Know This, My Friend....

I am often asked about the poems and writing I add to my Paintings and Journal entries....I graduated in English Literature, so I have a large file of poetry and prose from which to draw…on occasion, if there is time, I plunge in and write my own.

There is one poet called James Kavanaugh, whose work I would like to bring to you on it’s own. Most of his books are long out of print now, but I started to collect them a long time ago, and I believe I now have the full collection…they are for everyone and for every occasion…the first one I will post is called “Know This My Friend”...this work speaks to friendships of every kind, between women, men, spouses, and families....

Know this my friend…
I will never desert you.
I will be there when all have gone away.
When finally you have nothing more to say,
And there is no apparent reason ever for me to stay.
When all the fears of a lifetime
have crowded in on you.
And every particle of your past
has lost all meaning.
When you cannot lift your head,
or hold back the tears,
And you can no longer bear
the terror of your own ruminations.
When all your triumphs are as dust
that cannot hold you aloft,
and even the family you raised and loved
have no time for you,
I will be there
To bring you what Joy and Courage I can
To remind you of all the beauty and wonder you are,
To heal you with all the love I have,
To carry you, if need be wherever you must go,
Only because you are my friend
And I will never desert you...James Kavanaugh

If this resonates with any of you and you would like me to post more of his work, please let me know in your comments…

Photograph of Monet’s Rose…Janis Zroback

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