Each of us is as beautiful as a pane of stained glass We are fragile And often feel like a jumble of colored glass shapes Sometimes it seems impossible to make these pieces of glass Resemble a thing of beauty
It takes too much energy We feel helpless to know which pieces fit where We are lost when it comes to creating our own beauty But isn't it wonderful to know it can be done
When I came to you My tiny pieces of glass were jumbled I carried them around in a brown paper sack Ashamed of what they represented And afraid they could never be put back together
As I near the end of my first clean months I take with me the beginnings of a new stained glass picture It uses the same colored shapes I'm just learning to create a new image
I'm still afraid I won't have the patience Or skills to complete my picture But I carry with me The fragile faith that I can do it
I thank each of you here, my new family and friends For the part you played in restoring my hope and desire to live tomorrow So when you look at any stained glass window Look with hope And the faith that you, too, are a thing of value and beauty
~tasha~
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I dig deep to plant The ground is dry I plant alone Pour scant water Press down the earth, watched only by birds, Grey sky.
I will wait Through vacant winter Listen for your voice Naked sticks scrape in the wind Hung with brittle ice There is some color, red Wind-chafed skin
But I believe in spring In April's sweet showers That pierce the drought of March deep to the root Unfurling leaves kissed open by the sun, Unmitigated tenderness unbruised.
~tasha~
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I was once told only in dreams Do dreams come true. But I'm to tell, here and now, Your dreams are up to you. Like "The Rose", we may pass through life "Not Understood". And maybe we won't make all the friends we should. But always treasure what you have and in the mirror what you see, Then strive to get all you can and be all that you may be. On the rocky roads of life, you must be strong to fall apart. But, I tell you from my soul to keep Faith, Hope, and Heart.
~tasha~
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Could live -- did live -- Could die -- did die -- Could smile upon the whole Through faith in one he met not, To introduce his soul. Could go from scene familiar To an untraversed spot -- Could contemplate the journey With unpuzzled heart --
Such trust had one among us, Among us not today -- We who saw the launching Never sailed the Bay!
