Journey of the Soul: A collection of Verse

By Cathy Wagner

Journey of the Soul

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tablo Publishing
• Release date: Nov 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9781922355331

Book preview

FRIENDSHIP

Life has friends who come and go

Some we love or we just know

We find them through school and places we are

And each one leaves a little scar

But those we meet at work we find

Are those with whom we spend most time

The see us in our rawest form

And pick us up and we're forlorn

So as you leave this group today

Remember with love those who helped along the way

And think of them fondly as you recall

But enjoy this next stage of life most of all.

EMILY

I heard a story, just today

About a girl who's sick.

I heard she has a tumour

Quite near her brain I think.

She's needing chemotherapy

And yet she's only four,

It's not just those who suffer

Are only all the poor.

This little girl, dear Emily

Suffering alone

A rare cancer they have found,

And yet she's not alone.

You see she has an army

Of friends right by her side

It's not just her parents

Who pray or know her well.

You see this army of Emily's

They're diligent prayers as well.

And so we, altogether

Will pray you for Emily.

Each night and day and as long as it takes.

To ensure that you become well.

SALTWATER

Soothing, supporting,

Steady sounds

Luring you into a web

Of blue and creamy swirls.

You wander in,

You're captured.

Helpless to  resist,

Heart starting, invigorating

You succumb to its sting.

Floating, wandering,

Mind numbing,

Senses reacting,

Sun burning.

Leaving.

Saltwater.

BALANCE

I sit, I listen, I breathe,

I watch with ease.

Water flowing

Breath blowing,

Leaves falling

Birds gliding.

Time stands still,

Until

Work begins.

Typing, studying, stressing,

Until

I'm back

Where I belong.

I sit,

In the quiet

Of darkness,

And realise

It's about balance.

Today was just another day and yet it then became

A day that changed my whole life

Would never be the same

And my whole world turned upside down, would never be the same

The day that you walked out on me were lessons learner too late.

You told me there was someone else, you didn't love me anymore

You could have thrown me of the cliff, as you walked out the door.

And then you just turned around and never did return

Until the letter in the mail told me you were gone.

I found it then, it was too late, read not for love you'd left

But rather read the cancer that would leave you so bereft.

You never wanted to hurt me and couldn't face the truth

And so you made that story up that kicked me like a boot.

The day that you walked out on me my world it feel apart

But when they sent