THE FAMILY TREE

The Tree it grew so tall and proud,
As it surveyed the land all around.
It's roots and branches spread out far and wide,
Shooting up in towns and cities countrywide.

Some tilled the land in the West of Wales,
Others moved on as year after year crops failed.
Seeds were planted in valley towns,
Where men and children worked, side by side deep under ground.

As the coalfields prospered and owners became rich,
Families united under the banner of the Chartists.
Unions were formed and at last workers became strong,
People rejoiced in religion, culture and song.

Our children grew and spread their wings,
When along came two world wars and put a sudden halt to things.
Our men took up arms with passion and pride ,
Some came home, others they died.
When war had ended our tree renewed,
New seeds were planted, our blood line grew.

The tree that was first planted on a Welsh hillside ,
Has blossomed in many countries world wide.
Our family has grown, long may it last,
As we bless those descendants from our glorious past.

John.A.Lewis ,Sept 2007

 

 

A Single Seed

 

And god made for himself a valley,
And the valley he made to be a secret place.
"Let no man walk here" he said ,
"For it is mine".

And God planted there a single seed,
And the seed was called love .
Yet the seed did not grow.
For being hidden in a secret place
It was never found or watered.

As time passed,
All God's secrets came to be known to man.
So it was that his valley was discovered
And I came there and wondered at it's beauty.

The seed I found
And I watered it and cared for it .
And it grew.
I saw it's colours grow and I smelt of it's fragrance.

And I loved the flower .
When it was grown I plucked it and made to leave,
But I was lost,
For the valley had closed about me .

No fear came to me, no sense of being lost
For I was happy.
So I stayed and did not try to leave.
And now I sit amongst the trees
And live at peace with myself,
And the flower I hold in my hand .

Robert Peter Lewis , 1989

 

Lost

I lost the dream I thought was mine,
The dream I'd held for many years.
I lost it, saw it disappear,
Dissolved in endless pools of tears.

And if I had my chance again,
Although I know it cannot be.
I'd hold on tighter to my dream,
And maybe it would stay with me .
 

Judy Lewis – April 1998

 

Stars

I stand gazing up into the dark inky blackness of the night sky .
The enormity of all this vastness around me just makes me sigh.
Where are you amongst these sparkling shimmering lights above ?
The one who gave us all so much immeasurable unbounded love .
I search the heavens whenever I need to speak to you again,
It gives me a quiet solace and comfort to take away the pain .
You were the solid rock and foundation that we all relied upon,
So you are always with us in our hearts and minds but never gone .

I talk to you whenever my mind needs to sort out a problem.
A smile will cross my face then I will think why worry about them ?.
As I search the infinity that encompasses this spinning globe
For a sign from on high I scour the darkness and truly probe.
The shooting star I thought was you has come and gone into the night,
It streaked over, and sped away into the void and vanished out of sight.
I strained my eyes and wonder then I think , when is the next one due ?
Dad I'm running out of patience so which one of these bloody stars are you ?

Jim Lewis 2008