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Best Poems Written by Elsie Smith

Below are the all-time best Elsie Smith poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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God's Shephard

I know sometimes your way seems dark and dreary
I know sometimes your body may feel worn and weary.
And yet you press on, you keep spreading God’s word
You refuse to rest until his voice has been heard.

A leader, a guide, a shepherd steeped in love
Whose greatest desire is to live eternally above
You teach about Heaven, you illuminate the way,
You live as an example of God’s love each and every day.

You are a bridge to the Lord during troubles and trials
And you depend on Jesus to help shorten the miles.
You preach about Jesus who is the ultimate answer
Whether the problem is financial, emotional, or terminal cancer.

You are a good Shepherd who loves tending his sheep
Though some are scared, some worn, some battered, and some weak.
But each of them know that you are available twenty-four seven,
To comfort them, to cry with them, to reach out toward Heaven

When a sheep starts to wonder away from the flock,
You gently prod him and lead him right back to the rock.
You’ve sought The Lord's  guidance and carried your cross,
You’ve done His will and prayed no soul would be lost.

And as your reward for the work that you've done,
When your sheep are well fed and the good race you’ve run
When this life is over and each battle has been won
The Good Lord will say, come on home, JOB WELL DONE!

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A Change Is Gonna Come

When the time is right and you have surrendered your soul
A change is gonna come and God will take hold
He will pick you up and turn your life around
He will wash away your sins and let the joy come down

Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today
You can’t clean yourself up there is just no way.
Just give yourself over to God and let him use you
He will clean you up and make your spirit new.

He will be a comforter, a keeper, a guide and a friend
He will not forsake you not even until the end
Your best friend may leave you and never come around
Friends you have spent your life with may no longer be found

But God will be there through thick and thru thin
You can call on him at midnight for He’s always in
Just fall on your knees when you need some direction
And He’ll always hear you there’s never a bad connection

For what ever is your problem, Jesus is the answer
Whether it is financial, emotional, or some kind of cancer
When all others say no, God can still say yes
Because He knows your heart, and He loves you the best

You may have to go through trials, but just continue to pray
Cause from adversity comes strength to help you find your way
God won’t bring you to it if He can’t lead you through it 
Put all your faith in God and in Him fully commit

Remember, a change is gonna come when you will be made whole
A change is gonna come when you will become as pure as gold
A change is gonna come that will turn your life around
A change is gonna come that will leave you heaven bound!

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If I Had Known

If I had only known that on that very day
The Lord was going to come and take my baby away,
I would have stayed by his side both day and night
I would have never let him get too far out of my sight.

I would have told him that he was my rock, my joy,  & my friend
I would have reminded him how truly blessed this union has been.
Our two beautiful children whom he loved so much,
Our wonderful marriage that he graced with his touch.

But I didn’t know, for no one knows the day or the hour
When the Lord will come down to pick his next flower.
Thank God he was ready, for he lived his life right,
His soul made a bouquet, good and pleasing in God’s sight.

I will truly miss him, but it is comforting to know
He will reap in Heaven the seeds sown below.
The seeds of kindness, joy, compassion and love
Yielded an eternity with God in Heaven above.

So rest now sweetheart, for you have won your race,
And now you can live forever enfolded in God’s grace.
I truly love and miss you, this I can’t deny
But we will meet again in our Heavenly home on High.

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Set Me Free

When will it stop, I often sit and wonder
This pain I have inside, shaking my soul like thunder.
To figure it out, I must dig deep down inside
And unmask the secret that I have tried so hard to hide.

Why did it start, oh so many years ago?
When was the first time…frankly, I just don’t know?
But what I do know is how it makes me feel.
Just the simple thought of it makes me feel quite ill.

I remember the touch…the smell…the pain,
I remember the tears that flowed like rain.
I remember the sound when he said, “this want hurt”.
I remember afterwards, I always felt like dirt.

Why did God make such a cruel, cruel world?
That would allow for such pain to a six-year old girl.
I remember six, but it could have started even before.
Either way, age was just a number that he chose to ignore.

I could never concentrate I couldn’t breathe easy
And as soon as I saw him I began to feel queasy.
I tried to act normal and regain my composure,
Cause the last thing our secret needed was any type exposure.

Feeling desperate and alone, I became an introvert
Withdrawing deep inside myself to avoid the constant hurt.
I carried this awful burden like a tremendous weight
Dragging me down into a sea of despair and self hate.

Finally it happened, a week went by, then two, then three!
He hadn’t come around and I was as happy as I could be
Then one day he came back and told me he had a girlfriend
And as quickly as it had started the sexual abuse came to and end.

I thought it was over and that my life would finally be good
But there was so much about abuse that I had never understood
The nightmares didn’t stop, nor did the feeling of sheer guilt
The panic was still there and so were the walls that I’d built.

For thirty years I kept this inside and tried not to let it show.
I never told another living soul, for no one could ever know.
Then God sent me an Angel in the form of a true friend
Who convinced me that this wrong I felt was certainly not my sin.

I had done nothing wrong, I had no reason to be ashamed.
He was the one who committed the crime and only he should be blamed
He helped me to understand that I am a sheep in God’s foal
My heart is still pure and the Lord will heal my soul.

I’ve asked God to guide me and show me His way
And I look to him for strength each and every day.
Now I am moving forward, putting the past behind me
And I thank God for His mercy, and may he continue to set me free.

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It Must Be Love

Sometimes I find myself walking for miles
Lost in another world but all in smiles
I wonder and wonder for hours at a time
My heart beats happily just like a chime.

When everyone around me seems weary and down
My life is a glow because of this guy that I found
It is not something that I can put into intelligible words
It’s like a gentle breeze or the joyous song of the birds

You are my sunshine on a cloudy day
It seems I have my own personal sunray
Not everyone will find what I’ve got
If you fall too quickly it can cost you a lot.

This feeling I have makes me feel warm inside
I feel powerful and strong and ready for the ride
I can climb the highest mountain or sail the widest sea
It makes me feel like there is nothing in this world I can’t be.

I feel very special, blessed by God above,
I don’t know what you call it, but it must be Love.

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Silence

Have you ever listened to the sound of silence?
The way it plays upon your ear.
The way it can lull your mind to sleep
Or conjure up a world of fear.

Have you ever listened to the sound of silence?
I mean, really listened to it clear
The way it sounds when your child is sleeping
Resting peacefully with you near.

Have you ever listened to the sound of silence?
The inaudible sound of good cheer
The way your heart plays a rhythmic tune
That only you alone can hear.

Have you ever listened to the sound of silence?
It can be as vast as a new frontier
Causing your mind to discover worlds
Above and beyond this hemisphere.

Have you ever listened to the sound of silence?
The quiet can seem so very sincere
But it can be destroyed in an instant
With the lowest, faintest uttered sneer.

So the next time you get the chance,
Really take the silence in,
Enjoy it to the very fullest,
For who knows if it will ever come again

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First Love

No matter where you go and who you might meet
No matter who you find, no matter how sweet.
It may seem like an Angel sent down from above
But no one can take the place of a girl’s first love.

The first person you kissed and held so tight
The one whom you dreamed of night after night.
The one who made you feel good from head to toe.
The one who you held on to and hated to let go.

Every time you see him the feelings seem to grow,
Like a flame in the night, there’s a magical glow.
Your heart beats with anticipation waiting for his call
You hang on his every word as if he is your all.

And when he’s beside you, it can’t get any better,
Until he holds you close like a warm soft sweater.
His touch so gentle and his embrace so tender,
Its moments like those that you always remember.

No matter where you go as the years rush past,
You’ll always wonder why your first love didn’t last
But it really doesn’t matter why you decided to part,
For they will always be special deep down in your heart.

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My Turn

I was just sitting here wondering, when will it be my turn
I know it may sound selfish, but how long must my heart yearn
When will I have the good fortune to meet the love of my life
When can I abandon all of the heartache that cuts like a knife?

Filled with love overflowing, I sit anxiously and wait
Waiting for Prince Charming to come in and improve my fate
To ride in and overwhelm me with a love so very strong
A love so wondrous and magical I’ll know it’s where I belong.

Am I just fooling myself by dreaming an impossible dream?
Is true love just a fairy tale that’s never what it seems?
Should I get up and go out and forget about Mr. Right
Or should I just accept any man who can be Mr. Right tonight.

The problem is, that I have standards, morals, and a goal
I want a man I can connect with in our minds, bodies, and soul
I don’t wont to settle, I refuse to be swayed
I will not accept just any man in an effort to get laid.

God please tell me when will it be my turn to be truly happy?
Maybe that sounds mushy, I guess I am kind of sappy
But I just don’t understand, am I asking to much
To want a man who is sensitive and loving with his touch.

Not asking for status just let my position be
Not asking for riches, gold won’t satisfy me
What would I do with money enough to burn
All I want to know is when will it be MY turn.