Michael Cochrane Poems

She cleaned stairs for the rich, with hands that worked so very hard in cold Scottish winters. To give us everlasting love. To bring Christmas to little children who didn't know her struggles. She's now in heaven and never a day goes by that I don't forget her sacrifice.
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Fly away from darkness look to the light of the world, happy will be the day when we are lifted up in glory to be bathed in his divine grace.
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Dwell in the presence of God. Walk in his steps he will show us the way to him. Accept the spirit within your soul. Grow and be renewed by the love. Use your gifts for good, learn how to use them. Have compassion discover your true strengths, act with humanity to those who suffer and pray for them, give with your hands, sincerely with an open heart.
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Over the hills let me wander, with you my lassie. among the fragrant meadows. You charm the birds from the trees, of all the flowers I have known you are the most beautiful and fair. The butterflies of my heart be still, as I pledge my love to you. As we lay near the glittering stream, I'm in awe of your beauty.
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Take time to listen to the songs of birds, the trickle of a stream. Watch the sunrise and feel its warmth. In peace comes understanding find the song in your heart. Sing it and find yourself, be kind to all. love is all we need.
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Morning I awake before sunrise, coming over the mountains. Breathing in the earth and sky. The stars are twinkling with a crescent moon. Thanking God for another day I pray.
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Petals encrusted by white frost the beauty of the rose. Sleet falls softly before the coming of the heavy snow. Ice covers a spiders web that trails between the thorns.
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To stand where Scottish Jacobites fought and died. To feel the centuries of history, on medieval castle walls. To explore the ancient Abbeys of the past in the tranquility of the lush countryside. To see bluebells
bloom in aspects of spring, dragonflies in the heat of summer, watching barnacle geese fly in winter overland and sea, Scotlands gifts for all to see.
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When we are lost and in the shadows, holy spirit guide us through the storm, lead us with prayers and God's grace. Give us, hope, faith, in your light. Comfort and love us, lead us to eternal life.
Michael Cochrane © 2023
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Surrounding hills of green and heather I bathe in sunshine. Watching the gulls swooping across cloudless skies. I hear the songs of a blackbird, and a linnet echo in the Ayrshire afternoon. My soul is refreshed, calmness and tranquility in the springtime.
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