Sending You an Angel

I'm sending you an Angel
To keep you safe and sound.
To watch you and protect you
When I am not around.

I'm sending you an Angel
To guard you all your days
And guide you on life's pathway
When it becomes a maze.

I'm sending you an Angel
To help you comprehend
How very much you mean to me,
My truest, closest friend!

(This was written originally to cheer up a very dear friend when she was feeling blue after losing her mother, who was also my best friend! RIP Nikki! We all miss you! Here's a rhyme in your honour.)

Angels are Rare

When someone touches your heart and soul,
Shines through the dark like a star,
Brings out the very best in you,
Becomes part of who you are.
You know you've been blessed a thousandfold
And this debt you can never repay.
For Angels are rare and Saints are few
And miracles aren't seen every day.
Sadly you were only mortal, my friend,
But you'll always be special to me.
I need you to know how I miss you.
You'll live on in my memory.

Ode to a Lightbulb

I dedicate these lines to you.
There never was a friend so true.
When darkness falls, you heed my call:
Spread luminescence over all.
You brighten up the darkest night,
But when you die - poof! - there goes light!
And yet, no tears are shed for thee,
Who gives your life that we may see.
O loyal friend, so round and white,
I honour thee, as is your right!

(This verse was written in one of my many silly moments, which, I have to admit, are growing in frequency as the years roll by! Oh! And just to prove my point, here comes another one!)

Child of Our Time

O, pity the poor unfortunate child,
Neglected and forlorn!
No-one to care for or nurture him:
He didn't ask to be born!
All he wants is a happy home
And food to fill his belly -
Designer clothes, mobile, a PS3
And a huge LCD telly!