And so it is that what we seek
To calm the poor, the mild, the meek
Are promises we all must keep
Before we to great futures leap !
THE JOY OF HOPE ( 2016 ) 2016/12/30
A gentle man was He who came
To save our lives and heal the lame
He brought us sight and gave us grace
To make this world a better place.
He taught us to be kind and fair
And all His blessings learn to share
But best of all, the larger scope
He brought to all the joy of hope !
TEARS ( 2016 ) 2016/12/29
My tears all tumble down I cannot halt their flow
I’ve tried so very hard they’ve nowhere else to go
I weep for the lost, the forgotten, broken, bruised
Those children who have been discarded or abused
Teardrops like summer rain keep getting in the way
How I wish I could find one tearless sunny day.
I see that times are hard for those upon the road
Though even in that past when God had shared the load
I’m sure He is still there along that rugged trail
All we can do is pray His efforts will not fail !
PLEASURES ( 2016 ) 2016/12/28
I’d often thought how great ‘twould be
If all God’s children could feel free
And how improved our lives would seem
With each endowed to chase their dream
Another chance to reach the goal
Which is the anchor of one’s soul
While God to us His treasures bare
In hopes that all may pleasures share !
CURTAIN FALL ( 2016 ) 2016/12/27
Seems I don’t know what will come next
I cannot read the hidden text
Some days I’m sure ’twill be my last
And others when the surge has passed.
I find it most confusing now
When shall I take my closing bow
It’s difficult to get a grip
There are no lessons, how to ship !
Well, God and me are on one page
Though surely not upon the stage
And when I make that final call
I’m ready for His curtain fall !
INSECT FREE ( 2016 ) 2016/12/26
All those noxious gnats, flies, ticks and fleas
Harmful, quite unlike our bumblebees
They do not help the flowers to grow
Or wild fields about to bloom and show,
Their value is but to birds and frogs
Supplying snacks in vast marsh and bogs.
Now we’d be fine if they were inclined
To spread their germs among their own kind !
LOST AND FOUND ( 2007 )
I love the spring I love the fall
I love God’s word above else all,
The mountains that do rise so high
With many that reach for the sky
The valleys that engender rain
The hills that stretch across the plain,
The oceans and the seas so deep
These are provisions we need keep
A sultry storm, the desert heat
Fields that produce the food we eat,
The forests that protect the home
Where creatures live and breed and roam
This is the world we can’t replace
God gifts to us our lives to grace,
Tis strange how oft we lose our way
Yet manage still to greet the day !
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