Marie Alexander is such an inspiration to me. Her poetry truly touches me. Marie has also lost her daughter. Some very special words she shared with me will linger in my heart forever.  "Our daughters would want us to live life to the fullest and keep only the sweetest memories. We do have hope and we have God's promise and we know where our daughters are."  Marie's writings are seen all over the internet and is admired by many. I am honored and truly blessed to have met this lovely lady and wish to share with you some of her most beautiful pieces with you.

A Voice Of Hope From the depths  of grief, I cried  "Dear  Lord  I am hurting so." I  could almost hear His  voice Saying,  "Yes, my child,  I know." "But this is not the end",  he said There will be another day When Heaven's portals open wide And this world has passed away." "I know you'll miss your  loved  one, And it's hard to understand But  I know well the future, And I will hold your  hand." I felt such peace and comfort, Yet  tears were flowing  still I prayed Him ever close to me For  His  guidance, and His  will I can not say I will not cry But hope  is mine through Him He knows the future  I can't  see For tears keep my vision  dim. But  faith in Him is comfort And  His  promises are true The  future I leave in His hands. It is God's voice I listen to. Copyright ©  Marie Alexander - July 2003

Grateful  Thoughts                         I sit beneath a shady tree And contemplate the day What I did--what I did not What mattered either way. I smile, at blooming flowers Still from the heat survive And say a prayer of thankfulness That I am still alive At my age I still have choice. My mind is still my own God's blessings greet me everywhere And His love through others shown. Oh--I may have missed a thing or two On life's journey to this day But what I missed, some others got "And mine is best,"  I'd  say! Copyright © Marie Alexander June 20, 2003

Joy                Joy is a song The heart loves to sing Joy is the feeling Assurance can bring Joy is a journey With heaven its goal Joy is the knowledge That  GOD'S in control Joy is a road We can travel each day With HIM beside us Joy is the way ! Copyright ©  Marie Alexander May 2003

Healing Tears I tell myself  "I shouldn't cry"-- That you wouldn't want me to But oh the pain that's still inside That others do not know The world evolves and life goes on, And I must  still take part But longing for "What might have been" Still haunts my aching  heart I see a color---hair --a walk That makes me think  of you-- And then the past comes rushing back And I lose you again--anew I haven't found a secret   Or full healing with the years Perhaps I need these times with you To shed some healing tears. Copyright ©  Marie Alexander

Marie Blanks Alexander, 68, died Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at her home. She was a Baptist, and a member of National Audubon Society and Compassionate Friends. She was an established poet, having had several of her poems published. Marie was preceded in death by a daughter, LaTricia Marie Alexander, in 1984, and her parents, Charlie and Lessie Blanks. Survivors include two sons, Stephen M. Alexander and wife, Angela, of Abilene, and Gary Joe Alexander and wife, Cheryl, or Abilene; a daughter, Angina E. Hedges and husband, Houston, of Abilene; a brother, Charles Hollis Blanks of Abilene; and three sisters, La Donna McGee of Abilene, Charlene Larramore of Odessa, and Idoma Abernathy of Sylacago, Alabama. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Greatly loved and dearly missed by everyone