Angels I Have Known
This
page is dedicated to my parents,
George and Ruth Crawford, and to my husband's
parents, Frank and Angelina Anselmo. They
are no longer of this earth but they live on in
our hearts and minds.
But they
that wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength: They shall mount up with wings
as eagles. Isaiah 40:31
The Battle
When
death, it's mighty glory stealing,
Came softly in the night,
It took from us our loved one,
Though we tried to hold her tight.
The
battle raged until the dawn,
And on into the day,
We wept and prayed and held on tight,
We wanted her to stay.
But
death's a powerful foe you see,
Though we fought with all our might,
The Angels took her home to Him,
To be sheltered in His light.
I know
now...that she is happy,
I saw her that same night,
With gilded, golden, open wings,
With the Angels she took flight.
Though
time has passed since she's been gone,
Within our hearts she lives,
Her love and joy and laughter,
Is the legacy she gives.
Now I no
longer fear the time,
When the Angels come for me,
For I know that I will find her then,
My Angel Mother....I shall see.
Charlotte Anselmo
Perfect Heaven
Does
Heaven have a fishing hole,
For Daddy's that are there?
Old cars and books and coins,
And a fishing hat to wear?
Does he
have his favorite slippers,
And a stool to rest his feet?
Some friends to talk things over with,
And something sweet to
eat?
I hope
he caught the big one,
The one that got away,
And he'll save it till I get there,
To show to me one day.
Charlotte Anselmo
Always
in our thoughts are you
We send to you our love
It comes to you upon the wing
Of this beautiful white dove.
Charlotte Anselmo
