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ARRIVING HOME

5/21/2021

   ARRIVING HOME

Arriving home I saunter
Through the kitchen
Toward the back yard
Birds chirping dogs barking
Feeling the joy of living
In this home twenty-five years
And continuing counting
Days of happiness and joy
Quickly Gone by into our past

We hear the soft pelting rain Splashing moonbeams near and far
Enjoying the hushed serene silence
Contemplating God's mercies as they are
Sweet and tender always on time
Proving once again His care and concern
We hear the crackling thunder close bye
Urging us to put away our slothfulness
O get to work that My word may be heard

  (First stanza written on May 21, 2021.
Second stanza written  on June 3, 2021)

SHARE YOUR WEALTH 192

5/17/2021

    SHARE YOUR WEALTH 192

"Share your wealth," wrote Wilfred A.
                                     Peterson. "The greatest wealth of all
                                     is the wealth of yourself."

                                     What do I have to offer the world today?
                                     A worn old body that hourly continues
                                     To turn into clay.

                                     What do I have to offer the world today?
                                     No great talents, but say...
                                     We'll light a candle or two
                                     For a stranger or two
                                     With kind words and a wide grin
                                     we make a new friend

                                     What do I have to offer the world today?
                                     When things go wrong?
                                     An encouraging word
                                     A heart filled with song
                                     A friendly handshake
                                    And peaceful thoughts
                                     As we travel along
                                    The open road
                                    Together

THE CRITICAL HOUR

5/17/2021

THE CRITICAL HOUR

"One of the illusions of life," wrote
Emerson, "is that the present hour
is not the critical decisive hour."

Every person's destiny is forged and
tempered...in the crucible of the present
hour.

In the next sixty minutes, opportunities
will arise...

For kind words. What will we say?
For elevated thoughts. On what shall
we ponder?
For decisive actions. What consequences
do we envision?

Spend wisely, thy witness, oh man,
for thy eternity unfolds itself...
one hour at a time.

TENNIS ANYONE?

5/16/2021

TENNIS ANYONE?

Marriage, like tennis, is more pleasant
                                when played with an amicable, conscientious
                                partner. For an enjoyable match, you just
                                can't beat a good doubles team.

                                 Unfortunately, some games get off on a bad
foot because one of the players may have
picked up a bad racquet in their pre-marital days,
perhaps a racquet that was strung too loose,
or too tight.

                                And, many partnerships falter because one
                                or both partners desire to remain at some
                               some previously attained score. However,
you really can't do that and be a successful team.

                               After all, "love 15" is just not the same as "love 30."
                               And, "love 30" is not the same as  "love 40."

                             The game must go on...Indeed, it does go on.
We  either have to finish the game, or forfeit.
   (Which oft times comes with dire consequences).

                               To our way of thinking, its much to our advantage
                               to play out the game with determination, with finesse,
                               and, with love.

                               Well now...your serve.

(First published on 5.17.2013, with revisions made
on 5.17.2021.)

I THINK THEREFORE I AM--RENE DESCARTES

5/10/2021

I THINK THEREFORE I AM--RENE DESCARTES
I AM THEREFORE I THINK--BILL MORGAN--5.10.2021

OUR MOTHERS (1978)

5/9/2021

   OUR MOTHERS (1978)

   In the struggles and the strife
The vicissitudes of life
Our mothers are always there

Every cloudburst filled with rain
In sorrow and in pain
Our mothers are always there

In our triumphs and our wins
Light laughter and coquettish grins
   Our mothers are always there

At dawn with each new sunrise
At bedtime with no surprise
Our mothers are always there

Tucking us in with a goodnight kiss
Ending our day with a note of bless
Our mothers are always there

With days of child's play now long gone
Memories of delightful times continue on
Our mothers are always there

Now these lines are but a token
Of our love that goes unspoken
To our mothers who are always there

(First published on May 14 1978)

R.S.V.P.

5/2/2021

   R.S.V.P.

                                            You are cordially invited to
                                        be present as special guests and
                                        participants...
                                            At the wedding and marriage
                                        feast...
                                            Of the Bride to the Bridegroom...
                                        To be held in due season in
                                        the home of the Bridegroom.
                                            The cuisine has been carefully
                                        planned and lovingly prepared.
                                            The entertainment, including
                                        several large choirs and orchestras,
                                        will be Heavenly, to say the least.
                                            And although the seating capacity
                                        of the banquet hall is unlimited,
                                        admittance will be by prior reservation only.

                                        Please plan to attend. you won't want to
                                        miss out on this very special event.
                                        R.S.V.P...Soon.

I AM BUT A SEED poem

5/2/2021

I AM BUT A SEED poem

I am but a seed
hidden by dirt
and soil
until suddenly
a miracle happens
that I cannot explain
But I burst forth
breaking all my bonds
pushing all ground aside
I rapidly shoot upward
as a young and tender stalk
toward the wide expansive
sky, oh my, look at me now
so beautiful and full of glory
Thunderstorms and rain
may come, but I shall
withstand them all
and give beauty
to our land

(Published on May 7, 2015;
Revision made on May 2, 2021)

ON RAISING CHILDREN (THOUGHT SEVEN)

5/1/2021

(ON RAISING CHILDREN (THOUGHT SEVEN)

                                    Three of our favorite lines come from th
                                    of George Herbert...

                                    "Throw away thy rod,
                                    Throw away thy wrath
                                    Take the gentle path."

                                    Would you have gentle children...
                                    then be gentle
                                    Would you have tenderhearted children...
                                    then be tenderhearted
                                    Would you have loving children...
                                    then be loving
                                    Would you have your children honor your...
                                    then honor them.

                                    Give them the best of everything you are
                                    Give them the greater you
                                    the higher you
                                    the holier you

                                    For your children's sake...and yours...
                                    throw away your rod and wrath and
                                    "take the gentle path."

(First published May 5, 2013)