My Cookie Jar Poems By Lynn Barany He arrived with golden wings And knocked upon my door. I couldn't wait to answer it So I ran across the floor. He asked if he could come inside And spend a little time. I offered him a cup of tea, But from the tap he poured some wine. He opened up my cookie jar But only took out two, From that he made a loaf of bread And the most delicious homemade stew. He asked me to come with him And kneel upon the rug. He wrapped his wings around me, I never felt such love. He talked to me for hours And made me feel divine. I asked if I could go with him, But he said it's not my time. He tucked me into bed that night And talked about our souls. How he always looks after them When from this life we go. He asked one simple favour For his journey that was far, Could he take another cookie, From the pretty cookie jar? When I awoke next morning On my pillow I did weep. The most precious moment of my life, Was a dream. I was asleep. I walked into the kitchen My eyes still full of tears, A note beside my cookie jar read, "To let you know I'm always here".

Hi, Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large. My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter. While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4 I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany. Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com Regards, Lynn Barany (Hanna)