Don't you ever lose hope
Keep your feet on solid ground
Never doubt the Lord's great love
Seek Him while He may be found
The angels sing His praises
They exalt His mighty Name
They would move heaven and earth for Him
Leading souls who once knew shame
Alleluia blessed is the King
Throughout times of great trials
Peace to His people He will bring
WE WERE DESIGNED TO GIVE
When we learn to really care
And truly want to share
We know that we have found
A safe and solid ground
Life will be more sweet
When we with others meet
To give them what they need
Their life and soul we feed
For it has long been found
That life is only sound
If we live to bless another
And love them like a brother
No matter who they be
A friend or enemy
God made us for such love
It was sent from Him above
We were designed to live
We were designed to give
To find our joy in this
Instead of selfishness
Copyright, Kathryn Search
LOST AND FOUND
No way out of this mess
No way to peace in my mind
Wandering in a maze of distress
Not even looking behind
Joy had departed for good
Nothing could ease all my pain
No one at all understood
Nothing at all could I gain
‘Til one day I heard His sweet call
I stopped and silently mused
Pondering in earnest my fall
Wondering why I’d refused
Gazing intent on His face
I suddenly realized true love
And though I had known disgrace
I knew angels were singing above
For now a lost soul had been found
No longer I wandered alone
My life is now solid and sound
For Heaven is my future home
Copyright 2012, Kathryn Search
My feet are on solid ground,
for to the earth I am bound.
Though I hear river flowing
and see the full moon glowing -
a pie in star-studded sky -
I do not dream I may fly.
My feet are on solid ground.
July 7, 2021 for charles messina's Elemental Poetry Contest
I'm trying to find a way to confront ignorance and hatred
that will have some real impact.
So far everything I've tried gets diverted
into confusion and madness.
There's no solid ground. We're all standing in quicksand.
We spout our pronouncements as we keep sinking deeper.
I'm searching for those who want to build bridges.
I don't care what you look like. I don't care how much money you make.
All I want is to join hands with someone
who sees, as I do, that the world's in deep danger.
And I'm hoping that we, all together, can turn this around.
I'm hoping that we, together, can start building real solid ground.
It was a long time coming but we both got we asked for
we finally are both on solid ground like the concrete floor
At one point and time I put you in my rearview
but you never gave up on us and now I know
the void these women I was meeting couldn't fill was meant for you
you're my best friend so what we share is so picture perfect
we deserve each other so every trial we may face is more than worth it
You're amazing, I know this is what we both wanted all along
I know I gained a wife in you so I count
every other woman I encountered as a lost
You're my best friend and we crossed lines
that we can never go back to, but that's the way I want it
the good life me and you
On egg shells she walks
Hoping one will not break
For the head games will start
She does not want to partake
He jumps to wrong conclusions
That are farthest from the truth
He always assumes the worst
She needs rational, not uncouth
She's fighting a losing battle
For he never sees her point
She can't head off the fight
Does he enjoy being out of joint
She wants to walk on solid ground
To no longer fear the cracks
She deserves to live happily
Not worrying about his attacks
Finding the courage to walk away
When the heart wants to remain
If only he could change his ways
Love her without causing any pain
She would more than gladly stay
Embrace living happily ever after
But as important as true love is
Equally vital is trust and laughter
06/09/2013
you slow for a second for me to catch up
your back the only vision I see
your stride was always larger than mine
you're on the move heading away from me
you found me once when I was lost
I laid it down in the sinking ground
in this ocean in which I flail
caught up in this hopeless undertow
each day a little bit longer than the last
each way a little bit stronger than the past
all of your light found my soul in the night
I stay in this fight earning second life
as a hallelujah rips through my veins
the hammer drops, as I shoot without aiming
missing the mark and a chance that I saw
all is lost, there is nothing left to gain
you found me once when I was lost
I laid it down in the sinking ground
in this ocean in which I flail
caught up in this hopeless undertow
I won't turn back and won't back down
although it all lies in hallowed ground
it doesn't matter what comes crashing down
I am gonna stand on this solid ground
You raised me with your strong hand,
and your thoughts filled me with wonder.
You told so many lies like quick sand,
that grabbed me and pulled me under.
With greed you built your own babylon,
such viscosity neath the famous citadel.
My soul was terrain used to battle on,
trapped forever in a fortress was my hell.
I watched the blood red skies for hope,
and kissed all my memories each night.
I had no courage left to tie the rope,
my eyes engulfed by spears of light.
You scolded me with your weak hand,
as there was nothing left to intercept.
Not once did you believe I was grand,
your poison ran through me as I slept.
Look at your prodigy that you have sold,
I have come to stare into your eyes.
And ask you if I was worth that gold,
your life I claim as my victory prize.
Breathe in each of my hardened fears,
feel my heartbeat pulse with madness.
Taste all the dreams that ended in tears,
as I bury you alive with all of my sadness.
(Through Faith)
As I climbed through the valley
And walked through the shadowy depths,
My Faith being more than
That of a tiny mustard seed
Planted in fertile soil.
There were mountains, which stood in my way
Trying to block my Loves true Light,
My mind was made up and said be you removed
And they vanished clear out of sight.
Now I can see the beauty,
Shared between the Light and me.
For here within these fertile lands,
My faith shall continue to flourish and grow;
The Light gently washed away all soil from my gowns
And made my soul cleaner than the pure driven snow.
There's no more room for those mountains now,
'cause I've planted my feet on solid ground.
Oh, Come and see!
The Light has built me a house on His rock
won’t you please come in and enjoy the fine hospitality.
If we take it slow,
our love for one-another will grow.
We just have to be willing
to work together,being patient
and sincere from the beginning
eliminating all non-sense.
To be there always for each other
with a smile or a big hug and
finding ways to make each other
happy is what we'll both be thinking of.
We will declare to all about
the wonderful love that we
have both stumbled upon
and eventually found.
Forever it will last
and will not falter
because the love we will
have baby will be built on solid ground.