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INSIDE JOB

11/21/2012

 

                                                             INSIDE JOB

                                                             To change the face of a person,
                                         or nation, we first have to change
                                         the character of the inner man.

                                         To apply new economic programs
                                         or social reforms as a balm to our 
                                         national ills is merely treating surface
                                         symptoms.
                                    
                                         To solely blame industry, business,
                                         education or politics for our country's
                                         woes is to simply skirt around the real
                                         culprits...you and me.

                                         Everyone has the responsibility to 
                                         continually re-examine themselves and
                                         their motives...to ask, "What is my
                                         moral direction, where am I going?"

                                         Walt Kelley was right, you know,
                                         when he had his possum, Pogo, exclaim     
                                        "We has met the enemy and he is us."
                                                       
                                                                 (First published on November 21, 2012)

                                        

HISTORICAL NOVELS

11/21/2012

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HISTORICAL NOVELS

                                                           "What I like in a good author," wrote
                                                           Logan Smith, "is not what he says...but
                                                           what he whispers."

                                                           Each of us daily writes his own historical
                                                           novel. We fill our pages with...

                                                           Bravado and anxiety
                                                           Faith and fear
                                                           Hope and doubt
                                                           Sins and blessings
                                                           Successes and failures


                                                           We write not on flimsy parchment that
                                                           crumbles quickly to dust and blows
                                                           away with the wind. Oh, no, Our 
                                                           lives and actions are indelibly
                                                           inscribed on the sinews of our souls.

                                                           In chapters yet to come, may we whisper...

                                                           About great ideas and ideals
                                                           About the beauty of nature
                                                           About concern and compassion
                                                           About good times and traditions
                        
                                                           May we be wary of what we write.
                                                           May our chapters steadily improve and 
                                                           give joy and blessings to those around 
                                                           us, and silent satisfaction at the end.
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FACETS OF LOVE 

11/21/2012

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                                                           FACETS OF LOVE

                                                            "Love," wrote Katherine Anne Porter,
                                                            must be learned, and learned again and
                                                            again; there is no end to it.  Hate needs
                                                            no instruction, but waits only to be provoked."
                                                            
                                                           
                                                            Who among us has learned all there is to learn   
                                                            about love?  Love is like a continually rotating, 
                                                            smoothly polished diamond with an infinite 
                                                            number of sides and facets.
                                                            And, each day we see more and more ways in 
                                                            which love may be extended, expanded and
                                                            bestowed.

                                                            Just as we hope we have mastered one small 
                                                            facet of love, numerous more sides appear and
                                                            we learn...that we have, oh so much more 
                                                            to learn...about love and loving.

                                                            We are presently learning that it is necessary 
                                                            to receive love from a God of love before we may 
                                                            attempt to pass His love along to those around us.

                                                            We are leanring that economic or social status
                                                            may or may not have a great deal to do with
                                                            the amount of love we receive from or give to
                                                            others.
    
                                                            However, this we know, the facets go on and on.
                                                            And, we shall never see their end in our lifetime.
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TASKS SO IMPORTANT

11/21/2012

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                                                       TASKS SO IMPORTANT

                                                        In writing on how to cope with despondency,
                                                        Harry Emerson Fosdick made the following
                                                        suggestion...

                                                        "Remember that some tasks are so important
                                                        that they must be gone through with whether 
                                                        we are depressed or not."
                                                        When we, at first, think of "tasks so important," 
                                                        we might think of some deeds that are highly
                                                        heroic or that are terribly dangerous to our 
                                                        physical well being or our emotional security.

                                                        But, we would suggest two "important tasks" 
                                                        that are daily commonplace in their occurrence...

                                                        One is...earning a living and the second is...
                                                        keeping a home.   
                                                        These two are with us most of our days and are
                                                        "tasks so important" that we cannot, dare not, 
                                                        avoid them regardless of our moods or our mental
                                                        dispositions.

                                                        Our moods and thoughts change continually and,
                                                        whether melancholy or happy, our "tasks so
                                                        important" still remain.
                                                        
 
                                                                  (First published on November 21, 2012)
                                                           



                                                         

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THANKSGIVING (1975)

11/15/2012

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                                                    THANKSGIVING (1975)

                                                               Dear Father, Thank you...
        
                                                                          For peace in our land.
                                                               For sons and daughters home
                                                               from wars.
                                                               For our material prosperity.
                                                               For our Spiritual promptings and
                                                               learnings.
                                                               For mothers and fathers and loved
                                                               ones everywhere.
                                                               For this free land, this great America
                                                               For thy tender mercies toward
                                                               an oft-time wayward folk.
                                                               For this beautiful season of reflection
                                                               and renewal.
                                                               For thy Son who gives meaning and
                                                               and purpose to our lives.

                                                               Thank you Heavenly Father, in Jesus'
                                                               name. Amen.
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THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN

11/15/2012

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                                                          THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN

                                                           Near the close of summer, we are did a bit
                                                           of remodling in our home, patching ceilings    
                                                           filling cracks, and painting walls, 

                                                           At first, it seemed as though we would never
                                                           finish.  And yet,  as each day progressed, we
                                                           could see further progress, and this gave us
                                                           hope that we might eventually finish our tasks, 
                                                           which after a few weeks we actually did.

                                                           That's the way it is in our personal lives. At 
                                                           some point in our lives we realize that we 
                                                           need a refurbishing.

                                                           Damage to our soul, due to lack of concern 
                                                           and care, had taken its toll through the years,
                                                           and the task of renovating called for the skills
                                                           of the Master Craftsman.  We needed to have
                                                           Him restore our soul. It was obvious that we
                                                           badly needed Him to be our interior decorator.

                                                           We were greatly in need of repairs. Because of
                                                           the material he has had to work with, progress
                                                           has been slower than we would have desired.
                                                           
                                                           We often become impatient with Him. We 
                                                           so often have wanted immediate results. We
                                                           have wanted the job done yesterday.
                                                           But, we are learning to be still and trust and 
                                                           have faith in Him.  
    
                                                           And, we are confident that the results shall one 
                                                           day be grand. They always are when the builder's
                                                           tools are wielded by the hand of the Master
                                                           Craftsman.

                                                           (First published on November 15, 2012, 
                                                           with revisions made on December 3, 2012}










                                      



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WINTERTIME  (2012)

11/15/2012

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                                          WINTERTIME  (2012)
 
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   Winter is a  time...                                       
                                      Of homecomings and parades
                                      Of gentle embraces and tender caresses
                                      Of sugar cookies and candy canes
                                      Of silver 'cycles frost-pasted on pastel skies
                                      Of pleasant fires, hot chocolate and
                                      buttered pop-corn
                                      Of soft sentiment and serenity sublime
                                      Of bounteous harvests from prior plantings
                                      Of walking softly as in shoes of snow
                                      Of cold noses and warm hearts

                                      Winter is a time...for pondering the past in
                                      preparation for the future
       
                                      (First written on 11.15.2012 with revisions
                                      on 1.28.2018)


                                                    
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BUTTON, BUTTON

11/15/2012

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                                   BUTTON, BUTTON

                        Many years ago, the following notice
                        appeared in the Sunday program of the 
                        Scotch Presbyterian Church, Scotland...

                        "Will those of you who have been putting
                        buttons in the collection basket, kindly put
                        in your own buttons, and not those from the 
                        church upholstery."

                        While it is true that much honest criticism
                        could be legitimately aimed at our religious 
                        institutions, much could be done to instill and
                        increase the spirituality needed withing those
                        hallowed walls if  perhaps we who occupy the
                        pews were to pray more positively and praise
                        more expectantly, give thanks more abundantly,

                        and glorify God for all the blessings yet to come,
                                and for those blessings that our churches actually
                       provide.

                      Then, perhaps we could soon see the day when 
                       we might bust our spiritual buttons with holy
                       love and sacrificial service.
                       Ah, button button, who's got the button?  
                       Why, we have, of course!


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ON RAISING CHILDREN (THOUGHT FOUR)

11/10/2012

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                                          ON RAISING CHILDREN (THOUGHT FOUR)

                                                    Wrote Arnold Glasow...

                                                    "Parents can tell, but never teach, unless they
                                                    practice what they preach."

                                                    This couplet has given us reason to ponder...

                                                    Are there words we say or actions we take
                                                    or thoughts we think that would take away from 
                                                    the natural beauty and innocence of our children?
                                                    Have we told our children to speak with softer
                                                    voices and then shouted at our spouse?
                                                    
                                                    Have we encouraged our children to view only 'G' 
                                                    rated movies and then attended those rated 'R' or

                                                    "X."                                                        
                                                    
                                                    Have we encouraged our children to go to Sunday
                                                    school and then crawled back into bed?

                                                    Our children usually desire to act like their parents, 
                                                    and shall continue to do so.  Therefore...May we,
                                                    this day, light well our children's path.
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GOOD PEOPLE

11/10/2012

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                                           GOOD PEOPLE

                         "Years ago," commented Soloman Freefhof, 
                         
"I preferred clever people...Now I like good people."

                         Used to, we also tended to mingle with those who
                         could casually carry on clever conversations.

                         We mingled with those who had inside knowledge
                         concerning the latest Broadway shows, the newest
                         political swindles, and the fastest money-making
                         schemes.

                         But of late, we more readily enjoy the company...
                         of those who care about people as real-life human
                         beings.
                         of those who have cultivated listening ears and
                         have forsaken condemning lips.
                         of those who enjoy confessing the efficacy of 
                         Scripture-readying and quite and silent prayer.
                         of those who understand the soul's desire for
                         the upward reach and who encourage us to go
                         forward in that direction.

                         Yes, years ago, we too preferred clever people.
                         Today, we just enjoy...good people.
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