God grants us all a wider choice
In learning how to use our voice
To make our way and do the right
From early morn through harried night.
Pursue the course and do the best
To forge our way and pass the test
This is one task we cannot fail
The stakes are high we need prevail.
No matter what decisions made
One can’t escape or chance evade
The simple act of courage bold
To choose new ways or keep the old.
My last reaction’s brash and hard
Like Abraham, I will choose God !
The tears that fall are bittersweet
The cause for me remains discreet
I find that tears should hidden be,
A secret twixt my God and me.
So query then what I shall find
Before my days cease to unwind
I question what my future holds
As life before me now unfolds.
The answer echoes through the maze
And complicates remaining days
For lives will end though incomplete
In victory or in defeat !
God is my true compass along lifes road
He channels my ship no matter the load
He bellows the wind and pushes the tide
Wherever I go, He travels beside.
I’ve known for awhile I am not alone
How patient He when my goal is unknown
In the terrible tempest living brings
He’s there at the helm and when the bell rings.
We’ve traveled quite far soon our journey’s done
We’re off to the west to follow the sun !
Life has taught me so many things
To walk with God and sup with kings
To speak with angels and the saints
Enjoy the pictures nature paints,
To love myself and show respect
To souls who suffer from neglect,
To treasure peace and do my part
To heal lifes pain and ease the heart.
This precious gift I wish to share
Bears this label, “handle with care”
I pray I will not fail this cause
God help me please to tame my flaws !
A lacy heart, a tender tug
A gentle kiss, a loving hug
We have no need to lovers be
Since friendship binds both you and me.
We have been friends a long, long time
When we all knew a kinder clime
Though days of old are long forgot
We comprehend forget-me-not !
Oh blessed Lord, please hear my plea
I beg of You remember me
My face is not my crucial part
I offer You my loving heart.
It beats so hard I cannot hear
My puzzled thoughts are rife with fear
My cause is just, my trust is true
Accept my faith, it came from You.
The crystal beads that hug the trees
All together bright and shining
A stunning show of winter freeze
Icy wind and rain combining.
The diamond glaze that rings this space
And ever keeps us expecting
Soon disappears without a trace
As first sun begins reflecting !
