A lifetime of love

I struggled with what I would tell you because there’s so many things I'd thought of

How will I ever complete this tall task, to sum up a lifetime of love?

I’ve been blessed with family and friends, whose love has filled up my heart

So, it wasn’t this journey I’d been struggling with, it’s the thought of us being apart

But I know God has a reason to bring each one of us near

Even if we don’t understand it, faith tells me there’s nothing to fear

I’ve been reminiscing family moments, the time went too fast then they’re grown.

The memories we parents cherish when wandering our homes all alone

I want to tell you from the view of a spouse, parent, grandparent, and a friend

The hardest part of leaving this life, is the pain loved ones feel at the end

I had this wonderful life I was blessed with and if I could do it all over again

Despite many mistakes, I wouldn’t change a thing, because who would I have been then?

I’m lucky to have a family and wonderful friends who have been there for me

And God bless you all, I’ll be waiting for you, but until then, I hope you’ll see

I’ve got your back if you find a penny laying tails up somewhere on the ground

But heads up means, I’m watching over you now, my hope’s you’ll know that I’m still around

Maybe I made this all up, just to give you something to do

Maybe not, we’ll wait ‘til we meet again, so, look for pennies, remembering, I love you!

 

A Lifetime Of Love

I struggled with what I would tell you, 

Because there’s so many things I had thought of

How will I ever complete this tall task, to sum up a lifetime of love?

I’ve been blessed with my kids and grandchildren, 

Your love filled up my heart

It wasn’t the journey

 I’ve been struggling with 

It's the thought of us being apart

But I know God has a reason to bring each one of us near

Even if we don’t understand it, 

faith tells me there’s nothing to fear

I’ve been reminiscing motherhood moments, 

That time went so fast 

then they’re grown.

The memories we mother’s cherish when wandering our homes all alone

I want to tell you from the view of  Daughter, Sister, wife

Grandma, Mama,  and Friend

The hardest part of leaving,

 is the pain, ones you love feel -- at the end

I had this wonderful life I was blessed with and if I could do it all over again

Despite many mistakes, I wouldn’t change a thing, 

Because who would I have been then?

I’m lucky to have all my family and my friends who have been there for me

And God bless you all, I’ll be waiting for you, but until then I hope you see

I’ve got your back when you find a penny laying tails up somewhere on the ground

But heads up means, I’m watching out for you, so you’ll know I’m still around

Maybe I made that up, to make it easier and give you something to do

But maybe not, you’ll have to wait ‘til we meet again, 

so look for pennies and remember I LOVE YOU!

Mardi Sauve 

Copyright 2012  

Children Drive You Crazy!!!

Children will drive you crazy. I said, they’ll drive you mad

Mom carries, labors and delivers them and the first word they say is Dad

Then they get older and toddle around,

step in your shoes and look like a clown

The first years are so hectic, the long nights won’t end

It’s diapers and bottles and crying, no social life, no friends

But oh how those years seem to fly and you look back breathe deep and sigh

How could you miss it? How could that be?

It seems just like yesterday when they climbed on your knee

Asking the questions of what, who and why,

“Are we there yet?” “Are we there yet?” ‘til you just want to cry

Yes, Children will drive you crazy. I said, they’ll drive you mad

‘cause next it’s parties and dating and driving

and you feel like those first years weren’t bad

Now they want the car keys to go to the game,

Won’t hear of walking, it’s just not the same

Then they finish with school and they’ve met someone “great”

And you lay there listening when they sneak in the house late

Then all of a sudden they want to move out

They've got to find their own way, see what this world’s all about

And more then anything now you wish they were small

Because you remember the days when you were their “all”

And you feel a bit crazy and just a bit mad

Thinking back on those days and the memories you’ve had

And though you’re happy for them, you wish they’d not go

Because time went too quickly and you want them to know

That if you had it to do over, you’d do it again

Children are gifts sent from Heaven to treasure within

And though they can just drive you crazy and a little bit mad

You’d never trade one moment of the time that you had

copyright 1996

We Believed

I felt his hand on my shoulder, saw the look in his eye
and it made me catch my breath though I wasn’t certain why.
I thought I’d heard the angels sing when he softly spoke to me,
It was like I’d been locked away and suddenly set free

Born of desperation and dreams, we’d found what we’d asked for
and with the rising of the sun, we’d finally felt our hearts soar
Together we believed in so many things
We’re sailing to the sunset upon the eagles wings

Before I tasted passion sweet warm enchanting wine,
I knew I needed something I could not quite define
I felt it all inside me growing stronger every day
and when we came together, I knew I’d found my way

Born of desperation and dreams, we’d found what we’d asked for
and with the rising of the sun, we’d finally felt our hearts soar
Together we believed in so many things
We’re sailing to the sunset upon the eagles wings

We’ll make every day much better, setting fire to the skies
Never looking back again, ‘cause time so swiftly flies
And I won’t lose my way again, I know what I can do
And I want to share it all, I want to share it all with you

Born of desperation and dreams, we’d found what we’d asked for
and with the rising of the sun, we’d finally felt our hearts soar
Together we believed in so many things
We’re sailing to the sunset upon the eagles wings …
We’re sailing to the sunset upon the eagles wings .... upon his wings
This song lyric written by Mardi Sauve and put to the music written by Lenny Scott

The Best Nursing...

          It was an exceptionally busy day, as I remember, and one of my six patients’ was confused.  He was dying and as he got closer he began trying to climb out of the bed every few minutes.  I couldn’t get anything done and my frustration was going through the roof.  In a moment of desperation I asked him if  he would feel better if I held his hand.  I didn’t expect him to respond because he was so confused, but he did, saying to me,  “You don’t have time for that!”  

       I looked at him and said, “Of course I do.” but was thinking, "You’re right, I don’t have time for this!" 

        I held his hand silently for several minutes, the entire time thinking how late I was going to have to stay to catch up because of this waste of my valuable time.  After ten to fifteen minutes of standing at his bedside rubbing his hand and his shoulder, squandering my time with a guy who probably didn’t even know I was still standing there, he looked up at me as large crocodile tears welled up in the corners of his eyes and began sliding slowly down his cheeks and he asked me, “Do you have any kids?” 

           I stared at him completely caught off guard by the lucid question and his eyes staring straight into my eyes.  I swallowed hard and nodded my head, unable to answer him verbally.  “I’m sure gonna miss my kids.” he confided to me.

           I squeezed his hand and rubbed his shoulder standing there a few more minutes until he dozed off to sleep.  He never woke again and died about an hour and a half later.  His kids had just arrived from out of state a few minutes before he died.   I told them about how his thoughts were only of them and what he’d said to me.  After he passed, they hugged me and thanked me for being such a “special nurse” and I remember I feeling small because of what my thoughts had been, but I had learned and invaluable lesson.  The best nursing care of my life had nothing to do with any skill I had learned, it was simply taking the time to hold a hand.

She's my Air

I am but a shadow cast down by her light

A bridge across an ocean, a runway for her flight

Footlights gaze upon her as she breaks their hearts of stone

Curtain calls, one final bow, how they want her for their own

Her grace holds them spellbound as does her subtle charm

Enviously they watch me as she takes my arm

Entrusted with an angel, privileged with her care

Without her I would die, for she is my air

Mystery shrouds the gaze of her encompassing eyes

They penetrate my conscience, her tears can make me cry

Against the opposition her defense is my retreat

It’s perplexing one so soft could be the mainstay for my feet

Unwavering is the bond that grasps my heart and soul

For only once will we be lucky to find the half that makes us whole

I send my thanks to Heaven upon a bended knee

As I watch her gently sleeping, I pray that I’ll fulfill her dreams

Dandelions

When I held you in my arms that day, you looked into my eyes
I prayed this was the right move and then I said goodbye
A day hasn’t gone by since when I didn’t think of you
And wonder how you’re doing, No, I’ve never forgotten you.
The softness of your cheeks, the way you wiggled your toes,
If you could read my mind, then you would surely know,
That I’ve carried you inside me, not for months, but now for years
And I’ve loved you for my lifetime but, I’ve wiped away my tears.
I’m comforted by knowing you’re someone else’s precious child,
But if you think I took this lightly step in my shoes for a while
For it was so hard knowing if I’d done the right thing
Knowing someone else would get the dandelions you’d pick each spring.
So if I never get to see you in this lifetime again,
I hope we’ll meet in Heaven and that we can be friends.
By Mardi Sauve
Copyright 1998