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

   

 

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.   

 

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                 

 

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

 

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