It happens every Christmas...

The stores are all buzzing a whirlwind has hit
People are rushing for things they must get
The countdown has started everything's a rush..
Each year we repeat this ..it's getting too much

We run around, so crazy ..year after year
Buying and wrapping for Christmas is here
Who ever said Christmas was suppose to be like this?
Our God gave us Jesus so we can enjoy Heavenly Bliss

The relatives are coming oh look at this mess
Papers and clutter and look at my desk
I wonder if they'll like them these gifts that I got
Is there someone I've forgotten a gift I haven't bought

We run around, so crazy ..year after year
Buying and wrapping for Christmas is here
Who ever said Christmas was suppose to be like this?
Our God gave us Jesus so we can enjoy Heavenly Bliss

The rat race is over or is it still here..?
Look at the congestion of the traffic, my dear
Why do we keep doing this ...oh why can't we stop
Is this really the message that Jesus had brought?

We run around, so crazy ..year after year
Buying and wrapping for Christmas is here
Who ever said Christmas was suppose to be like this
Our God gave us Jesus so we can enjoy Heavenly Bliss

We're tired out and weary and the day is all gone
We cooked and we chattered and have been up since the dawn
Have we captured the meaning the reason for it all
Christmas is about giving but it's not in the mall

We run around, so crazy ..year after year
Buying and wrapping for Christmas is here
Who ever said Christmas was suppose to be like this
Our God gave us Jesus so we can enjoy Heavenly Bliss

Sit in silence and simple style

The sun is peeking through the trees
There are no clouds; there is no breeze
The beautifulness is all around
And songs of morning silently sound..

Outside my window and oh so still
An awesome ambient is ready to thrill
The soulful seeker inside of me
With all is awesomeness and mystery.

I take these lessons all for free
That speak God's goodness inside of me
I listen intently and then I write
Of secret soundings ..they give delight

It doesn't take effort or a skill
To hear God's wisdom or His Will
Just a willingness and a heart
Open to everything He'll impart..

So try this morning try a while
To sit in silence and simple style
Hear the Heavenliness ,, hear the sigh
Of God's great spirit..Oh my.. Oh my..

I believe...

I believe In love and light and all that lead me..finally.. there
I believe In the Almighty God above and that we should always share
I believe, that there are, so many, here, and many ways to see
I believe we are made to live like God and in Him we are free..

I believe, we are all too, very harsh, and that we should simplify
I believe that the more we learn to love the less the world would cry
I believe we are trying ..way too much: to convince others of our way
I believe diversity is the path to a bright and more beautiful day

I believe we all have within ourselves that voice that echoes love
I believe we're made in the likeness of the Eternal Omnipotent above
I believe there are many paths to life and many ways that we could go
I believe we'll be judged.. not by our rite ...but by the kindnesses we show

I believe that you and me are one and apart we are not able to survive
I believe our wholeness comes from helping the others around us to thrive
I believe we have so much to do but we cannot ever really complete it
I believe we are best at being ourselves when  lead by God's Holy Spirit

I believe I can continue to write and write and never be satisfied
I believe that you and I and all the world could be one if we really tried
I believe that forever is started now and we choose the tomorrow we'll live
I believe that happiness is a place inside and out that most of us..fail to "get"

Christmas time

See the shoppers..how they run
Last minute shopping must get done
From the mall to sites online
Everyone's looking for that great find

Papers, ribbons,  boxes galore
Invade our spaces..cover our floor
Hurry ..hurry... one; two; three:
Something's  missing..what can it be?

Cooking; cleaning.. readying the home
Our best images must be shown
Soon,it'll be here: Christmas Day
Make some room now ..put that away...

All the presents, under the tree;
Seem to shout out: "look at me"
Lights and ornaments: sparkling bright
All is beautiful .. what a sight..

Now the time's here ..here they come
Friends and family..daughter ..son
Now we thank Him.. then we eat
Celebrating Jesus... is a treat..

In a manger...far away

In a manger .. far away
Lay a baby.. on prickly hay
No warming heater or roof above
You came to us, with all Your love..

Baby Jesus Mighty King
What a wonderfully awesome thing
Though your Greatness surpasses all;
You were pleased to appear so small..

No comfy bed or hospital care
Was provided for your Mother there
Without a shot for pain control
Your mother bore you heart and soul

Baby Jesus Mighty King
What a wonderfully awesome thing
Though your Greatness surpasses all;
You were pleased to appear so small..

All around You creatures stayed
As You moved around and played
Nothing special about that place
Except Your presence and Your grace

Baby Jesus Mighty King
What a wonderfully awesome thing
Though your Greatness surpasses all;
You were pleased to appear so small..

Shepard boys and mighty kings
Brought You gifts and specials things
A humble homage and reverent awe
Reflected in the gaze You saw

Baby Jesus Mighty King
What a wonderfully awesome thing
Though your Greatness surpasses all;
You were pleased to appear so small..

So we come like those before
Bringing You things You're longing for
Heartfelt kindness ...loving too
Gifts most pleasing..for a Babe like You

Baby Jesus Mighty King
What a wonderfully awesome thing
Though your Greatness surpasses all;
You were pleased to appear so small..

Winter's coming

The cooler air is filtering in
And sounds of winter all begin
Winds are touching plants and trees
Breezes speak..but no one sees.

A certain grayness hangs around
Trees reach out with leaves unbound
Birds are perching; looking about
All the silence starts to "shout"

The ground below is cold and dry
And empty crevices start to cry
Hear ...oh hear.. the winter roar
Couple more weeks and Fall's no more...

Soon the sights will start to glow
With a dusting of the first snow
Something exciting.. challenging too
Will come with winter..tis so true

Religion isn't "an out"

Please don't use your religion as some kind of excuse or  shield
That you use to show another you're justified in what you yield
For nothing about your believing or nothing about your faith
Should exist to cushion your ego or throw others from their place

But this is what goes on happening like it's something suppose to be
We wear our faith like some  banner "we're wanting the world to see
We wave it out like some kind of trophy  whenever we're feeling a loss
And  pull it out to get some exemption.. "we're followers of the cross"

Yet how terribly mistaken..disillusioned.. we all must really be
To think that we can hold out religion ..like some kind of guarantee
We gloat around like we're some giants incapable of any sin
And point out the faults of others avoiding the company they're in

Tis okay to claim to be followers and warrior for the love of Christ
But it's not okay to run around boasting like you have some noble ties
That excuse you from understanding or frequenting the hurt and  poor
Start living the faith you're claiming and stop closing God's open door

What gifts have you wrapped up...?

What gifts have you wrapped up for the small infant King
Who on Christmas will be welcomed by church bells that ring.
Oh what have you  gathered up and topped  with a  bow
Tell me, oh tell me.. for I'd sure  like to know..

For Christmas is coming and we're all in a rush
We're buying and wrapping and all kind of stuff
But ..have we forgotten Him..Have we forgot
That this Holiday's  about Jesus and all that He's brought..

Perhaps you're still considering it and wondering just what
Can you give to this Baby.... your mind is all shut
Because pondering it..you forget them..the gifts that He loves
Like kindness and caring and being spoken well of

For Christmas is coming and we're all in a rush
We're buying and wrapping and all kind of stuff
But ..have we forgotten Him..Have we forgot
That this Holiday's  about Jesus and all that He's brought..

Oh, you're kind to some relatives and a whole lot friends
But smiling at an enemy.?? Oh..that's where it ends
For you can wrap up the gifts and you can give them all away
As long as the recipient is someone you like in some way

For Christmas is coming and we're all in a rush
We're buying and wrapping and all kind of stuff
But ..have we forgotten Him..Have we forgot
That this Holiday's  about Jesus and all that He's brought..

What if..on this Christmas .. you would..truly, really give
And reach out to that someone who is most hard to forgive
What if you were kind to that person who was making you feel
Unimportant..uninvited and like an under rated heel.

For Christmas is coming and we're all in a rush
We're buying and wrapping and all kind of stuff
But ..have we forgotten Him..Have we forgot
That this Holiday's  about Jesus and all that He's brought..

Christmas is about giving and about the sharing of Love
That came down from Heaven from the Almighty above
It's about greatness and littleness and kindness and care
Shared out to all of us at all places everywhere..

For Christmas is coming and we're all in a rush
We're buying and wrapping and all kind of stuff
But ..have we forgotten Him..Have we forgot
That this Holiday's  about Jesus and all that He's brought..

For what am I thankful..

For what am I thankful .. and why do I write
If not for the morning and also for the night
For the rain storms..the sunshine..for friends everywhere
For hard times and good times..and for things I can share

This litany can continue and so I will go on
As I greet this new moment and welcome the dawn
I will be grateful for living and for having a home
For the moments of stability and for the times I did roam

Everything's a blessing and everything's a grace
Thanksgiving's appropriate in every time and place
So I thank you dear Father.. our most Awesome God
For every moment...every second .. this road that I trod..

Who'll help the little ones?

Little children, everywhere:
Need our love and need our care
Helpless victims ...voiceless ones:
Who'll restore what greed has done

Through the soil... their blood cries out
To the passerby and crowd
Countless are the things they plead
Who'll restore  ..and intercede..

Broken, beaten and left to die
Helpless victims..can  no longer cry
But their story will carry on
Through the darkness and the dawn

Think how tragic ...think right now:
That  a parent could some how
Raise their fists or swing a belt
Hurt their child.. remorse unfelt

So it is.. that the other day
Tragic news came my way
Of little Taylor Williams .... found
Scattered and broken up in the ground...

It is a sorrow that pains me deep
And reminds me of some things I keep
Of An angry mother who would lose control;
Hurt her child ...but..love her soul?

Please help the little ones

Sweet relief from this iciness

Warmer weather breaks the chill
Inspires the heart..warms the will
November days were needing this
This sweet relief from this iciness

The creatures romp and dance around
Enjoying warmness that they've found
Gleeful playful forgetting all
The chill of last week don't recall

Like a spring day trees all sing
Of warmer breezes and everything
Bending,  bowing.. reaching high
Confuses temperatures are passing by

Soon the tide will turn again
And winter weather will usher in
But,  until it does, we will all embrace
This  unseasonal weather ..like a grace

Beware of the media

Beware of the media, beware and be so wise
Not everything is evident and not everything can suffice
For they'll trap you in their reasoning and mislead you: it is true
Not everything  they're presenting is something good for you.

If everything is  so gospel
and everything is so true
Why is it they keep on changing it:
whatever's going out to you?
They'll backtrack and they'll follow up
and say it wasn't all so clear
And then you'll have this altered story
to which they want you to all adhere

Beware of the media, beware and be so wise
Not everything is evident and not everything can suffice
For they'll trap you in their reasoning and mislead you: it is true
Not everything they're presenting is something good for you.

And of all those polls they're posting..
they'll never really tell you all
For they forget to make it apparent:
that they're polling pools so small
So you'll  fancy that they they're  really speaking
for the population  and for the   land
But instead they're  only representing
a small, insignificant strand..

Beware of the media, beware and be so wise
Not everything is evident and not everything can suffice
For they'll trap you in their reasoning and mislead you: it is true
Not everything they're presenting is something good for you.

Most of the time.. they're..all so political...
and  unable to separate their beliefs
They'll push us all into some kind of frenzy
and rob our minds: like some professional thieves
So you cannot  become so oblivious
or  so unable to think on your own
For they'll brainwash you into their own agenda
and make you into their clone

Beware of the media, beware and be so wise
Not everything is evident and not everything can suffice
For they'll trap you in their reasoning and mislead you: it is true
Not everything they're presenting is something good for you.

Little Taylor..little one

Little Taylor ..little one
Nothing wrong have you ever done
And yet your life so beautiful and so  sweet
Was met with  so much terribleness and so much tragedy

For you I sing for you I pray
That you play now in that place of ever endless day
Where angel bands forever sing
And give beauty and song to your everything

Running waters.. a  bunch a weeds
Were your welcome as you slept  lifelessly
Beneath that coldness, beneath  that emptiness
Your tiny-ness awaited the hands of the Everlasting heavenly-ness

For you I sing for you I pray
That you play now in that place of ever endless day
Where angel bands forever sing
And give beauty and song to your everything

Though we haven't ever met I will forever see
What God's spirit whispered and had revealed to me
That you little Taylor lay were you couldn't  ever rise up
And that yours was such a tragedy and such a  bitter cup

For you I sing for you I pray
That you play now in that place of ever endless day
Where angel bands forever sing
And give beauty and song to your everything

They've earned respect

Thank you to all our veterans.. 
living and deceased

There are some who went beyond 
and took up arms to give and fight
They sacrificed time ..they sacrificed all 
they've earned respect; it is their right

Some were young and some were old
Who gave for us.. and this we're told
They trained for battle and some have fought
To protect the rights that history's bought

There are some who went beyond 
and took arms to give and fight
They sacrificed time ...they sacrificed all 
they've earned respect; it is their right

Because of time and sacrifice
Some paid the cost the largest price
They've lost their lives but still some live
Caught up in a time they can't forgive

There are some who went beyond 
and took up arms to give and fight
They sacrificed time ..they sacrificed all 
they've earned respect; it is their right

We see some wounded and others ..not
But all have given a measured spot
Of time and valor and of readiness
An oath they made and promises..

There are some who went beyond 
and took up arms to give and fight
They sacrificed time ...they sacrificed all 
they've earned respect; it is their right

The sons and daughters of so many here
Were ready with guns to protect what's dear
Our democracy ... our land so brave
They are the colors in the flag we wave...

There are some who went beyond 
and took up arms to give and fight
They sacrificed time... they sacrificed all 
they've earned respect; it is their right

Validation..

I can now move my life forward and I can truly be free
For my eyes have beheld it the proof of my history
My memories had revealed it but my mind wouldn't agree
That all these things happened and are truly a part of me

But now I am enlivened and I am truly set free
Free from those memories that spoke often to me
I have all my validations: my confirmation of it all
My spirit's  no longer held up in that little one so small

The flashbacks kept happening .. .the flashbacks of a time
When my littleness was breaking but couldn't ever define
All that was happening or even know why
The grown ups kept telling me "there's no reason to cry"

But now I am enlivened and I am truly set free
Free from those memories that spoke often to me
I have all my validations: my confirmation of it all
My spirit's  no longer held up in that little one so small

The relatives  all reminded me that  "it was all  long ago
It's time to move forward  .. and just ...let it all go
But I need some sort validation of everything I've known
For no one had ever consoled me for the scars that I own

But now I am enlivened and I am truly set free
Free from those memories that spoke often to me
I have all my validations: my confirmation of it all
My spirit's  no longer held up in that little one so small

For everyone who's reading and wondering as they read
Just know that every child is worthy and precious indeed
Though others may silence them.. make light of their words
The Almighty One's watching and will make known all  their worth..

But now I am enlivened and I am truly set free
Free from those memories that spoke often to me
I have all my validations: my confirmation of it all
My spirit's  no longer held up in that little one so small

Autumn chill

Frigid temperatures fill the air
There is a  crispiness everywhere
Frosty flakes are on the plants
Blustery breezes make us dance

Colorful leaves begin to fall
Earthy colors  warm us all
In   this coldness .. all we see
Autumn's blessing us:  you and me...

Buttons buttoning.. boots are on
Mittens, scarfs are ready for dawn
Gear for frigidness. is our wear
Autumn's prepping us for wintry air

Just a tiny minute

Our God is present..He's speaking now
Hoping you will hear and listen somehow
Turn away from talking ..from all that noise
Take a moment now and..make that choice

Just a  tiny minute is all it would take
It's not too long for goodness sake
Have you the time.... have you the care
To hear the One who gives earth and air

HE's here right now He's also there
Whispering His blessings everywhere
He'll do for you and He'll do for me
What He did for Moses at that red sea

Resolve within you ..resolve today
To make some time....to pause and pray
To hear Him speaking:  to hear His call:
This God of Love ..this God of  all

Wintry chill

Morning comes and the darkness leaves
And all that is  around us now receives
The Light of lights and Breath of breaths
And the Spirit comes  and It fills all depths.

The nippiest coolness.. the frostiest air
Reaches out and spreads itself everywhere
Painting its pictures and icing the way
Frosting the windows with a wintry spray

Darting and digging the creatures  all rush
Digging through leavelets and all of the brush
Looking for  nibblets and looking for  food
Stashed away carefully when  weather was good

Vehices are running and are warming inside
Time's a bit pressured by coldness outside
Dressing and driving must take a new pace
Iciness is dictating .this isn't a race..

Autumn's artwork

Cooler breezes blow around
Whispering coolness with their sound
Autumn's artwork...fills the air
Tiny icicles are everywhere

Now the skies so bright so blue
Hold a coldness: this is true;
For the season's turned around
Chilling plants and trees and ground

If you breathe, your breath you'll see
Like a woven   tapestry
Ice will form and create a scene
Across the sill and grass ungreen

Take the time to hear and know
All that this season has to show
In  the heart and in the mind
Inhale the beautifulness that you find

If we want to hear

As the gentle Autumn rain is falling
Every raindrop echoes ..  God is calling
And as we ponder it .let us  rest
Inside the sound of such a Loving Guest

Every wisp of wind is always trying
To carry His voice ..and all His sighing
For our hearts , our minds and for our souls:
He longs to keep us all so close...

He paints the colors, as they shine
Inside our souls: both yours and mine;
And in the creatures and in the trees
God keeps on whispering ..He's in the breeze

Apart from everything and away from  all
We need to step out and try to  call
"Angels Spirits..and loving God
Guide us always ..where ever we trod"

The world is so noisy and tempting too
It keeps on calling out to me and you
Showing us  those things.. along the way
That can capture our hearts and cause decay

We can make our choices .. we know it's so..
We can choose our friends and where ever we go
We can choose the path.. of wrong..of right
Whichever we choose .. will be our light..

In the end

In the end of our time here we'll all stand alone
Every action and word formed we'll have to carefully own
The time, it is coming  ..and it is, already, on the way
We'll all have to testify and account for our day

What will you say then..and what will you do ?
Will you blush with all sadness or smile in the truth?
Will you be sentenced to a deathness or a happiness most true?
How you are living, right now, will determine this for you..

The choices we've made,here ; the friends we have had
Why we chose to be with the right crowd. or why we chose the bad
The numbers will all stack up:  to the left and to the right
We'll have our life's story, here;   exposed to  the Light

What will you say then..and what will you do?
Will you blush with all sadness or smile in the truth?
Will you be sentenced to a deathness or a happiness most true?
How you are living, right now, will determine this for you..

It won't, even,  matter ..what the others will say
The truth will be our, everything, on that very last day
The positives.. the negatives.. the life we that we chose
Will determine our happiness or our sadness we know

What will you say then..and what will you do?
Will you blush with all sadness or smile in the truth?
Will you be sentenced to a deathness or a happiness most true?
How you are living, right now, will determine this for you..

Every raindrop

A gentle rain is falling down outside
Washing earth ...with ever flowing tide
Soothing sounding making known her ways
Rain is singing sweetly ..offering praise

See the grayness  everywhere around
Clouds  are letting out a subtle sound
All the elements acquire a sparkly shine
Compliments of One who loves a humble shrine

Hear the softness in the droplets as they fall
Nothing extravagant but a vehicle for all
Who want to ride the path to God most high
Every rain drop knows  where the angels fly ..

The wicked tongue rages

You know who you are.. and that is all that you need
Don't allow yourself to be overtaken by their mumbling stampede
Continue on in your doing and in the fulfillment of all
Your calling is requiring .. and  be careful not to fall.

For the wicked tongue rages with a most evil style
They'll try to suppress  you and drag you off to a trial
If you can stand steadfast and continue in all that you should
The angels will come  rescue you like only they could

The darkness they're hiding and their awful charade
Will turn around and expose them.. and all that they've paid
If you will remain faithfully serving..and in truth continue on
You'll see  a light shining through  darkness and a most beautiful dawn

For the wicked tongue rages  with a most evil style
They'll try to suppress  you and drag you off to a trial
If you can stand steadfast and continue in all that you should
The angels will  rescue you like only they could

It's Autumn time again

The weather's changing everywhere around
Autumn songs begin to liven up the earth with sound
See the sky so clear and crisp and  blue
Nothing but the Heaven's calling out to me and you

And it's Autumn time again we know
Things are chilling readying for the snow
In other parts it may seem to stay the same
But Autumn has always brought a somber claim

Kids are settling down and learning things in school
Leaves are changing as the weather becomes more cool
Crispy sounds beneath our feet are telling  all
That leaves have succumbed to the windy winds of Fall

And it's Autumn time again we know
Things are chilling readying for the snow
In other parts it may seem to stay the same
But Autumn has always brought a somber claim

The geese are honking as they go away awhile
Squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks;  continue on, with a smile
They'll remain and brave the winter.. as it surely ..comes
Each one jumping, playing to the sound of their own drums

And it's Autumn time again we know
Things are chilling readying for the snow
In other parts it may seem to stay the same
But Autumn has always brought a somber claim

Fall has its holidays and things, that we like to do
Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, all are passing through
What a wonderful time of year, this Autumn truly is
We find ourselves, enveloped, inside this season's somberness

And it's Autumn time again we know
Things are chilling readying for the snow
In other parts it may seem to stay the same
But Autumn has always brought a somber claim

The Godness inside our heart and soul

Be still and quiet and..let the awesomeness of silent sounds ..
fill your heart and mind
Discover it inside you:
the peace and serenity that there is within you to find
Without ever leaving or  going anywhere
you can find it: this everlasting peace
You have only to pause a moment,
shut down everything and let the silence speak

For within these moments, within  these tiny caplets 
of silence and empty sound
Are found so many  profundities,so many signs  
of Heavenness all around
We have, only,  to ready ourselves 
and be willing to stop this noisy-ness we have come to  know
To capture it completely: 
the  wonderfulness of Godness inside our heart and soul

So now, we know it: the recipe for eternal happiness
and everlasting peace of mind
Will we take the time to  invite it
into the our hearts and into our very busy time
Or will we continue on in the whirlwinds of endless have to's
of our every day
And deny ourselves, completely,  the serenity that can be part of all we do and say?

For within these moments, within  these tiny caplets 
of silence and empty sound
Are found so many  profundities,so many signs  
of Heavenness all around
We have, only,  to ready ourselves 
and be willing to stop this noisy-ness we have come to  know
To capture it completely: 
the  wonderfulness of Godness inside our heart and soul

I hear it said that: there are those who fill up every moment
with some kind activity
And haven't the time, for the silences of the soul
 that has been manifested to you and me
They rather run around, in that endless cycle,
 of having without ever being able to enjoy
Those very things they have acquired
through their endless push to have but cannot employ

For within these moments, within  these tiny caplets 
of silence and empty sound
Are found so many  profundities,so many signs  
of Heavenness all around
We have, only,  to ready ourselves 
and be willing to stop this noisy-ness we have come to  know
To capture it completely: 
the  wonderfulness of Godness inside our heart and soul

The songs of Autumn

The past few mornings have had a welcome chill
A cooler breeze has been tapping upon my window sill
Opening up the windows I can let them all come in
Freshness of the Fall with all its beauty enters within

And I sing them,  the songs of Autumn, inside my heart
Colorful images, of the fallen leaves, play their part,
In creating for me that restfulness they come to bring
Autumn is here,it is..and I can playfully sing..

There are still some signs of hurricane winds moving down below
But ..they are few and far between.. and are moving mighty slow
We watch the weather and we plan the routes that we'll  take
If they should come and cause our homes to shatter or shake..

And I sing them,  the songs of Autumn, inside my heart
Colorful images, of the fallen leaves, play their part,
In creating for me that restfulness they come to bring
Autumn is here,it is..and I can playfully sing

The geese are flying south ..and I can hear them passing by
Honking out some tunes as they form their units in the sky
Heading  out towards those warmer states down below
They announce the passing of summer.. as they go..

And I sing them,  the songs of Autumn, inside my heart
Colorful images, of the fallen leaves, play their part,
In creating for me that restfulness they come to bring
Autumn is here,it is..and I can playfully sing

Now the ambient is cooling and the earth is turning brown
The softness of the summer is giving way to firmer ground
Fall is here and readying us for that seasonal ice
And singing the preludes to winter that sound so nice..

And I sing them,  the songs of Autumn, inside my heart
Colorful images, of the fallen leaves, play their part,
In creating for me that restfulness they come to bring
Autumn is here,it is..and I can playfully sing

Free your heart

Holding grudges for too long
Makes you weaker but not strong
Remembering memories painful deep
Can only cut you: make you weep

So let them go now let them go
Every hurtful thing you know
Scars and sorrows; people too
Keep them far away from you..

Take the time now ...change it all
Seek a counselor.. make a call
Free your heart now free your soul
Let inner healing be your goal

No one's perfect: you.or  I ...
We must struggle; we must try
To be that person to be that one
Who conquers troubles as they come

Don't lose yourself in your reaching out for more...

Do not ever,  lose yourself in your reaching out for more
Don't forget your calling..and what you were truly  created for
The world can promise your riches and everything that it has
But nothing can last forever: and its promises cannot ever  last

So cling to the One Who will really be there..both: now and forever
Who will lift you up whenever you're falling and desert you never ever
He is your Creator, your Redeemer, your Father and your dearest Friend..
God Almighty, your Deliverer, His promises will never end..

I saw you, the other day: you were buying up all of those chances.
Hopeful wishes for more money.. enticing you with their glowing glances
You fell for it..all of their promises ..that were laid out for you that day
Now you are stuck inside that  rat race.. you once ran away from along the way

So cling to the One Who will really be there..both: now and forever
Who will lift you up whenever you're falling and desert you never ever
He is your Creator, your Redeemer, your Father and your dearest Friend..
God Almighty, your Deliverer, His promises will never end..

The clamoring of this world can become so very loud
It's hard to resist them: all of those cries  from the "popular crowd"
choosing to pull away  from it and not follow anything but your own tune
Is not something that would be popular or be encouraged any time soon

So cling to the One Who will really be there..both: now and forever
Who will lift you up whenever you're falling and desert you never ever
He is your Creator, your Redeemer, your Father and your dearest Friend..
God Almighty, your Deliverer, His promises will never end..

How much fun,  can it be, under the microscope of another person's glare:
Doing everything you can.. to have a part in their acquired share
Sure thing, it is, you can have everything... that you can ever want
But, you will never be truly happy:  trying to keep up  with this dictated front

So cling to the One Who will really be there..both: now and forever
Who will lift you up whenever you're falling and desert you never ever
He is your Creator, your Redeemer, your Father and your dearest Friend..
God Almighty, your Deliverer, His promises will never end..

Autumn day

Birds start chirping right away
At the start of this new day
Seeking, pecking, looking around
Food for family must be found

Songs serenely fill the air
Happy tunes are everywhere
Cardinals, sparrows blue jays too
Sounds like Heaven this is true

Squirrels, chipmunks soon appear
Darting, dashing, they're so near
Playing, tumbling, chittering too
Eyeing,spying, passing through

Leaves are crinkling making sound
As the creatures romp around
See them as they colorfully lay
They invite us all to play

Autumns here now: the air is crisp
Watch the branches turn and twist
Breezes bring a wintry chill..
Soon it'll be here.. yes it will.

Be thankful...

Be thankful, be grateful..and embrace every day
As gift and as providence that comes across your way
For you are truly special..you're graced from Above
Turn now and share it:  this gift of God's love

The morning .. the evening.. the day in between
Contains many blessings  you know what I mean
We need to ...and we must try to..to see with our eyes
All of God's goodness it isn't a surprise...

Take time now ..and take moments .. just a minute or two
To see what's around you... the wondefulness so  true
If you will take time now and make effort to see
You'll receive them, God's blessings: here for you and me

He sees everything..

God is in control and He sees everything
He may seem, so silent; but His Will will sing
Your struggles; your efforts, your ever day
Are always before Him ...  He'll make a way

The earth is so silent and it seems so still
But God is awake watching ...His love is real
No thing.. unnoticed; no unkindness.. unseen
Escapes His viewing ... He sees everything

So be patient and waiting..and let time reveal
What others are hiding and what others steal
Your Protector is watching and is ready to act
Your God is all seeing and that is a fact

Wintry winds

Grey skies are lingering  and we have a chillier air
Summer's finally leaving though we're hardly aware
Temperatures are dropping but slow to take their leave
Finally the season's changing and we can freely breathe

There is something solemn in the approach of this new day
Skies are hardly speaking and the wind is on its way
Hardly any movement while the stillness of this time
Creates an awesome backdrop for an truly Autumn rhyme..

Like a funeral procession, the creatures are all mum
They go about their business without frolicking or any fun
Gathering up their morsels they make a huge supply
Of wintry stash they can go to when all is cold as ice

And, so, we sing to You

The skies are pinkish at the start of this new day
While crickets and  cicadas are serenading away
An awesome energetic breeze is swirling around
How immense is the loveliness just waiting to be found

And, so, we sing to You our Creator at the break of this new day
Lifting hearts and voices in a most harmonic angelic way
With creatures of the earth we echo songs of saints
Who passed before us without pettiness or complaints

In a distance we can hear the humming of the cars
As we watch the last flickering of the nightly stars
We welcome morn like we are welcoming each new day
Praising God and thanking Him for all His loving way..

And, so, we sing to You our Creator at the break of this new day
Lifting hearts and voices in a most harmonic angelic way
With creatures of the earth we echo songs of saints
Who passed before us without pettiness or complaints

Tomorrow may not come; and yesterday is already gone
So, it is, we must do the best we can.. with the day we're on
Not lingering, too much, in the memories or daydreams unreal
We will find our strength in God who loving us: for real..

And, so,  we sing to You our Creator at the break of this new day
Lifting hearts and voices in a most harmonic angelic way
With creatures of the earth we echo songs of saints
Who passed before us without pettiness or complaints

What have we become

Before, ever, there were  any immigrants.. before ..you or me
Our land belonged to others who were  so bold and free
But ..then..we came and took  it.. and claimed it as our very own
And now we are, all,  barricading it..like a king upon his throne

What are we, all,  becoming... in this land of freedom's touch
If not something so ungodly that we take and take too much
Because of our first beginnings, we walk with so much frailty
And are grabbing and grabbing from others; denying them liberty

So if we are suppose to be loving...and living as God children, most dear
Why are we becoming so much more selfish:  our faith system's so unclear?
We've forgotten the Rock, of our Salvation and become for ourselves a God
And deny everyone else pursuing them:  these same freedoms and roads we trod..

Gentle murmurings of Godness

Cicadas sing more sweetly: singing out, day and night
Autumn releases her melodies that always give delight
The days are so much shorter and the night is awful long
Yet my heart will sing out softly its own poetic song

The grass is slowly dying ..the geese are flying away
The earth is slowly preparing for the cold and wintry day
Everything everywhere's quieting beneath the changing time
Ah..how much .. I liked to escape it: the news,the hate, the crime..

So my soul will go away ..running, from all the things around
And immerse itself inside them..the silences that I've found
Listening to the gentle murmurings of Godness deep within
I will see the world around me as God colors it with His spin.

Autumness

The leaves are, all, turning ..around me..as they are falling down
Every tree around me has some Autumn-ness..some dying-ness all around
The squirrels are, all of them,  scampering..gathering their wintry stash
While every creature is carefully planning out some place for seasonal hash...

Temperatures are doing their changing-ness ..from the hot to the cold again
Soon they will all be evened out...once the Fall season has settled all in
Colorful though it may be..the Autumn.. carries  a disturbing lull
And the beautiful-ness of Spring and Summer are replaced with a somber dull

So I sit here, watching it happening: the seasonal changing of days
And I  try with all that is within me.. to grasp ..the universe's ways
For everything around me, has its purpose-ness.. the delightful and the drab
Beauty can be found inside  the most obvious but also in the most poorly clad

Here for you ..

True Love

Let me touch your fingers, and hold your hand
Let me show you I'm listening and  understand
All of  your hurting ..and all of your pain
Let them flow..right here.. and freely drain

Yes.. I'm here for you ...whatever you need
A friend; a companion; a calming sea..
We've  been together and walked the walk
Our care for each other is  more than talk

Come rest right here and be at peace
There are no judgments between you and me..
We've had our memories..the good..the bad
Our times together are  the best we've had

Yes.. I'm here for you..whatever you need: 
A friend; a companion; a calming sea...
We've been together and walked the walk
Our care for each other is more than talk

And when  you're lonely and feeling down
And troubles and trials are all around
Remember I'm waiting and will always be
Your friend..your companion .. your calming sea.

Yes.. I'm here for you..whatever you need: 
A friend; a companion; a calming sea...
We've been together and walked the walk
Our care for each other is more than talk

Everything's connected

The darkness is still lingering..and the quietness is all around.
Morning is now entering..with all of her most amazing sound.
Birds are, all singing and the breezes are letting us hear:
All of the world's  melodies, from places that are far and near..

We can hear it the beautifulness and we can hear  the whimpering..
The sounds of so much happiness and  of those who   shout and scream
In all of the elements and in  all of the sun's golden beams
All of the earth's inhabitants can be heard in the echoing...

We cannot begin to understand it..all of our  bondedness
With all of our world around us: and with all  earth's inhabitants
How we are, all of us..participants: the causes and the effects
Of everything we are witnessing: we need time of reflectiveness

So, stop now and think awhile.. slow down, and hear this all
We are, all of us..a continuation of our Great Creator's call
We can become the cooperative ones: those who really care
Or   we can become the destructive ones.... those who are sowing despair

Morning minuet..

I hear the birds, they start to plead
"Give us, give us..all our seed"
Chirping ..pecking ..dancing too
Doing all that they need  to do

Cardinals, sparrows... robins too
Looking intensely: this they do
Hoping that I'll make my way
With some treats for them today

Spreading out their seed so sweet
I watch them watching though discreet
Once I'm done and I go in
They're morning feasting can begin

I love to watch them; yes, I do
All the creatures ..passing through:
Big ones; small ones; those unseen
Everything creating a Godly scene

Seasonal change

Cloudy skies, all, cool the air
The Autumn winds are blowing everywhere
Soon the leaves will drop and change
And environmental scenes will rearrange

Birds will sing out ...squirrels too;
But some will leave... we know its true:
For the weather, with winds: so cold;
Will challenge ones and the old

With all these changes we can see
God is still present  and will always be
A Presence for all in  the  heat or snow
His beautifulness will always  glow

So we can see it; if we try
All the loveliness of the sky
In the winter or in the fall
God is still  breathing His breath for all...

Pause

Consider each second, each moment, each day
Feel all the molecules that are slipping away
Breathe in every droplet of oxygen in the air
Listen intently to everything everywhere...

Pause for a moment, for  a second; for an hour
Let in every element every mineral every flower
Close down every impediment every barrier,,every noise
Let in without resistance all the Heavenly envoys

See now these challenges; these missions; this plan
Laid out before you in sky sea and land
Whispering with reverence, the wishes of  One
We hear it in everything how everything's begun..

And I hear them...

Knocking on the door of my ever awakening heart
Words and rhymes are readying to get their  start
Making her adjustments to the molecules and  to the air
Mother earth is singing out to everyone everywhere

And I hear them all the words I'm supposed to say
Lining up in the most magnificent and organized way
Whispering to me as they sing to me with loveliness
Everything around me is crying out: God is in this everythingness

Before I can even start my morning rituals and routine
I hear the buzzing of the words that are subtle and  serene
They dance and dance and lift me up in ponderings deep inside
Until I can type them up and share the meanings that they hide

And I hear them all the words I'm supposed to say
Lining up in the most magnificent and organized way
Whispering to me as they sing to me with loveliness
Everything around me is crying out: God is in this everythingness

Too often we are too busy to stop and hear  the whispering
Echoing through the trees and birds and everything
Humming out the words for us to hear and join along
Mother earth is giving us hope and love and endless song

And I hear them all the words I'm supposed to say
Lining up in the most magnificent and organized way
Whispering to me as they sing to me with loveliness
Everything around me is crying out: God is in this everythingness

Who are you ???

Are you fake or are you real
Can you tell me how you feel
Are you acting .. are you you
Tell me tell me what is true

Are you selfish full of pride
Are you generous with your time
Are you Christian.. are you not
Does it matter what you've got

Are you a follower..afraid to walk
Apart from those with foolish talk
Choosing goodness ...choosing right
Can you choose these: be the light?

What's your anthem what's your song
Can you sing ..without singing  along
Are you liberated are you free
Tell me truly..who you be

Asthmatic Moment

The air seems thick..it's hard to breathe
My lungs inflate but haven't relief
Labored and challenged they are so sore
I inhale and exhale and long for.. more..

The temperature's .. ungodly: it's hot inside
The fans they run and create a tide
Of air-lets that enter through an open vent
But this mugginess is awful ..it won't relent

Like armies all mounting to bring me down
Hundreds of molecules are jumping around
Carrying their humidity and carrying their heat
The outcome seems obvious but won't defeat

For like moments,  so many;  so vast; so wide..
God's Heavenly angels are with me inside
Breathing in newness and breathing in air
God is my Helper and Giving me care

Who'll stop this storm

Tears fall from my eyes
As I look to the skies..
Whirlwinds galore
Shake up the earth's floor

Flooding and rain
Destruction and pain
Ride on through the day:
Dorian's making his way

Behind us already
Our sister,  unsteady
Is struggling to stand
Bahamas..sweet land

United in prayer
People everywhere
Petition and plead
Oh God intercede...

See how he keeps going?
Dorian keeps throwing:
The oceans, the breeze;
The houses and trees.,.

Enough is enough
Stop doing this stuff
Go away.... go away
Leave us alone.. we pray

A hurricane keeps crawling

Tragedy and destruction are airing before our eyes
A hurricane keeps crawling and darkening all our skies
Powerfully uprooting and blowing it all  away
Dorian, we see you ..and are hoping you will not stay

The Bahamas,  all shattered,  still have you all around.
You batter and bash them and bellow with great sound
You're upsetting and heartless and leave a terrible mark:
Oh Dorian, we beg you, please don't leave us in the dark

The headlines are many and the weatherman can only guess
The path you are undertaking ..it's like a game of chess
You break through every barrier and catch us unaware
We cannot overcome you, you're too much for us to bear..

We plead now, with the Heavens, with the God who made us all:
Please stop it ..this monster..that continues to churn and crawl
We've had it; it's too much: we don't know where to turn
Oh God, of all created; what lessons, must we learn

Where are you headed, Oh Dorian?

Where are you headed..oh Dorian..we're really wanting to know
We've packed our bags and boarded homes and we're so ready to go
Your path, it's changedl it moves ahead: the weathermen don't know what to say
We watch we wonder and keep alert..as the story reassembles each day...

We see your winds ..increasingly turn..they mount and build up strong
You turn your crawl and speed up again .. our predictions are going wrong
We'll wait and watch and say our prayers and check back minute by minute
To see who's next to be inside your path and who's no longer in it..

Oh Dorian dearest..be kind and calm and don't catch anyone by surprise
Give warning enough to those who watch and to those with drooping eyes
We know your power your possabilities we hope you'll spare us all
Be happy enough to turn away and let your presence be just a warning call..

Angelic moments

Waiting for the sun to rise
Sleep still lingers in our eyes
Squinting, gazing, focusing
We catch a glimpse of  everything..

Cicadas, crickets, beetles too:
All are singing.. this is true..
Soothing, healing, setting free
All the tension in you and me..

Listen carefully..bend your ear
In the silence..you will hear:
Whisperings of the rising sun,
Sharing grace with everyone..

Inhale, exhale..do it again..
Let  the morning-ness enter in...
Such, the way, that angels bring
All God's Heaven-ness to everything

You and I and everyone..
Have each morn, and day that's done
To see the miracles and God's love
Let them lift you heart above..

Our mission...

Like sparklets in the night or some brilliantly shining star
We shine out for the world so that they can see just Who You are
We are not out.. seeking for ourselves... any glory or any fame
For we've resolved within our beings to bring honor to Your Name

So we sing out with our lives and we sing out without fear
To everyone who knows us and to those who aren't even near
You've changed us in our hearts, and You've changed us in Your way
We cannot stop recalling it.. in all we do or say.

The paths we walk are many and the temptations won't ever stop
We are like the seedlings who are struggling with weeds inside our crop
But You  are there to help us and  we can all grow up to become
Your messengers, commissioned, to share Your love with everyone...

So we sing out with our lives and we  sing out without fear
To everyone who knows us and to those who aren't even near
You've changed us in our hearts, and You've changed us in Your way
We cannot stop recalling it ...in all we do or say.

Our time on earth is portioned out by months and even days
We have a set allotment that will dictate all our ways
We're only passing through here and we weren't ever meant to stay
So we walk here looking forward to our disappearing away...

So we sing out with our lives and we  sing out without fear
To everyone who knows us and to those who aren't even near
You've changed us in our hearts, and You've changed us in Your way
We cannot stop recalling it.. in all we do or say.

Children of the Eternal One and relatives of the Most High
We walk with higher standards than the world.. we can't  deny
So we mingle with all our coworkers  our families and our friends
Knowing that our mission is to shine out... till the world ends.

So we sing out with our lives and we  sing out without fear
To everyone who knows us and to those who aren't even near
You've changed us in our hearts, and You've changed us in Your way
We cannot stop recalling it ... in all we do or say.

Friends forever

You came into my life like a shining star
And gave of your time and of who you are
A sense of greatness and of certainty
Are some of the things you have shared with me

I feel so much gratitude and so much  relief
That God has joined our paths with hands unseen
A uniqueness of vision and kindliness
Are things we have shared so ..often-ness

We cannot describe it with words or phrase
The times we have shared ..the numberless days
That have joined our hearts like welded steel
Friends forever and ever is what I feel..

You can count on me and I can count on you
Our friendship is forever and our friendship is true
Heaven alone could have made  such a thing
That lasts forever and ever without diminishing.

Whispers in the wind

Crickets serenade us ..as the day is drawing near:
Their soothing sound is inviting and for everyone to hear.
The morning is softly singing her tunes, so clean; so pure:
Nothing is much sweeter than, this music ..I am sure...

The wind is gently blowing and is dancing in the trees
Something, inside her whisper, is telling us things that please:
The beautifulness of the Heavens and the awesomeness of God
Is echoing  from the plantlets and from the earth we trod.

The newly shining star of morn..the golden sun.. so true
Has it's own insider notes...its wanting to share with you
But only if you are willing to sit inside of it's glow
And meditate upon the One who gives us all we can know..

Listen, then, most carefully; before your day is begun,
To everything that's shouting out, without speaking to anyone...
With whispers, that are magnified, so that our heart can hear:
Morning sends her messengers if we will let them near...

Do you have time to hear this?

Quietly ..the morning is breaking through. the remnants of the night
And we are getting  a glimmering of her beauty and her coming light
Golden beams are starting to glow and we are seeing the beautiful rising sun
How wonderful it is to see it all coming about..the new day that has begun..

Gently every molecule is starting to circulate and invade our space
We are feeling the sweetness of the dawn as she kisses us on the face
Brushes of the passing breezes and the softness of the blowing winds
Are turning us all towards the Creator  .. as this new day gently begins.

The temptation to rush, right through the everything. is surely here
For it's how we would normally function ...as the day is drawing near
But something deep down inside of us is saying .."Take your time"
"Listen to the elements and the universe and maybe create some rhyme..."

Oh the peacefulness of the sounds that we are all beginning to hear
As the morning starts to shine on through the dark of night that begins to clear
Creatures of every kind are jumping out and poking at everything around
Searching for those morsels that would prove to be the best they've ever found

Closing down on this rambling that I am wanting to share with you
I hope.. I have been able to challenge you  to think for   a minute or two
What is it ...each morning... that is captivating and holding your mind?
Do you always have to rush around and hurry through the evolution of time...

Can't you hear it

Won't you listen, can't you hear it .. all that silence everywhere
It is speaking ..it is shouting but no one hears it anywhere
In its caverns gently resting ..priceless treasures all aglow
Are inviting and describing all the secrets we should know...

Hear the movement of the many: countless angels  on the run
They are watching and are keeping: gently chiding everyone.
Spiritual beings sent from Heaven with a mission, that is  dear
Keeping humans ...from destruction: all their warnings ..we should hear

Have you tried it... this old remedy: sweet redemption for our minds
Quiet musings.. meditations.. forming music and sweetest rhymes
From the Spirit deep inside us from the Heavens to our souls
God is using prayerful moments to instill in us His lasting goals.

Would you venture .. would you try it .. penning down some simple thought
See what wisdom streams on through you if you surrender as you ought
All the Heavens..all the angels.. all the universe that is around
In an instant ..in a moment and through the Spirit can be found..

Our own garden of Eden

I was touching every molecule as I reached up into the breeze
Each one left me feeling,  something, nobody can ever see:
The essence of all the Universe; the presence of the Great Divine..
I was holding, for a moment, Someone greater than this heart of mine

Oh if only we could contain it ...all this Godness all around
We would be.. so much.. the better;  we would be treasures to be found:
But we are all so mortal and are as feeble as can be
We  trade in all our greatness for some novelty that we see..

As the morning sounds were sounding I looked up into the sky
The clouds were beginning to form and I could hear the Heavens sigh
Through the movement of the breezes and the rustling of the wind
I could hear the words of creation as they were echoing once again

Oh if only we could contain it.... all this Godness all around
We would be.. so much.. the better;  we would be treasures to be found:
But we are all so mortal and are as feeble as can be
We  trade in all our greatness for some novelty that we

I could picture it, that first Eden, where our parents of origin ran
How beautiful and unburdened it must have been when life began
No brushes of worldly touches or any wisps of polluted air
Ever pranced across that garden or tainted the inhabitants there..

Oh if only we could contain it ...all this Godness all around
We would be.. so much.. the better;  we would be treasures to be found:
But we are all so mortal and are as feeble as can be
We  trade in all our greatness for some novelty that we.

Only we are able to change it ..all this beautifulness sublime
With all  of our searching intelligence we can wrestle away God's time
Changing it into our own likeness and tarnishing it with our greed
What was once our own garden of Eden has become the Devil's seed....?

Oh if only we could contain it ....all this Godness all around
We would be.. so much.. the better;  we would be treasures to be found:
But we are all so mortal and are as feeble as can be
We  trade in all our greatness for some novelty that we

As free, as free can be...

The cicadas sing and hum here.. as they liven up night and day
Their melody is surely reminding us ..that fall is on the way
Like the sounding of a thousand rattlers they invite us take a chance
And see if within their rythmn we can we resist the need to dance?

And so we feel the movement that every creature is feeling  outside
It moves within our being and is bidding us "do not to hide"
We have it within our beings, our intellects  and  our will
To step outside of this rat race and allow our spirits to feel

Softness seems to creep in as we are walking into the breeze
It whispers into our beings and enables the unseeing to see..
The certainty of what's awaiting us if we could, but, let all go
It is echoing throughout the universe who is the Eternal's glow

And so we feel the movement that every creature is feeling  outside
It moves within our being and is bidding us "do not to hide"
We have it within our beings, our intellects  and  our will
To step outside of this rat race and allow our spirits to feel

Must we always be so caught up in the running of here and there
Couldn't we ever just slow it all  and become so truly aware..
That all that we've been chasing after  and paying so much to see
Has been, right here, inside of us; and is free as free can be..

And so we feel the movement that every creature is feeling  outside
It moves within our being and is bidding us "do not to hide"
We have it within our beings, our intellects  and  our will
To step outside of this rat race and allow our spirits to feel

Who is this being...?

She stole them:  my senses, my heart and  my will
In her presence ..I was lifeless..I could only be still
Every morning .every evening.. every hour of the day
She moved me and soothed me and showed me the way

Who is this being this most beautiful one
She has captured my spirit. by all she has done
The universe; the cosmos;  the mother of all
She constantly sustains us..the great and the small

Like a bride who was waiting.. she looked out at me
To arrest me with loveliness and all I could see
She spoke to my spirit and she spoke to my will
Come rest here beside me and let your heart feel..

Who is this being this most beautiful one
She has captured my spirit. by all she has done
The universe; the cosmos;  the mother of all
She constantly sustains us..the great and the small

With her I am the safest and  know  I can go
With all of my worries..she surely will know
What answers to give me what spiritual advice
In the arms of this mother I learn what is nice

Who is this being this most beautiful one
She has captured my spirit. by all she has done
The universe; the cosmos;  the mother of all
She constantly sustains us..the great and the small

All this beautifulness...

The morning snuck in and roused me ..she shook me from my sleep
She whispered into my restfulness ...some secrets I could keep
Waking up, I stared and looked at her..she was beautiful as can be
Shining through my opened  window ..these words she sang to me

Rise up now and see it: it's never too late for you,to see
All this beautifulness, that's around here..radiating so magnificently
Like a tapestry from the Heavens, like some living live piece of art
You can see here, in each moment, the sentiments of God's Heart

The words, she sang, were deep, here; they were digging down deep in me:
Leaving, in me, the sweetest caverns.. where I could go..to get relief
The effectiveness of all these moments, the awesomeness of every  morn
Always seems to affect me differently; but, her words, in me, are reborn

Rise up now and see it: it's never too late for you,to see
All this beautifulness, that's around here..radiating so magnificently
Like a tapestry from the Heavens, like some living live piece of art
You can see here, in each moment, the sentiments of God's Heart

The creatures outside all know this they welcome each morn with song
And peck away with so much gracefulness it's hard not to join along
Their melodies are so inviting ...their welcoming..so true and  real
No prejudices come from within them ..only God's loving you will  feel..

Rise up now and see it: it's never too late for you,to see
All this beautifulness, that's around here..radiating so magnificently
Like a tapestry from the Heavens, like some living live piece of art
You can see here, in each moment, the sentiments of God's Heart

Won't you all take time to join us.. in this movement.. of the rising dawn
And greet each morn with so much  wonderment, putting away that sluggish yawn?
Looking out for the unique and wonderful won't you allow yourselves this feast
That greets us and all our senses, when the morning stars rises, up in the East..

Show us what that Sunday Sermon was made of..

Don't judge us by the color of our skin
Or by the trouble that you think we've been in
Don't look at us and judge us without true love
Look at us and show us..what that Sunday Sermon was made of

We are all just as able as you think you  are
To be that light..that glow .. that shining star
Yes..We've  made those beds  .those few mistakes
But we're all trying to learn and  change for goodness sakes

Don't judge us by the color of our skin
Or by the trouble that you think we've been in
Don't look at us and judge us without true love
Look at us and show us..what that Sunday Sermon was made of

It is true that we don't seem to ever measure up
To that fancy feast or wine filled cup
But we are all still the children of the Lord Most High
Struggling, trying to live; and just get by

Don't judge us by the color of our skin
Or by the trouble that you think we've been in
Don't look at us and judge us without true love
Look at us and show us..what that Sunday Sermon was made of

You are staring at us with such a grimacing look
Like those, who are damned inside your Sunday Book
But..don't you know that you might possibly be..
The only Gospel people  we will ever see?

Don't judge us by the color of our skin
Or by the trouble that you think we've been in
Don't look at us and judge us without true love
Look at us and show us..what that Sunday Sermon was made of

That crowd, you frequent,  tells you to stay far away
From people like us..the undesirables along the way
How can we ever become what you consider.."normality"
If condemnation and hatred is all we can ever hope to see

Don't judge us by the color of our skin
Or by the trouble that you think we've been in
Don't look at us and judge us without true love
Look at us and show us..what that Sunday Sermon was made of

Take a moment to think of us..next time you pray
The people you avoid and consider hopeless along the way
How would the Father you approach think of what you've done
To make us feel uninvited and not part of your everyone..?

Don't judge us by the color of our skin
Or by the trouble that you think we've been in
Don't look at us and judge us without true love
Look at us and show us..what that Sunday Sermon was made of

Tell me your secrets...

Tell me your story..oh why do you weep?
What are those secrets you carefully keep..
You are not needing to mask it   with me..
Someone has hurt you.it's easy to see..

I won't be judgmental.. I'll listen with care
Tell me those memories too burdensome to bare
I'll hold you and hug you..I'll give you my arm
No one will hurt you or cause you alarm...

Tell me your story..oh why do you weep?
What are those secrets you carefully keep..
You are not needing to mask it   with me..
Someone has hurt you.it's easy to see..

You'll look like your happy but that's not what I see
You're forcing a smile here..when it's obvious to me
You're masking a tragedy..and a pain in your heart
That laughter's too forced here..you're healing can't start

Tell me your story..oh why do you weep?
What are those secrets you carefully keep..
You are not needing to mask it  with me..
Someone has hurt you.it's easy to see....

You're running and whirling like some twirling top
You're ignoring the inside and never will stop
The noise of your actions are betraying your hurt
You covering your sorrows like some seedling with dirt

Tell me your story..oh why do you weep?
What are those secrets you carefully keep..
You are not needing to mask it with me..
Someone has hurt you.it's easy to see..

Come..stop all that running..yes stop for awhile
Allow yourself healing..that's so out of style
You're running and running from sorrows inside
Let go of that feeling that you're needing to hide.

Tell me your story..oh why do you weep?
What are those secrets you carefully keep..
You are not needing to mask it  with me..
Someone has hurt you.it's easy to see..

When you've  finally embraced it that sorrow inside
You'll look at this wide world and no longer hide
The secrets that made you like punishment or shame
But shout them and share them like honors to your name

Tell me your story..oh why do you weep?
What are those secrets you carefully keep..
You are not needing to mask it  with me..
Someone has hurt you.it's easy to see..

Yes, it's early morning, here, in North Carolina

When the morning comes and knocks upon my door
I am eager to see what she has for me, in store
Sounds are sounding soft and sweet and  clear
I cannot wait to see what I am able to hear..

Yes, it's early morning here in North Carolina
Somewhere else..day's ending..like out in China
But I am going to appreciate it.. every moment that I find
So that nightfall will find me with God's beauty on my mind

The water's running  and splashing's all around
My crystal cat is in it: true happiness she's found
She is a crazy cat; but I love her ... she is truly dear
That's why I thank my God.. I'm living over here..

Yes,  it's early morning here in North Carolina
Somewhere else..day's ending..like out in China
But I am going to appreciate it.. every moment that I find
So that nightfall will find me with God's beauty on my mind

The humming sounds of the cicadas start my  day
And romping creatures hope I will not linger or delay
Their tasty treats... I sprinkle ...gives them so much happiness
It's wonderful to witness and see so much beautifulness

Yes, it's early morning here in North Carolina
Somewhere else..day's ending..like out in China
But I am going to appreciate it.. every moment that I find
So that nightfall will find me with God's beauty on my mind

Up above me my landlord is still, peacefully..sleeping away
He's kind and caring and an angel in his own way
God put me in his path and I thank Him truly .for that
God knew where I would be the most comfortable at..

Yes, it's early morning here in North Carolina
Somewhere else..day's ending..like out in China
But I am going to appreciate it.. every moment that I find
So that nightfall will find me with God's beauty on my mind

I have a friend.. here.. who is like a sister.. should always be
She's been everything and more than I can ever need
Like the angel, above me ..God planned this all to be
Thank you Jesus for my friend Lena and her care for me..

Yes, it's early morning here in North Carolina
Somewhere else..day's ending..like out in China
But I am going to appreciate it.. every moment that I find
So that nightfall will find me with God's beauty on my mind

So now I need to  halt  this poem I carefully write
So I can  venture out into the beautiful waking light
I'm here in this state so grand so large.. so dear
I thank you God for bringing me over here.

Yes, it's early morning here in North Carolina
Somewhere else..day's ending..like out in China
But I am going to appreciate it.. every moment that I find
So that nightfall will find me with God's beauty on my mind

Dayton, our dear sister..

Be still all you elements and molecules too
Too many these heartaches that are filtering through
My heart cannot take it . .my soul is in pain
Our earth is chaotic with  murderous refrain

Dayton our dear sister and sweet city of gems
Is now flooded with heartache and bloody red hems
Another mass shooting... another painful event
Is crying out to the Heavens:  oh killers..relent

What are we becoming and what is this about
The earth is being saturated ..the elements all shout
Hatreds and fighting ... prejudices too
Becomes all this violence that's coming on through

Don't make this about politics or  debatable view
These tragedies and heartaches merit something more  true
Put away all  of your self seeking ...  your gathering of votes
Dig deep down inside you and compose some sympathetic notes

Tears for El Paso

Tears for El Paso..tears and more tears
How can we deny it this sound in our ears
Weeping and crying is  everywhere around
Bullets were flying with death in their sound

The madness that moved this can't ever make sense
How could anyone just do this ...reload and dispense
Randomly..and cowardly...and shooting away
This shooter so hatefully memorialized  this day

How painful how tragic how gut wrenching inside
I carry it and bear it this news from outside
My sisters my brothers... your cries hit me deep
With all those, who, sorrow now:  I bow down and weep

Be that living testimony

If you believe in Jesus and you say you really do
Why aren't you more like Jesus wherever you are passing through
In every one of your actions  ..are you with everyone..the same?
Are you truly that living testimony of our beloved Savior's Name..

It is all, so very exciting, to post those faith filled bold remarks
On your Facebook or your twitter.. like some Spirited fiery sparks
But what about those many places where nobody else can give acclaim
Are you still that living testimony of our Beloved Savior's Name

Are there some things you're ashamed of..and will never ever will tell;
Yet you go on with all your  preaching and sending everyone off to hell?
IF you are a truly that Believer that is missioned to become a flame
Then you'll become that living testimony of our Beloved Savior's Name.

Just be you...

Today be you and see what fun
Can be found where ever you run
Not trying to please just being your you
Just letting your you-ness shine on through

For you are enough.. you always are
Don't matter how near don't matter how far
Your beautifulness .. your wonderfulness
Will transform and change all emptiness

Don't look for love but be that love
That you deserve and are dreaming of
You'll set a fire and a peaceful rage
That'll ignite each town and fill each page

For you are enough  ..you always are
Don't matter how near..don't matter how far
Your beautifulness..your wonderfulness
Will transform and change all emptiness

You'll see the tears you'll see some hate
But don't get discouraged or turn irate
But send your love your inner soul
Into this world without lasting goal..

For you are enough.. you always are
Don't matter how near don't matter how far
Your beautifulness .. your wonderfulness
Will transform and change all emptiness

Go be a light go be you today
Be for some soul a better way:
To see; to hear; to know inside..
God gives us love both day and night

For you are enough.. you always are
Don't matter how near don't matter how far
Your beautifulness .. your wonderfulness
Will transform and change all emptiness

Love is forever and ever...

Love is forever and ever;  and it shouldn't ever ever die
It brings out the world of goodness from morning unto nigh
It gives to the sparkling diamond the power of an "I do"
And can lift the brokenhearted, into wholeness, it is true

We mustn't be afraid to say it..or  to show it along the way
For love is a powerful action: it can brighten up the darkest day
It is there for the beautiful couples.. for the families and the friend
It is that miraculous component that can enable us to truly blend

Wouldn't you be willing to carry it..to every single place that you go
So that, everyone, that you may encounter; could notice its beautiful glow
It will come out in the simplest of gestures of kindness and of care
There won't be any need for any introductions.. everyone will know it's there

Be you, therefore, that ambassador.. of kindness and of endless love
Tell the world about its remedy that we are all so sorely in need of
It isn't too costly or too unique that we can't find it to give it away
No love is that part of our being that makes us like God in every way

(1 Corinthins 13: 1-7)

1If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

4Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.