Elvis - A Lighted Candle

[73smile]

This poem was not written for Elvis Presley. It was recited upon the birth of another baby boy who would also become dear and loved by us and by the world, and like Elvis, he would also leave us all while still too very, very young.

We wish to the new child
A heart that can be beguiled
By a flower
That the wind lifts
As it passes.
If the storm breaks for him
May the trees shake for him
Their blossoms down.

In the night that he is troubled
May a friend wake for him
So that his time may be doubled,
And at the end of all loving and love,
May the Man above
Give him a crown.

Petals and blossoms have rained down in the millions from those who still grieve these 29 years since 1977. But grieve no more, for Elvis is with his daddy, his beloved mama and his brother and most of all, I believe, he sits within sight of his First Father. Elvis will be forever young in our hearts and in our minds. He shared a joyous gift with us that has been matched by no other.
Now we celebrate his passing with peace because our broken hearts are beginning to mend and someday very soon we will see him when we also have completed our spiritual journey.
MSue

[Rainbow Light]

So very touching and lovely, you surely have a gift and talent, MSue!! Many thanks for posting this!

[73smile]

Hello Sue.

I was looking through a box of assorted things today and this long forgotten recitation made me think of always holding Elvis inside of my heart. Elvis and the other young man, who also died too soon, can never be replaced or replicated by another human. I am glad that they both had love in their hearts for humanity and that they always gave a hand up to anyone that they possibly could. A man, in my opinion, is at his very best, when he stoops to talk with someone, if only for a minute, and to listen and to hear what another has to say.
I remember reading that when a person tried to pay Elvis back that Elvis cried because no one, until that moment, of all who had been given so much by Elvis, had ever tried to pay him back, whether a loan or for a car or for anything else that his generous heart gave so frequently to others.
MSue

[Rainbow Light]

Also, many thanks for sharing this!! I had not heard of that recollection that Elvis had cried when someone tried to pay him back, that man had so much heart and compassion for others but this must have affected him so deeply, yes hold him to my heart also - a special memory!

[Elvis'SweetSweetSpirit]

Thank you Msue for sharing that beautiful and touching poem!
Yes Elvis was so very generous and gave so much and never got anything back I heard that story about Elvis cried when that person tried to give him something back! So very true Sue Elvis had so much compassion in his heart for others!! He holds a very special place in my heart I do love him and miss him so very much!!

Thanks,
Fran

[Rainbow Light]

This is so very true, Fran and agree a million percent at least!!