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I. My sister,

she lives her life

like the butterfly

searching for a garden

more beautiful than the last.

My sister,

she lives her life

on the jet plane

searching for a city

large enough to hold her heart.

she lives her life

searching for the love

she knows is there;

she's just gotta find it

someday, somehow

she's just gotta grasp it

lay her life down

and let love rule.

2. My sister,

did I tell you that I love you?

That you are without a doubt

one of my all-time favourite people?

so full of life and fun and colour

yet deep enough to care

(a combination - you'll agree -

that's actually quite rare);

and the time we've spent together

has been far too brief

for us to say all that needs be said:

cos' the gathering clouds they warn us

that time, it really does grow short,

and I fear one day it will be too late

to say all we should have said;

and so, if nothing else,

please remember that I told you

that I love you,

and that God rules that City

your heart is searching for (O.K?).

[Kristin Jack is the Asia Coordinator of Servants. He and his family lived in Cambodia for 17 years. A book of his poetry, entitled 'Poetry and Prophecy' is available from Servants.]