I Wish You Love

I Wish You Love

I wish you sunshine on a cloudy day;
and rain to refresh your drought;
good memories, to come your way;
and faith to replace your doubt.

May all your failures melt in the snow;
may optimism light your path;
God grant you the wisdom to grow;

The Death Of Pain

The Death Of Pain

Many view life as endless opportunity;
all about what we achieve and gain;
from sorrow and sadness we seek immunity;
though ahead, lies a lifetime of pain.

From the first moment each of us is born;
we identify with the beauty of the rose;
within its

The Devil's Logic

The Devil’s Logic

When I was a child; I spoke as a child;
now I’ve become as a man;
transformed into a prodigal gone wild;
my energy of life; began.

I was the picture of a turbulant storm;
much like a tropical depression;
with righteousness; I could not

The Vicarious Life

The Vicarious Life

For many, their own life isn’t enough;
their thoughts must focus on another;
to imagine they’re made of the right stuff;
they must turn to a sister or brother.

Their own life, to them, has no appeal;
they imagine themselves as a star;
wanting to

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

Some act as tho God was asking a favor;
wondering; “Is God speaking to me?”
When He commanded we “love thy neighbor”
we asked, “Who might that neighbor be?”

So devoid of love, we’d become so deluded;
we expected the Master to name names;
wanting to

A Drought Of Love

A Drought Of Love

Fatigue has taken command of my life;
exhaustion within my soul;
since the day death claimed my wife;
my purpose has a new goal.

My mind was given new eyes to see;
sorrows I can no longer bear;
I search for a love to comfort me;

Whence Comes The Morrow

Whence Comes The Morrow

All of us long for another time; or place;
a time and place devoid of all sorrow;
a place filled with love and saving grace;
so we ask: “Whence comes the morrow?”

We live in a time and place of confusion;
believing in the future, instead;

Surviving Yesterday

Surviving Yesterday

Life has become a day to day reality;
to be lived one step at a time;
keenly aware of death’s finality;
a transition most sublime.

Life is but a vapor; coming and going;
earth is one stop on its way;
wherever it goes; it keeps on growing;

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