I Met A Friend Beside The Cross ~ for Michelle
I met a friend beside the cross
Up on The Green on Easter Day
And she was there to mourn a loss
And I was passing on my way
Now she and I, we only meet
Infrequently throughout the year
But there we were; a meeting sweet
And meaningful, before the dear
Beflowered cross the people made
And posies in all colours bright
Where all day long the people prayed
Or stayed to see the way the light
Did shine upon the Field that day
As shone before high on the hill
And some go on and some will stay
To pray, and will be praying still
And so we spoke, my friend and I
Of love and life, and of her loss
And of the mystery of why
We met together by the cross
And I went on, and left her to
Her sorrow, and when I was gone
She did what she had gone to do
Adore the cross with flowers on
Who knows His ways? Not she or I
But Oh! What beauty was reborn
Up on the Field beneath the sky
Before the cross on Easter morn
© Gail Foster 5th April 2021
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