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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Favorite Poems I Like # 3: “Leisure.”

29 Sunday Apr 2018

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When we were young, we noticed everything we came in contact with. We felt the wind, the kiss of a snowflake, the warm rays of the sun, brilliant stars at night, the morning dew on the flowers, and the colors and sounds of the birds near by. We were happy, excited about each day that came, knowing we would find gifts from God sent to us in love. Nature brought us closer to the Holy Spirit. She also gave us a different perspective on life. We saw what was important and what we could let go. 

When we grew older, cell phones, computers, and television distracted us and time with Nature was decreased. Our stress increased and our relationship with God became harder and harder to plug into. Life became more chaotic with change after change. The only way to reverse this is to make time, drop everything, and go to the woods, the lakes, and the rivers. We have to take control of our time and go outside. The following poem, “Leisure,” written by William Henry Davies, talks about this.

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LEISURE 

What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

 

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

 

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

 

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

 

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

 

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

 

A poor life this if, full of care, 

We have no time to stand and stare.

William Henry Davies-

Taking A Chance On Love.

27 Friday Apr 2018

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I yearn to follow the yellow brick road.

It’s a bad idea, I know.

It’s fraught with perils and great risk,

But my heart tells me to go.

 

Life is barren without love,

And a soul that doesn’t have hope,

Has nothing left to get up for.

Life’s like a kaleidoscope.

 

Dreams are made before taking the trip,

The heart embraces the day.

Excitement grows when it all seems new,

And you’re anxious to be on your way.

 

This time you’ll find what you’re looking for.

Your hopes are riding high.

You look down the road and plot your course,

And you don’t stop to question why.

 

You believe you have worth

And that chances are good,

That someone will really love you.

We all want to be understood.

 

But when it’s all over,

And you’re hurting again,

You just can’t help thinking

“What might have been.”

 

For it’s hard to regret

All the feelings you’ve shared,

Or the energy spent

Telling someone you cared.

-Yu/stan/kema-

 

A Child’s Lullaby.

23 Monday Apr 2018

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Good night, good night, my sweet child,

God’s angels will protect you.

May you greet the morning light,

With flowers kissed with dew.

 

Found on Facebook Timeline on 7-16-16.

 

Lift up your rested head, my child,

While birds sing songs of gladness.

God brings lovely things your way

To take away your sadness.

 

Though life can have stormy skies,

It also has bright sunshine

To light up your darkest days.

So, leave your troubles behind.

 

Love will come to you, my child,

When you least expect it.

Just keep a receptive heart

To house the Holy Spirit.

 

For someday soon, God will come

And take you home with Him.

You will fly through sapphire skies,

Hear songs from the Seraphim.

-Yu/stan/kema-

 

 

Some Of My Favorite Things.

18 Wednesday Apr 2018

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When I was a child, life was hard and a daily struggle for survival, but it was also filled with so many delightful experiences. I lived in poverty, food was scarce, and I was hungry most of the time. I was lucky enough to have people, who lived near me who believed in the old African saying, ” It takes a village to raise a child.” My next door neighbor was a Mexican woman with a son about my age. She would send him out to play with me with extra hot tortillas to share. I suppose that is why my favorite place to eat as an adult is a Mexican restaurant, Carlos O’ Kelly’s.  I also stop by the Sonic most of the time on my way to get my infusions, to buy a breakfast burrito. I’m sure it’s a way the child part of me receives comfort and warmth before my eight-hour infusions at the hospital.

During childhood, I played in the alleys and a near-by school with children from the neighborhood. My best friends were twin boys whose father owned a local IGA store. We would play baseball all day long in the hot sun. The thud of a baseball in a well-worn glove and the crack of a bat still brings fond memories. After we finished playing ball, the twins would take me to their dad’s grocery store. He would hand us all popsicles. I always chose grape. I never forgot the feeling nor the taste of a melting grape popsicle clinging to the roof of my mouth before sliding down my throat. My favorite treat now is buying a grape slush at the Sonic. It’s another way of connecting a pleasant experience from the past to the present and it brings comfort.

As a girl, I was fearless in the out-doors. Inside my house was poverty, domestic violence, and alcoholism. My parents were absent most of the time. But outside, there were people who cared about me, alleys to explore, flowers to smell, trees to hug and rest against, a river to catch crawdads in, insects to study, and birds that sang beautiful songs I still recognize as an old woman. I carry inside me now a passion for nature who gives me safety and comfort.

Even though life was filled with hurtful experiences in my childhood, it was also a time filled with life-giving, beautiful experiences. These experiences built hope for the future. All I had to do was reach out and take it with a receptive heart.

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A Message For This Nation.

15 Sunday Apr 2018

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The world has changed

since I was a young girl

growing up in America.

Rules and regulations meant

we expected others to act

and talk with civility.

 

There were lines

no one dared to cross,

because we knew

those rules were the glue

that held us fast to one another

with a common purpose.

 

It took hard-earned respect

from each of us

to build a community

that believed in

the very best

of our humanity.

 

My heart yearns for the years

that seem lost forever:

A world where facts

were based on truth, 

and the rule of law

 was made for all.

 

Life was simple then.

We watched the seasons

come and go,

and we believed

that good would

triumph over evil.

 

I am not ready

to accept a world

filled with such

chaos and hate,

where people refuse

to relate with one another.

 

Let us work together

To heal this broken world,

so once again we can

find serenity,

and peace within

Our Country. 

-Yu/stan/kema-

 

 

 

 

 

Important Parts Of Life.

09 Monday Apr 2018

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Darkness and light

are both intertwined

among the threads

of my life’s fabric.

 

Found on Pinterest on 12-17-16. Stephen Hayward. Stars

Love and fear

are found at

the intersection of

commitments I make.

 

Beauty and truth

are found when I

contemplate my desire

for what is good.

 

Respect and faith

are a part of

any relationship

where trust endures.

 

Life and death

are journeys I

must endure

to embrace eternity.

 -Yu/stan/kema-

 

 

Where There Is Beauty, There Is Hope.

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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The River bends and curves

Around the neighborhood.

It ripples and swiftly flows

Like a beautiful river should.                                    

Found on Facebook Timeline on July 31, 2016. Johanna Hurand.

 

A pure white egret stands

On one foot, admiring the view.

It’s graceful long neck

Is like a song sung in cue.

 

Geese swim in the cold water,

Their wings lift, churning the air.

One glides behind the other.

Their flight is like a prayer.

 

New life appears on the trees

That grow close to the shore.

Tender leaves dance and sway

Down by the river’s roar.                                    

 

Beauty lies all around me,

As the world falls apart.

Storms are on the horizon,

But hope remains in my heart.

-Yu/stan/kema-

Jesus Christ Is Alive.

02 Monday Apr 2018

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Dedication:” For she who teaches me by her actions that Christ has risen.”                  -Yu/stan/ kema-

 

JESUS CHRIST IS ALIVE.

He is my loving Savior.                                              

Found on Pinterest on 9-18-16. Plfoto-co1.

He is my gentle king.

He sees me through life’s storms.

Christ is my everything.

 

Christ sends the April rain

So my gardens can survive.

He sends the rays of sunlight

To keep my plants alive.

 

He renews my tired spirit

When life becomes too much.

He gives me His gift

Of comforting with touch.

 

He whispers words of comfort

And guides me on my way.

He lets me know I’m not alone

Each and every day.

 

On this day of Easter, 

I’ll tell  others who will listen:

“I’m happy Jesus is alive

And that He has risen.”

-Yu/stan/kema-

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