Author Dana Redricks
April 9, 2020
When the storms of life are raging
stand by me. When all else around me
fails, stand by me. Hold me in Your
loving arms, and keep me safe from
harm. Lord You are my comforter when
I am weary. When the dark clouds seem
to hover up above You light my way. You
help me to make it day by day. When I'm
lost You show me the way. Lord where
would I be if it had not been for You. You
give me hope, and help me through.
When the storms of life is raging You
can calm the stormy seas. Thank You
for standing by me.
When it's time for my fate
And my beauty fades
Stand by my side
Strong, on my right
Say it will be alright
The dark tunnel has light
When my strength fails
And all my successes rail
Remind me it's real
But it'll all rail
When it's that time,stand by me
And pray it rains
Over the trains
Of my chains
That keep me captive
And my soul adaptive
Faces can be deceptive
So stand by me
But there is no escape
From the bold shape
Into the shade
Of my chains
Still stand by me
I do not question
The reaction,
It's an action.
When it's that time
That my chains gleam,
My faith withers
In that cold weather
My heart yearns
And my soul earns
For you to be there
By my side
When it's that time
GOD stand by me.
When it's time for my fate
And my beauty fades
Stand by my side
Strong, on my right
Say it will be alright
The dark tunnel has light
When my strength fails
And all my successes rail
Remind me it's real
But it'll all rail
When it's that time,stand by me
And pray it rains
Over the trains
Of my chains
That keep me captive
And my soul adaptive
Faces can be deceptive
So stand by me
But there is no escape
From the bold shape
Into the shade
Of my chains
Still stand by me
I do not question
The reaction,
It's an action.
When it's that time
That my chains gleam,
My faith withers
In that cold weather
My heart yearns
And my soul earns
For you to be there
By my side
When it's that time
GOD stand by me.
Now I walk with you holding your hand
Helping you firmly on your feet to stand
Steer you upon the soft sands of the shore,
Unaware yet what life has for you in store.
Soon you’ll be walking tall with starry eyes
To spread your wings and soar to the skies,
May you dream the fanciest dreams you dare
By your side you will find I am always there.
My son, in this one thing you can be sure
My love for you most surely will endure,
You are born of my love, hope and prayer
You are, oh, the sweet fruit of my labor.
But when I find my day gets weary on its feet
The night stirs up past memories bittersweet,
And when time exacts from me its harsh wage
I wonder will you stand by me in my old age?
As you move ahead in life, this I must say
Be wary, there are also pitfalls on the way,
Always have humility as your guiding light
that you need to follow, keeping faith in sight.
~07/30/18
~'For your Poetry Journal' contest
by Dear Heart a.k.a Broken Wings
Now I walk with you holding your hand
helping you firmly on your feet to stand
Steer you upon the soft sands of the shore
Unaware yet what life has for you in store.
Soon you’ll be walking tall with starry eyes
to spread your wings and soar to the skies,
May you dream the fanciest dreams you dare
By your side you will find I am always there.
My son, in this one thing you can be sure
My love for you most surely will endure
You are born of my love, hope and prayer
You are, oh, the sweet fruit of my labor.
But when I find my day gets weary on its feet
the night stirs up past memories bittersweet
And when time exacts from me its harsh wage
I wonder will you stand by me in my old age?
As you move ahead in life, this I must say
Be wary, there are also pitfalls on the way,
Always have humility as your guiding light
that you need to follow, keeping faith in sight.
~04/10/17
~Best rhyming poem 3 contest by John Hamilton
My long-drawn dream,
Has been altered.
An things are not,
As they would seem.
I've been broken,
An cast aside.
Like a castaway,
On a long deserted isle.
Never remembered,
For the good that I've done.
Always forsaken,
An left alone.
I feel like I've been betrayed,
By the one that I love.
I'll keep praying constantly,
To our Heavenly Father above.
I know he can make all things right.
I just need to put all my faith in him,
He'll stand by my side.
By : William Goodson
Stand By Me.
Could you hear their meaning.
And all they had to say.
If only they were given voice.
If there was a way.
When the gates are open.
No place for them to hide.
Would your arms be outstretched?
Or hanging by your side?
Would you look away?
Or turn a deafened ear?
Or would you move a little closer?
So that you could hear.
Would you put distance in between us?
Turn and walk away?
Or stand by me quietly?
To see what they would say?
As they travel from my heart.
And my eyes begin to leak.
Would you hear their meaning?
When my tears begin to speak?
Edwin
Stand by me in the fields of dreams,
Where the clouds part and the sunset light beams,
Hear the river as it streams,
Down to where it redeems
Stand by me where the flowers blooms,
Where the sun does not loom,
Out of sight is where the fairies zoom,
This is where the animals groom,
Stand by me under the willow tree,
Where we once fell and grazed our knees,
Here is where the grass made us sneeze
Where we lied and cuddled and squeezed
Stand by me
Ever since we first met,
Beauty was in each sunset,
His presence close by my side,
I wished with every sunrise,
Just an endless talk ,
Or a friendly walk,
In need if be,
Will you stand by me ?
Only had you known,
My passion had grown,
On cloud nine I would be,
If you stand by me !
Flowers will blossom as if in spring,
Melody that a cuckoo can sing,
Fragrance in breeze will be,
Only if you stand by me!
Written Jan 22nd, 2015
For contest " Stand by me" by Kelly Deschler
When your knees buckle,
friends walk away.
When you fly white knuckle,
filled with dismay.
When you've finally had your fill,
your family deserts you.
When you tire of picking up the bill,
feeling like no one's true.
Stand by me without fear,
I'll stand by you, right here.
When you are one, body and soul,
place first with an amazing run.
When you've achieved your goal,
feel like you're finally done.
When life's just right
a bowl of cherries.
When you feel your might
like in your twenties.
Stand by me we can celebrate,
I'll stand by you, cheer your fate.
When you just want to yell
because your sick of following.
When no one else hears the bell
and you don't feel like mellowing.
When the world is not too stark
and you have no fear you'll lose face.
When you finally make your mark
or feel in love with the human race.
"Stand by me?"you don't need to ask,
I'll stand by you I don't wear a mask.
Whether you're happy or sad
I'll be there every time.
Whether you feel good or bad
I'll show up fast on a dime.
Stand by me, do,
I'll stand by you.
01~22~2015
Sponsor: Kelly Deschler
Contest: Stand By Me
stand by me,
come on,
stand by me,
that's the song,
of love I hear,
when you
whisper in my ear
Stand by me,
come on,
stand by me,
when you waiting
in the park,
you glow with flame,
a lovers spark,
Stand by me,
I clearly hear,
when I see you,
waiting there,
the glow of love,
surrounds your life,
I see you smile,
deep and bright,
stand by me,
I hear you say,
I clearly know.
It is that way.
Stand by me when your dreams might fail,
And the burning light of your plans grows pale.
Stand by me when the world is cruel,
When they shake their heads, calling you a fool.
Come stand close, rest your head on my shoulder;
My feelings haven't changed, I simply grow older.
Cry your tears, I'll just be understanding;
I realize how life can be too demanding.
Stand by me when your heart is torn,
And your red eyes burn in the light of morn.
Stand by me; why go on alone,
When you knew I'd be here, just like this stone?
Come stand close, hide your face in my sweater.
For me right now, life couldn't get better.
I'll be here, like I've been for a while;
So stand by me that together we can smile.
Stand by me. Please don't leave again.
Never break my heart like you did back then.
Stand by me, and I'll stand by you;
Then I'll hold you the way I've always wanted to.
Stand real close, let the world be forgotten;
Breathe in the scent I wear, the smell of cotton.
Stand by me, I'll bear your weight of sorrow;
Hold on to me, I'll help you face tomorrow.
When all the skies come falling down,
i ask you 'stand by me'
when I'm in the clouds and won't look down
I pray just wait for me
When I'm far away with thoughts of woe
I ask you let me be
When I tell you just to up and go
I pray you will not leave
If the tides do change, one day they might
I ask will we be free
If the darkness lifts from day to night
I pray its you I'll see
If all the rain should rainbows make
I ask you let it be
but if all the skies come falling down
I pray you'll 'stand by me'
Darling will you stand by me
in all the days of our lives
in dark and glorious days ahead
will you be always at my side
When life will take its toll on me
and confines me to our bed
when I can no longer walk with pride
darling will you stand by me
When age has its mark upon my life
and I'd be more dependent on you
will you hold my hand so tenderly
like the way you used to do
I need to know and be assured
that you will always be with me
I can face the storms that life will bring
as long as you will stand by me
Contest:Stand By Me
Sponsor: Kelly Deschler
1/17/15
Within your protective shell
wherein settled my fathers spell
i am born in wonderment
and grow in stages, an endowment
Awed by my growth i kick
and feel your pleasure so quick
everything so new around, plea
fine as long as you stand by me.
Its a new world strange
only mom with no change
I struggle within to adapt
and grow amazed and apt
discover new things in the process
doing great as time progress
awed by the world i see
happy as you stand by me
Then i meet another as you
as if a stage of life in queue
she opens up a different world
igniting passion that unfurled
a sensual touch and i falls
into an abyss, enthralls
so like you yet different is she
but i am complete as you stand by me
You leave me for another world
i wait in vain, curled
what have i done for thee
i try but cannot see
then i feel your presence again
unable to glimpse i am in pain
you comfort me through zephyr by the sea
and i feel better as you stand by me.
© Nadiya (17 Jan '15)
*Won Third place on 25 Jan 2015 in the contest 'Stand by me' by Kelly Deschler.
*Won fourth place on 07 Feb 2015 in 'my last contest' by Kelly Deschler.
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