Shannon Henry, Author at The Creative Exiles

The Cheating of the Heart

September 12, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 1925 Views 6 Comments cheating heart, distance, failed relationships, love

Cheating of the Heart I could talk to you all night Until you’ve changed your mind Then I’d have

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Your Presence

August 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 5989 Views 4 Comments Angels, christianity, God, Jesus, prayer

Your Presence There is not a single soul on Earth With whom to share these thoughts and fears Confined within

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Father, Who Am I?

August 16, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2800 Views 4 Comments Christ, father, inspiration, prayer

Father, who am I That you would give your son? Why did he have to die For someone such as

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What If Today I Let Hope Go

August 15, 2017August 2, 2017 Shannon Henry 1814 Views 4 Comments depression, despair, hope, hopeless, saddness

What if today I let hope go What if today I feel like I have no soul There is no

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Walk Away Without a Backward Glance

August 14, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2161 Views 2 Comments

Just walk away, that’s what I’m told It sounds so easy to do But how do you turn away From the

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Bend me, Shake Me

August 14, 2017August 2, 2017 Shannon Henry 2256 Views 2 Comments bend me, determined, life, living, shake me

You can bend me, you can shake me But try as you may you cannot break me I’ll just keep

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The Magic of Friendship

August 12, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2642 Views 2 Comments angel's wings, Angels, friendship, life, magic

They come upon an angel’s wings To sing with us the song that our heart sings Breathing into us a

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The Call

August 11, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2582 Views 6 Comments always good, call me, keeping in touch, love you, phone call, time

Hi, how are you? How nice to hear from you, you really have no clue. I know you have a

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That’s That

August 10, 2017July 25, 2017 Shannon Henry 1672 Views 0 Comments grace, Hurt feelings, love

We both felt what we felt and that’s just that But grace comes more naturally after the fact After when

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Tending the Garden

August 9, 2017July 25, 2017 Shannon Henry 2126 Views 4 Comments flower, friendship, garden

Tending the Garden Friendship is a flower that blossoms and grows It radiates from within with a beauty that

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Tell Me

August 6, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2177 Views 2 Comments be there, burden, fears, friendship, need me

Tell me your fears Your thoughts, your scars, your troubles And though I may also shed some tears I will

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Tattoos On the Heart

August 5, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2146 Views 4 Comments friendship, heart, love, tattoo

Tattoos on the Heart People come, and people go But only some have that special glow One that so

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Fear

August 4, 2017July 23, 2017 Shannon Henry 1855 Views 6 Comments fear, jump, risk, sink, swim, trying

Fear takes hold with its icy grip Never before indecisive about things like this Take the risk – just jump

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Be You

August 4, 2017July 23, 2017 Shannon Henry 1745 Views 2 Comments good life, life, Yourself

Life is good, life is grand This life that’s yours and this life that’s mine Look within and take a

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Illusion In Your Head

August 3, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 1785 Views 4 Comments friendship, illusions, love

Illusion In Your Head Do I? Do I really matter to you? Am I really that important, Because right

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From Where I Stand

August 3, 2017July 23, 2017 Shannon Henry 2418 Views 6 Comments cliff, ledge, noose, stand

From where I stand , up here on this branch It ain’t that far to fall So, go ahead, push

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Now Is the Time

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Shannon Henry 2581 Views 6 Comments laughter, lyrics, rain, time

Why do people say you’ve got nothing but time When this life could easily stop on a dime Today could

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Lesson Learned

August 2, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 1820 Views 0 Comments lessons, unconditional love

One hard lesson learned- Even unconditional love may not last forever

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Open Wide

August 1, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 1730 Views 4 Comments boot in ass, donkey, foot in mouth, humor, jackass

Open Wide Ah, yes – I made you mad, I see I would say, “Stop all this absurdity!” But, what

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Spiderwebs of Love

July 30, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2170 Views 6 Comments love, relationships, spiderwebs

Spiderwebs of Love In life, it seems, we build our bonds with tenuous threads How easily they break and

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Pour Your Love All Over Me

July 30, 2017July 25, 2017 Shannon Henry 1811 Views 6 Comments child, hold, Holy Spirit, inspiration, love, mercy, prayer, song lyrics

I’ve got this longing deep inside Oh Father, can you hear me cry? Are you really there? And do you

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Priceless Treasures

July 28, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2775 Views 4 Comments friends, priceless, stars, treasures

Priceless Treasures Some people turn their backs every time there is a spat And some will back away when

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Round and Round

July 27, 2017July 24, 2017 Shannon Henry 2396 Views 4 Comments confused, dizzy, joy, poem, round, spinning

Funny how the world goes spinning ’round ‘Round and ’round until we all fall down Dizzy, dazed, and confused But

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