Javed's Blog: Five Strong Women by Richard Harries (JR133RH01)

Thursday, February 14, 2019

My poem that celebrated International Women's Day,

FIVE STRONG WOMEN: A true story of how I was helped in a devastating time of need.

Text: Five Strong Women

This poem is about five strong women who were in my life when I needed them:

I was left without a mother

When that happened I found strength, hope, love, live from five amazing women

They each stood up to be counted and helped and carried me on my way ,

They chose to do this

My life became deeper, richer, vibrant, bearable : because of these women, who chose to love me and to help me and to support me and to advice

All in so many different ways

They travelled to see me, wrote, talked to me, baked cakes, and several homes, gave me shelter, and planned with me and loved me

I will not tell each of their stories, they are all gone

brief for un-mourned but I loved them

Three, four and more

But I loved them and amazingly they loved me

But with that my gratitude and love eternal will be;

Bless them

You can of course hear and watch Richard recite this at:

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