WHEN YOU ARE DOWNCAST

 

When you are downcast

And at your darkest hour

Pray, for within it

There’s immeasurable power

I WAS LEFT DIMINISHED

 

I was left diminished

When your light went out

It left a shadow on my soul

And my heart was left

As an empty vessel

By your absence

 

You now walk

In heavens light

Surrounded by Gods love

With angels’ song

On the scented air

 

As I sit cold and alone

In the home we shared

A place full of memories

Where once I felt so at home

Now I wish to be there no more

Reminded every waking moment

Of my cruel loss

So, I sit alone and crave

The moment of my own passing

So, our souls will be reunited

And we can be together once more

THE CHRISTENING

 

Nanny had unwrapped

The christening gown

Handed down through

The generations

Grandma hand-knitted

The booties

Laced them with

Pure white ribbon

The God parents

Presented a shawl

White as fallen snow

And we stood together

Beside the font

And welcomed him

Into the family of Christ

THE NINE WORTHIES

 

The Nine Worthies

Figures of history?

Men of scripture?

Men steeped in myth or legend?

Any or all might apply

But these figures personified

The chivalric ideals

Of the medieval world.

 

Three of the nine were pagans

Hector prince of Troy,

Slain by Achilles

Alexander the great

Conqueror of the world,

Julius Caesar,

Founder of a dynasty

 

Three of the nine were Jewish

Joshua, Apprentice of Moses

And leader of the Israelites

David, of the house of David,

Second King of Israel

Judas Maccabeus, leader

Of the Maccabean revolt

 

Three of the nine were Christian

King Arthur of Camelot,

Fair and just

Charlemagne, the first

Holy Roman Emperor

Godfrey of Bouillon, first ruler

Of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

 

These nine worthies

Were considered paragons

Of the ideals of chivalry

CROSS OF THE LIVING GOD # 2

 

Cross of the living god

Shine into the darkness

Keep us safe in your light

And you will always bless

Because you’re always there

Answering all my Prayer

Gentle Jesus, Gentle God

I AM SO BLESSED

 

I am so blessed

To have a family

A caring network

Who look after me

 

I am so blessed

To have with me

A circle of friends,

Who are like family

 

I am so blessed

To have in every way

God in my life

Each and every day

ARE YOU WEARING A CRUCIFIX?

 

Are you wearing a crucifix?

Is it God’s grace you are appeasing?

Is it a symbol of your devotion?

Or is it just aesthetically pleasing

Are you a good Christian girl?

Or are you taunting and teasing

Well by that look in your eye

I think you’re up for a squeezing