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This is a very personal portrait for a very dear friend of mine whom I will always love deeply and sincerely.

This is a portrait of my friend's mother who passed away many years ago. It is my way of telling him how much he means to me and how I will never forget him..... Remembrance (a poem by me for someone very close to me)

Once when dreams were released and freed
I found a place that was inside of me
Buried, suppressed, abandoned and caged
So many gifts left wounded and frayed

Opened again to adore the sunlight
Fear took a leap and my heart found delight
To express what was hidden, to revel in me
All of this you helped me to see


Memories and echoes of joy long imprisoned
Surfaced to fight in the freedom of the forgiven
Lost and abandoned, forlorn and in doubt
God reached within me and helped me to get out

Through the hand of his faithful, through pure love in words
The gift of God's freedom found my burden's finally heard
“Tis time to be Tahnja. Tis time to be you
Without all the sorrow, without all that's untrue

I heard God's voice as He found the corner's of my pain
Where even I had forgotten how to live in love's pure vein
But then with song rejoicing I burst forth into the Son
Where hearts as pure as snow found God and became one

So no matter what the distance, no matter where we are
I hold close to me the remembrance of what we have shared thus far
Times of joy and sorrow, of endless conversations
Compassion and intelligence, humour and frustrations

But most of all the remembrance of all you did for me
Of friendship that is eternal, of a love that will always be
In return for all that sacrifice, in an effort to heal the betrayals
I give you a gift from my heart so that you know where my true love hails

Remember me when you are praying,
remember me when time moves on...
Remember the love that was healing,
remember the love that was strong

For surely twin souls will remember the journey of God as we roam
To uphold one another forever, 'til the time comes for us to return home

Forever in my heart, forever in my soul
Forever is eternal, remember me..........
...................forever.........................

Tahnja