Tiny Births Bounty
It was an empty lot Just soil, nothing special It was bare, nothing much And it was only a seed A tiny seed I dropped That yielded these fruits Yes: just a little seed On ordinary soil
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Pause and Check
Slowly but certainly The once new is growing old Smarting to pass away It was only yesterday We welcomed it as new It seems like yesterday When today was everything. Slowly but certainly The once far is
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The End of One Road
I was led out by hope My dreams were tall, my faith robust I came out robed in great expectations My zeal unfazed by twists and turns My joy undimmed by knocks and kicks Determined, I marched,
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The High School of Life
Standing on holy ground, bowed in awesome moment The secular defied the sacred; trampled in, defiling. Sore vexed, I lunged and cast out the dirt, relieved Until His voice came, “Why do you maltreat Me?” Befuddled I
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Celebrating Mona
Many are gifted But not many can serve; Pride tackles to the ground While haste and arrogance robs Humility that service demands. In a sea brimming with gifts in glossy Wraps, lacking quality and modesty There are beautiful
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Disarming The Killer
He is here, he is armed, Run, run, run and hide He is mean and won’t fight fair Run, run, run and hide He is loose with no restraint Run, run, run and hide He will main,
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Attending The Calls of Life
Life is a gift, living is no picnic, death enigmatic So which is better? Depends on questing hearts On positions and possessions, tangible and eternal. Life is like a walk, each day like putting a leg out:
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Eyeballing My Greatest Enemy
The greatest, the quickest killer Of men is not a gun Not the one wielding it Not the bullets oozing out Not even death or grave: It is fear of whatever we dread. For as long as
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Wind in My Hair
This week’s article is an excerpt from my book , ‘Fighting Monsters,’ to celebrate the one year anniversary of its release (June 2015.) There is wind in my hair; stirring, lifting, seemingly Scattering curls I set in order,
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