Poem: Wish We Could Start Again

3/11/13


Wish we could start again
    ©Kerrie O’Hearn Marquart

I sometimes wish that we could start again
Like when we were young way back when
When lovin’ you was all I ever needed,
You lovin’ me was all you ever needed.

Hand in hand we’d walk a sunny trail
Just lovin’ life and knowing we’d never fail
At love, at life, at anything, we two
As long as we had each other, never blue.

We looked forward to a life that was so rare
So much in love in storms we never cared,
Nothin’ could be wrong when we were two, honey
How blessed I was when God gave me you!

Now I am alone and sometimes blue
But your memory warms my heart ever true
I never thought I would have to walk alone, honey
But still, I wish I could start again with you....

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New Poems and old ones

Sophia b. 1/28/2013 @ 2:30pm
8 lbs. 21"L

Hello Sofiah, you lovely great Granddaughter!
What a blessing is your arrival has been!
So happy I am here to see you and then
I think of Great Grandpa Bill and the love
   He also would send
    to you darling baby girl.

Your Mommy and Daddy are so proud
And first time Grandma Barb squealed aloud
At the thrill of seeing you for the first time
I love you Sofiah, great granddaughter of mine.

© Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart February 2013
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Rain Drops
©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Raindrops softly falling on the thirsty summer rose
Blades of grass are green, wherever they grow
A quiet peace comes over my little kingdom here
Trusting in the Lord, there is nothing that I fear.
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11/24 10  Good night sky
                    ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart
Good night burning embers in the sky
Good night Mallards floating by.
Good night silhouetted trees against the sky
Good night to all the birds that fly
Silently above the clouds to find
Their roosting place that would be kind
Until the morning light.


ll/25/10  GIVING THANKS
                   ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

When first I fold my hands in prayer
All those far away are present here
If not in sight, but in my heart
God unites us in every part
Together at end of day.

Another Thanksgiving memory with family
A gift from God to me
I will look back on this day and smile
At what was your way to make me laugh
   as in time past.

The warmth of the candles, the oven and love
Filling the kitchen, my heart and some
Left over to spill on days ahead.
I will remember all as I break my bread
On ordinary days.

All god's love from up above
As the Egret flies and Mallards come
Visiting the pond bank in Autumn sun
Gracing my world with the Holy One
Thanking you for every tiny thing
You have ever given to me.
Without You, Lord, where would I be?
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Such Beauty 8-29-10
    by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart 

Thank you God for humming birds
And all of your creatures dear
We are very blessed to have them
Around us all so near.

Thank you for all the creatures
Who bless our humble space
Each time we gaze upon their beauty, 
We catch a glimpse of 
Your beautiful face.
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LITTLE GIFTS FROM THEE
        by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

A lovely flower he brought to me
And I treasured it as you can see
I put it where I spend my time
And now I see it all the time.

He always thinks of things to brighten my day
Though he is not well but still I pray
Every day for a miracle to come
And heal my beloved, my dearest one.

We treasure each moment given to us
And he bears the burdens without a fuss
Though pain is often his companion now
His love never ceases to overflow
   And cover me...
August 27, 2010
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SUMMER RAIN 7/9/10
     by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

How I love the summer rain
The sound of droplets on windowpane,
The silver splashes upon the lake
And thirsty plants-a drink they take
The grass looks greener than before
When last I stepped outside my door.

Ah Summer rain! I love the peace,
A quiet time to write a poetry piece
Or curl up with a lovely book
With kitty in a cozy nook.
And all the housework I forsook
For a lovely summer rain!
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A BLUE BIRD CALL    6/21/10
    By Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

A tiny body needing food
  A weary Mama understood
A fluttering of a baby's wings
  Bring Mama holding nourishing things
To please her darling baby.
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DRAGONFLY
     - Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Upon fairy's wings I fly
And all the pleasures I derive
Are from floating in a gentle breeze
That carries me from Lake to trees 
   and ever, ever upward.

Hovering over the lake I spy
A large Mouth Bass that has me in his eye,
But just as he decides to strike
I lift myself from his sight
On my trusty fairy wings!
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8/11/2000   AN EVENING PRAYER
                        by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

The Lord is my Nightlight...

Lord, bless my head down to my feet
As now I lay me down to sleep.
Fill my dreams with spiritual things
And fill my heart with love
That only knowing You brings
  ~because of Your saving Grace.

I sometimes forget to call Your name 
Or reach to touch Your mighty hand
But I know You know my wants and needs
   Without me even speaking!

Hold me in the palm of Your great hand
Let my sleeping head be cradled there
And when I wake, please keep your hand at my back
To keep me upright in your path.
   Thank you Lord, my "Night Light".
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A New Beginning

A Quiet New Year's Eve...
    ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart 1/1/2013

Last New Year's Eve I woke you up
When midnight rang the New Year in.
We softly kissed as we always did
And prayed for a miracle once again.

No midnight kiss, no loving Bill,
No miracle did our Lord fulfill.
My first New Year's Eve without you.

I miss you so, holidays have been empty
  Without your love and wonderful smiles.
And my smiles are certainly few
  As I face another year without you.

I do have wonderful memories
  of all the things that made us one
I know you are in heaven now
  With the Father and the holy Son.

I pray I told you often enough
  How much I loved and appreciated
Your warmth, your love, your kisses and such
  That still warm my heart so very much.

But God has given me hope and strength
  That I never imagined I had
And yes, I know I will live on 
  Even though I lost the best friend and love
I ever had~
  YOU.

Praying for the families of the children who lost their lives so needlessly just before Christmas.
Poem written after the shooting deaths of the children in Connecticut:

After the Storm....
       by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Wiping the tears from a cheek
   We embark upon another week
Knowing not what the days will bring, 
   And still...within my heart I sing
   The Carols of my childhood.

A blessed Babe born to us so long ago
  Who lived and died because He loved us   so,
And we sing Christmas Carols in His memory
  So we will never forget when Love first started
For you and for me....
        in a lowly manger.

FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU...

My first Christmas without you my darling Bill. ♥

Young Love, Our Love
    by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Remember when first we met
That just feeling your fingers
Entwined in mine gave us a
Feeling of Heaven sent?

The warmth of your kiss
In the shadow of a tree
As we walked hand in hand
And no one could see.

How lucky I felt that you chose me,
How blessed I felt God gave you to me.
A lasting love so sweet, so fine,
Nothing could part us save an act divine
  The day God took your hand from mine.

I pray someday I will hold your hand again,
In Heaven, if God will let me in.
I miss you so much on this Christmas Day
Ever since God took you away
  To live with Him forever.
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I love you Bill.                                12-25-2012

Going back in time in my Poetry

Spring of 1989

Hummingbird
       by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

The hummingbird outside 
Rests not in flight to feed.
His little, fairy wings
Just labor through the deed.

One last trip ends at dusk
A last sip for the road
Then off he darts, I know not where
Past the crickets and the toad.
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THE BOBWHITE
     ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Bobwhite, he calls at daybreak
What a lovely greeting for the day!
He makes me smile to hear the call
As I start along my way.

"Bob-white?" he questions,
As another answers from afar
And I catch a glimpse of little running feet
As a family runs through the yard.
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ONE COMFORTING PLACE
      by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart
          (Written in the 1980's)

There is but one comforting place 
In all of God's earth -
It's in the arms of Jesus
That a man discovers his worth.
It matters not what riches
We may attain in life
For in the end, for all its worth
It is not as important as the widow's mite!

So give to the Lord his due
In time, prayer and treasure
And in return He will give you 
Blessings without measure.
Did He not already give to you
His only precious Son?
He will never be satisfied, nor will you
Until your heart and soul He has won.
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GOD REACHED DOWN
        by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Whenever I walked in shadow
Whenever I was sad
God reached down and pulled me up, 
He reminded me that I already have
the very best He had.

I already have Jesus to love and comfort me
Oh how glad I am that God gave His son 
For you and yes, for me.
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Written August 4, 1997 remembering the little house on Logan
Street in Auburn, NY....

SHADOWS ON THE WALL
   by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Among the shadows on the wall,
I see a figure thin and tall
Reflected from a flame so small
   In a little Kerosene heater.

Brother Joe and I would sit
As close as the heat would permit
  burning broom straws
Poked through the decorative holes
And sometimes sing old songs.

The best designs were always dancing
On the ceiling overhead
And precious little heat
Ever reached our cold, cold beds.

But the light from the little stove
Was none the less inviting and warm
And the little Kerosene heater
Got us through many a winter's storm.
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THE LORD HEARS MY PRAYERS
       by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

The Lord hears my prayers.
He heals my heart, quiets my mind.
He is here with me always, in my heart, 
In my mind, even in the seat beside me
When I drive.

When I am down, He pulls me up.
When I am sad, He makes me Glad with joy.
He softens life's blows, dulls the pains,
He enriches me spiritually, restores my soul.
God is so good, God is The Great "I AM."

The Lord is the music of my soul
The laughter in my dreams,
The mender of me,
The greatest friend I'll ever have
He accepts me "Just As I Am".
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Written 8/04/97
(Reminiscing about living in an Apartment 
  as a teen with my parents.)

DREAMS DO COME TRUE
   by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

From the window on the third floor
Above the steamy pavement
Where exhaust from many autos
Wafts up and up from far below
A girl stands watching and dreaming
As life passes by...

Across the street is France Atlantic Station
And beyond the High School yard
Where there is a patch of green
The only lawn to be found
And the girl dreams of country fields,
Where the only sounds around are bees....

There's such a longing to be free,
Such a yearning to find the "me"
Within her sad and lonely heart
Where all the dreams began their start.

And she prays to God above
To help her find that one true love
And he answered.....and gave her ♥BILL♥.

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Bill carved this plaque for me from a saying we had read.  Each word is cut separately on the scroll saw and then glued on the wooden plaque.  I could not believe how even when ill he could cut such tiny delicate things despite his shaking hands....Made with pure love....

My poetic heart to yours...

Another Christmas

Christmas 2010

Another Christmas

           ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

Another Christmas is rolling around

My first Christmas without you.

All through the house, there is no sound

   Of reminiscing and laughter with you.

Sometimes, I hear you call my name

As if everything would be the same

   As it was before God took you.

I have your memories I own

But without your warm touch

   All are as cold as stone.

I'll keep you deep within my heart

Even though death, did us part

Until I join with you

When my life, too, is through.

At Daughter Christine's house Dec. 21st 2011