Two New Poems...

 SAGE
   BY Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart


Another Smile is gone
I lost a four-pawed friend you see
Goodbye Sage, you dear old girl
No more will you pass by my door.


And though I know you are now free of pain
I will miss your joyful wagging tail
Whenever you greeted me without fail
With your joyful canine heart.


Sage was a neighbor's aging Cocker Spaniel.  She was beautiful and so sweet.
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MISSING BILL
           by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart


So here I am alone again
But remembering when
We two enjoyed watching, 
"Dancing with the Stars"
And picking out our choice to win.


And when the season came to a close
What would we watch now?
We always wanted to know
Even though we knew it would be re-runs.


It  sure is lonely without you Bill.  
People say It will get better
But I know it never will.
I miss everything about you, 
Every moment shared when we were two.


There is a hole in my heart
That none but God can fill
Now that you are gone, 
My wonderful Bill....

The sign over the shed Door that I drew and Bill cut out with the scroll saw.

ONE MAN AND A SAW

All is silent now.  No saw is humming that happy tune, the sound of creating.

THE EMPTY CHAIRS....

The Empty Chairs...

       ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

I look out at the empty chair

And remember when you sat there

Surveying our little kingdom.

I remember it was just last Spring

When we made the spot

That made our hearts sing

As we sat there by the water.

And memories of you fill the space

For I have memorized your face

Smiling in the sun

As we often sat as one...

  in chairs by the little lake.

Thanking God for memories

That fill my heart with reverie

As I picture you still here with me.

Remembering...

Missing you....
     ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart 


I love you Bill, my shining star
In Heaven you are very far
From earthly things and me.


And though you walk now on 
   Heaven's shore,
I still mourn because no more,
Can I feel the warmth of you.


My heartache will never end
If my days be short or long
Always the days I will spend
Longing to be with you.


I've never known a pain so great
Than when I lost you, my loving mate...
  of 52 wonderful years.


A fire still burns within my heart
You will forever be a part 
  of all that is within me.


Tears cannot put out the flame
As I know you loved me the same,
And even death cannot part us.


I long for kisses I cannot feel
When you were here and so real
Never did you give up the fight
When illness took away the light
That always shone within you.


Heaven has an Angel bright
Who will lighten up the darkest night
Pure love shines from afar
Your goodness assures me where you are
   With Jesus and the Father.


I could never express in words so small
How much I loved you all
 the days of my life and more.
I will love you for eternity
And pray that someday I will be
United again with you I plea.
  As forever you will be a part of me.
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Written 2-17-12

My Bill

My Bill
    ©Kerrie O’Hearn Marquart


The house is empty
The tools are still
Life on earth has stopped 
For my Sweet Bill.


The silence in the hall and rooms
Is deafening as about it looms
Now that half of me is gone.


The pillow where you lay your head
Is empty now as I had always dread,
And I still tell you how much I love you.


The Egret still flies
The birds still sing
But they no more bring Joy
Now that you are gone
I feel the sting
Of life going on without you.


Thank you for the happy years
Every prayer you said, 
Brought joy to my ears, 
As you prayed for both of us
To have a long and happy life.


My tears are flowing 
My heart wants to burst
I’ve lost my love
That I loved first
At the very moment our eyes met.


Love at first sight
Love at last.
All I have are the memories
52 years of great harmony
When we both lived as one.


I LOVE YOU BILL ♥ 2/1/2012

My Sweet William has passed....

Bill lost the battle on Thursday, January 26th at 5:15 p.m.  He held my hand until the last breath.  It was the worst thing I have ever had to witness in my whole life and I was so at peace when Jesus took him home.  I cannot praise Hospice enough for their love and support the last 3 days as they helped to ease his pain and my emotions.  I did not let him out of my sight until he left the house.  Half of me is gone, together we were the whole.  I will write a poem but it is too painful for me right now.  The Memorial Service is tomorrow and I will be glad when it is done...  I still feel his love and warmth surrounding me with love and I know it will be harder as time goes by but he gave me and our family the most wonderful years of our lives.  Our 52nd Anniversary would have been on February 27th.  I weep....


Love, Kerrie

Losing the Battle...

Losing the Battle

    ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

My heart is aching as you are losing the battle 
to a horrible thing called cancer.
I cannot begin to say how much I hurt for you,
Seven long years there has not been an answer.


This is not how we pictured life would be
As we grew older as you can see.  
I love you now as I loved you then 
When you were Prince among men.


God has blessed us with 52 years
All happy ones despite our fears
  of what our life would bring.
But our love never failed,
Two strong to be broken,
As through this path we have sailed
   And time is now grown short....


I remember the tall boy so handsome and tan
And you still are that person to me in my heart
And we are still in love just as we were at the start
   of sharing a long happy life.


We can never see the end of the path that leads
 us to our fate
So enjoy every day, every moment you can,
 because one day it will be too late.


Love at first sight will be love at last sight
And forever in eternity.  
So if you leave me here alone, please wait by the
 gate and I will know you by your smile
But please....Linger yet with me another while.

Remembering....

REMEMBERING POEMS I WROTE WHILE CAMPING  6/8/11

Little Fish :)



Country Air
        ©by Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

It is amazing how fresh air can make the heart sing
How walking along a Lake's bank,
So much joy can bring!
Far away from cares and woes,
No shaving for Bill,
Anything goes!

Nothing but the sound of birds,
Our softened voices exchanging words,
Expressing our joy of God and nature.

God gave man a paradise
But man turned it into industrial space.
Filled it with noise, sins and folly
Man turned away from God's face
Leaving Paradise behind...

Can we not strike a happy medium?
Existing in the modern world
With God and not the loss of Eden?
Take time to enjoy all of God's gifts
And accept the role of caretaker
"to keep and till the earth."
And show our Lord your worth.

Do whatever you can to keep
Our air and water clean.
So we will not have to weep
Because we lost it all...

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BILL

   ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

You sit in the chair, eyes closed

As I look upon your relaxed face

And thank God that we can still

  Share this camping space.

That you can still throw out a line

And catch a sunfish and feel fine

As you free it from your hook

  and line.

I love that we still walk hand in hand

Along Lake banks with soft brown sand

That we still laugh at simple things

That being together still makes our hearts sing

  And our love has never waned.

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   Note: We just came back this week from 3 days camping

And sweet hubby can no longer cast the line of his fishing

rod because it is too painful for him... 9/25/11