do, I know I will.

And after the clock has stopped,
You shall stay with me forever
For you entered my heart; my home
And you left your footprints on my floor,
And there they have stayed.