An Ordinary Lady With An Extraordinary Heart
Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2009
by Nenita Wells
An ordinary lady with an extraordinary heart
Held a secret of how she withstood the hurt.
I hope to meet one day to show me how to share
Teach me life's lessons to know how to care.
She worked so hard in verdant fields
Constantly involved in a farm that yields
Harvest of organic fresh vegetables and fruits
She toiled and trusted the soil will be generous.
Calloused hands committed and experienced
Touched ones heart and unconditionally reached
Out to the unfortunate, whose tired eyes knew
A succor, she is a blessing not just to a few.
She had seen her husband and mate passed on
Leaving her lonely but not helpless and alone.
The painful memory etched in her heart no cure
Happiness is helping the poor, intentions so pure.
She will not think twice to help and to encourage
People who are less fortunate and disadvantage
She helped a friend without counting the cost
Of her precious time, willingly do it foremost.
It is hard to find in this uncaring busy world
A lady whose time and efforts are good as gold.
She is an ordinary person but oh so extraordinary
To the homebound, helpless, sick and weary.
Will I ever have the chance to shake her hand?
And look in her eyes and find no magic wand.
Her caliber and kind is in shortage we know
The purity of her heart in her face will show.
She slept better and she pondered peacefully
Her golden caring heart will glow unceasingly.
Humility, her intolerance to suffering welded
With her warmth and her faith in God manifested.
Held a secret of how she withstood the hurt.
I hope to meet one day to show me how to share
Teach me life's lessons to know how to care.
She worked so hard in verdant fields
Constantly involved in a farm that yields
Harvest of organic fresh vegetables and fruits
She toiled and trusted the soil will be generous.
Calloused hands committed and experienced
Touched ones heart and unconditionally reached
Out to the unfortunate, whose tired eyes knew
A succor, she is a blessing not just to a few.
She had seen her husband and mate passed on
Leaving her lonely but not helpless and alone.
The painful memory etched in her heart no cure
Happiness is helping the poor, intentions so pure.
She will not think twice to help and to encourage
People who are less fortunate and disadvantage
She helped a friend without counting the cost
Of her precious time, willingly do it foremost.
It is hard to find in this uncaring busy world
A lady whose time and efforts are good as gold.
She is an ordinary person but oh so extraordinary
To the homebound, helpless, sick and weary.
Will I ever have the chance to shake her hand?
And look in her eyes and find no magic wand.
Her caliber and kind is in shortage we know
The purity of her heart in her face will show.
She slept better and she pondered peacefully
Her golden caring heart will glow unceasingly.
Humility, her intolerance to suffering welded
With her warmth and her faith in God manifested.
By Nenita Wells
09/20/2009
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The author was born in one of the 7,100 islands in the Philippines, in Leyte where the famous American five-star general, Douglas MacArthur landed during WWII. She is one of eight children, and she has thirty-five nieces and nephews. She was raised by her parents to be a good Christian. Attended public school both in Elementary and High School in the Philippines. She went to college under the work and study program, earned her bachelor's degree with honors and her first paid full-time job was as secretary to the High School Principal, her first boss was a Benedictine Sister from Germany who was the Administrator of the Catholic school. She lived in New York City from 1977 to 2004 and now lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She loves to read and write poetry.
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More commentsnice dedication for a ordinary lady. While reading it, i think of my Mom and you.Hi Norman.The poem is more like your Mom. I dedicated this poem to lovely people like this woman in the poem. God bless and good luck in your goals.Love and prayers,your Tita Nenet
Beautiful, Nenita. I loved it. You put so much feeling into your writing. A person can see and feel everything you so perfectly describe with your words.Blessings to you.Hi Sandra.Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting. I am glad you liked my poem. Your work inspired me.Blessing to you and yours,Nenita
I really loved this poem. It made me reel warm and fuzzy on the inside.Thank you for reading and commenting. I am pleased that you liked my poem.Best to you,Nenita
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed this poem and think you have a good heart!You're welcome Jay and thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting...it meant a lot to me.
Beautiful poem Nenita and a wonderful message. I have never been able to write poems but have always wished that I could.Hi Joel.Thank you so much for reading and commenting. I am honored and humbled by your kind words. You reading my poem means a lot to me.May your day be filled with laughter and joy.God bless and good health.Your fan,Nenita
Nenita,
You are a true poem, a shiny pearl in the deep and daark ocean, no doubt of that!
Thank you for your comments too;)!Hi Thomas.I appreciate your stopping by, reading and commenting.Looking forward to reading your articles.Best to you.Nenita
Its such a good poem tita..You really are a good poet..Its nice to read all your poems..Ill print all your poems and put it in a scrapbook..hopefully I can do it sooner..if not busy..hehe..take care and God bless you always tita..lots of LOVE & CARE,Xenia LynChen...thank you so much for taking the time to read, comment on my poem. It is good to hear from you. I am wishing you all the best. May the good Lord be with you always.Take good care. God bless and good health.always,Tita Nenet
so beautiful.. i really like it a lot.. its just so inspiring.. reading the poem just touches your heart.. so pure and true! AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL and WONDERFUL..I am glad you liked this poem, it came from my heart and if it touched yours, I am a hundredfold happier. I appreciate your kind and warm words for it inspire me to write another poem. God bless. ~Nenita~
Oh my. What a succinct observation of things to come. Honesty, loyalty and fidelity pay far more than any passing fancy. We love, live and learn. Then we cope with responsibility for our past actions. It can be good. Be creative.Hi Dave. Thank you for kind words. I appreciate very much your taking the time to read and comment. Thank you so much for the 5 stars. Best to you and yours, ~Nenita~
BEAUTIFUL poem Nenita, you are an AMAZING writer. I truly enjoyed this. I hope you continue writing poems, this was truly touching. It shows what a beautiful person you are inside to write it.
-SydneyThanks a million, Sydney. I am glad you liked it. What you said encouraged me to go back to my unfinished poems I have written for posting at SearchWarp. All the best to you and yours.
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