When the light in the heart grows dimIt chases after Every which whim The brain feeds the heartSo, please give it a good start Information goes in and ignitesA spark in the heart then takes flight The brain fed with useful factsSparks Kindness and merciful acts Information when wrongLater plays a...
Standing on shifting sandsHanging on tight by your hands As it moves and swaysPulling you every which way Keep your eyes alertSo much pain and hurt The sands can shift so fastHang on the sands won’t last All sands are in God’s handsWe’ll soon see solid land No more shifting sandsOur...
Mama used salve to heal all our partsWhen Crushed in spirit and broken hearts Mother always knew the right words to sayThen smiled and hurried us off to play Mamas day always filled to the brimBusy in the kitchen yet, singing a hymn Some days as I try to recall her...
Walking down a Dusty country roadFalling leaves scatter their colorful load Crisp and Cool is the feel in the airlightly blowing through my long hair Barefeet stop and feels the soft sandI pick up a few pebbles to rub in my hand Memories of seasons float through my mindWalking dusty roads...
Rows of bouncing wavesA Deep blue shimmering glaze Whitecaps floating on the topFrothy water plop, plop Soothing SoundChurning, churning Never any seasonsTurning, Turning White sails flapping in the windLay back, enjoy the Sound It sends Relaxing day on the oceanFeeling the water motion Floating worries awayKeeping problems at bay Sail away...
The sea of humankind is restless, and it stirs up muck and mire Slinging ugly everywhere, it never seems to tire In the seas, its hands are pain and deathNegligently Choking out humankind’s last breath Greed and lust are humankind’s traitPushing meek ones out the gate Their independent they claim no...
I just felt like crying But, I made a mouth smiling Days roll past Still, the pain last When it is over Some day I’ll recover When I look back No pains on my track A life without pain Lovers of God will gain On the day God arrives The meek...
When fall arrivesLeaves take a dive Billowing colors fly everywhereCounty fair smells linger in the air A refreshing inhale of the cool breezeIt stirs up dust and causes a sneeze I love when fall comes aroundPiling up leaves on the ground Porch, rockers creaking everywhere,Animals scurrying here and there I would...
There are days when I think about my mama And I see her ways as she goes about her day as if she hasn’t a care in the world That is never true of just any mama, and with 14 children I get a headache thinking about a 6-hour visit from...
Little boys playing in the dirt The kind of germs that never hurt Mud pies, sticks, and rocks piled high Making mom a dirt surprise Little bits of imagination While mom cooked meals at her station Boys played in dirt happily No fights happened between the three Childhood memories of days...
