 TURMOIL |
MEMORIES |
Churning,
Running, What to do?
The tide it ebbs
and flows.
Spinning, Reeling,
No control,
Endeavors to
complete.
Waiting,
Listening, such a view,
Flowers as they
grow.
Searching, Pondering,
What's my role?
No strength to
fill the weak.
Looking
back, the past pursues
Some wisdom others
sow.
Picking, Choosing,
empty bowl,
What lies ahead?
Let's peek!
Stretching, Yawning,
day anew,
My talents in a
bow.
Reaching, Striving,
where's my soul?
Elusive, still
I seek.
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Haunting
melodies
Times we use to
share
Huddled in the
distance
Maddening desires
of romance
Whispers in the
woods
Dew falls on the
unsuspecting trees
Winds blow
reluctantly
While leaves and
branches dance
Brooks are running
backwards
While the sun sets
in the East
Will yesterday
become today?
Running, Running,
faster still
Moonbeams light
the steps
Breezes like the
rising tide
Encompass all at
last
Blackness seems
to have a will
Blistering
silence
Distant melodies
persist. |
CREATION |
MY SHADOW SELF |
A
longing here inside me
Some random thoughts
that linger
Sense to make of
all of this
I just can't place
my finger
Music no one else
can hear
Songs are waiting
to be sung
Paints and brushes
all askew
Writings start
but never done
Whispered thought
or mystic rhyme
Floats a while
then disappears
Quickly they all
come and go
Can I overcome
my fears? |
Shadows
dance across my mind
Of what I want
to be
And every now and
then I glance
I wonder what I'll
see
If once or twice
I wander out
Into the light
of day
My shadow grows
and moves and sways
It skips amongst
the fray
"Now scurry home
sweet little girl,
There's nothing
here to do.
You're in a man's
world don't you see
So just enjoy the
view.
Now off you go
to do some wash
or birth a babe
or such."
"Sir if you don't
remove your hand
I'll knock you
on your butt!"
My shadow it knows
boxing
And it's even seen
me cry
I do so hope I
live my dreams
Before I'm old
and die
So hand in hand
we walk along
My shadow self
and I
Some day we will
achieve great things
Like's in my own
mind's eye
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| ANGER
An Exploration in Grieving
The emotions of a child are not
always based in truth but often
the reality as they perceive it. |
MOVING ON
An Exploration in Grieving
I have read studies that children are not
capable of grieving or understanding death
until the age of 12. For me, I'm not sure
I understand it today but I am at peace with it.
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Why
did you have to go so soon
I was so very
young
Would it have been
so bad to stay
We might have had
some fun
But off you went
to who knows where
And left me all
alone
I wanted so to
scream at you
But you are now
just bones
So whose to blame
please tell me
So I can yell at
them
I tried to act
my best you know
This shouldn't
be a sin
No one was there
to hold me
Or wipe away my
tears
I've just had so
much anger
For way too many
years
Me . . . I somehow
lost myself
And hid from all
to see
What really maddened
me the most
Was no one cared
‘bout me
So as you see I'm
not the girl
That you had dreamed
I'd be
But could you tell
me Daddy
Why did you have
to leave? |
Gone
to soon or so it seems
Your life has come
to end
And I'm so sad
that you are gone
My world has just
caved in
My tears I held
for oh so long
And kept the pain
inside
Not willing to
release it yet
The dam might burst
too wide
The overwhelming
sadness
The grief unspoken
still
My heart it breaks
and moans
Could this all
be God's will
If I could just
remember you
Yes, that would
help a bit
But hospitals and
sickness
Are all my mind
could fit
So here I am a
little girl
Though years have
come and gone
I wonder if you
might just hear
My sad heart's
little song
Oh how much I miss
you
When my loneliness
is great
But love we shared
amongst us
Not just this one
cruel fate
So bid adieu, a
fond farewell
My love to you
I give
And so I cry my
tears for you
At last, I yearn
to live
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| SIMPLE JOY |
PONDER YOUR WALK |
I
am but a simple man
as I live
from day to day
And I know the
Lord is with me
every step
of the way
I may not have
great riches
or a medal
on my chest
But I know the
Lord is with me,
therefore
I am blest
So I praise His
name and thank him
that His
Son died for my sins
And I know that
I'll be with Him
when my life
on earth must end |
As
you carry out your plans
And you go along
your way
You might take
a minute to ask
"What would Jesus
say?"
While you turn
the other way
And neglect a thirsting
soul
Is there a moment
that you think
"Is this a Christ
like role?"
If there's a person
you don't like
And you give your
little view
Do you ever stop
to wonder
"Would Jesus think
so too?"
When you interfere
with others' plans
Or you tear down
every one
Do you hear Jesus
telling you
"It's My will that
you've done."
If you haven't
heard Him lately
You might take
a minute to pray
Just ask the Lord's
forgiveness
And strength to
live the Christ like way
Then as you travel
down your path
Just remember one
small thing
Take time to listen
to the Lord
For He's your Savior
and your King.
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| SOUL QUESTIONS |
HAIKU |
Why
can I listen but not hear?
Why can I look
but not see?
Why can I touch
but not feel?
What is it that
is all around me?
Lord open my ears
that I might hear
The wisdom in Your
words
The quiet understanding
there
Locked within or
in the singing birds
Lord open my eyes
that I might see
The miracles that
you've sent
And let me go wherever
you lead
And work where
it is meant
Lord let me feel
that I might touch
The heart unopened
today
To spread your
love and kindness
To a few along
the way
And most importantly
Dear Lord
Let me remember
as I go
That you are here
beside me
To quench my thirsting
soul.
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SUN
The sun is
rising
It is like a golden
egg
It is too
unreal
THAT'S THE GLORY OF LOVE
Time has come
again
And now love is
in the wind
Gone the peaceful
earth
MY KINGDOM AWAITS
I am the new
king
I could learn to
tame the clouds
Where are the
people? |
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LEGACY |
ANGER'S LIFE |
Joyous
embers glowing warm
Giggles from the
young
Glimpses, of the
days gone by
Wrinkled hands
of love.
Contentment trickles
slowly down
Embracing age to
age
Inheritance of
tenderness
Envelopes
everyone.
Laughter lingers
in the air
To touch the aching
heart
Pain erased with
gladness
Compassion flowing
out.
Understanding takes
control
Where are the days
of old?
A child sitting
on a knee
Water, please,
then sleep.
Tradition wavers
so divine
Flames infusing
thought
Smiles creep across
a face
Abundant life
complete.
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Anger,
swirling building up
The fear just seems to grow.
It's spinning faster, can't you see
There's no where left to go.
It grows, it festers
to survive
And finds the weak for prey.
It overshadows goodness
With venom and decay.
If left alone,
it morphs a bit
And waits to pounce again.
It strikes without a warning bell
No mortal could defend.
Somehow you just
get through it
And let the doors blow wide.
To rid yourself of hateful rage
And find the calm inside. |
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ENOUGH? |
GALATIONS 2:20 MY WAY |
When
all I am is not enough
I seek to find the best
But often as it seems the case
I cannot pass the test.
I wish and pray
for wisdom
It would seem like time well spent
But when I turn around it looks
Like all my brains have went.
How do I find my strength
To believe in who I am
And should I take some time
Or just not give a damn?
It seems like such a struggle
And I'm not sure what I'll find
I mean, maybe it's not worth it
I might not be that blind.
For now, I'll hobble onward
To see what I might
be
And who knows, maybe,
I'll be more than I could see. |
I
have been crucified with Christ,
it is no longer I who live, but Christ
who lives in me; and the life I now
live in the flesh I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and
gave himself for me.
They nailed you to a tree to die
Some wish to do the same to I
Ridiculing the way you live
They don't know what it is you give.
For as you died upon the cross
So was I once dead and lost
But you came into my deserted soul
And filled it with a loving goal.
To talk, to walk the righteous path
And be submersed in a Holy bath
I now can go with faith anew
While the Son of God is my spiritual food.
You did this not for yourself that day
But for those who followed, you did pay
So now with my faith burning alive and bright
I will continue to follow the "Holy Light."
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DARKNESS INTO LIGHT |
POWER FOR THE COURSE |
You
hear my silent cries at night
You see my dark despair
When all the world thinks things are right
You know the pain I bear.
Perhaps that's why I trust your love
And seek your warm embrace
The reasons why I look above
To hear your whispering grace.
It's not the promise of riches sweet
Or life that lasts forever
You simply make my life complete
As we walk along together.
You know what fills the hole inside
And love what you have made
Though sometimes I may try to hide
And not admit I've strayed.
It was not God who's made for man
But man was made for you
Carefully, you laid out your plan
And paid the price that's due.
For some that may not seem like much
But they deceive themselves
For they would rather miss your touch
And stay within their cells.
But once I glimpsed your glory
I knew what fit that hole
And though that's not enough for some
That hope has made me whole. |
The
human race is frail and
imperfect it would seem
For so often we hurt someone
or have our own shattered dreams
We try and do things on our own
with no one there to see
And find the things we wanted most
will never come to be
But then at last we find the Lord
who was with us from the start
And all we ever had to do
was let him in our hearts
He is a very caring God
with patience and with love
And though things may not go our way
we need only look above
For He will be beside us
when we come in last or first
And he listens to us talking
when we're happy or at our worst
So share it with the Lord
whether it seems great or small
And He will either change it
or help you make it through it all. |