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When sleep eludes

and pain persists,

When weariness cries

And no rest exists...

When colors fade

And hope seems lost,

When strength is a memory

And bones sting with frost...

When quilts do not warm

And Despair seems to sneer,

When tears never end

And the future is unclear...

I close my tired eyes

and think of your face,

shining with compassion and

glowing with Grace...

And the arms of my little ones

hold tight to my soul,

My children's deep loving

Reminds me I am whole...

The shell of my being

is transient at best,

And there will come a time

When the pain is put to rest...

But for now I choose love

And the hope that it brings,

From all the dear people

Whose voices still sing...

Of endurance, of courage,

of tenacity, of peace,

And at last I find solace

And a sense of release...

For this life is not perfect

But the love it brings shines,

Showing me The Victory

As my Heart rests in Thine.

Lovingly...

Tess