My Prayer

Dear Father I thank Thee for all I've given
I don't feel that I deserve all I have here
The love of my parents who taught me the gospel
oh please bless them Father and always stay near.
My wife and my children the happiness they bring
for all of these blessings I sing

Dear Father for Jesus I thank Thee completely
My only hope is in all that He's done
His teachings, His longings for me to come home
oh please help me Father like Jesus become
increase my faith in your true eternal plan
Dear Father I know that you can.........

Death??

Death?? Oh yes!! I'm familiar with him
He has taken my brother, my sister, my friend
He has taken my father, my granddaughter too
He has taken the old, he has taken the new.

And each time he came he tore me a part
and left me with such a large hole in my heart
but all you who loved me knew of my pain
and helped me until I felt normal again

So each day I pray and thank God above
For each one of you and all of your love
and I thank Him for each of those dear ones who've died
for they each added joy and brought strength to my life

And I know that some day death will visit again
I don't know the who or the how or the when
and when he comes I'll be broken anew
but thanks to you all I know I'll make it through

and someday death will come calling for me
and when he does, what a friend he will be
for love is eternal and death cannot end
this love that I feel for my family and friends

Jayden is waiting, Roberta is there
When we finally meet a reunion we'll share
and I know that my joy will be more than my pain
when I finally see all my loved ones again

Poems for silliness

This one earned me extra credit in high school and is the earliest poem in my memory
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Once I told a little lie I didn't even stop to try
and think that it might hurt someone
that they'd get blamed for what I'd done
that they'd get spanked and yelled at too
for something that they did not do
and this is why a person should not lie
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If you recite this with a cowboy twang you'll get the sarcastic feel of it all
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I picked up the paper and turned to the section
of people who died yesterday
and I got to wonderin' if they had one more chance
what are the things that they'd say?
Then I got thinkin' , Hey! that could have been me
instead of them on this page
so if I should kick off tomorrow please know
How much I love you today.

In all of the hustle and all of the bustle
of life that we face everyday
Those who are near to us, those that are dear to us
are those that should hear us say
you are my every thing, please hear these words I sing
tomorrow will bring what it may
so if I should kick off tomorrow please know
how much I love you today

Tiny fingers

Amy made a request for this. This was inspired by watching the girls as growing babies and wanting to teach them about life
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Tiny fingers wrapped around my thumb
Baby's laughter, your face is full of crumbs
Lie beside the one who gave you birth
She and I will tell you the wonders of the earth

The beauty as the sunshine greets another day
The wonder of a smile that chases tears away
Flowers in the springtime, the colored leaves of fall
The joy of having friends with whom to share it all

Tiny fingers wrapped around my thumb
Baby's laughter your face is full of crumbs
Lie beside the one who gave you birth
She and I will tell you the heart aches of the earth

The pain that burns within you when a loved one dies
Perplexed because there are no answers to your whys
War and its destruction, a million tears will fall
Each day that your alive you'll have to face it all

Tiny fingers wrapped around my thumb
Baby's laughter your face is full of crumbs
Lie beside the one who gave you birth
She and I will tell you the purpose of the earth

Each day will bring a lot of good and bad for you
So always help the needy, try your best to do
Both of us can truly tell you that this life's worth while
Oh yes we know it is every time you smile...................

My lullaby

Here is a song I use to get the little ones to go to sleep while they are under my care...
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My little child the day is through
I hope that it was nice to you
your precious face has made me smile
Now let me sing to you awhile

There was a time I felt alone
your mother came, we made our home
and now you're here and you're so sweet
I need no more, my life's complete.

So close your eyes and go to sleep
your mom and I will try to keep
you safe from harm your whole life through
Please always know that we love you

There was a time I felt alone
your mother came, we made our home
and now you're here and you're so sweet
I need no more, my life's complete.

Your mother whispered in my ear
and now my eyes are filled with tears
I feel so blessed! What can I say?
Your baby sister's due next May.........

Day 3

Here is a poem inspired by the raunchy portraying in some rap and other songs of what I feel is something intimate and personal.
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It was 7 til 2:00 it was heaven with you
It was pure delight.
You were with me at 1:53
It was a magical night

You made me smile for such a long while
We were as one as two people can be
It was heaven with you at 7 til 2:00
yes it was 1:53

We had so much to say that all the next day
We walked hand in hand
Together we walked, together we talked
Together we made our plans

That night we danced and we romanced
and then it happened all over again

It was 7 til 2:00 it was heaven with you
It was pure delight
You were with me at 1:53
It was a magical night

I made you smile for such a long
We were as one as two people can be
It was heaven with you at 7 til 2:00
Yes it was 1:53

Dot related because of her birthday...

Here are a couple of poems that are Dot related. The first will be the short one which I wrote for our 20th anniversay. These are lyrics put to music but for this post will pass for poetry
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It was twenty years ago today
you came into my life to stay
I have never felt more okay
and I know you feel the same

and through out those twenty years
we've wiped away each others tears
you've helped me conquer every fear
that's why I always want you near

so now to heaven I implore
please, won't you give us twenty more
'cause of this one thing I am sure
without her I could not endure

and may our future years be blessed
with grandchildren and happiness
for this I truly will profess
of all men....I'm the luckiest.........
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Today's the day you completely changed my life
Today's the day that you became my wife
and now the world looks so much lovelier to me
and as you stay that's how its always gonna be

For now the sun seems brighter, I hear more laughter
and I feel things I've never felt before
My dear you've helped me open heaven's door

So as we walk together down the road of life
some days we'll laugh and there'll be days that we will cry
and one by one as our children come along
they'll look to us and we will sing to them this song

For now the sun seems brighter, I hear more laughter
and I feel things I've never felt before
My child you've helped me open heaven's door

Then when we're older and we're sitting side by side
We'll watch our grandchildren our hearts will fill with pride
and I'll look back at all the things that we passed through
and I will say I'm glad I spent my life with you

For now the sun seems brighter, I hear more laughter
and I feel things I've never felt before
My dear you've helped me open heaven's door

Some time next century when our lives are finally through
You'll see my spirit and my spirit will know you
We'll have those same old feelings as before
and hand in hand together we'll walk through heaven's door....