Month: May 2020

We are the Seed

We are the seed that decides the harvest around us. St. Basil said, “A good deed is never lost; He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.”Galatians 6: 7, 9 says…..For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. and let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (KJV). My prayer for today is that I sow peace to reap contentment, mercy to reap forgiveness, courage to reap honor, and patience with love to reap eternity in Heaven. Amen

 

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Lost in the Shadows

Lost in the shadows of time

Beyond all care

Moments becoming only memories

Of broken dreams

Fragments of lost days and nights

Lifting up the remnants of many yesterdays

Finding only empty places left unfilled

Dots and dashes of no more

Seeking what never was to be.

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Waiting

FBO 11/14/19

Not long ago in a faraway land

I call my mind

I had dreams and promises in place

Then life shook them to the ground

Like overripe fruit

Now they lay beyond time and space

Not knowing if they will survive the fall

How did I get to this place of always waiting?

Why must I wait, and wait, and wait?

Will I have to search beneath the leaves of Autumn

For seeds of faith to believe again before winter’s chill

How will I know when the wait is over?

Will bells chime and whistles blow

In acknowledgement of it’s end?

Can the clouds of doubt be blown away

By simply believing I can survive the storm?

No answers are forthcoming

No phone calls or texts that will give me hope

My heart is programed to expect less

So it won’t hurt anymore

But still it waits, and waits, and waits

Maybe in the morning I’ll know

So I’m waiting for the answers

That will shore up the dreams.

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So Dance

FBO 10/12/2019

When the time comes for me to go home

I won’t be here but you won’t be alone

I will walk with you in your forever dreams

I know you will miss me and be lonely it seems

Go on with your life and enjoy it

Don’t drag yourself down with sad regret

I was happy, and loved, and enjoyed life

I was mama, sister, daughter, aunt, friend, and wife

I filled my days here on this wonderful earth

With all my loved ones and friends of great worth

I never got to all the exciting things I wanted too

But in the end I did as much as I could possibly do

I kissed the face of each dear child of mime

Hugged grand-babies much of the time

The great grand-babies then came along

Of course none could do anything wrong

So dance today for you may never know

When it’s last dance and your time to go

Hang on to the cool memories

And smile, laugh, talk, and eat

As you remember me. I love you.

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Pages

I guess it is time to watch life turn some pages

Nothing stays the same and life moves on

It’s not content to hover amidst broken dreams

On crinkled paper and faded print

Sentences rewrite themselves

As promises drift away

Hope tries to hang on as best it can

But tires so easily with it’s loss of strength

Believing and doubt walk together on this path

What will the story say on the last page?

With the final line printed for all to read

I know, it will say, “The End” and close the book.

 

 

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Lost in Time

Seeing someone you love slip away is devastating

Moments contradict each other with each thought

Confusion and shaking of the head

How sad to see life as we know it

Slowly ebbing away into darkness of no more

Grabbing bits of life before they are gone

But to no avail they are lost in time

And sweet memories of our yesterdays

Trying to talk in riddles just to understand

When fighting this killer called: Dementia

It’s cruelty lapses only in sleep then

Awakens with a vengeance when aroused

From it’s slumbering death of doom

No one can have an unforgiving spirit

When faced with this reality

Compassion and tears stain the pillow

For their loved ones caught in it’s grip

For to not care is impossible

Grudges disappear into forgiveness

No longer angry at this human being

But humbled by their courage

Letting go of past hurts and tears

Strengthen the resolve to do all that

Can possibly be done them

To relieve as much suffering as possibe

From the indignities of the inevitable

Peace will come only as they slumber

In God’s eternal sleep

And take their flight to Heaven’s home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Winter Kisses

As night falls on Autumn days

Winter kisses blow across the land

Frost sparkles in the moonlight

Of the Harvest Moon

Warmth tries to stay but loses out

The chilly air has won

Holidays beckon us onward

To deep festivities of turkey and tinsel

Lights dangle from roofs of many houses

Just to shine with yuletide wonder

Be ready! as winter kisses blow across the land.

 

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My Soldier Child

(In honor of our service men and women)

Where is he now, Dear Lord?

My soldier child of twenty-one

It’s been weeks without a word

And now this awful war has begun

Last letter I got was full of hope

Said he thought he’d soon be back

Oh! Please Dear Lord. Help me to cope!

I hear his unit is under attack.

My fear is growing stronger deep inside

For my son, my soldier child

But in his job he takes much pride

He’ll do his best in a land run wild

So I’ll lift my prayers to the Lord above

And ask Him please just to keep

Safe in His arms this child I love

Give him this night a peaceful sleep.

 

 

 

 

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Will We?

A long time ago on top of a hill

Stood and old cross

Quiet and still

Having done it’s part

In redemption’s story

The Son had returned

To His Father in Glory…..

There will come a time

When we will see our Savior

There will come a time

When He will judge us

True and faithful

Will we be ready when time calls our name?

Will we be ready to see our King?

Time will no longer be our friend

It will judge us of our worth

Will we be counted with the sheep?

Will we be ready as a bride

Adorned for her wedding day?

The Son is coming back for Hos own

God has spoken so we know it’s true

Now it’s just a matter of time.

 

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Shattered Dreams

My mind says to let you go

But my heart says absolutely no

I walk around in turmoil and grief

Lost in sadness and such disbelief

I only want what is best for you

But I don’t know what else to do

If only I could make some plans

Put my life in God’s perfect hands

But I’m so afraid you would be lost

And I am not willing to pay the cost

So I wander down this lonesome trail

To give up means that I might fail

To have the life I want with you

I still care so much that is true

For time is not always as it seems

In my world of shattered dreams

 

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