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I believed politicians were elected to protect our Constitution
But I was wrong.
I believed we welcome all immigrants
But I was wrong.
I believed our Presidents were elected to protect all our citizens
But I was wrong.
I believed when we work hard all our lives we would retire with dignity
But I was wrong.
I believed our country was the envy of the world.
But I was wrong.
I believed our soldiers would be rewarded and treaded like heroes
But I was wrong.
I believed our military was to protect us against outside aggression
But I was wrong.
I believed the military would never hurt our citizens
But I was wrong.
I believed we would elect a criminal President
But I was wrong.
I don’t know what i will tell my children what happen to our
beloved country.
In yesterday of yore, tangled in solicitous love
I was once a child.
Laughter and Joy
Fairy tales and toys.
I wondered why..the sun was yellow.
Books, papers, pens and crayons.
I wondered why....the sky was blue.
Pebbles, sticks, sand and clay.
I wondered why... clouds were white.
Cookies, muffins, cakes and candy.
I wondered why... butterflies danced.
Running, Cycling, playing in courtyard.
I wondered... so many why's....
The day light kindred dramas...
The dark night film theatres..
Reality apparelled in Adventures and Action .
Wind of dreams in my heart..
Fire of fear in my mind...
I stepped into the bridge of teenage.
I could see on the other side far away
A sceptical Adult...
I just wondered why....
I could no longer throw a tantrum and cry.
2nd December, 2018
Submitted to the My Youth Poetry Contest
Sponsor Craig Cornish
- Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace -
- Dalai Lama
Winters storms have settled
The coat was worn but warm
Right here
in the song of my heart
with complete zen
An unadorned splendour
green hills and blue ocean
Pure,vast and wonderfully adorned
A fusion where the absolute occurs
cauterize your deep wounds
Transparent truth
not a phenomenon
Find the stillness within
the essence of life
Sometimes a road is strange
Sometimes a place is misleading
Sometimes a hope is a nope
Sometimes the rope holds you high
Keeps your breath away
Sometimes home is not like what it felt before
Sometimes home is a different dream
A unknowing foundation you build your soul on
Sometimes this life takes you down breaks your heart
Cuts you deep but all this heap is just a obstacle you must conquer
To believe in you is to ignore all you fear
To hear yourself say
There is more to this then what is now
To take the fight right to what you are scared of most of all
Makes you strong takes your tears away
Although some punches will not have an effect now but later on down that road
once clouded you shall see that impact will be felt longer now within your child's belief
You just might teach the most valuable lesson of all
Never let fear dictate your direction in this road of life.
It is a privilege to be a CITIZEN of the Kingdom
It is a privilege to know Jesus of Nazareth
It is a privilege to partner with the Kingdom of God
Kingdom Faith ADVANCES
Kingdom Faith SAVES
Kingdom Faith destroys religion
“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered.
“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go,
throw yourself in the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes
that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.” Mark 11:22-25
As Kingdom citizens we place our FAITH in GOD the FATHER
God, the FATHER is UNSTOPPABLE
God’s Name can never be shattered
God’s fame can never be destroyed
He is the one that SAVES
He is the one that FORGIVE sins
He is Kingdom is Unshakable
Many in the past have tried to stop the Kingdom of Jesus
They have discovered that when God speaks; it is settled
Jesus has all authority in Heaven and on Earth
In Daniel 7:13-14, He was given authority, glory and sovereign power!
He is the MAN that cannot be destroyed
It is therefore a privilege to be a CITIZEN of the Kingdom
It is a privilege to know Jesus of Nazareth
It is a privilege to partner with the Kingdom of God
Kingdom Faith is Unstoppable because
God so loved the world that He sent HIS SON--
He sent ANOTHER KINGDOM
Mark Frank
Copyright 2023
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.' - C. S. Lewis
When my breath comes in gasps
And all my heart feels like it’s beyond repair,
Breaking like a fragment of glass,
Instead of the muscle that is more potent,
than any other force I have ever known…
Breathless from the climb up,
Across the leaf strewn trails and paths,
Puffing and wheezing and making believe
That I might have the strength, the power,
To risk all my hopes, my dreams, my believing,
For those precious moments of grace,
Those blessings that penetrate the very air,
Soothing away all my pride and conceit,
Causing me to imagine that I, yes – even I,
Have the depth, the reason, to reach beyond
The doubts, the fears and tears…
Into myself, where there is this heart,
A heart bound by hope and wired with light,
Light from the gentling of a love, a love so alive
It feels like a flame burning up my inner fears,
Singing grace through the darkest dreads,
Erasing the sorrows and risking the silence where…
My heart meets the One who breaks through my thoughts,
Embraces my soul with a love that sings hope,
A love that sways my dreams, abides like the joy it brings…
When I let it see through me, into that heart who believes,
The heart who needs to meet the One who feeds my very soul,
With love and light and tenderest hope, faith that knows,
Just knows…
When I seek shelter, it is Jesus – He is where I go,
The light that sends my heart assurance,
My soul a promise and a strength that abides…
His peace is the hint of reality that I need when I bleed…
Tears of doubt, tears of dread, tears so dark
They feel like they will leave me without a prayer,
Without a hope…
When I seek shelter, though, it is then that I surely know…
He is the love that is in control,
He is the hope that makes me whole,
He is the light where I’ll always go… when I need shelter…
From the sorrow, the storm, the eruption of mourning
Who leads me into a panic who doesn’t comprehend…
The love that forgives each and every sin,
The love that is Jesus, my heart’s best friend,
The love that has always been… the place where I go…
When I seek shelter from the raging wind.
Abbott Cat
—————————————(Dedicated to our unique cat Gnash)***.
*…..*****….*****…..
Know that Abbott Cat
Had the stride
Of the pure…placing:
Each step forward
With the slightest lift
of the upper ankle
So to set down his
Paws — first the toes,
Then the heels
As ballet dancers do,
In a gait of grace and
Blessed dignity…
Like the passing by
Of an acolyte — we
May nod our heads
In respect and
recognition
of the passing
Cross.
Abbott held, so
It felt, some
Secret knowledge,
Some gems requiring
A very regal posture.
To carry the inner
Cache of
Secrets of heaven;
Some wisdom
His mews
Could not share?
Still, his noble
Carriage and his
mystery held psalms
Giving lyrics to his
Every motion, with
A prefacing instant
Of a weightless rise.
And, Abbott
Welcomed
An open lap
To curl round upon:
His black, furry back’s
Cape and vestment-
muffler tail,
To be stroked
By a gentle hand,
Without precepts…
Over and again,
Like the redeemer’s
Promises, a gracing
Causing Abbott Cat’s
Spirit a wistful smile,
Plus a coded, grateful
Mew…
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(c) sally young eslinger 9/2021
Thanks be to God
Many doors to flow our Energy left to the feelings in life to the core it is to enter another door that opens to some doors shut to some doors forever the clash with the tomorrow or today and some walking in favour and in love and in joy and respect for one another and a smile to give to love to live the life in a cold cold world of hell fiery flames fiery darts of the mouth watch out for yourself your mouth and others! For the tongue can quickly turn to fire on the mountains shocks the face of time or what can another do or say to ignite the fire but listen we the lovers of life and earth and liberty respect the gains from one another in the deep peaceful Prince Valley Streams the waves that flow from our eyes so evenly sweet to the sweetest taste of the beauty frame of a success yes foe we know can flame the door with darts that is the bragging burning mouth of time the gate be the mouth to mouth the mouth could be a problem but even people cannot prevail the body determinations hopes in walking to the dreams because the gates of hell shall not prevail the word stands as a solider ready in any place any time anywhere prevail the tongue no lie! Peter a great example And I say also unto thee That thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail aganist it! And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall bound in heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven we charge you make a list before the God of Love bow down and pray even Peter was put to A shut mouth!
~~~~GO ON... SON~~~~
At the edge of your nail
dancing of success
requesting for time and effort
from you, to have a grasp
I needs must sweat
to have endless acquire
What one acquires with one's sweat
goes endless years
My son, what sweat you've shed
to say it is enough
next steps that lies forth you
maybe the key to success
So relax not
in pursuing your dream.
~~~~ROSE~~~~
At the coastline of a stream
stood a beautiful rose
I wondered, had she a mermaid
but fresh from head to toe
without a fish tail
A thoughtless wind
tossing to and fro her attire
as a swaying kite
I moved to her
within her angelic eyes
A chime of lonelyness
Like a ringing-bell
My heart danced
singing song of infatuation
I wanted to say HI girl
Suddenly, I heard humming
Of a speedboat from afar
She smiled; is it for me?
Is the smile for me?
I thought
She moved toward the guy
and then into the boat
Anger smiled within me
the surf burst into laughing
I watched them
as they begin to go
till they vanished within empty space.
I watched it emerge
from out of the fog, monumental
in size, a sheer cliff face of steel
moving pass me, almost
quieter than my breath
but for a whispered wake
running from its bow.
Something this big
should have made
more noise.
A black hull bore scars
of scrapings and rust bleeding out
of fissures along its length.
The fog seemed to oil its way,
its shape looming large
then slowly growing smaller
as it slid down river until
it dimmed and disappeared.
In that moment its passage
was a mystery, a brief apparition
of something beyond the dimension
of ordinary things. The quiet
of its passing, the dark bulk
and beauty of its presence
was magnificent
and overpowering.
It was like a shadow cast
by a mythical beast
coalescing out of history,
infiltrating the mind then
dissolving once more
into a place somewhere
hidden in its magical past,
suddenly brought back
to this world
with its registered port
written in rusty lettering
on its stern - MONROVIA