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New Feet in the Garden

Four new feet in the Garden show,Four new feet from Geronimo,Prancing and dancing through all the flowers,Moist and shiny from recent showers. Green stem susans with wide white petals,Clover and thistle grow wild with nettle,Mo’s eating Marigolds all in yellow,Never to weary as sometimes below. Happy, no pain, though missing his people,His home in heavenContinue reading “New Feet in the Garden”

High Tides

I endure life’s high tides,As they crash against my shore,The devil turns truth to lies,I feel I can bear no more. Just as it seems that all is lost,The finger of your hand appears,I lift my head to see the cross,A price you paid so dear. The tides recede with you in sight,And the liesContinue reading “High Tides”

37th Floor

I scan the building looking for waysto enter or exit this tricky maze,This door or that one? My senses alert,From front to end, which one to avert? A sign above says 37th floor,Started in a dream, I need to know more.Beams of light cut shadows of gray,Do I follow the light or sit and stay?Continue reading “37th Floor”

The Keeper

A lighthouse with sandcastles below,Rolling waves crash her feet,Crabs and seals keep her company,Oh, the tales if they could speak. The keeper, a man steadfast,An old mariner from the sea,With salty beard and weathered hat,The lighthouse his ship to keep. Circling above the flag on her crown,Seagulls squawk and play,They swoop and swerve in theContinue reading “The Keeper”

Aphorisms for Living

“Parenting of the highest value is setting an example. It is a longer payoff, but values absorbed are values retained while those imposed are soon cast aside. Your patience is the essence of the example.” RW “The closer we get to God, the more our sin is revealed because we are learning to admit ourContinue reading “Aphorisms for Living”

Mirror Man

I look into the mirror and see an old man,Standing and staring in his Florida tan,I pause to remember how he looked back then,Face full of youth, a body strong and thin. I don’t mind how he’s changed through the years,He has lived a good life, experienced some tears,The mirror makes clear how time isContinue reading “Mirror Man”

Let’s Give a Sermon!

I regularly volunteer at my church to give sermons at our church services. Though I have no formal ministerial training in delivering a church sermon, it has become an avocation that provides me a reinforcing link to God and an effective way to share God’s word. I have some trepidation with personal, one-on-one witnessing butContinue reading “Let’s Give a Sermon!”

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