IF I NEVER MET YOU, I WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN BEAUTY

IF I NEVER MET YOU, I WOULD NEVER HAVE FOUND LOVE

IF I NEVER MET YOU, I WOULD STILL SEE THE PAIN OF AN ADOPTEE

THE BIRDS WOULD NOT SING IN MY GARDEN

THE GARDEN WOULD HAVE NO HOPE

 

I WOULD NOT SEE, I WAS HERE FOR A REASON

I WOULD ONLY SEE SADNESS

THERE WOULD BE NO STARS

THE SUN WOULD NEVER SHINE FOR ME

OR TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE

 

IF I NEVER MET YOU, I WOULD NEVER FIND HOPE

GOD WOULD NOT SMILE BECAUSE I LACKED A HEART

IF I NEVER MET YOU, I COULD NOT SEE I PLAYED A PART

 

IN HEAVEN I WAS MADE

NOW, I CAN SEE ANGELS IN MY DREAMS

I FEEL YOUR LOVE IT IS ALL A PART OF ME

 

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, THERE IS BEAUTY IN THE CLOUDS TO SEE

I REALIZE NOW, WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE

I WOULD NEVER SEE THAT I HAVE GOODNESS IN ME

 

GOD THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A SOUL

I NOW KNOW WHERE TO GO

MY GOD YOU ARE THERE

YOU GAVE ME WHISPERS IN MY HEART

WHEN I WAS IN DESPAIR

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET 

 

CAN  YOU KEEP A SECRET

THERE ARE THINGS I MUCH NOT ASK

HOW CAN I HELP IT

THEY ARE PART OF MY UNKNOWN PAST

 

ARE YOU A PART OF ME

AM I A PART OF YOU

I LOVE YOU BUT I WONDER

WHO'S NAME DO I COME UNDER

 

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET

FROM SO LONG AGO

JUST WHO IS MY MOTHER

DOES ANYBODY KNOW

 

I AM A SECRET

I LOOK BEYOND MY SIGHT

I WISH I KNEW JUST WHO I AM

I WISH IT WITH ALL MY MIGHT

 

CAN YOU HOLD MY HAND

CAN YOU HELP ME STAND

WHY IS THERE MUCH I DO NOT KNOW

WHY DID YOU KEEP IT SO

 

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET

I AM GROWN, I MUST STAY CALM

I WILL STAY WITHIN MY SOUL, I WILL LET NO ONE KNOW

I WILL NO LONGER CRY

HOW CAN I FOREVER MORE ASK WHY

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

 

"LIFE CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD BACKWARDS, BUT IT MUST BE LIVED FORWARDS"

 

AS I KNELT BY MY BED, THIS IS THE PRAYER I SAID

"NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

I PRAY O LORD, MY MOM WON'T WEEP

I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME TODAY

IT WAS JUST A WHISPER, THEN WENT AWAY

 

IN MY DREAMS I SEE HER CLEAR

I MAY NEVER MEET HER, YET SHE IS SO VERY DEAR

SHE NO LONGER REMEMBERS THE FAMILY SHE ONCE KNEW

I GUESS EVEN ME, SHE HAS FORGOTTEN TOO

 

AS I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

HER SOUL MAY REST, AS SHE CLOSES HER EYES

IN MY DREAMS I WILL CARRY HER TO THE SKIES

JESUS, WANTED TO BLESS HER SOUL

MOM IS LOVE, THAT MUCH I KNOW

 

TO BE PART OF HER AGAIN

IS A GIFT, MY OWN SOUL SENDS

AS I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

I SEE A DOVE, SWEETLY SINGING DEEP

A LOVE SONG I HAVE ALWAYS KNOW

MOM, IS MY TREASURE, THE GIFT SHE HAS  SHOWN

 

THE TRUE BEAUTY, LIFE GIVES TO ALL

IF ONLY WE WILL ANSWER LOVE'S FIRST CALL

AS I  FINISH THE LITTLE PRAY

I CAN GO TO SLEEP IN PEACE

MOM MAYBE MILES AWAY

BUT JESUS SENT HER LOVE TO ME THIS DAY

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET   

 

THE STARS ARE OUT TONIGHT

THEY ARE SHINNING, OH SO BRIGHT

AS I LOOK, I SEE A DISTANT STAR

DEAR LORD, IT SEEMS SO FAR

 

I WISH I COULD PRAY TO HAVE WINGS OF MY OWN

I WANT TO HIDE , TO BE ALONE

IF I WENT TO THAT DISTANT STAR TO UNDERSTAND

WILL I FIND MYSELF SEE WHERE I AM

 

I WANT MY TEARS TO BLOW AWAY IN THE BREEZE

JESUS WILL YOU CATCH THEM PLEASE

YET, IF I WENT TO HEAVEN TODAY

MAYBE THAT DISTANT STAR WILL GO AWAY

WILL ANYONE MISS ME OR REMEMBER ME AT ALL

WILL I TUG AT THEIR HEARTSTRING, IF THEY SOFTLY

CALL

 

SHALL I BE FORGOTTEN WITHOUT MY NAME UPON A STONE

WILL I ALWAYS BE LEFT HERE ALL ALONE

BUT IF I GO TO THAT DISTANT STAR

THEN HEAVEN IS MY HOME

WITH THE LORD JESUS, I WILL NEVER ROAM

I WILL NO LONGER HIDE FROM MY MISTAKES

I ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THE COST I TAKE

I AM BLESSED WITH A GOD WHO FORGIVES MY HEART

HE WHO IS ON A DISTANT STAR

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

 

 

 

WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO BE BORN

I, ASKED THE ANGELS  IN HEAVEN

WHY WAS I, BEING SENT TO A LIFE OF UNKNOWN

THEY TOLD ME, IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS GOD'S VERY OWN

I WANTED TO LIVE FOREVER

AMONG THE SKIES SO BLUE

IT WAS SO PEACEFUL THERE, KNOWING I MUST LEAVE

MY HEART BECAME HEAVY TOO

 

GOD TOLD ME I MUST COME TO EARTH

BECAUSE HE HAD A SPECIAL PLAN

I KNEW IT WOULD NOT BE EASY

I MUST DO IT, BECAUSE IT WAS GOD'S COMMAND

SO I WAS BORN IN SORROW AND JOY

MY MOM WHO GAVE ME LIFE, COULD NOT GIVE ME WHAT I NEED

SO SHE GAVE ME TO MY MOTHER

WHO HELD ME TENDERLY

 

WHEN I WAS GROWN AND FOUND OUT MY FATE

I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO COPE

I WENT TO FIND MY FAMILY

I HAD A GREAT DEAL OF HOPE

I FOUND MY MOM HAD WANTED ME 

THROUGH THE YEARS

MY SISTER AND BROTHER LOVE ME

THEY TALK TO ME THROUGH THEIR TEARS

 

I TALKED TO GOD AGAIN

AS I THOUGHT I WAS A BIG MISTAKE

WHY DID YOU SEND ME HERE

PLEASE TAKE ME BACK

BUT, GOD SENT ME AN ANGEL, SHE GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE

I NOW HAVE A REASON FOR BEING BORN, IT IS TRUE

I WILL HELP OTHERS

WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS SEEING IT THROUGH

 

SO I CRY WITH THE BIRTH MOTHERS IN SEARCH OF A LOSS THAT IS REAL

I HELP THE ADOPTED CHILD FEEL

WHO LOOKS FOR ANSWERS ABOUT THEIR PAST

THEY TOO ASK IF THEY HAVE A REASON FOR BEING HERE

AT LAST, TO CRY, I HAVE A PURPOSE

I WANT TO MAKE A MARK

"DO YOU REMEMBER ME"

IN THE SILENCE OF THE DARK

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

  

 

THERE IS AN ANGEL WHO WATCHES ME SLEEP

MAY YOU BE THERE, IN SLUMBER

I KNOW SOMEHOW I WILL FIND PEACE

SAFE IN YOUR ARMS, AS I REST IN YOUR LOVE

I FEEL A BREEZE FROM THE ANGELS ABOVE

 

AS YOU HOLD THE ONE, THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU

I DREAM, AND HOPE THEY ALL COME TRUE

YOU GAVE ME YOUR HEART AND YOU OPENED YOUR SOUL

NOW THERE IS AN ANGEL, WHO WATCHES ME SLEEP I KNOW

 

I MAY NOT SEE HIM WHEN I WAKE

YET, I FEEL YOUR HANDS IN MINE

WE WILL MEET IN HEAVEN, I PRAY

ONE DAY SOON, SOMETIME

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET   

 

MAY I PRAY THIS NIGHT WHILE THE STARS ARE OUT

MAY I CLOSE MY EYES AND SEE THE BEAUTY OF HEAVEN

CAN I WALK WITH THE LORD ON HOLY GROUND

MY HEART IS GOOD AND I AM KIND

DEAR JESUS MAY YOU BE MINE

 

MAY I PRAY WHERE NO ONE CAN SEE

I WANT TO TALK ALONE

JUST THE LORD AND ME

JESUS IS SO GENTLE. HIS LIGHT SHINES WITHIN

IF ONLY I MAY PRAY, THE LORD WILL LET ME IN

 

I CAN SEE JESUS SPIRIT, AS A DOVE

IT FLIES OVER ME FROM HEAVEN ABOVE

THERE IS MAGIC IN THE AIR

I FEEL IT EVERYWHERE

 

MAY I PRAY TO THE ONE I LOVE

WHO GAVE ME LIFE AND CREATED ME

I HOLD MY HANDS SO JESUS CAN SEE

HE IS GLAD THAT I WAS BORN

MAY I PRAY SO I CAN BE BLESSED

I FEEL JESUS LOVE AND HOLINESS

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

 

AN ANGEL CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN

SHE HAD VIOLETS IN HER HAND

JESUS HAS BEEN WATCHING YOU

HE KNOW YOU CANNOT GET OUT

SO HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE THESE VIOLETS

HE KNOWS THEY ARE YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER

THEY SMELL SO SWEET, YOU CAN HOLD THEM IN YOUR HAND

JUST REMEMBER JESUS LOVES YOU AND HE UNDERSTANDS

WHEN YOU ARE LONELY AND YOU NEED SPECIAL CARE

I WILL BE YOUR MESSAGER, BECAUSE JESUS IS ALWAYS THERE

HE WANTED YOU TO COME TO EARTH AND LEARN HOW TO BE GOOD

JESUS WANTS YOU TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK, BECAUSE HE KNOWS YOU WOULD

HE FEELS YOUR SUFFERING, HE HAS SUFFERED TOO

WHEN HE HOLDS HIS HAND OUT, YOU CAN SEE HIS BLOOD COME THROUGH

ONE DAY I WILL GIVE YOU WINGS WHICH WILL BE MADE OF GOLD

WE WILL FLY TO HEAVEN TOGETHER, AND JESUS WILL TELL YOU SO.

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

 

I HAVE A BEAUITFUL ROSE

YOU HAVE ONLY TO COME AND SEE

IT WILL NEVER FADE

AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ME

 

THE SMELL REMINDS ME

OF THE LOVE WE SHARE

OUR LOVE IS. OH! SO TRUE

I WILL LIVE IN ETERNITY WITH YOU

 

YOU ARE MY ROSE

I SEE WITHIN MY HEART

WE ARE LOCKED TOGETHER

WE CAN NEVER PART

 

AS LONG AS MY EYES ARE WET WITH TEARS

WE WILL GO ON A HUNDRED YEARS

KISS MY CHEEK, MY HANDS, MY FACE

KEEP ME IN YOUR EMBRACE

 

YOU ARE NEVER FAR FROM ME

IF YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF, YOU CAN SEE

AS LONG AS I CAN FEEL YOU CLOSE

YOU ARE MY ROSE, THE ONE I LOVE THE MOST

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET 

 

I HAVE TWO SPECIAL GIFT'S THAT tHE lORD KNEW I WOULD NEED

ONE IS OLDER, ONE IS YOUNGER, AND THEY BOTH LOVE ME

A FRIEND IS SOMEONE YOU TELL THINGS

THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL KNOW

BUT A GIFT OF A HEART IS SOMEONE I LOVE SO

TO BE GIVEN A TRASURE FROM THE LORD HIMSELF

IS MORE THAN JUST A FRIEND, THEY ARE PART OF YOURSELF

WHEN I MUSS THEM OR THEY GO TO SLEEP

I THING, WELL TOMOMROW, THEY WILL BE ON THEIR FEET

 

YOU WOULD NOT THINK A GIFT COULD COME IN A E-MAIL

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM, THAT IS TRUE

BUT THE BEAUITFUL THINGS THEY SHARE WITH ME

IS ALWAYS COMING THROUGH

 

IF I TAKE A LOOK IN MY MIRROR

THERE THE THREE OF US ARE

I KNOW HOW KIND AND LOVING

JUST LIKE A BRAND NEW STAR

 

YES THEY ARE ANGELS

GIVING ME THE SUN I NEED

THEY ARE A PIECE OF A PUZZLE

THAT FITS ME TO A TEE

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

 

WRITTEN FOR MY TWO SPIRIT SISTERS HEARTWHISPERS AND CHEECHEE 

 

NIGHT SKY IS SHINING

MOONLIGHT IS OUT

STARS IN THE HEAVENS

MY HEART BEATS THIS NIGHT

FOR THE LOVE OF YOU

I GAVE MY ALL

MY SOUL AND YOURS ARE ONE

IT WILL NEVER FADE

IN THE SETTING OF THE SUN

 

IF I COULD ONLY HOLD YOU

AND KEEP YOU NEAR TO ME

THERE WOULD BE SUCH HAPPINESS

ONLY MY EYES COULD SEE

MY LOVE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU

IT CAN NEVER DIE

IF YOU LOVE ME

I THINK YOU MAY SEE TEARS IN MY EYES

 

FOR THE LOVE OF YOU

I WOULD CLIMB THR HIGHEST MOUNTAIN

WALK IN A LITTLE STREAM

YOU WOULD BE MY EVERYTHING

AT LEASE THAT IS WHAT IT SEEMS

 

IF YOU COULD TRY TO LOVE ME

AS I HAVE LOVED YOU SO

THEN THE RAIN COULD  COME

AND WE COULD LET IT GO

 

HAPPINESS IS AROUND YOU

YOUR ARMS AND HANDS ARE MINE

IF ONLY YOU WOULD LOVE ME

I SO WANT TO MAKE YOU MINE

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET

 

 

 

AS I AWOKE THIS MORNING

THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS YOUR FACE

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "I AM LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE"

YOUR EYES WERE THE BLUEST OF BLUE

IT WAS AS IF I WAS LOOKING INTO HEAVEN

I WANTED TO HOLD YOU CLOSE

I WANTED TO TOUCH YOUR HANDS

YOUR STRONG ARMS , I KNOW I BELONG TO YOU

 

AS THE SUN GREW BRIGHTER

YOU SMILED THAT DEAR SMILE I HAVE KNOWN FOR SO LONG

AS I WATCHED YOU, IT WAS AS IF A GATE SWUNG WIDE

I THOUGHT "I AM LOOKING AT YOU THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE"

WE WENT ON A PICKET, WE WERE YOUNG AND FREE

I PICKED SOME WILD FLOWERS FOR YOU

WE TALKED ABOUT HAPPY THINGS AND I LAUGHED

YOU STOOD UP AND FOR A MOMENT I COULD NOT SEE YOU BEHIND THE CLOUDS

YOU PULLED ME BY MY HANDS AND WE DANCED TO THE RADIO YOU BROUGHT

I SAID ALOUD "THIS IS WHAT LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE MUST BE LIKE"

 

YOU PUSHED MY HAIR AWAY FROM MY FACE

IT STARTED TO RAIN, AFTER , UP  YONDER

I SAW THE RAINBOW OF HOPE

BEING IN LOVE CAN BE SO BEAUITFUL

A BUTTERFLY CIRCLED MY HEAD AND YOURS

A LOVELY CREATURE FOR THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

TOMOROW WE WOULD BE WED

IN THIS PARADISE FOR TWO

BOTH LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE

 

LINDA ANN HENRY

DO YOU REMEMBER ME

THE PEOPLE'S POET