There is a cold place in my heart tonight

Where the beauty of life

Is overlaid with sadness

And the fear of loss.

Where hope has diminished,

A small spark of brightness

In a surly night.

Where the laughter of friends

Is hushed in the silence,

And a cry in the dark

Rends the heart, helpless.

There is hope still

In miracles,

But slender and fading.

The smallest thing.

And the knowledge of challenge,

Another dragon,

Another mountain to climb

And I am weary.

Send me your gift,

The memory of laughter

Shared in joy

And a friend’s embrace,

As I have sent my love

Winging its way

In times of trouble.

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