| Our Welsh Angel Your smile and charm , so enlightening An angel formed from purest love Your voice so soft and soothing Truly sent from heaven above Serenade us with your angelic presence As your beautiful spirit continues to soar We love you our dear Katherine For it’s you we so much adore You sing down deep , and touch our souls Softly , quietly , calm our roughest seas You are our Welsh Angel Sent from heaven to grant us peace You brighten our brightest moments Of which we can never get enough May God grant you peace and serenity And always know you’re so dearly loved Written For Katherine Jenkins February 25 , 2007 By Steve M |
| Katherine When I watch you sing I see perfection and poetry in motion I see a paragon of endless beauty I know that I have noticed and wondered in awe How all the goodness one can imagine Is elegantly enshrined into one body and soul Some say it’s the way you look Others say it’s the way you sing Some others say it’s the way you talk But I say I say it’s the warmth you radiate Through your charismatic unending smile Coupled with your humility And utmost respect for all These are only a few of the many reasons Why you are admired and loved by all Especially by me Written For Katherine Jenkins March 27 , 2007 By Steve M |
| Christmas Angel There’s an angel from Wales If you don’t already know She will uplift and inspire you And will set your heart aglow She’s our Christmas angel As genuine as she appears She’s our lovely Katherine Our angel throughout the year If you’ve never heard her voice Just once is all it takes You’ll fall for our Christmas angel And I promise It’s no mistake In this season for gifts and giving We have our gift from heaven above She’s Katherine our Christmas angel And it’s her we so dearly love So grab your friends and family And spread the holiday cheer For the greatest gift is ours to share For Katherine’s already here Written For Katherine Jenkins December 13 , 2007 By Steve M |
| Hers Alone Like galaxies of stars at night Like a summer ocean breeze Katherine will calm and soothe And set your soul at ease To see her smiling face Is an experience all it’s own And quickly your overcome By a passion that’s hers alone She’s kind and she’s loving To everyone she meets I know because I’ve met her And she swept me off my feet She’ll make you cry happy tears Give you peace like you’ve never known She’ll make you believe in love With a voice that’s hers alone Only once in a lifetime Do you find someone like this That takes you to the heavens and back And makes you feel such bliss I’m so proud to call myself her fan For I’ve never been quite the same I feel so much joy , and pride Each time I speak her name Written For Katherine Jenkins December 17 , 2007 By Steve M |
It’s The Magic We Call Christmas It’s the magic we call Christmas Logs crackling in the fireplace Soft snow that’s gently falling down A smile on a little child’s face A time to love and share To remember our answered prayers Or time to just reflect It’s about how much you give not just what you get And if you’re lucky to find an angel Then you’re living a wonderful dream For they come from heaven and earth And sometimes there closer than they seem You see angels come in all shapes and sizes You see they even come from Wales For we have our own called Katherine And our love for her , it never fails It’s the magic we call Christmas Katherine makes it more magic still Her voice gently warms our hearts And melts the winters chill As I listen to the classic songs of Christmas Away in a manger , and even silent night I remember who put the CLASS in classic Katherine I wish you Merry Christmas tonight Written For Katherine Jenkins December 22 , 2007 By Steve M |
| Bad Santa I had mailed my letter early So Santa could plan ahead I was anxious and nervous As I went off to bed It was finally Christmas morning After a restless nights sleep I walked quietly down the stairs Anticipating what was under the tree As we all gathered round There was quite a hustle and stir In moments all the gifts were opened In happened in such a blur I had opened all my presents Then I stood dazed in my stare The gift at the top of my list KATHERINE wasn’t there Then I remembered the problem That fat man in red If I can get to the North Pole I’ll fill him with lead It’ll be sour milk and stale cookies For you Santa next year And plenty of Ex - Lax For all of your reindeer Written For Katherine Jenkins December 24 , 2007 By Steve M |
| A Common Bond In Katherine Time and life is ever changing So much to see , so much to do Another year has come and gone But somehow we made it through We found a common bond in Katherine Had some laughs , shared some tears Formed many friendships , some forever Lived some dreams , and faced some fears We welcome 2008 with our eyes wide open Looking forward to new hopes and dreams Excited for the months that lie before us The future's brighter than it's ever been Katherine , I wish you much love and success For all my friends here , I wish that too I can't wait to share the memories Both the old , and those that will be new I don't think I can say it much better For we're all Living A Dream inside For Katherine the sky's the limit And we're going along for the ride Written for Katherine Jenkins & My KJ Friends December 31 , 2007 By Steve M |
| **Poems I've Written About Katherine ** Newest Will Always Be At The Top |
| Your Undaunted Spirit The first time your music pierced my heart I was so sure , you were the one I am strong here on your shoulders Knowing my journey’s just begun Nighttime falls , another day has passed Your soothing voice calms my weary soul Offering me an inside peace Avoiding stresses trying to take their toll Your spirit is undaunted A gift of passion and grace I’m in amazement each time I see you And the radiance upon your face Charming , elegant and delightful Just a few words that come to mind When days make be dark and dreary You still make my whole world shine For you , possibilities are endless I’m excited just watching you grow But as everyone else shoots for the stars You passed the stars long , long ago So stand proud my dear , dear Katherine In everything , as you always do You are our living testament That dreams really can come true Written January 9 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| The Love We Have For You Wales saw it’s finest treasure In that June twenty seven years ago For the town of Neath was blessed And soon your story would unfold Do you ever stop for a moment to wonder Just how very blessed you really are How many lives you touch each day Your miraculous healing of fractured hearts When you step on stage our world changes For a little while we can drift away To where only you can take us Time and a feeling we never could repay If the love we have for you Could all be turned to gold It wouldn’t even scratch the surface We’d still owe you so much more Katherine your deepest , wishes and desires May each one somehow come true And the memories you’ve given us Multiplied a thousand times come back to you Written January 10 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Not Even Angels For those who’ve stood in your presence You are poetry in motion , perfection and grace A timeless extension of God’s loving hands Not even angels could stand in your place Your eyes sparkle like polished diamonds Changing my world like no one else can Encouraging me to follow my dreams Searching myself for a bigger plan You are unique but oh so lovely Yet keeping your feet firmly on the ground Like a single desert rose Extracting beauty from everything around I’m not alone in all my envy Wishing I could be half the person you are On your pedestal , that’s yours alone The true meaning of a superstar Katherine you are my compass To be the very best person that I can be And I’ll never find the perfect words To express to you what that means to me Written January 21 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Colors Of The Rainbow You’re like the colors of a rainbow Creating beauty even from the rain Growing moment by moment , year by year Yet your beautiful heart remains the same Your eyes always seem to sparkle Like those of a little girl Even with life’s little bumps in the road You’re always there to brighten my world I loved you from the very first moment And I’d do it all over again Even though I barely know you You’re still like my best friend Your silhouette is a glowing angel You’re a diamond in the rough And to say I simply adore you Just doesn’t seem to be enough Katherine your lead I’ll continue to follow On my face the sun will always shine The wind always gentle at my back You are the northern star of my life We’ll travel this scenic journey Hand in hand , though worlds apart And through it all , I’ll always love you Like I have from the very start Written March 9 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| When God Led Me To You Sometimes it’s been a difficult journey This crazy thing I call my life Through it’s daily twists and turns I wondered would I ever get it right I’ve made more than my share of mistakes Yet found strength through my own pain Too often I’d stand , only to fall back down And even had to learn how to love again Yet through the trials I’ve been given many blessings I’ve lived some dreams that finally came true But the blessing I cherish the most in life Was when God led me to you Though I can only admire you from a distance It’s like you’re right here , always by my side And when I say my prayers at the end of each day I thank God for you each and every time To repay what you’ve done for me There is simply nothing that I wouldn’t do For that debt is so overwhelming That I’d even give my life for you Katherine It goes without saying that you’re blessed in endless ways A perfect model of how I want to live One of the many reasons I have to give thanks If I’m ever blessed enough to have a daughter I pray she’ll turn out just like you Then this world would have at least two angels That could make our dreams come true Written April 1 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Joined Here At The Heart Kind is her heart in which so much love she beholds Amazing is her career as it anxiously unfolds Those of us who adore her know all too well Heaven has sent us an angel with quite a story to tell Every time we see her she brings a smile to our face Reminding us of a happy time and place Incredible is what she always makes us feel Never can our love for her ever be concealed Evoking smiles , and tears with each song she sings Joy and compassion radiates in the music that she brings Endless is our respect , and though often many miles apart Never do we forget , we’re joined here at the heart Katherine we’ll always love her , she’s always on our mind Inspirational is what she offers us each and every time Now we’ll enjoy the surprises that she’s sure to send Sharing in her fairytale of a dream that never ends Written May 13 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| The first letter of each line below spells Katherine Jenkins |
Her Little Corner Of The World Music was her passion since she was a little girl Always practicing until she got it just right Never willing to stop just short of perfection No matter if it took all day and into the night Neath was home , her little corner of the world There the love for her will never fail Home is where her heart still is And her home will always be Wales There was Mum , sister Laura and of course her father That gave her all the love she could ever need Now she shares that love with the entire world So you can only imagine what she’s done for me A crystal clear voice like a perfect cut diamond Even angels stop and breathe a sigh She’s heaven’s gift in an imperfect world And that’s something we simply can’t deny I guess you could call her a superstar But to me she’s like a very best friend Comforting me whether it be night or day Uplifting when my world comes crashing in Yes she’ll always be our Katherine But just like her we’re willing to share There’s more than enough to go around She’s shown us truly what it means to care So light a candle and say a prayer Give thanks and let’s all Rejoice Let her light your way to a better life Time is wasting and it’s an obvious choice Written May 18 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Little Girl From Neath There was once a little girl from Neath Born in nineteen eighty , now that seems so far Today she’s no longer a little girl You see now she’s a superstar She used to sing in her church’s choir But now it’s for thousands that she lights up a stage Traveling the world to share her magnificent voice Adding to her legacy , yet another page With her incredible beauty , and all her fame She’s still as wholesome as she appears To know her , it’s so easy to love her We always will throughout the years Time spent with her younger sister Laura Playing in the Gnoll as teenage girls Time now spent at the top of the charts Setting new records in the classical world She’s Katherine to all who love her Jenkins just to be exact She’s the very best at what she does And that’s quite simply a fact So powerful and in perfect tune With her voice she shattered a chandelier That could only be the work of an angel Just another story in a remarkable career From here it’s only icing on the cake And I never want her story to end I just know the journey will be beautiful On that we can all depend Written June 4 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| My Life’s Greatest Blessing Where would I be without you I guess heaven only knows I’ve learned so much just from watching you And I’m certain , by now it shows You are a beacon , my guiding light Like a lighthouse should I drift from shore You enlighten me like the endless ocean Your inspiration , is an open door Like a bird quietly soaring overhead Not always knowing what all lies below You keep silent watch over my heart Through my veins , your music flows Like a jigsaw puzzle , the pieces now seem to fit Splinters of the hopes that I once knew I've found new magic in old lost dreams Because of the magic I've found in you You are with me in spirit You are with me in prayer You are my life’s greatest blessing For you Katherine , I’ll always care Godspeed to you for all that’s ahead I’ll cherish each moment and hold it so near You will always be my life’s greatest blessing Throughout the rest of my years Written June 13 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Happy Birthday My Dearest Katherine Happy birthday my dearest Katherine Around the world I celebrate with you Today’s just another celebration In a list of your dreams come true I’ve laughed with you and sometimes cried Shared your hopes and a few fears Like fine wine you just get better with time So here’s to twenty eight years You’ve given me many shining moments And today is yours alone I hope you have time to share with mum and sis And reminisce with your friends back home I wrap my arms around you in distance And hold on to you oh so tight And give you my heartfelt hugs To my star that’s bigger than life As you blow out your cakes candles Remember I’m a much better person because of you Now I see the world through your eyes And my dearest Katherine , it’s a magnificent view Happy birthday my dearest Katherine Because you deserve everything for which you wish My world is alive because of who you are And across the ocean I’m sending you a kiss So Happy Birthday my dearest Katherine From deep down inside the core of my soul You’ve made my life so much more than complete And I love you more than you could ever know Written May 24 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Wish You Were Here Katherine , our dear Katherine We wish you were here Joining us on your new forum Though it’s been a pain in our rears The problems seem to be fading Old friends are joining us again We know you’ll soon be here We’re not sure just when We know you’re very busy With all that you have to do But we miss you so dearly And we send our love to you In all your demanding days I’m sure we’re not far from your thoughts And I’m sure you miss us too I mean , how could you not It’s late here my dear angel Nearly a quarter past two I need my beauty sleep you know For I’m not as beautiful as you Goodnight my Welsh angel Sweet dreams the whole night through Peace , love , and our prayers They will always be with you Written June 13 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| A Night So Much Like Heaven If ever one night in my life I could make time stand completely still That night would be here and now As your voice echoes across the rolling hills The journey has taken me far from home But the miles make it all worth while Tonight you take my breath away Oh Katherine how you make me smile The way your voice commands my heart Is purely priceless in my own eyes God’s amazing blessing , the gift of you A gift that I’ll treasure for life Sometimes I can’t help but wonder What led me down the path of you Was it simply luck or what some call fate Perhaps divine or just a dream come true Whatever the reason , whatever the cause All that matters are these moments in time To sit in your presence and hear you sing What a magnificent sound and sight Please forgive me if I drift briefly away Perhaps my head is up in the clouds Somewhere that only you can take me I’m likely there with the entire crowd And all too quickly the show is over I float back down safe and sound Amongst the feathered wings of my angel Whom I love and am so very proud Thank you for a night so much like heaven Though if only for an hour or two The feelings and memories will linger forever Over and over come shining through My prayers are with you now and forever We’ll meet again I’m sure it won’t be long Till then I’ll think of you always And my heart will sing your songs Written July 5 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
Photo to the left. On July 19 , 2008 at the Westonbirt National Arboretum in England I had the amazing honor of presenting my book of 20 poems to Katherine prior to her concert. Below are the words to each of the 20 poems contained in that book |
| My Dear Lovely Katherine ( Written to the music of Away In A Manger ) My dear lovely Katherine , your voice fills my head I love you dear Katherine , no words need be said From heavens silent sky , your voice lights the night Once again my angel , she lights up my life My evening so peaceful , with your soothing voice My dear lovely Katherine , you give me no choice I love you dear Katherine , I thank you so much Thank God for your blessing , and your soothing touch Be near me Dear Katherine , cause I love you so Forever my angel , you make my heart glow Bless you my dear Katherine , for now through the years You’re my piece of heaven , to help ease my fears You’re my piece of heaven , to help ease my fears Written January 25 , 2008 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| How Far You Can Fly Time and love may be everlasting As is my endless love for you Once again I’ve come back to Wales To show that my heart is true Some may find it strange When I say I’m here it feels like home Time and time again I’ll always come back When I’m nearest you , I’m never alone God has made you so very special Created with love in his own eyes And for those who do not see it My lovely Katherine , they must be blind I wish you a thousand times the happiness That you’ve brought into my world My feelings for you will never fade Of that I’m forever sure So open up your wings my angel Let’s see how far you can fly There are no limits to what you can achieve If there are , they’re beyond the sky So off I go for now my dear one May God always keep you close in arms And love you always as I do And keep reaching for the distant stars Written July 14 , 2008 ( In Katherine's Hometown in Wales ) For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |
| Of All The Things I Hold Most Dear It seems overwhelming at times When I try to stop and think Of all my life’s experiences They must have happened just when I blinked Still of all the things I hold most dear Katherine , finding you is right at the top And from the moment I laid my eyes on you My love for you has never stopped Your voice cancels out my longest , most difficult days You make my sun shine all day long You transcend all things that God has created And you do it all through your precious songs I've made my share of mistakes through the years Oh my dear it’s been more than a few But somehow through all the ups and downs I know I've still been blessed because of you Sometimes I still can’t believe it’s all happening Since the first time I heard your heavenly voice My life has become nothing short of wonderful It seems you left me no other choice As the days and the years come and go I know you’ll never make me any less than proud I feel nothing short of honored When I say your name out loud From me to you , I’m sending out my biggest hug Until our paths one day cross again That’s the very best I can do for now My prayers and love will go with you until then Written June 9 , 2009 For Katherine Jenkins By Steve M |