Poems

Let shine your natural beauty Against the sacred sky.Don’t hesitate nor lingerLest darkness happen by. Keep the clouds a driftingChart the ancient stars.Their glory is a wonderment Exceeding that of ours. Oh glow with all your brighter lightsReject the past its toll.Your life and spirit resonate You illuminate my soul.

Notice what the heavens sayShouting storming bright display. Gathered under starry night Take a knee… the hallowed sight. Set aside your pettiness Rejoice at what you’ve learnedThe problems in your pocketShould steadily be burned. Tonight you raise a mighty armThankful for your privileged charmFor living under majesty In the Heavens Glory Be

Keep your city lights say I All the sounds piped through the skyChristmas isn’t flashy lightsOr artificial winter sights. I prefer the country store Where crafts are made from little moreThan hands with loving finger tips A room aglow with candles lit. Neighbors stopping in the night Singing carols with such delight Sharing warmth…and cinnamon

Gray days… the foggy maze Slowly goes this gloomy phase. The sun is working overnight In Southern reaches… their delight. Here we take our time alone Mending minds that need the tone Of quiet time and bended knee Of muffled mouths and deity. Pray that winter washes clear The crusty skin from neath your ear.

There are those timesWhen words are meant toLend a lift… or fix a dentWhen life is crooked Yet absent fault Accept the kindness, andEmbrace the hand That God has dealtIt’s what was planned. The friendship poolIs very deepTreasures swimmingThat I should keep Make it clear Tell those who stoodBeside you in a time of fearShared

Under water OvertimeThe nymph emerges Steady climb. From the pebbles Drifting stream Chase the surface Open dream. In the film Easy prey Break your bonds And seize the day. Unfold your wings Stretch and fly Rise into The splendid sky. Within each of us there is an emerging… perfection

Notice nothings everlasting? Save the hour’s… that patient traceCrossing ages, rocks, and pages Holding down a steady pace.Leaving records subtle passage Time alone will win the race. In the moment there is guidance Shining on the out crop In the moment there is everything Telling you that time won’t stop.Don’t see tomorrow twist and burn

Reflections kept within the heart Gentle memories seldom partFrom what is treasuredWhat is measured What has meaning from the start. Captured comments often lingerWords that aim your steady finger Toward happiness With deft finesseSteel your smile and freeze your anger. Stop the motion hold on tight In your grip with all your might Seize the

Find a moment Frame a thought Fix a failure Fan a flame. Pose a problem Plan a pathwayPick a partner Ponder fame. Learn to teach Lift a life Lean on lessons Lose the blame. Steer a headStart a stepSing a song, andSay their name.

Ephesians 4:22-24 “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” We all know that sin