Category: Poem

Value Our Quiet Times

When Our Minds Can Be Still

And We Can Go Within 

Singlemindeness  Has Gone

We Are Tapping Into Each Other

The Generations One To Another Are Coming Together 

The Young And The Old Where Knowledge And Wisdom Can Be Shared,Taught And Told

Through Acts Of Services And Kindness

Friendships Are Being Formed

We Value Our Relationships With Strangers Who Now Are Friends

Neighbours Who Have Been There For Us

At Times Saving Us From Going Round The Bend 

A Friendly Face That Knocks On Doors

To Walk A Dog Or Get A Shop

The Daily Chores, Sorely Missed That Some Can No Longer Do

They Are Cocooning At Home

For The Sake Of Me And You

We Are All Making Sacrifices

This Much Is True

For The Best Outcome To Be

Another Survives, Another One Gets To Stay Alive

Health Care Workers Who Work In The Care Of Others

Have Lost Their Lives

No Greater Reason Do We Need To Stay Safe Inside

These Earth Angel’s Risked Their Lives To Save Another

No Greater Gift Could They Give

Than To Sacrifice Their Life

So That Others Might Live

Let’s Put This In Perspective 

What Is Being Asked Of Us

To Stay Brave,To Stay Strong

To Do Our Best

To Honor Those Who Have Gone Before

We Stay Safe, Behind Our Door

© Pauline Byrne 2020

website  aguidinglight.ie 

Facebook page A Guiding Light

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It Is Out Of Our Control

It Is Out Of Our Hands

So Let Us Keep It Out Of Our Heads

Sometimes It Feels That We Are Going Into A Bad Neighbourhood

Dont Go There, Stay Out

Take A Breath, Count To Ten

Scream Or Shout

Let The Stress Out

Find Your Way, What Works For  You

Some Calming Voice That Guides You Through

Or Music Played Loud Or Low

Whatever Lifts You Up, Let It Show 

Find Something For Your Hands To Do, To Make, To Create

To Lessen The Stress, The Anxious Thoughts And Feelings Felt

A Walk, A Run For Twenty Minutes Or More

Helps Change Your Mood And Is An Act Of Self Care

To Put Yourself First

And Then To Care  For Another

Is The Order Of The  Day

You Matter, You Are Loved

Self Care In Action Is The New Way

So Taking The Time

Finding Your Personal Space

Taking In A Deep Breath

Connecting In On All Levels

Body, Mind And Soul

Shows You Know What To Do

To Self Soothe Is The Way To See This Through

The Body Knows And Keeps Score

When We Get Overwhelmed, Stressed

Can Take No More

We Leave Our Bodies  And Minds

Go Out A Door

Or Leave By A Window

Can Tolerate It No More

So Take That Breath, Fill Yourself Up With Thè Light

Let Go Of The Dark

Remember The Darkest Hour Comes Before The Dawn

Stay Safe,

© Pauline Byrne 2020

website aguidinglight.ie 

Facebook page A Guiding Light

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A Time Of Stress

A Time Of Restlessness 

What To Do 

How To Get Through

This Time Of Unprecedented Change

How To Adapt,Adjust 

Sometimes It Just Feels Too Much

How To Cope

How To Fill Our Hearts With Hope

For A Future Bright

Our Planet Earth Put Right

That Needs To Rest

It Took A Deadly Virus To Arrive At Our Door

For Us To Pay Attention Once More

To Step Up To The Plate

And Pray That We Have Not Left It Too Late

To Heal Each Other

The Earth, Our Mother

We Now Have The Time

To Put Our Lives Back In Rhythme 

Learning What Matters More 

As We Evaluate, Appreciate Our Lives Lived Behind Closed Doors 

 ©   Pauline Byrne 2020

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I Pick Up My Pen And Think

Are We Really Coming Out Of Lockdown Next Week

Are We Doing  What’s Being Asked, 

Required Of Us

95% Of Us Without Causing A Fuss, Are Doing It

Are Getting It Right

We Really Want To Come Out Of This Plight

In A Democratic Society 

The Majority Rules

In A Pandemic It Appears The Minority Act Like Fools

Disregarding The Rules And Guidelines Laid Down

That Are There To Guide The Way

To Keep Us Safe And Keep Danger At Bay

To Protect Us From Harm

We Keep Our Loved  Ones Out Of Arms Reach

We Are All Feeling The Pain

Willing And Praying For Them To Be Back In Our Arms Again

Telling Them How Much They Matter

Showing Them How Much We Care

For Ours And Their Safety

We Are Willing To Bear

The Loss Of Their Touch

The Days And Months Spend Without Them

At Times Feels Too Much 

This Is Not An Easy Ask

But We Are Showing, We are Rising To This Task

We Wait With Baited Breath

For The Number Of Cases To Reduce

The Death Knoll To Sound No More

To Hear, No More People At Death’s Door

We Will Come Through This Terrible Plight

Stronger Than Before

Just For Now We Still Need To Stay At Home Behind Our Door

©Pauline Byrne 2020

website aguidinglight.ie 

facebook page A Guiding Light

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Our Earth Is Healing

Our World Will Too

Our Souls Are Bruised, 

Battered Black And Blue

Yet Our Spirit Is Shining Through

At This Time

This Is Not Us,

This Is Not Who We Are

This Is Not How We Act

Like Strangers From A Distance, From Afar

This Is The Way It Has To Be For Now

To Keep Us Alive And Well

This Is How We Have To Do It, Be It

Don’t Let It Change Our Nature

We Are Known As A People For Our Warmth,

Our Kindness Oozes Through

We Are Kind Hearted Kindred Spirits To All

We Will See This Nightmare Through To The End

Without Losing The Essence Of Who We Are

What’s Innate To Being

A Human Being

Now Turn This Back Onto Yourself 

Be Kind, Loving And Forgiving, With Self Care

You Are Doing Your Best

This Isn’t A Test

This Is Life As We Live It Now

Let Go Of The Judgements, The Worries, The Fear

Live In The Moment

The Promise Of Now

Stop, Take The Time To Really Smell The Flowers 

Take In Nature’s Natural Breath

Breathe It Deeply Into Your Soul

Allow Yourself To Rest

Marvel At Its Beauty 

Its Ability To Stay Whole While

Adapting, Adjusting To Change

Now Apply This To Yourself 

As You Face Another Day

Your Inner Strength, Your Determination, Your Resilience 

Will Keep The Negative Thoughts At Bay

Enjoy Your Day, Your Gift, The Present

© Pauline Byrne 2020

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The Class Of 2020 Doctors Graduated Online

They Were Needed To Take Up Their Posts On The Frontline 

Doctors And Nurses Who Had Left Erin’s Shore

From The Four Corners Of The World

They Were Called Back Once More

They Came In Their Droves

Seventy Five Thousand Worldwide Answered Ireland’s Call

With The Intention Of Working To  Save Us All

To Get The Numbers Right, To Flatten The Curve

We Are Needed To Play Our Part

We Stay Home, Staying Safe

So They Can Do Battle With A Deadly Enemy That Has Spread Worldwide

No Guns Are Needed 

Just Proper And Necessary P.P.E.

This Is The Armour They Wear For Hours On End

Keeping Themselves And Those In Their Care

Safe And Well

In Sometimes What  Appears To Be A Living Hell

The Visible Mark’s Appear On Their Skin

The Invisible Scars They Carry Within

For The Physical Pain And Emotional Trauma 

They Endure, Day After Day

They Will Need  Time Off, To Rest, To Process, To Heal

For The Fights Of Their Lives Take Place

Behind Hospital Doors

They Are Lost And Won From Hospital Beds

They Watch Filled With Hope Sometimes Dread

Our Earth Angel’s Dressed In Blue

Now Have A Greater Grasp On What To Do

To Save A Life Of One In Their Care

Or Show One Who’s Passing

That They Are  There

In Life As In Death

They Show That They Care.

© Pauline Byrne 2020

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We Have All Been Shaken To Our Core

Taken By Surprise 

For The World We Have Lived In

It Is No More

But To The Challenge We Will Rise

Their Is Light All The End Of The Tunnel

Until A Vaccine Is Sourced 

We Have 

To Stick The Course 

We Have To Go To

 Ground

Staying Apart Is The New Way Of Staying Together 

It Is Breaking Our Hearts 

That Our Loved Ones Are Just Out Of Our Reach

They Are Held In Our Hearts

But Not In Our Arms, In A Warm Embrace 

The Human Touch, Oh, It Matters So Very Much

Make No Mistake 

Social Distancing Is The New

Its What We Have To Do

To Keep Ourselves And Each Other Safe From Harms Way

It Doesn’t Feel Good 

It Doesn’t Feel Right 

We Do It Because It Is Helping Us All To Win This Fight

We Are Weakening The Virus 

Letting It Die Out

Making It Disappear 

So We Can Get On With Our Lives

Lived Out Without Fear

©  Pauline Byrne     2020

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Many Left Their Beds

And Walked Their Walk

As The Darkness Turned to Light

On Their Own Or With Another In Their Sight

The Lights Burned Bright Outside R.T.E.

Each One For A Loved One

Who Ceased To Be (2019)

A Symbol Of A Soul 

Who Is No More

Who No Longer Walks This Mortal Land And Decided To Go Home

Who Took Their Life

Let’s Name It, Suicide 

By Their Own Hand

Many, Far Too  Many

Are Left To Mourn And Grieve And Understand

We Have Heard Far Too Many Times 

They Were The Happy Ones

Appearing Without A Care

Smiles And Laughter Masked The Pain Of Life Hidden Deep Inside

So As We Struggle And Try To Get To Grips With Our Lives As We Live Them Now

For Some Their World Has Fallen Apart

They Don’t Know Where To Start

Go Deep Inside, Into The Well

Express The Pain, The Sorrow, The Restlessness Felt

Learn To Tell One Who Can Hear Your Call

Your Cry For Help

Who Is Present To You In Your Life

Take Off Your Mask

You Wear Each Day

Learn To Trust, And  Then To Say

I Am Not Ok

I Am Not Doing Ok

I Am Struggling Through

I Could Do With Some Help

To See Me Through

There Is No Shame

To Ask For Help

You Are Looking After Your Mental Health

Your Mental Wellness, Your Resilience Will Support You Through

Don’t Entertain Those Dark Thought

Felt By Many But Expressed By So Few

It Is The Right Thing To Do

So Pick Up The Phone To Another 

Stranger, Family Or Friend

Let Them Know How You Are REALLY Feeling

Don’t Leave It, It Does Not Have A Good End.

©  Pauline Byrne 2020 (Pieta’s Plight)

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When We Go Outside 

We May Have Clear  Skies

Cleaner Air But An Eerie Feeling Still Lingers There

Fills Us Up Inside At Times

With Dread, Fear,Or Anxiousness 

For An Enemy Known, Unseen But Felt By Many

To Stay Alive And Well

We Have To Stay Apart From Each Other

No Kisses, No Holding Hands

For Some No Human Contact Made

It Is A lot To Ask

It Is So Much To Bear At Times

We Took For Granted 

That It Would Always Be There 

A Touch, A Hug, A Friends Gentle Nudge

Reassurance That We Matter

That We Are Cared For So Much

For Now We Stay Connected From A Distance, Afar

For Our Own And Each Others Sake

To Break This Wretched Curse

To Help Stop This Loss Of Life

Help End The Heartache 

Staying Close To Home Is Saving Lives

We Have Flattened The Curve

We Are Weakening The Strain

We Are Draining Its Source 

Find The Gain Within The Pain We Are All In

Let’s Make This Worthwhile 

Let’s Turn This Around

Turn The Frown Upside Down

For The Part We Have Played 

For The Lives That Have Been Saved       

©  Pauline Byrne      2020

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