Short Bingham Poems

HOW TO FIND HEAVEN

Heaven is within.
If you pursue God,
You will find Him there.

Janet Marie Bingham...

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As a rule 
of thumb
VOTE "NO."
Keep America
the way it was.
What we had in the 50's
is better
than what we'll get.

Janet Marie Bingham...

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LOVE IS A GLIMPSE

LOVE is a glimpse
into Heaven.
Love is the most
difficult thing
we will ever do;
and the most rewarding

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THE GOOD SHEPHERD

The Lord is kind.
He is Divine.
He gives us life 
and what we know.
Without the Lord
nothing could grow.

Janet Marie Bingham...

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HOPE

Turbulent water, tempered by the wind
            still remains at peace
       with itself below the surface
though tossed through the most violent storm.

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True friendship is forever.
Life may hurt us, but love lasts
though the decisions we make 
are often grim.
I wanted to love forever,
but life's burdens over-took me
in the end....

Janet Marie Bingham...

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THERE IS A TIME

There is a time to laugh.
There is a time to cry.
There is a time to live
and a time to die.
There is a time to mourn
and a time for joy.
There is a time for peace
and a time for war.

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OUR SAVIOR

I love to laugh.
I love to sing.
I love the joy
that Christ can bring.

He made the world,
and all I see.
He is the one
who cares for me.

Without Jesus;
there could not be;
       Eternity.

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WAR

Since the beginning of time
men have given up their lives to fight battles
no one can ever win.
We must learn God's way
to solve our problems
and stop acting like foolish children
before we blow up the world
and life ends.

Janet Marie Bingham...

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HUMANITY VERSUS GOD

Like a loving parent
God corrects us,
planting a flower for us
in the dust.
We pull it up.
He puts it back.
Like spoiled children,
we hit and attack.
In temper tantrums
we insist
the world is ours.
But it is His.

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I turn the lights a way down low;
pretend I hear the falling snow,
and in the flashing of a smile,
I wrap some presents for a while.
No child is in our home tonight.
The tree still glows with heavenly light,
as through the ages it has beamed
into mankind's Eternal Dream.

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IF GOD WERE THE FLOWER

If God were the flower,
and I were the bee,
how long could life exist
without me?
How long could I exist
without Him?
A world without both of us
would have an end.
What was the reason
God made the bee?
Was He lonely,
so He created
the world we see?

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I tried to stay on the path.
The wild flowers enticed me.
I laughed and chased butterflies,
became entangled by a spider's web.
Behind a thicket I rested
over-looking a cascading waterfall.
There are some people
who would have killed the deer,
but I only stared.
I saw his magnificence.

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You are my ocean.
I am your sea.
We flow together.
I am a part of thee.
You're my Heaven of Heavens.
You're in everything I see.
You're the bright star from Bethlehem
that watches over me.
Your love lifts me higher
than any place on earth could be.
Your love goes beyond this life
into eternity.

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SING A HAPPY SONG

When life goes wrong
as it sometimes will;
sing a happy song.
When the world is out of step,
as it often is,
just sing a happy song.
Pray every day for Jesus to help.
He is our brother;
He is our wealth.
When things go wrong,
it's to Jesus we belong.
Just sing a happy song.

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I WAS BORN TO BE FREE

I cannot be what you want me to be.
I can only be what I am.
Where I am you can never come to see,
but I must be where I am.
I was born like the wind to be ever free,
like the waves on the shore and the sound of the sea;
and nothing can come between it and me.
I was born to be free.

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Faith is the rose that grows alone 
on a cloudy day.
Even though the rain
may take its bloom away,
nothing can destroy its dream
nor end its memory;
even when no one can see
the bloom, except for me.
The dew of youth will come again
upon some other day
and leave its kiss upon that rose
I kept from yesterday.

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JESUS IS MY TEACHER

Jesus is so good to me.
Jesus is like a brother.
Jesus is in everything I see.
There is no other.

When I travel far,
Jesus travels further.
Jesus is my guiding star.
I need Him forever.

I love Jesus more each day.
Jesus is my preacher.
Jesus hears me when I pray.
Jesus is my teacher.

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AN EASTER PRAYER

Dear Lord,

Protect us from ourselves.
Teach us to be gentle, humble people
who can love and trust our family.
Keep us loyal to each other,
and satisfied with the world you gave us.
Help us to defend your ways
against our leader's desires
before we destroy ourselves
and your beautiful world.

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Whenever I go to the forest
I see God stands like a tree,
waving from the distance
on the world majestically.
I watch Him in the busy squirrels
stashing nuts away;
then, marvel at Him in the moths
that by the fireside play.
God is in everything.
He dances with the wind,
tumbling leaves around
everywhere with Him.

Janet Marie Bingham...

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HUNGER

Energy draining from me
like water washing thoughts
down the sidewalk.
The never, never world
of Alice in Wonderland
seemed real.
I stepped into the restaurant
like an ant about to lose the battle.
But after eating, I smiled
and forgot.
Life's true meaning
can only be appreciated
when your stomach is full.

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HOPSCOTCHING THROUGH TIME

We are one soul
hopscotching through time,
enjoying the diversity
of the Divine Eternal Mind.

We play Hide-and-Seek
going thru God's pastures.
Like misguided sheep
we stray from our Master.

We run through the rain;
get lost in the crowd,
but God knows our name.
He calls it out loud.


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EYES

Her eyes are blue and mine are brown.
They talk of her throughout the town.
How pretty her eyes some people say.
They're blue like the sky
on a summer day.
My boyfriend prefers the eyes I have.
At least I can see,
for that I am glad.
My eyes are brown like the earth he said.
I hope he'll remember that after we're wed.

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You cause all things to work together for good.
No matter how things may seem,
all things are happening the way You intend.
I am always at the destination You want me to be.
You will succeed in redeeming us
before we leave this planet.
All moments are planned and directed by You.
You hold all things and eternity in the palm of Your Hand.

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GOD IS IN EVERYTHING

Whenever I go to the forest,
I see God stands like a tree,
waving from the distance
on the world majestically.
I watch Him in the busy squirrels
stashing nuts away;
then marvel at Him in the moths
that by the fireside play.
God is in everything.
He dances with the wind,
tumbling leaves around
everywhere with Him.

Janet Marie Bingham...

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