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Dear GOD
Know my heart, my mind, my soul
For You, my life is an open door
Lead me through the storms and strife
Remind me of your sacrifice
Know my hope, my faith, my prayer
Always make me fully aware
Of your grace, your light, your love
Every kindness from up above
Know my deepest insights and visions
The dreams that bring me joy and pleasure
Feelings and reflections that guide me on
Toward true peace and enlightenment
Know my needs, the things for which I plead
Direct my steps on the straight and narrow path
Show me how to pray with conviction
Light the way to salvation and contrition
Know my dance with joy and fulfillment
Send your light to shine upon my spirit
Grace my thoughts with tender affection
Draw me into the breath of your kiss
Know my strengths and my weakness
Share your power and wisdom to complete me
Fill me up with a love that lives eternally
And make me know the faith that fills my hunger
Know me, God, - Know my best and worst
Direct my feet on the path of joy and hope
Show me love that is wiser than the silent song
Whisper through my heart, inspiring me to go on
Toward the miracle of new birth and the Son
Who makes my life one I can be content with
Know me, God – Know me… all of me
Listen to my prayer for light that flows through me
Into the hearts that I meet on my way
To share your everlasting love and grace
I praise You, God… And Thank you for your mercy
You gave my heart a second chance
My soul the opportunity to share in faith
You know me better than I know myself!
Thank you, God – for Your marvelous kindness!
I wandered lonely as a twig
that fell into an endless stream.
I’d turn and sometimes make a zig
or bob along in a bad dream.
No longer on a branch was I
to gaze steadfastly at blue sky.
Instead this stream was moving me
so rapidly – I knew not where.
Oh, how I missed my tall oak tree
and breath of autumn in the air
when wind would blow my leaf so small
which had turned scarlet in the fall.
One day that tiny leaf was gone.
Not long thereafter, I was too.
Gone was the field I’d smiled upon.
A course unknown I would pursue.
How strange! Although I once knew rain,
this too much water was my bane.
No home had I, nor pretty views
like once I had when I belonged
to that great oak. I did not choose
this fate so cruel. I felt so wronged
till wood debris stopped water’s flow.
Now friends are twigs I’ve come to know!
Sept. 21, 2022
NA in the "I Wandered Lonely As...." Challenge" Contest, judged 10/22/22
For Writing Challenge - X'd Poems Second Chance Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
While the world is constantly turning on its axle
Her life was spiraling out of control.
First, she lost herself and broke down her self-esteem.
Give in to her cravings.
Lost her job and her faith,
Made so many mistakes.
She derailed, took a different path,
Forgot about the footprints of her grandma.
She got hooked on drugs,
Because she slept with a thug.
She chooses the dark side,
Love was blind.
Let the crows corrupt her soul, and take over her life.
She gave away her power.
When it was nearly too late,
She realized it was time to turn around.
After her house burnt to the ground.
But she did not know how to find her way back,
Because the crows ate all the bread crumbs.
They bound her into drugs and left her powerless.
It took a traumatic incident,
To bring her to her senses.
She and her kids almost lost their lives
They would die in hell fire.
Finally, the peels fell from her eyes, she is not blind.
Grateful to God for giving her a second chance,
To be free and alive
Here we are still waiting for the final cure betwixt new hope
and even though our days have not been samely sane, we cope
I think perhaps we've learned to take it all in stride, as we live
we give life a second chance , bravely moving up the slope ...
Places we love are beginning to re open so let us be grateful
lets not make a mess of things like we did the day before
never let your fears get the best of you, laugh a little
bring some joy to your neighbor, smile and be friendly
Better days are up ahead give thanks and be grateful
together we will heal and move on to better things
Lots has changed but one thing I know for certain is this
we will always need each other to be brave, so take courage
Here we are awaiting the vaccine even if we don't know when,
we're standing stronger than before, inside this human den
...and that’s when she told me our marriage was over.
Belated she said, like the anniversary and birthday cards I forget to send.
Chaos, only chaos, will come from this I replied, begged,
desperate for her to rethink, give me a second chance, and
explain how I would change and make it up to our family.
Forgiveness is never something I’ve been good at though,
guessing she’d herself see the irony of my request.
Hands trembling, palms sweating, I reached out for her,
icy fear running through my veins despite the palpable heat on my skin.
Just then I heard the twist of the living room door handle and,
knowing that they would be expecting hugs upon my return from work, I
left this moment of sorrow, this surreal wakeup call, and focussed on
memories of us, dotted throughout my mind from the years before.
Now I tried to tie them together, connect the dots,
open again what I had ignorantly closed, losing sight of what mattered:
people and places, husband and wife, children and homes, not
queries from work and emails at night, functions and dinner suits.
Reality continued to seep into these images I now conjured:
sights of his birth marred by evenings at the office;
tinsel and baubles around Christmas trees papered with bills and reports;
university steps where I first saw her replaced with artificial screens flashing.
Vows echoed in my mind now; nuptial promises ricohetting questions, asking
what had I been doing these past few years? Where had I gone?
X-rays of our marriage revealed splintered bones. A spine fractured.
You can’t tell them anything yet, I pleaded, let’s just talk this through.
Zenith like, my future hung above me, wavering and fragile.
Some of us know
What violence has to show .
Senseless hate.
Changing all it touchess fate.
Any more, most don't care.
It doesn't seem fair.
They get thrown in some jail.
A chance to make bail.
My nephew, he didn't get another
chance not to be killed by you.
We still hurt this is true ,
This pain will never to go away,
But your still alive today.
We lost what was a piece of our heart
Among us He is no longer a part
What you took ,you can never repay.
Nothing you could possibly say ,
Can place him back at our side.
The tears we have cried.
The pain,
The stain,
Of life without his smile,
He was with us but for a little while.
I see another soul was lost.
Another pays the ultimate cost
Can almost feel their rage.
We try hard to turn this page.
But I keep seeing this war hate does wage.
Killing without a second glance,
Doesn't ask if the victim deserves a second chance.
Lost in the pain
We live with this stain.
Only thing I see for me to do
Is not to give my soul to you.
Turn my back on my own hate
won't share in your fate.
Let the rage go
But I want you to know.
The love I continue to feel
You could never steal.
That's for real
Now I lay me down to sleep…
I pray that God will always be there
Holding me within His loving embrace
Whispering to me of gentleness and grace
Reassuring me that I have what it takes
To reach for the stars and find the moon
Shimmering its light across my thoughts
Mysterious halo of warmth and insight
I pray that God will always let me know
When I need to give my love to someone
Who needs hope to keep moving forward
Someone who needs a kind word or deed
Something to remind them they are worthy
That God’s light will shine across their life
With assurance that their faith is the answer
I pray that God will always color my thoughts
In hues of scarlet hope and sapphire trust
Breaking apart the lies of darkness and deceit
Destructive words that fall from the lips of hate
Words that are intended to discourage sweet hope
For a better day, a better way, a second chance
To give back to this world… hope, faith and love
I pray, now – as I lay me down to sleep…
For God to cover my soul – in a sanctuary
Of faith in His strength, His wisdom, His gift
Which keeps giving me the faith to move on
Past sorrow, grief and discouraging darkness
That longs to consume me so I can’t see the beauty
In the morning that dawns so beautifully!
Now I lay me down to sleep…
Thankful that God is holding me in His palm
Reassuring me that I will come to no harm
And silencing all my worst fears or doubts
With the promise that His love answers
Every prayer!
This poem was inspired by craig cornish's Now I lay me down to sleep poetry contest which I will be entering with a different poem as this one is too long!
Criminal reform - we think of those who deserve a second chance or are caught in a system where they can never make headway, or those who were imprisoned unfairly. But in today’s economy, we let loose, like a violent dam set on destruction, the worst of the worst. It should not need to reach your loved one before you open your eyes to the truth. Who is putting these people in high places to destroy our freedoms?
VIOLENCE
Vehemently the collaboration to do good as
I see fit. To do unto
Others as no other has thought to do. Unthinkable
Love of letting criminals go. Not those
Eager to repent, not the
Nonviolent, but repeat offenders - murderers, rapists… It’s
Criminal to put blinders on, to murder the innocent at
Every turn and to release the Joker and Riddler into Gotham.
9/8/2022
Thank You, God, for your grace
For your joy, hope and peace
Thank You for the way You change
Hearts from hard to hearts who
Believe in a love that is alive inside
Where Your spirit overshadows
All the hardness – the loathing
That comes from a heart who
Doesn’t truly know Him, a heart
Who doesn’t sincerely believe
That His Son, Jesus, was the One
To bring salvation to His people
Thank You, God, for Your wisdom
For Your light shining in the dark
Calming every worry, destroying
All the depression that tries to
Fill hearts with silhouettes of doubt
Feelings that cause a life to abound
With despair, dread and everything
That makes the heart feel so down
Thank You, dear God, for Your kindness
The warmth that You color our life with
The sweetness of a love that lingers inside
Where we can always know it will bring to life
Joy that overflows the doubt, wonder which
Allows the spirit to breath in the beauty
Of inspiration and imagination, peace that reflects
Whispers of astonishment and prayers
Filled with the knowledge of a light
Which never fades, a light that spreads
Its rays across the spirit, into the life
Of the one who listens to the sound of hope
Falling from the heavens where He gives out
Assurance that we have the answers to our prayers
In the One who gave us a second chance,
Forgiveness of our sins and a sincere confidence
Within where we can feel His love filling us up
With the spirit that is His gift – His hope
The wonder of His spirit guiding us to become
People who shine a light across the entire world
ADOPT AND RESCUE A CAT OR DOG
Adopt and rescue a cat or dog today
Don't wait for another day
Every cat and dog needs a forever home
So they can have a place to roam
All dogs and cats need love and security
And all dog and cat owners need that to be a priority
Some dogs and cats will never get a second chance
Adopting or rescuing a dog or cat will have a great impact
Maybe you will see that certain dog or cat today
And in your heart, you will want to whisk them right away
You can make a dog or cat their life the best
And you will know in your heart that you were blessed
Remember if you are looking for a rescue pet
Please stop by a shelter and that would always be your sure bet
Remember give those dogs and cats a life
And in the end, they will give you an unforgettable life of love
Anthony Speranza