CHAPTER 1

PART ONEMemories, Hopes and Dreams

"Things I didn't Do As I
Grew and Grew"

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While still a child, and young at
heart, I wished I could be a cowboy,
Superman, and Tarzan too, but then I grew.

As I entered my teens with my head
still in the clouds, I thought I might
become a pilot who could fly into
the blue, but then I grew.

In my later years I realized, things
are not always what they seem, but
with maturity came faith, love, hope
and the will to dream.

It was by the grace of God, and his
son, my Lord Jesus that brought me
where I am today.

And so my life and future are in His
hands for which I pray.
And now as the older I grow in my
years, I realize that the more we
ponder, dream, and learn, the
more we find we don't know.

With all that said, may the Holy Spirit
be my guiding light, as I grow and grow.

1992


"Spring Time"

* * *

Spring is nigh I know because God
told me so.
The air is sweet and crisp, and blossoms are
set to grow.
Days are getting longer, and nights still
somewhat cool.
Early rains have turned the earth green, and
filled every pool.
Children are playing in puddles left by
those rains, against their mothers wish.
Country streams are flowing, and filling
with recently hatched small fish.

God has set this time for all
creatures great and small, to become
one with His universe, and for us
His children, to give thanks for His
grace in rhyme and verse.

1992


"For All Seasons"

* * *

Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring
for whatever you may bring.

Winter is near I know it's real,
cause of the chill and damp I feel.

Spring hopefully will soon be here,
it's really a given, have no fear.

Summer comes with intense heat,
and storms galore. For those who like it
hot, who can ask for more.

Fall with its crisp air, and leaves of red
and gold, to be sure it's my favorite time if
truth be told.

There's time to reflect on all seasons
and happy to say, one needs no reasons.

December 2009


"My Solitude"

* * *

In my Solitude I dream of things
that were, and things yet to be.
In my solitude I am bound by things
I can, and cannot see.

I often wonder how things will or
will not work out.
But it's really a Supreme Being who
decides what it's all about.

Until something wonderful and
blessed comes over me,
I will concentrate on my soul, my faith,
and my destiny.

Meantime, I'll retire to my retreat, and
relax in my rocking chair,
and enjoy the clean fresh mountain air.

May 20, 2010


"Time"

* * *

This is my endeavor to leave a mark in time,
invincible, imperceptible, and always hard to find.
Like an hourglass, the sands of time are evasive
as clouds in the sky, time and time again it
marches on, it passes, and it truly can fly.

As time goes by I will always wonder, and
try to imagine another time dimension,
though a time traveler I would like to
be, its most certainly not my intension.

So I guess I'll just have to stay in this
infinite dimension of mine, since I've
just about run out of words, and most
of all, this eternal...