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my life as an adoptee

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                                THE ORCHID
 
THERE WAS ONCE A BEAUTIFUL ORCHID
WHO LIVED IN THE GARDEN OF LOVE
THIS ORCHID WAS SO SPECIAL
IT GLOWED FOR HEAVEN ABOVE
GOD HAD AN ANGEL STAND GUARD
PEOPLE ASKED GOD IF IT COULD BE THEIRS
HE SAID "ONLY SOMEONE WHO IS PURE OF HEART
WOULD HE LET IT BE THEIR OWN"
MANY CAME AND WENT
THE ANGEL DID NOT LET THEM IN
SO I CAME TO HEAR OF IT
I WONDERED IF GOD WOULD LET ME THROUGH
WHEN I CAME TO THIS GARDEN OF LOVE
ALL WAS AS PEOPLE SAID
I WAS ONLY A HUMBLE GIRL
WOULD GOD GIVE IT TO ME INSTEAD
I SAW THE ANGEL DRESSED IN BEAUTIFUL GOLD
I LOOKED AT THE ORCHID IN LONGING
HOPING I COULD AT LEASE SMELL IT TO
GOD ANSWERED FROM ABOVE
"I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
THE ORCHID IS YOURS FOR THE TAKING
GIVEN WITH ALL MY LOVE"
I ASKED, "DEAR GOD, YOU HAVE BEEN GUARDING IT FOR SO LONG
WHY DO YOU GIVE IT TO ME, I AM NOT EVEN VERY STRONG"
THE ANGEL SMILED "MY DAUGHTER, YOU ARE SPECIAL
YOU HAVE BEEN SO ALL YOUR LIFE. YOU HELP OTHER'S FIRST
YOU ALWAYS GIVE GOOD ADVISE
YOUR HEART IS PURE LIKE THE FALLING SNOW
SO SPECIAL IS GOD'S LOVE
HE PUT THIS ORCHID HERE, SO IT WOULD NOT LOSE  IT'S GLOW
I, MYSELF HAVE WATCH YOU, AND SEEN YOU GROW
SO YOU MAY TAKE  THIS FLOWER, FROM GOD'S LOVING CARE
YOU ARE A BLOSSOM YOURSELF, YOU ARE SO VERY RARE
 
LINDA ANN HENRY
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
THE PEOPLE'S POET
   

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                   WILL I BE REMEMBERED
 
HAVE I HELPED THOSE IN NEED, WALK INTO THE SUN
IF SOMEONE IS ALONE, I WANT THEM TO KNOW I CARE
I WILL SPRINKLE THEM WITH DEWDROPS, FROM THE AIR
 
WILL I BE REMEMBERED FOR THE HOPE I TRY TO SHARE
FOR THIS LONELY WORLD, I GIVE MY HEART EVERYWHERE
WHEN I SEE A FOUNTAIN WHICH FROM THE WATERS FLOW
LIFE IS ALWAYS GOING, IT WILL NOT LET US GO
 
WILL I BE REMEMBERED, FOR TURNING TEARS INTO RAIN
LOOK UP IN THE SKY, THERE IS RAINBOWS
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ALWAYS BE THE SAME
THE BIRDS IN THE TREES AND THE NIGHTINGALE WHO SINGS
FLOWERS WITH OPEN PENTALS, STARLIGHT IN THE SKY
ONLY OPEN UP YOUR WINDOW AND WATCH THEM AS THEY PAST BY
 
WILL I BE REMEMBERED, IN THE FUTURE WHICH IS MINE
PLEASE, HELP MY GOODNESS THAT I GIVE
BE FOREVER WITH MANKIND
SO AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY
I WILL HEAR PEOPLE WHISPER
SHE WAS TRULY BLESSED IN EVERYWAY
 
LINDA ANN HENRY
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
THE PEOPLE'S POET
 
IF YOU HAVE EYES THAT SEE, EARS TO LISTON AND A HEART TO SHARE WITH OTHERS, YOU ARE TRULY BLESSED BY GOD.   

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               IF I COULD ONLY SEE YOUR FACE
 
MY DEAREST SISTER, IF I COULD ONLY SEE YOUR FACE
YOU WOULD SHINE FOR ME LIKE A BRIGHT STAR
YOU ARE MY NIGHT AND DAY
I LOVE YOU IN EVERYWAY
IF YOU KISS MY CHEEK
I WOULD, FOR THE FIRST TIME FEEL COMPLETE
 
MY LOVING SISTER, IF I COULD ONLY SEE YOUR FACE
YOU LIVE IN MY HEART, YET YOU NEVER HAVE BEEN APART OF ME
IF ONLY YOU COULD SEE, IN THIS CHAIR I STAY
IN MY DREAMS, YOU ARE WITH ME ALWAYS
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN
YET IN MY WINDOW I SIT, LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS
CAN YOU TELL ME YOU WILL COME, OUT INTO THE BRIGHT SUN
CAN I SEE YOUR BLUE EYES, THEY LOOK LIKE MINE IN THE SKY
 
IF I COULD SEE YOUR FACE, TO FIND WHAT I HAVE MISSED
TO FEEL YOU IN MY SOUL, YOU HAVE BEEN A SECRET TO ME
DID YOU NOT KNOW, YOU ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
I KNOW IN YOUR HEART YOU CARE
 
IF I SEE YOU SMILE
THEN HOLD YOU FOR A WHILE
I COULD SEE YOUR FACE
AND HOLD ON TO TOMORROW 
I WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE DEAREST SISTER I KNOW
MY OWN SHADOW WHO IS MY BEST FRIEND
NOW UNTIL THE END
 
LINDA ANN HENRY
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
THE PEOPLE'S POET                 

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                        SITTING IN JESUS LAP
 
WHEN I NEED SOMEONE WHO LOVES ME
I SIT IN JESUS LAP
HE TALKS THROUGH ME WHEN I WRITE MY POETRY
I ALWAYS WANT TO BE SITTING WITH THE KING
HE COMES TO MY AID WHEN I CRY BECAUSE I AM IN NEED
JESUS IS IN MY HEART AND I HOLD HIS DEAR HANDS
HE IS THE TRUE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS
 
I JUMP IN JESUS LAP, HE HOLDS ME CLOSE TO HIM
HE KNOWS MY WHOLE LIFE
HE LOVES ME SO MUCH
HE IS THE SON OF GOD
THIS MAN I TRUTH
 
I CAN FEEL HIS ARMS
I CAN FEEL HIS VOICE
I CAN SEE THE ANGELS
IT IS ALL JESUS CHOSE
I SIT IN HIS LAP
I TELL HIM ABOUT MY DAY
HE ALWAYS COMFORTS ME IN EVERYWAY
 
I WILL SIT ON JESUS LAP
I FEEL BRAND NEW
I WILL LOVE HIM ALWAYS
AS HE LOVES ME TOO
 
LINDA ANN HENRY
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
THE PEOPLE'S POET

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                      God's Masterpiece
 
IF EVER YOU ARE LONELY
OR FEEL YOU DO NOT HAVE A FRIEND
REMEMBER GOD IS BESIDE YOU
UNTIL THE VERY END
YOU SEE , GOD MADE US HIS MASTERPIECE
ONE I GIVE THANKS FOR
HE MADE THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
TO GO ON FOREVERMORE
 
THERE WERE TIMES I WOULD SIT AND WONDER
WHY WE ALL WERE BORN
I THOUGHT OF THE BEAUTY A NEWBORN BABY GIVES
AND KNEW GOD HAS A PLAN FOR US
IN THIS UNIVERSE OF HIS
IT MAY NOT SEEM SO AT THE TIME
BUT  THIS MASTERPIECE OF GOD
IS HIS MIRACLE OF LOVE
THAT HE CALLS MANKIND
 
A MOTHER FEELS IT IN HER BABY
OR SOME FEEL IT IN THEIR HEART
YET NO MATTER HOW IT HAPPENS
IT IS WHERE A MOTHER
PLAYS A SPECIAL PART
 
WE THINK OF A LONELY COUPLE
WHO PRAY TO GOD EACH NIGHT
TALKING TO THEIR BABY
AS IF THEY FEEL IT IS THEIR RIGHT
THEN THERE IS A MOTHER
ABOUT TO HAVE HER FIRST
"AS SHE CRIES...DEAR GOD
THANK YOU FOR THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH"
 
ALL OF US AS PEOPLE, COME WITH JUST ONE GOAL
TO MAKE A MASTERPIECE OF WHAT GOD HAS FORETOLD
SO WHEN YOU WONDER AT THE STARS EACH NIGHT
HOW GOD BLESSED EVERY ONE
REALISE YOU TOO ARE A PROMISE
AND GOD'S WORK IN YOU WILL BE DONE
 
LINDA ANN HENRY
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
THE PEOPLE'S POET
 

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