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A Graduation Blessing

Your graduation's finally here Excitement marks this day There is sentiment, and happy tears Thankfulness and praise While pondering your accomplishments And all the work you've done Contemplating that life's journeys Have surely just begun Graduation is a time to gaze back From whence you've been Celebrations are on track With your family and your friends Your graduation day is the closing of a door Though much has been accomplished Your future's bright with more Trust in the Lord with all your might Your future, life, and plans To lead you toward the future bright Trust His loving, leading hands May you find the many blessings that Your Savior's planned for you May His blessed hand be on your life In all you seek and do God knows the plans He has for you Enabling you to cope He's promised, and His words are true To prosper, give you hope! Your graduation day is the opening of new doors Though much has been accomplished Your future's bright with So much more Congratulations Graduate! 2021 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." ~Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

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Anisha Dutta

Date: 4/3/2021 10:57:00 PM

Reminding my Graduation Days. Appreciating your message to Fresh Graduates. Now I am also sending my Blessings shortly. Blessings

Beata Agustin

Date: 3/17/2021 7:55:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... exemplifying likewise what your contest requires. So delightful and delighting from the start til the end... making me nostalgic of my graduation days, times of thanksgiving to the Lord Who enables such milestones. God bless you.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 3/30/2021 4:47:00 PM

Thank you Beata, I'm so glad that you enjoyed this poem. God bless you as well sweet friend <3

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/16/2021 1:28:00 PM

How I love the positive message in this poem, BJ. During the pandemic, many graduates have not been able to celebrate. So it's important to remind them that the greatest rewards for their achievements are yet to come. A lovely example for your contest. Best wishes, Carolyn

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 3/30/2021 4:44:00 PM

Thank you Carolyn, yes, our graduates have worked so hard to the goal of commencement <3 They need to be encouraged in this time. Last year was difficult, and here we are a year after the pandemic began, and many in person graduations will not take place. This is their time to celebrate and shine. It is so important to not allow them to feel minimized, they deserve to be celebrated! That is what this contest seeks to do, may the poets pens flow!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/8/2021 2:34:00 PM

this is a great example of what you want. Graduation is such an important time for the youth (or even older folks who go back to school) Very encouraging poem.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 3/8/2021 9:06:00 PM

Yes, I agree with you, such a wonderful milestone for any graduate, any age. It always makes me fight back those tears at graduations when they are marching up to receive those diplomas to Pomp and Circumstance. It is a really big deal <3

Sarah John

Date: 3/7/2021 6:30:00 PM

What a beautiful poem! I love this! It is filled with so much hope and so much truth!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 3/7/2021 8:34:00 PM

Thank you Sarah, your kind words mean a lot to me and lift my heart! Thank you also for visiting and leaving this encouraging comment <3 God bless you!

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 3/4/2021 5:49:00 AM

WOW... LOVE this. It's a beautiful poem for any graduate. I love it and you, God bless you always, Gina

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 3/4/2021 12:56:00 PM

Regina, your words are some of my greatest encouragements! This means so very much to me, and I love you too! I told me husband that my lifelong favorite poetess Emily Dickenson has a competitor in this beautiful poet Regina McIntosh. I read him your poems sometimes as I read them myself for the first time. I told him I'm unwrapping your gifted poems with him. So, my sweet friend, you see your words mean a lot to me <3