Closer to a Rose Angel

A Rose Angel

A Rose Angel

A Rose Angel as seen by Geoffrey Hodson in 1921 through to 1929 and illustrated from his description by Ethelwynne M Quail March 1937.
Illustrations come from ‘The Kingdom of the Gods’ which was first published 1952.

Pink Love

I am here to write your story,

yours, mine and theirs,

to listen to your guidance

and do my best to share.

A story full of chapters

of life and love and pain,

to go back to beginning

and start myself again.

And why, I wonder why

would someone want my story?

It is all rather normal

in a simple sort of way,

but I have learned the lessons

that help me through each day.

And I have learned from love,

and I have learned from life,

and pain has been my teacher

as I transverse my strife.

And in a simple way

my story comes with heart,

for when I saw the ending

I knew just where to start.

You see, and so do I,

that it is not the life you live,

but how you lived your life

and what you did forgive.

And at the very core

of learning truth you see,

it is about forgiving you,

and especially I forgiving me!

As life is full of love

and some would say of pain,

but in our joys and sorrows

there are rainbows in the rain.

And rain is always welcome,

it nourishes when it falls,

it brings life to the plants,

and sustains all talls and smalls.

And when we have our sunshine,

there are rainbows on those days,

God has his way of showing

in abundant, colourful ways.

So ‘taking heart’ is helping,

and ‘keeping faith’ is too,

and hearing guidance from the angels

helps me helping you.

So whatever I hear calling,

I will listen everyday,

and bring these words of healing

to help me enjoy play.

As it’s not about hard-working,

but how we live in peace,

it’s all about the simple ways

and simple truths we seek.

So I am very happy

I hear my words of faith,

‘Just go to the garden

and look outside the gate’.....

Life it travels by

each and every day,

and simple times, and simple joys

reward us as we play.

(Written 7th August 2008. This is the Introduction to my coming book)