Abiding in God-granted freedom of gracious zest
Blessed to enjoy independence while fulfilling roles with all the best
Committed am I to testify of writing privileges against expression-test
Driven by gratitude in triumphantly soaring toward creative functionality crest!
Ever-upheld by God-given nation’s sovereignty fought through heroic deed
Freed from conquering skepticism due to doubts, unbelief, dogma of false creed
Geared am I to continue championing freedom of expression with responsibility indeed
Hoisted for truth-prevalence... subduing deceit, hypocrisy and folly midst fake news’ breed!
Inspired with history’s lessons for freedom-fight
Justice and fairness I strive to expose along my faith's publication plight
Kindled with lovingkindness, mercy and peace in declaring the Lord’s goodness-might
Leading toward my personal liberation against destructive biases of human nature’ blight!
They set up organizations
Geared to helping the poor
How on earth does the CEO
End up having more
Buying agreement with votes
To secure a name in time
Money, always shifting
To bring comfort to the bind
Funny how giving what you got
Is very different among the lowly
Every connection that arises
Ebbs and flows, with patience, very slowly
Relief comes as compassion
Rather than a leftover gift of disdain
Resources are sacred and shared
Without a thought of personal gain
It is the heartbeat of eternity
That sets the flow of giving
Those who engage in benevolent B.M.'s
Well, those chaps, they aren't among the living
Written by Trudy Schrader on 05-03-2026
The path that we must follow is everywhere
God has laid it out before throughout
our broken dreams and unlived lives beware
all written in his book in each account
hopes and dreams of long lost ancestors
brought to light by spiritual awakening a
Illusions of our mind geared by jesters
in boundless space our soul drums strengthen
We we are grounded in our bodies empty
always looking for our desired cravings
years go by collecting fragments plenty
finding oneness in photo engravings
no longer a nightmare the heart's rejoiced
our sincere thanks to you who stayed unvoiced
What do structure, muscles and weights have in common?
Bodybuilding name shouts out
Exercise into shape
Before into after transformations
Back in the day, Bodybuilding was every young boy’s dream
Like following a movie stream
Muscles were geared to impress
At least that is what Bodybuilding magazines would suggest
Artistic form
Condition and precision
Intensity high
Bodybuilding continued to maneuver with the offspring of results
Yet, the sport of Bodybuilding has taken a different direction off course
Natural being divine
It is no longer the element, drugs became the short division, and death became the reason
Extreme beyond
Bigger and Bigger the option
Bodybuilding has truly loss its way, and it is now estray
Weight training has become an avoid
No longer the joy
Drug use after drug use
Natural to some is a refuse
Bodybuilding back in its historical day of promise
More of a letdown then be found
Beginning to an end
Muscle Magazines after Muscle Magazines started to fold
No more muscle be hold
Drugs became the threshold
The Death of Bodybuilding
Final saga of no return.
Born into a culture
Geared toward work
Any slack
Got a smack and a smirk
Money coming in
Went to household bills
No sense dreamin'
When the children needed meals
The longer one traveled
Down the road of duty
The more removed
The heart disconnected from life's beauty
By the time independence came
The chains were securely in place
More of the illusion practiced
To prevent public disgrace
Bound to work that demands
A heart to numb and survive
The TRUTH of LOVE
Invites surrender to be fully alive
To leave the familiar
And walk in the unknown
Requires a surrendered trust
To grow, until fully grown
...not useful, but LOVED and KNOWN
Written by Trudy Schrader on 01-28-2026
Now, in my old age
Life seems so lackadaisical
Everything I do I thought it wisely
Everything I do I'm too careful
Everything seems in slow motion
I've always thought about my ending here
I introspect, I recollect my days of youth
I would like to make forgiveness
To people I have done wrong
To think of goodbye is a temporary restrain
I'm taking my soul as my important keeping
I think of my good deeds now as keepsake
When my time will come, I'll be the most happy
Everything in my life now geared to spirituality
For I can say that without God and immortality
There is no truth in me, all that's in me means nothing.
On road to growth
Slowly down
To go further.
Be brave to try
Though road is rough
Tempt to do it.
Though road is block
Try the detour
To catch up work.
Road to first walk
Geared to end goal
End to all search.
When the time is right
It's the heart that knows first
It is God that will dictate
How it will going to happen.
If God wrote it for you
Something is going to happen
Blessing comes unexpected
Only be humble in all ways.
Our life is borrowed only
God is the owner of this
Anything can happen anytime
There's no turning back.
Faith in afterlife is true wisdom
Geared your life something to gain
To things eternal not temporal
For after death is the judgment.
Olympic moments now here, then gone
under a spotlight intense as the sun
Years of sweat, dedication and training
geared toward a finish culminating
In a medal or two, or three if you’re great
~ all dependent on timing, focus and fate
i'd tell her something every day
if she allowed, i've much to say
so many different kinds of things
all geared to make this bluebird sing
with happiness, because she'd know
that someone really 12345 her so
admiring her way and style
my kingdom for her wink and smi1e
the 2nly one behind the mike
whose 3oice i so-far-beyond like
my h4art and mind as one concur
that what we crave i5 more of her
It's nice to remain
Human; geared to help any
Circumstance there is.
What matters most is their role fulfillment
as feathered fowls mentioned by the Scriptures
and they, as God’s wondrous ocean creatures
triumphant midst freedom-geared commitment.
Optimizing well their musical zest
song birds render their chorus with delight
while fishes exercise production might
achieving for the best, feeling so blest.
With contrasting pursuit midst their design
they enjoy serenely granted lifestyle
never competing, nor jealous... meanwhile
complementing each other as they shine.
Learning from birds, I would sing and soar high
then from fishes, maximize and share grace
being a blessing in running life's race*
accomplishing, whether I swim or fly.
*Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
June 24, 2024
10th place, "Contrast" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Hilo Poet; judged on 7/13/2024
June 24 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 66-69
Key Verse – Psalms 66:20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR NOT TURNING AWAY OUR PRAYER
Praise be to God for not turning away our prayer
as He grants us abundantly His:
Goodness-geared blessings
Gracious bountifulness
Generous bonuses
Grandest best
Great bliss
Psalms 67:1 Praise be to the Lord
for His mercies unto us:
Cautioning us against futility of faithlessness
Causing us to flee to His freedom
Creating in us fruitfulness
Calling us to be faithful
Caring for our faith
Psalms 68:1 Praise be to the Saviour for
His love that arises to:
Drive us toward His pursuit of peace
Deliver us through His purpose
Draw us nigh His presence
Defend us by His power
Direct us in His plan
Psalms 69:29 Praise be to the Almighty
for setting us on high from:
Suffering-filled frustrations
Sorrow-fueled failures
Sickness-fretting
Sinfulness’ falls
Scarcity-fears.
Amen!
June 24, 2024
Springy my thoughts of bunny hops, wiggles
of sunflowers in zephyr sweep. The seeds,
of dust to dust, burst forth in strong giggles.
The progeny of life does pluck grief’s weeds.
Suppose, the sun didn’t shine on yellow highs,
The pierce of thorns didn’t bleed for our rebirth.
The seed just burns…no bonny buds…the sighs
of wings, lifting the rock, thus stopped…no worth.
But, flowers bloom in living hues, refuse
to die without one child. Bunnies succeed
to sire in multiples; of pinks, of blues.
Sunrise lifted the Son, scattered the seed.
Green nights of hope, just sleep, with sun geared up.
Newborns of Spring wriggling whilst we tear up.
April 24 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on 2Kings 12-14
Key Verse – 2Kings 12:2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO ENABLES US TO DO THAT WHICH IS RIGHT IN HIS SIGHT
Praise be to God for enabling us to do that which is right in His sight:
Guided with good motive
Geared by His granted mercy
Gripped amidst gracious mirth
Girded through His great miracles
Governed along His gentle movement
2Kings 13:4 Praise be to the Lord
Who hearkens to us when we beseech Him:
Constantly with redemption’s faith
Consciously with refreshed faithfulness
Circumspectly with restored firmness
Courageously with revival-fervency
Consistently with replenished fruitfulness
2Kings 14:26 Praise be to the Saviour for
seeing our afflictions, and helping us:
Abide in His will
Abound in His work
Adhere to His worth
Assert His winning
Accomplish by His ways. Amen!
April 24, 2024
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