Gone a year...

Uncle Pete, I can't believe its been a year since you've been gone. I can't find the words to express how much I miss you. Love Always


Courageous Warriors

Life sometimes finds us in a battle.
A battle we can't seem to win.
And there are oh so many warriors who
gather their strength from deep within.

Cancer is one of those furious battles
that claims lives day by day.
There are no rule books to follow here.
Cancer doesn't know fair play.

It comes into the life of a child or an adult.
And leaves no place to run & hide.
It reaches out to touch the body we live in.
But it can't touch the soul inside.

For there are many courageous warriors
who refuse to give up their fight.
They seem to find courage from others.
Love carries them in their plight.

If you want to meet some of these warriors,
take a walk down the halls where they live.
Look at their eyes & their courageous smile.
You'll see how much life they have to give.

And at times ... oh too many times,
the battle slowly comes to an end.
The destruction it leaves in too many lives
is oh so hard for us to comprehend.

But one day this battle will be history;
For many warriors gave it their all.
And fought the battle with courage & love.
Standing right back up when they fall.

So, maybe this battle will end, my friend,
in this lifetime in which we live.
For cancer takes & takes too many lives.
We just don't have anymore to give.

So when you see the face of a brave warrior,
especially if that warrior is a child;
Oh there's so much love for the children,
that surely it must just run wild.

Share some of it with those around you.
And give the support to those in need.
Together we can take a warrior by the hand,
and kill cancer's seed in which it feeds.

Even if we can gain control of the battle,
we will still have paid a high cost.
For there were young warriors & old warriors.
And one too many warriors we lost.

I know their fight and how difficult it is.
I wear my armor of faith each day.
But when I see the little ones come into battle ...
Their strength takes my breath away.


~Author~
Kaye Des'Ormeaux