SEEKING SOLID GROUND
We all go to war each day
Each day a muddy confusion
Seeking solid ground
On which to stand
Against galing winds
That leave us huddled
And hanging on
Never clear where to
Or where from
Lost without story
Trying to hold the truth
That what was
Need not always be
And hanging on to the
Small hope of single moments
And praying for new melody
in the next day…………………………………………..
4ever
Forever and ever
and four more days
is how long
our love will stay
Even in times
alone and so cold
Your heart touches mine
your beauty is told
your smile brings
the light in
the darkest of times
And speaks to me clear
of the hope that is mine…………………………………………….
LInda a rose
forever in bloom
Though quietly you walk
Your scent fills the room
As I lay down
to sleep in the night
Your love fills my dreams
with visions of light…………………………………………………………..
Till the coming of new day
In the night of life
Hope seems small and quiet
And shivers before the wind
That cuts to the bone
And clings like a tight fitting coat
That cuts off all movement
But never brings enough warmth.
Sadness
Brings its own night
Its’ clock seems somehow stilled
And day
A tissue-paper memory
That comes apart in our hands
As we try to bring it close and real
Weariness hangs in the air
And is in every breath
As hearts
Grow tired and slow
And wonder at
The absence of the sun
Reaching in the dark
For new places
We feel like we are
One mistake from
Being forever lost
And stop fearful
Afraid to move
Dear God
Move among the shadows
Of our despair
Show us in Your love
That darkness is
Only of the moment
And that in reaching
To each other there
Is warmth and comfort
And the assurance of
New day and new light
God bless us
And leave us assured
That even in the coldest and darkest
Of nights
That You give warmth and shelter
Till the coming of new day……………………………………..
To see you through (a poem for my wife)
Your courage is
each day new
even when skies
are black
and the day heavy
and things are as lead
and weight immovable.
Your love touches and
moves through me
holding me in tight embrace
lifting me into the light
of the day
Telling me that the love
between us
holds true fiber
even in times weary
and sad.
My prayer is that
the coming day
be light
with music dear
and hope again new
to help see you through……………………………………………..
To a flower ever in bloom
to my love
and beat of my heart
my best friend
you give shape to my hopes
and vision to my dreams
may you be well
in these tough times
and know that your
passion and courage and faith
are not in vain
and when thoughts seem
beyond control
and seizures come
as an invader fierce and relentless
know that God loves you
and will keep you
safe from all harm
and warm on His heart
You are a rose
planted fresh in each
moment of the days
may this night bring you rest
and tomorrow the first of better days
you are loved
To LInda……………………………………………..
On Valentines Day (to Linda)
Linda
You are the Valentine of
All my days
In times of hard times
you are new days
new breath
new light and new hope
your beauty is
a soft touch
to my heart
your smile is like sun
warm and kind
your touch is electric
and life
Your passion
is like a flower
always in bloom
you are a gift
from God pleased
at the work of
His Hands
For Him
you were a good day
And for me
each day
Love
May you be blessed
as you bless me
with each and every
breath
