Say it Visually
Great Butterfly In The Sky
By Scott Oberg
Maybe god is in a microbe
Maybe god is in a flea
Maybe god is in a fly on the wall
looking down at you and me.
Maybe god is in a firefly
Maybe god is in a bee
Maybe god is in a butterfly
hovering over you and me.
by Scott Oberg
Copyright©December 19, 2002
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To A Grieving Friend:
My heart is heavy at this time too
Yet, I know there is nothing I can do.
With force I keep my spirit high,
With a silent sigh
I keep at bay the cry
That wants to escape me.
What will be --will be!
Strength we need at a time like this,
Fortunately we are endowed with bliss
Having friends who understand,
Giving us a helping hand
To overcome our grief,
Helping us to make it brief.
Life goes on.
A battle has to be won
For the living,
Whom we should be giving
The proper care they need
Their heart and mind to feed
With important information
They need for their education.
This aim -- we should keep in mind
When we undoubtedly find
Ourselves in pain.
Our struggle would not be in vain.
Edeltraut L. Scheffler-Plath.
Copyright©
March 3, 2004
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Dignity
Surrounded by members of my family
I hold my head up high with dignity.
Everyone is chatting and laughing,
Some dear-ones are even guffawing.
No idea I have what is being talked about.
It doesn't matter how loud someone might shout.
Not much is explained to me with loving care.
The conversation -- I can not follow -- to share.
The ability to hear -- I have lost,
Nobody can guess at what cost!
They will not get out of their way
To try out -- only one day
What it is like not being able to hear,
Experience my sorrow and fear.
Too much bother to plug up their ears,
Maybe they are afraid to experience my fears?
It is much easier to ignore my disability,
Converse without interruption, laugh happily.
Not one sees my struggle and inner fight,
Senses my urge for a rapid flight,
Out of a frustrating situation
To a place where I can find consolation,
For I have learned finally --
To hold up my head high with dignity.
Very much I care for their happiness;
I do not want to sound like a person in distress.
I show them all a happy face,
Carry my burden with calm grace.
Edeltraut L. Scheffler-Plath.
Copyright©December, 2003.