Tag: poetry
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Patty McDaniel
The ninth in the McLimerick Series Young Patty McDaniel needed a manualFor every little thing that she did.With the stork on the way, to her dismayOne doesn’t accompany a kid.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Shamus McEnnis
The eighth in the McLimerick Series Young Shamus McEnnis loved to play tennis,Although he wasn’t that good at sports.He’d jump over the net, the ball to getAnd end up splitting his shorts.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Ian McConnell
The seventh in the McLimerick Series Young Ian McConnell loved Rosie O’DonnellOnly to find out she didn’t like him.To be greatly sought, why would anyone not!Now, surely that must be a sin.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Lucy McSimmons
The sixth in the McLimerick Series Old Lucy McSimmons only ate lemonsWhich made her pucker and wince.With her sour appearance, all gave her wide clearance,So now she’ll only eat quince.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Thomas McLeary
The fifth in the McLimerick Series Old Thomas McLeary grew tired and wearyOf hearing his wife prattle on.He stood on the floor, walked out of the door,And continued until he was gone.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Ginny McTuttle
The fourth in the McLimerick Series Old Ginny McTuttle was not very subtleWhen discussing her opinions of youth.Their faces to pasted, her advice always wastedOn ears that don’t like the pure truth.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Michael McBrady
The third in the McLimerick Series Young Michael McBrady met a fine ladyWhile swimming nude in a lake.He asked her to marry, and live on the prairie.She dunked him and called him a rake.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Sally McTavish
The second in the McLimerick Series Young Sally McTavish often did lavishHer youngins with candy and gum.When belly aches occurred, it was often conferredThat she wasn’t the greatest of mums.
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The Townsfolk of McLimerick: Nigel McDugal
The first in the The McLimerick Series Old Nigel McDugal had a grand funeralAnd all of his friends did doubt.When asked how he died, the minister sighedAnd said he had finally wore out.
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A Greater World
A world without money where everyone chips in,A world without violence, deception, and sin,A world without bullying, slander, or hate,This would be a world that would be truly great. Let’s all do our part to make this happen!
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The Cure
There is a cureBut it can’t be bought.There is a cureBut it must be taught. There is a cureWe can’t keep to our self.There is a cureWe can’t hoard on a shelf. There is a cureThat we all can find.There is a cureFor all Hunan kind. There is a cureand it’s not a fraud.Simply put,The…
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Piano Dancing
Since my legs won’t move, I let my fingers do my dancingOver the keys, stroking and romancing. With a jump and a kick and a staccato beat,I let my fingers emulate my feet!With a slide and a stretch across the ivory,My hands just glide in all their finery.With a jig and a bounce across the…
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What I long For
I long for opportunities…Not to be rich or to become noticed,But to help in any way I can.
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One Rainy Night(A True Story)
Driving in a sleet of rainOne night while out with friends,I oversteered to avoid debrisCausing wild three sixty spins. I tried to take back control,But I soon ran out of luck.The median came swiftly,And so did the semi-truck! I managed to stop quicklyRight before we horribly collided.“I think now, someone else should drive,”I shakingly confided.…
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How Many Times
How many times mustAnd elephant sneezeBefore he falls downOn his elephant knees. How many times mustA hyena laughBefore he splits his sidesIn hyena halves. How many times mustA gorilla playThe drums on his chestBefore you’ll run away. How many times mustA kitty cat lapUp all his milkBefore his kitty cat nap. How many times mustA…
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My Foundation and My Rock
He’s my foundation and my rock,Makes me stay silent and take stock,Makes me strong, makes me strive,Makes me glad to be alive. He’s my calm against the storm,Makes me rise above the norm,Makes me content, gives me peace,His love will never cease.
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Thanks, No Matter What
Thank you LordFor this day.Make my headacheGo away.I want to leave:I don’t want to stay.Help me through this,Lord, I pray.
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True Endurance
For every curseThere is a blessing.For every problemThere is a cure.God helps me with everythingI have to endure.
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Hope, Chances, and Opportunities
Hope for chances that bring opportunity.Take a chance on that opportunity to let hope grow.Use that opportunity, that chance, to realize your hope,Which is to give all three of these things to others.
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One Of God’s Gifts To Us
It’s both flexible and strong.You really can’t go wrong.Perfect for furniture or floor.It’s really something to adore.Long and tall, thin and thick,Its more than just a pretty stick. It often has more than one hue.It’s quite a lovely sight to view.From lemon lime to dark jungle green,Its color gives off an amazing sheen.From reddish brown…
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Be Careful What You Convey
When does a joke go to far?How far do you go for a hardy- har- har?When it hurts someone’s feelings,Leaves them stunned and reeling,Who does that say who you are? To joke at one’s expense,To leave them angry and tense,Was it worth what was said,To get smacked in the head?Should they not have taken offense?…
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Love on Foreign Soil
I started to build aHouse on foreign land.And in my minds eyeIt was going to be grand. I brought a few friendsAnd various supplies,And soon my house stood,Lovely on the eyes. My friends enjoyed my house,Though not as much as I did.I loved it more than anyMansion, palace, or pyramid. I lived their eight months,Until…
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Valentine’s Day For All
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for thoseWho expect a kiss or a red, red rose.It can be just a day for you to shareWith family and friends, to show you care.A hug, a visit, or a quick helloAre just some of the ways your love can show.So don’t be discouraged if you’ve no one to kissOn…
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The “If I Were…” Poems
If you were an appleAnd I were a tree,Would you likeTo hang on me? If you were the lampAnd I were the light,Would are loveBe very bright? If you were the shipAnd I were the sea,Would you likeTo sail on me? If I were the footAnd you were the shoe,Could I gentlySlip into you? If…
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Garden of Love
I let you tend my garden.I thought you would do your best,With all or your intelligence,Over all the rest. I trusted you with rosesAnd my favorite violets.I gave this job to youWithout any doubts or regrets. The hedges needed trimming.The grass took special care.The weeds had to be kept pulledFor flowers to sweeten the air.Singing…
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Words
Words can be priceless.Words can be cheap.Words can be shallow.Words can be deep. Words can be healing.Words can cause pain.Words can question.Words can explain. Words can be silly.Words can be sincere.Words can go in one end.Then out the other ear. Words can be weapons.Words can be tools,Pondered by wise men,Dismissed by fools. Words are a…
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Things to Tell Her
I will tell my little girlAll the rights and wrongs.I will laugh and play with her,And sing her little songs. I will tell my little girlHow happy she will be,When a man falls in love with herJust like her father did with me.
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Broken Wings
A little bird with broken wingsFound another bird to make her heart sing. He helped her to flyAnd to touch the sky,To laugh and to loveAnd go fiercely high, To soar the horizon,To experience new heights.Together they dancedIn the air like kites. They loved how they flewWith one another,This sister ChristianAnd Jonathan Brother. Then the…
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Falling in Love?
I’m falling like a featherBecause I know not whetherYou are falling too. I would fall like a stoneIf I knew I weren’t alone.Oh, If only I knew! Together like dice,We could fall so nice.Please give me a clue! Someone to have aroundAs I’m falling all the way down.I wish it could be you. To crash…
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Ain’t Love Grand
Ain’t love grand when it first begins,Trying to avoid all kinds of sins, Trying to hold on to what you’ve got,Living each day with your stomach in knots, Being together, wanting more and more,The time apart becomes quit a chore. Emotions you thought you could never have had,Run wild in you, both the good and…
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Love Yet Unknown
I am like an androidWithout any heartBecause from youI am kept apart.Inside me all wordsAnd actions are thereTo show how muchFor you I care.If only, my love,My world, you’d come in.Then, my lifeCould truly begin.If only we hadForever to wait.Now, hurry my love!Please don’t be late!
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IF Believing Is Naive
If having trust in Him is unguarded,I will be open hearted. If feeling safe from worry is unwise,Let His spirit in me rise. If feeling hope and joy is unenlightened,Let my soul be brightened. If being loved is naïve,I will believe.
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Love is Blind, But…
Love is blind.Sometimes unkind.A real confusingState of mind. Loneliness is worse.An unbearable curse.The feeling of beingLeft behind. Together is nice,Heaven’s sweetest slice,The only timeThat love is kind.
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What comes out of your Mouth When everything Goes South
(A True Story) Following a large truck one dayAs I was going to a meeting,To claim a minor accident,The sun was hotly beating. The car late last night, I didn’t seeAs it flew around a corner.I pulled out in time to hit his back.The man was such a scorner. “I’m very late for my party,”…
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This, Not That
Teach, not scold.Stand, not fold. Laugh, not taunt.Help, not haunt. Worry, not hover.Love, not smother. Preach, not condemn.Strengthen, not hem. Share, not hoard.Humble, not lord. Protect, not control.Forgive, not parole. Persuade, not bully.Indulge, not fully. Lift, not deflate.Love, not hate.
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Not By Extremes
How was your day?How do you feel?If you don’t want to tell me,It’s no big deal. I’ve been better;I’ve been worse.I don’t want to rave,But, I don’t need to curse! How have you been?How is it going?I’m only asking,For I’ve no way of knowing. I’ve been up;I’ve been down.Not donning a smile,But, not wearing a…
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What You Can Do
As I lay in bed in pain,Trying not to go insane,Envying ones who never knew,They take for granted what they can do. If they knew, would they complain?Would they live their life so vain?Sadly, I have done that too.We take for granted what we can do. I wish I could do the mundaneInstead of lying…
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Fits and Sneezes
Early in the morning when the sun comes up,I spring out of bed, and I feed my pup.I open the window for an early breeze,And out of my nose shoots a massive sneeze. I close the window and cross to the door,And on my way over, shoot a dozen more.I grab a few tissues, and…
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TEACH ME
Lord, teach me in the morning.Lord, teach me in the night.Lord, teach me now and always.Lord, teach me what is right. Lord, hold me in the morning.Lord, hold me in the night.Lord, hold me now and always.Lord, hold me very tight. Lord, keep me in the morning.Lord, keep me in the night.Lord, keep me now…
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Beyond the Grave
For my friends, Pat and Lillian A friend loveth at all timesEven beyond the grave.Their spirit and love continues onThough their bodies could not be saved. And even as their bodies ascend,Know this, dear friend, it’s not the end. For a friend loveth at all timesBecause of the love God gave. Just as a butterfly…
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Today!
I wrote a poem today!You might not like it,But, then again, you may.It was simply a thoughtI just had to convey. I sang a song today!You might not like it,But, then again, you may.I just couldn’t containMy joy on display. I said a prayer today.You might not like it,But, then again, you mayI just wanted…
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A Not So Practical Joke
This was written in a time when teenagers did not have cell phones glued to their hips, in a time when most households only had one phone and it was placed either in the kitchen or in the entry hall, maybe beside the coat closet in which I picture little Lizzy whispering in the dark.…
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Friskie, the Cat Trilogy
I wrote these three poems when I was a young teenager for my Calico cat named Friskie. They still remain to be some of my favorite poems that I have written sentimentally. Shortly after I wrote them, they appeared in the National Shut In Society booklet, a circulation for people who can not leave their…
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Lady Under the Sea
There was an old lady who lived under the sea.She lived in the coral with an anemone. Dining on kale leaves and green algae tea,She wore a fine boa of Irish seaweed. She played with the dolphins and swam with such glee.On the backs of sea turtles, she salt water-skied. Befriending the sharks, she had…
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The Collection
I have a collectionOf stuff on my shelf,From my selection,All by myself. The collection is small,But the content is great.To add another piece,I just can’t wait. But what does it do,You may ask yourself?Why, all it does isJust sit on my shelf. I might, one dayGive it all away.
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What We Won’t Need in Heaven
Deadlines and passwords,Insurance and fraud,Words we won’t needUp in heaven with God.
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We are Gardeners
If we plant a seed, God will make it grow,But we must be careful with what we sow. We are the hands that were given the calling,Though sometimes our actions can be very appalling. Do we yell at it when it’s taking too long?Do we shove it aside when we don’t get along? Do we…
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Plant A Seed
We can plant a seed and tend it so,But we’re not the ones who make it grow. We can give it refreshment with water and soil,But we’re not the ones that provide this spoil. We can give it light to make it thrive,But we’re not the ones that keep it alive. We can talk to…
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Our Differences Make Us Special
Different isn’t a four-letter word.It’s special and makes you creative.Even through the tears and pain,It makes you strong and contemplative. It makes you see and hear and moveIn different and interesting ways,With positivity, humor, and thoughtTo guide you through your days. The deaf man who never has to hear complaints. The woman in a wheelchair…
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Think of It this Way
Some people look at my chair with awe.Some people look at it with pity.The former I think inspiring.The latter I think quite shi***. My posture is quite crooked.My spine never will be straight.Some think it a cosmic tragedy,I was resigned to such a fate Everything I do is much harder,But when achieved, more satisfying too.Just…
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Artificial Intelligence
When the writers in Hollywood went on strike in September of 2023, I, as a writer, took notice, and this rant was my cathartic result. I don’t believe that AI will ever replace us, but then again, how many people now a days can go a day without it. I’m not against progress and tools…
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Cursing
Swearing and cursingWhen you’re conversingIs needless and crudeAnd sometimes just rude. Such words, four letter,Are often much betterWhen used to disturb,Not just a noun or a verb. These words lose their punchWhen used a whole bunch.They stop, point, and shockWhen not used ‘round the clock. They should emphasize a point,Not put one out of joint.…
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The Watch
-Dedicated to Uncle Frank, the watchmaker, with love. –Died January 6, 1990 The seconds tick by slowly.The minutes seem like years.But, the hours go so quickly,Wearing on the gears. The face is very simple.The hands, they never cease.The watch serves its purpose,Each and every piece. The band, though warn and rough,Keeps the heart in its…
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Going Home
When I go home, I will missThe beauty of the Earth,The sweetest of its sounds and smells,The joy of giving birth. When I go home, I will leaveThe envy and the hate,The fear of being all alone,Pollution we create. When I go home, I will haveThe same love and company,Up in Heaven with my Father,With…
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Pro Right/Pro Choice Series
This is my series about four different situations in which a choice is made and everyone involved is affected. Everyone’s situation is different and personal to them, and only they can decide and live with those decisions which is never easy. I wrote the first one as a teenager and the others followed as I…
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The Lord Will Provide
Whatever our ripples, or how turns the tide,Among great tempest, the Lord will provide! In times of sorrow, and times of need,Wait on the Lord to comfort and feed. In times of sickness, and times of dread,Wait on the Lord, for He is not dead. In times of loneliness, in times of doubt,Wait on the…
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Window of Life
I looked out the window,The window of life,Only to findDestruction and strife. I looked to the leftAnd what did I see?People all laughing,Laughing at me. I looked to the rightAnd what did I find?Uncaring sinners,Sinners, all kinds. But I looked toward Heaven,Happy to seeJesus, my LordSmiling at me!
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The Problem with Pedestals
They put her on a pedestalAnd there alone she stood,On such a tiny space,On such fragile wood.They praised her for the heights she reached.They praised her for her poise.Their praises grew so thunderousSoon all she heard was noise. At such heights, the air grew thin.Her breath grew hard to keep.The clouds passed by from time…
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Accomplishment Starts with You
Edgar GuestDescribed it best.It’s up to youTo do the thingsYou want to do.To be the bestWith the thingsYou quest. No one will tell youHow it’s done.It’s up to youTo be number one. So, if appraisal is what you hear,Be very thankful and share some cheer!But, if rejection is in the end,Be pleasant, be firm, and…
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How To Be Me
How different the day would beIf my legs were not wheels,Stepping on people’s toes insteadOf running into heels. How easier the day would beTo walk instead of roll,Doing things that everyone canDo to fulfill the soul. How cleaner my whole world would beIf dirt I did not track,Keeping things from becoming soiled,That’s something I do…
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What Makes a Wonderful Day
What makes a wonderful day?When the sun is outAnd the children can play,When there’s a nice cool breeze,And the air smells sweet,And a clear blue skyIs a wonderful treat,With a mountain near,When the weather is nice,To go camping here,When the wind is rustlingThrough the trees,And there’s a sweet smell of honeyMade by nearby bees.That’s what…
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Boot Camp for Heaven
My life is boot camp for Heaven.My death a battleground for war.My soul the spoil for the victor;With Him I’ll rest for evermore. My soul will be tempted to quit.My mind will be tempted to stray.My body will thirst and hungerFor an easier, more peaceful way. My wounds and scars will heal.My body lifted when…
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You Are Not Alone
I have something for you to readIf you ever feel the need.If you’re feeling lonely and blue,Know that someone cares for you.If you’re feeling full of doubt,Know that we can work it out!Just reread this little poemAnd know that you are not alone!
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Greater If left Unbridled
It’s hard to take off the training wheelsWhen they’ve been supporting the bike for so long.It’s hard to see the bike wobble and sway,Hoping nothing goes terribly wrong. But if the training wheels never come off,The bike will never truly be free,To swerve and glide, skid and ride,Just how it was meant to be. Even…
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Each Day
Each day I wake.Each day I sleep. Each day I laugh.Each day I weep. Each day I hate.Each day I love. Each day I sink,Then rise above. Each day I hurt.Each day I heal. Each day I give.Each day I steal. Each day I teach.Each day I learn. Each day I wait,To take my turn.…
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Life Cycle
First we lay, and then we sit.Next we crawl, nothing we omit.Then we stand straight and tallAnd then we run without a fall. We learn to skate and then to ski,Lucky to get by with just a scrapped knee.This day and age, now we can fly.And off we go into the night sky. And, then…
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The Thing That’s Wrong with Peas
I wish peas were square,Then they wouldn’t roll off everywhere.They’re sweet and deliciousBut the rolling’s quite vicious,When you find most of them under your chair! They won’t stay on your fork.They won’t even stay on your plate.To be mushed on the groundEven if they’re ever foundSeems to be their inevitable fate. Maybe there is some…
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Ask Why
Before you Complain,Ask why.If your rejected,Ask why.If someone wrongs you,Ask why.Before you act, speak, or respond,Ask why.Before you tell your child to stop asking why,Ask why! When I was little, my favorite word was “why”. I would ask my Dad many times throughout the day, “why?” He would answer every time and I learned a…
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One Good Year Deserves Another
January, my birthday time.February, a love of mine.March, I hear St. Patrick chime. First quarter of the year for meIs filled with happy harmony. April, month of sister’s birth.May, the sun’s warmth comes back to Earth.June, the beach calls with sand and surf. Half the year spent in splendor.Makes me yearn for sweet surrender. July,…
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The Lord’s Provision Has No End
The Lord provides in many great ways,Throughout our lives, for all or our days. He provides for us and helps us sowGood works in ways which we may never know. A smile, a hug, a friendly helloAre just a few ways we can help his love show. The Lord is the One who opens the…
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Sinners Welcome, All enter free
(If you don’t welcome sinners, all you have are empty pews!) I saw a sign on the church marquis. It said, “Sinners Welcome, All enter free!” But when a poor beggar stood at the church door, He was told to clean up, just a little bit more. We just swept up; you’ll dirty our floor.…
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Facing Storms Together
When the rain starts to pour and the wind starts to blow, Stay right beside me, I won’t let you go. Even if it should storm through the night, I’ll be right beside you to calm all your fright. Don’t worry and fret when you see lightening flash. There is nothing to fear, for this…
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It Never Seems Quite Fair
Late at night, when the moods just right, And the air is hot and dry, This is the hour that I take my shower, And never do I ask why. Besides the fact that it’s a humanly act, And it takes away any smell, It’s fresh to my senses, my body it cleanses, And it’s…