{"id":709,"date":"2015-09-19T01:12:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T06:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/?p=709"},"modified":"2015-09-19T01:12:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T06:12:26","slug":"anothers-burden-has-awakened-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poemsforpatti.com\/love\/2015\/09\/19\/anothers-burden-has-awakened-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Another’s Burden Has Awakened Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today another man touched my heart as I thought no other man could,<\/span><\/p>\n

His poor heart exposed for the world to see his pain if only they would,<\/span><\/p>\n

Though I’ve never been faced with this incredible burden that is his,<\/span><\/p>\n

I pray this night their prodigious bond will be even stronger than it is,<\/span><\/p>\n

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From our eyes tears have fallen as empathy envelops us for you,<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s so difficult to convey the deep feelings we found for you two,<\/span><\/p>\n

We know nothing of your journey but my belief is you’ve tried it all,<\/span><\/p>\n

I acknowledge your hearts and the journey taken before the final call,<\/span><\/p>\n

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That I have touched another through rhyme to bring a smile is beyond belief,<\/span><\/p>\n

I am so humbled and honored that my verse of love for Patti brought relief,<\/span><\/p>\n

The greatest honor given me comes at the cost of another couple’s pain,<\/span><\/p>\n

I pray, I do, that God will find mercy and that more time is given to remain,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Death has come to me four times and I found heaven in three of four,<\/span><\/p>\n

Fear not death for peace of soul is found, the love I feel I felt even more,<\/span><\/p>\n

As tears flowed from her beautiful eyes I prayed that for her I may return,<\/span><\/p>\n

Through her heart I returned and every ounce of anguish I would learn,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Once I was rescued by our Lord because of prayer’s absence I fell,<\/span><\/p>\n

I believe my failure to speak of heaven’s journey is the story I must tell,<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet I wonder of heaven as in her arms I lay and I look deep in her eyes,<\/span><\/p>\n

Heaven must be of her so in some form she must await in heaven’s skies,<\/span><\/p>\n

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By His hand the world was born and the stars placed that we may dream,<\/span><\/p>\n

Deeply I look into her eyes as I wonder if she makes me better than I seem,<\/span><\/p>\n

My faith was reborn of her as when all felt lost she appeared in some way,<\/span><\/p>\n

Each time desperation brought despair a miracle of some form came in play,<\/span><\/p>\n

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The man I am is not the man that began our journey of love together,<\/span><\/p>\n

From pain of heart comes love’s growth when found it is much better,<\/span><\/p>\n

The man I was had a need to feel good about myself when charity came,<\/span><\/p>\n

Congestive heart failure thrice diagnosed was cured when true giving came,<\/span><\/p>\n

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I must pray more, it’s so true, as I’ve become complacent since afterlife is sure,<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s odd to say, I admit, I can’t explain the reasons for each miraculous cure,<\/span><\/p>\n

It must be for her that I’m here as she has prayed I remain within her hold,<\/span><\/p>\n

And I, I pray to remain with her forever as she is my eternal piece of gold,<\/span><\/p>\n

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As the night comes I will escape to a world of dreams while awake,<\/span><\/p>\n

My due will come, I fear, as I prepare desperately before heaven’s take,<\/span><\/p>\n

As I pray the concern I feel is comforted somehow in that all is okay,<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps we elders of love know the nights come so quickly each day,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Though the loss is tremendous of the heart reuniting of souls comes soon,<\/span><\/p>\n

I will always be near her heart to remind her of the vows taken in Kiltoon,<\/span><\/p>\n

Whispers in the wind will carry my love and the howling wind my battle call,<\/span><\/p>\n

She will hold my pillow tight as she smells my smell and take comfort in it all,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Somehow love finds a way to comfort those left behind as day turns to night,<\/span><\/p>\n

But still I remain and tonight in love’s aura by just her touch my heart will take flight,<\/span><\/p>\n

Those that love know obstacles come to test the heart but through her we find a way,<\/span><\/p>\n

And tonight I will remember how her love kept me alive when war took me away.<\/span><\/p>\n

The end. By Pat<\/span><\/p>\n

For Patti and her great empathy for those that love.\u00a0 I love you Patti.<\/span><\/p>\n

May God bless those with burdens.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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