POETRY BY ANTOINETTE HAGAN
SPIRIT OF AFRICA
Have you ever been, to this beautiful land?
Unless you have gone, you really won’t understand
Where the sunsets take, my breath away
Where the sky’s a colour, I can honestly say
I’ve never seen, anywhere else before
And the earth is a colour, of red, I adore.
The energy there, it beats in my heart
There’s something about it, that sets it apart
From anywhere else, that I’ve ever been
It’s beauty, is truly a sight, rarely seen
So I ask you, not to judge Africa, please
Unless you have been, unless you have seen
The magnificence, of this ancient place
Her spirit and wisdom shows on Her face.
ARMS OF THE ANGELS
I say release now, let go of sorrow
Rest my child, for from tomorrow
All pain, all hurt will cease to exist
You will live a life of total bliss
With the angels by your side
There’s no excuse, no need to hide
For in their wings you will always be
Safe and loved eternally.
In times of doubt, in times of need
Just call my name and I will succeed
To bring you joy, to bring you peace
To give you courage to release
All blocks, all obstacles in your way
That stop you from living each new day
In unconditional love and light
I am beside you day and night.
OPEN YOUR HEART
Please never forget what we were all born to be
We were born to be happy, to spread love and be free
To live with peace and contentment in our beautiful hearts
To stay true to that feeling and it’s now time to start
To remember that person inside of you all
It’s time to accept this and take down the wall
That you’ve built up around you, to keep your love in
If we all start to do this, in time we’ll begin
To see the amazing effect it will have on this earth
And for peace and contentment, no more shall we search.
INNER VOICE
I must confess, I have to admit
That at times in my life, I would often sit
And think to myself “What’s the point of this?
Why do I feel, that I’ve gone amiss?”
And an inner voice, would announce
“I have arrived, you have the choice
To let your mind, rule your heart
Let’s get this straight, right from the start
Move inside your soul instead
It is from here, that you will be fed
With everything you need to know
It is from here, that you will grow.”
And so it is, that I have found
That message to be most profound
In times of doubt, in times of need
It never ceases to succeed
In pulling me through, those difficult times
To a place, that is most sublime.