I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a magic carpet ride

A Whole New World
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

A Whole New World
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in
A Whole New World with you
(Now I'm in a Whole New World with you)

Unbelieveable sights
Indescribable feelings
Soaring, tumbling, free-wheeling
Through an endless diamond sky

A Whole New World
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see
(Hold your breath, it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've comes so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A Whole New World
(Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to persue
(Every moment gets better)
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share
This Whole New World with you

A Whole New World
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
for you and me

(This is a Dreamsicle that sits in my Dreamsicle Curio...In Memory of Louise.)

When I Think of Her
By Purnel L. Collicutt, Jacksonville FL

When I think of her, the memories return...
Those images of time and place
That the years cannot erase.

Tho' she's no longer an active part
Of my routine, my daily life,
Through the visions that live on,
I still hold her in my heart.

I still think of her each day
And the memories are dear to me.
Time cannot erase or take away
The precious memories that I hold.

I remember so many magic days...
The love we shared, how much we cared,
The joy and happy times together
Before she was called away.

No, time can never erase
Those images of time and place
And the joy and love I feel
When I think of her.

I Am A Bereaved Parent

I am so empty
Yet so full of memories of my child.
I am a bereaved parent.

I am so sad
Yet so happy my child existed.
I am a bereaved parent.

I am so down today
Yet looking for hope for tomorrow.
I am a bereaved parent.

I am so scared
Yet brave enough to want to live.
I am a bereaved parent.

I am in darkness
Yet the light of my child's life comforts me.
I am a bereaved parent.

I feel the coldness of grief
Yet I can see the warmth of my child's smile.
I am a bereaved parent.

I am full of tears
Yet laughter will return someday.
I am a bereaved parent.

I am so lost I have only yesterday's memories.
I am a bereaved parent.

You see, today and always,
I will be a bereaved parent.

~ Author unknown ~

Everyone looks at me as the strong one.
The one to hold our walls in place.
To see me crying in sorrow & heartache
just cannot be shown on my face.

But so many just don't understand.
How my heart literally aches.
And I do try to hide this from others ...
I do it for my loved ones sakes.

I've heard people say 'she's gonna be okay';
But, oh, if only they could realize.
I do my best to pass the test of survival ...
But my heart just won't compromise.

I, like now, find myself in a deep abyss.
Others may say that I'll be okay.
But if they haven't lost a child they constantly miss ...
They cannot hear what I try to say.

I often wonder just where I'm to turn.
Or what tomorrow has in store.
Then, I remember a friend who has been;
Been down this same pathway before.

And oh, I know I can go to her & cry.
Our tears are a million and one.
Helping each other survive the loss
of my daughter or her son.

I know the Lord is with me daily too.
Yes, He holds me when I pray.
And with Him I know that I shall be okay ...
If only I can make it through this day ...
Oh, He'll help me make it through today.

~ Author ~ Kaye Des'Ormeaux
Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved