Judges et al
I did my best Though it wasn't good enough But I tried, I did what I could And my neighbors? Some neighbors! All they do is sit in judgment Of others like me who are trying And
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A Son’s Prayer from Heaven
Every day, we hear of both genders, young and old, taking that irretrievable step to end their own lives. The judgment of those of us who will never understand yield no comfort to heartbroken families. Worse still,
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Cool Running (V)
Knocked like we all are Down and out, done He lay not where he fell He sat not to brood his lot He waited not to be picked up He worried not for what next. Up he
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Cool Running (III)
We are champions in our shells We are the judge and the jury We make and we break our laws We exist, only within the confines Of what we see, of what we know O what shortsighted
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Cool Running (II)
Our shell is ours, safe and familiar But it is also the beginning and the end; Our world, all we know, all we can Until the day we choose to step away Leave behind the safe and
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Cool Running (I)
In our shells, we feel well, we feel safe Plagued by boredom that routine breeds And though we dream, yet we settle For certainty of the bird at hand Until the day we choose to divorce doubt
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It’s a Beautiful Day!
They see darkness descending I see the readying of a sun, rising They spot the wrecks of winter I sing the dawn of spring They cry woe, it grows gross I ponder grace: it only gets better
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Echoes and Ripples
It was silent and still No breath, no change And it was not dead But it was not living It was just there Silent like cave Still like grave Until that drop That echoed Until that drop
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Courage Calls
Courage calls for faith When fear lures and dares our belief Courage calls for responsibility When appetite defies duty Courage calls for overcoming strength When passion trumps bravery Courage calls not the smart or strong Courage calls
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