A Quick Anthology by Katherine Cunningham (Me) - My Favorite Pieces

Don't You Remember?

I stay in your closet,

Have you forgotten me?

The time we spent together?

I was there, it was the most important day of your life

We went down the isle together, 

And you simply pass me by...

Don't you remember me?

We danced with him,

On the most important day of your life,

And you just go about your day...

Do you know how lonely I am?

You close the closet door.

Why have you forgotten me?

Day and night I sit here,

Sad and neglected.

Then, you open the closet door,

(You know that you should get to work)

You look around inside,

Your blue eyes fall on me,

My lace trim and white frills

(You are going to be late for work)

From the place I have sat and watched you

you carefully examine my white sequence

(You are late for work......BUT WHO CARES!)

You put me on and float about the room,

A bride once more!

You take the veil out of the closet, and put that on too

Young and beautiful bride,

You do remember!

Sister

She's the one you think you hate,

The one you fight with.

She's the one you love more than anything.

The one you trust in,

The one you confide in.

She's the one who stays up late with you

(Even though you know you shouldn't)

The one who knows how you feel,

The one who can almost read your thoughts

She's the one you cry for,

The one you hurt for

The one you defend

The one you protect.

She's the one who cries when you're gone

The one who misses you with all her heart

The one who wants you back

The one who wishes you were here

She knows you

She is the one you can always turn to

She is the one you can lean on

She believes in you

She loves you more than anything in this world

She is your God-given 

Sister

The Song of the Old Man

Many things I have seen

Many things I know

But God Almighty, the one I love

It's time to call me home

I've walked thro' fields of green

I've gazed at skies of blue

But now I know they would not be

If it weren't for you

I've watched a mother birth her child

The child I watched grow up

But many times she would not have lived

If your hand we had not kept

I saw birds fly overhead,

Streaking through the sky

And lying in the grass to watch

Was always you and I

But God I'm tired

I'm old and all alone,

And it would please me so much

If you'd let me come home

Life to the Fullest

I am a sinner

I am dead inside

My life has no meaning 

          except to please myself

What kind of life is this?

Taking  pleasure in all things

           empty

I have heard of one who would save me

Release me from my emptiness

Who is this person?

How can he free me from my bonds?

When I myself could not do so?

They have said that he can 

         move mountains

Someone so powerful must be able 

           to free me from my prison cell!

They told me that he is a great

            king,

How may I see him?

A king would not wander among

             my kind

I am not good enough to be freed by a king!

But they tell me that he is different,

That he holds the key to my 

            freedom

I need to see him!

To meet this powerful one!

They tell me that to meet him

I must admit it,

I am a sinner,

And not worthy of his 

          forgiveness

Then they give me a book

"This will help you to understand"

I open the cover

A young man dressed in white smiles at me 

           from the pages

He seems to see through me,

Into my soul

           but does not criticize it

He holds it and then asks for it

              softly

Surely this must be the great 

          King!

This one with such a gentle touch

He is the One!

I throw down my care and 

            surrender to him

I give him my soul,

and he holds it and caresses it

           lovingly

I am a sinner

But I have given my 

             soul to a king!

I tell all who might listen, 

            

            "I am free!"

Goodbye

I miss you more than they know,

Hated to see you go.

The thought of life,

Without your embrace

And seeing you face to face

Made me feel so alone

There is no dream without you

But I know all you said is true

I can trust the Word

That holds me firm

I will put my faith in you

That day was cold

You took my hand

And helped me understand

Your love is more powerful than distance

And within that great instance

You have reminded me

"I will be back someday"

Tears fall down my face

What is life without your embrace?

But the hope you have instilled within

Shows me of your grace

You broke the tomb of my mind

And I no longer need to hide

I am safe

Within your grace

'Cause I know you will come back someday

Sin

An infant, You cry alone in the darkness

Beckoning to anyone, anything

This world is not what was promised for you

There is no one to avenge your sould

Bereft of life, the land about you is nothing but 

A war zone

A child, you toddled through the landmines,

Growing up among the cherry pickers

Who do nothing but shoot at your feet

There is no one to light your path

But your soul cries out for a ray

Of sunshine

You have come to twin the world around you

Empty

The mire of everything you have become grips heavily at your feet

As you drag on, still searching for meaning;

A secretariat in this world full of hatred,

You run in circles that strangle you

So tightly

You have known nothing else,

Yet there must be more than this

Constant longing, pining for air

Starving for love.

You are forever trapped in this hell

Alone

Is there nothing more?

The Tree of Life

I am a servant

Here I was born

Here I remain

     to give life to those surrounding me

     to give strength to the one who gave me life

I drink of the light and return it to my creator

So strong

     stood firm before my time

     will stand after I am gone

So tall

     I cannot fathom the height of its pinnacle

So wide

     will never know the extent of its limbs

Though the wind blows 

I am safe

Though the rain and snow weigh me down

I am held fast

Until my time is done

And I return to the roots

     to dwell forever under its canopy

I am safe, I am free

Freedom

Flying through the wind,

Snow bursting forth from the colt's hooves

A gale streaming through my loose hair

     which mingles with the flowing main of my mount

No earth below us,

Only heaven around us

This is freedom

Golden Retriever

A golden tail sweeps gracefully in the grass

A background to the ever-cheerful face

Joy is apparent wherever the sparkling brown eyes dart,

And a happy bark is sung

When she sees her best friend round the corner

She begins to leap and spin in excitement

As her best friend draws nearer

Her excitement becomes soft and gentle 

When her best friend approaches

She waits patiently for the leash to be placed around her neck

Her full tail sweeps ever so more fast 

And she starts to pant hard

The excitement is too much for her

Then her best friend says one word,

"Come"

She leaps up joyfully,

     ready to follow wherever he will take her.