From the Heart and Mind: A Touch of Healing Written in Rhyme

By Jessica Crane

The book is a compilation of poems written to help others deal with the hardships in life. The author has used her personal hardships and good times to help others through their hard times through personal rhymes. The author's faith in God is shown throughout the

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pen House LLC
• Release date: May 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781951961459

Jessica Crane

Jessica Crane is a single mother of four children who believes in God’s grace and love. Despite the challenges they have all endured as a family, Jessica is proud of her children who are all great students and athletes. Jessica has been writing poetry since high school. This is her first published collection.

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The Cost

Why does life seem so vulnerable after one is lost?

Is it because up to this point we never viewed the cost?

The cost of a friend or a loved one who is so dear.

Now we focus on the things we seem to truly fear.

What will you miss the most when that someone is gone?

What was it that you laid your relationship on?

You might find you missed, the sound of their voice, or something they would say.

Maybe it is the little things, like the way they acted on that last free day.

Don’t wait until it is too late to see how precious people in your life actually are.

For if you wait, you may only be able to talk to them while gazing up at a star.

Life is far shorter than anyone could imagine it will ever be.

If you waste your time, then one day you may regrettably see.

Embrace those you cherish each, and every priceless day.

Don’t hide from them the important things you always wanted to say.

Or, one day you too could wind up regretful just like me.

Lingering on all the things you never told them that you did see.

Maybe, you didn’t tell them you cherished the special person they were to you.

How many other things will you find out you held on to?

Seize the day, and tell them what is on your heart and mind.

You may be amazed at the peace and joy that both of you will find.

The Soldier

Have you ever wondered why soldiers do what they do?

Why would they choose, to lay their lives down for people like me, and you?

Do they have a hero complex, or a void they need to fill?

Most of the time the answer is no. They are just people who are real.

As we all know their pay is anything, but too high.

They never seem to ask us the menial question, of Why?

Why should they fight in a war, and not come home as a hero?

Why should they lay their lives down, and be treated like a zero?

After all a pro football player makes far more than he.

But, the price he pays, so many of us do not choose to see.

For after war and after the fighting, he is the one who cannot sleep.

Yet, arrogantly we happily, lay back, and start to count sheep.

The others in his battalion that lost their lives never leave his mind.

And only two or three times a year, in our minds, him we may find.

Please remember these soldiers each and every day.

They are the ones who give you freedom, and a chance to play.

You have this wonderful life because of the job they chose to do.

All along the way they kept people in mind just like you.

So give them the respect, and admiration they so greatly deserve.

Especially if you were one who didn’t have the chance, or chose not to serve.

Your Strength

In the midst of all the hurt and pain,

In the fear of your trials and the rain,

You forgot who you were deep down inside.

And you lost all sight of hope, and pride.

Will you be able to last another day?

Or will the emptiness just linger, and stay?

Take a step back, and look at what you have made it through.

How could these little things, make you feel so blue?

Remember the strength you hold in your heart.

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