Quiet Time Rhymes

March 4, 2024

I’m not one to be looking for fortune or fame.
I doubt many people will know me by name,
But I love to write poetry shared from the heart.
I’m beginning to share it. I’ve made a small start.

I’ve enhanced it with video, pictures, and scenes,
Perhaps with a meadow, so lush and so green.
In the background is music enhancing the mood.
My poetry’s soothing, not harsh, never rude.

I love to find places where God’s people meet,
A place to share poems, to mingle, and greet.
Found that visual poetry works best for me,
Verbally shared, mixed with something to see.

I love to share poems for groups large or small.
If you’d like to know more, we can schedule a call.

March 3, 2024

What can I write but what comes from the heart?
For words to be meaningful that’s where they start.
I begin in this stillness and take time to pray,
For me early morning to start off my day.

I then begin reading, ingesting God’s word,
Allowing my mind to absorb what I heard.
Then reaching inside I examine my soul,
So many places for God to make whole.

In the stillness and silence, I seek words to write.
Words help me reflect on my journey towards light.
They help me dig deeper, become more aware.
They help me articulate feelings and share.

I pray as I share what my heart has to say,
I’ll help someone else who is lost find their way.

March 1, 2024

Perhaps you’re out of ways to cope,
You’ve lost the strength, the will to hope.
Reach out to God, call on His name,
Your life will never be the same.

In love the Lord poured out His grace
For us on earth, the human race,
Available, don’t be deceived.
His love is real, just trust, believe.

Have faith in what you cannot see.
He’ll fill your heart and set you free.
Accept His love, His joy, His peace,
His love for you will never cease.

His grace will cover all our sin,
His Holy Spirit reigns within.

February 28, 2024

The journey’s too short to hold onto a grudge.
It’s not up to me to critique or to judge.
If I’m looking for faults, I have plenty inside.
When I look in the mirror, there’s no cause for pride.

The journey’s too short to find fault and complain,
To focus on trivial, trite, and mundane.
There’s abundance of beauty, if only I see,
Look beyond the irrelevant, set my soul free.

Why focus on gnats and not clouds in the sky,
Or an eagle who’s gliding and soaring on high?
I’ve not been appointed as judge in a court.
Why waste precious moments, the journey is short.

Lord help me to focus on what I can give.
As I reach out to others, I learn how to live.

February 24, 2024

I’m just an apprentice on my journey here,
Preparing for service and what lies ahead.
There’s much more to life than at first it appears,
As I learn how to listen and follow where led.

The Lord sent us His Spirit to guide and to lead,
To help us to pray when we don’t have the words,
To help us decipher the words that we read,
To give us assurance our prayers have been heard.

Lord help me to follow as You show the way.
Help me to listen to You with my heart.
Give me the assurance I need for today,
That You’re walking beside me, You’ll never depart.

Your love’s everlasting and one day I’ll be,
At last, in Your presence, made whole, and set free.

February 23, 2024

I’m grateful for mornings to quietly pray,
A peaceful beginning to start off my day,
Some coffee to clear out the fog from my brain,
Some scripture to ponder, some insight to gain.

Lord thank you for words that are ancient and old,
Preserved through the ages more precious than gold.
Yet Your words are so relevant, showing the way,
Exactly the words that I need for each day.

Lord thank You for listening and hearing my prayer.
Thank You for knowing my heart as I share.
Lord give me the insight to listen and learn.
Give me the wisdom I need to discern.

Lord help me to capture in words that I write
Your message of love to help others find light.