life

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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Awaiting the day of arrival

Looking into your eyes for the first time

Heart wrapped around your finger

Crawling along the floor

Pulling up to walk some more

First day of school, following the bus to ensure you’re not scared

School plays, recitals and field trips

Watching you scrape your knees when you fall on the ground

Holding you close as tears abound

Family trips, holidays and so much more

Into a young lady you grow so quick

Days go by, weeks than years

Graduation day is soon here

Watching you strike out on your own

Soon a young man catches your eye

Down the aisle I lead you, with a tear in my eye

So proud I am to watch you grow from the baby girl I held so close

To the fine you woman you have become

Always remember that, “In the Jungle, the mighty Jungle the Lion Sleeps Tonight”

Love Dad

 

Reflection 2016 to 2017

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The year is coming to an end

A year that started with a prayer for hope

Soon to find out hope had abandon me

Lost in my thoughts and despair

Hiding from all around me

Pulling away from those who cared

There were times of great joy mixed in

But joy did not bring hope

Lost in meaningless distractions

Losing sight of the one who I loved the most

With a distance growing longer each day

Almost out of view

My year took an amazing turn

I found new life, I found new hope

Was my change too late?

That is an answer for the years to come

Amazing changes to my heart and to my soul

Seeing two of my daughters find their mates

Exchanging vows with the men who took their hearts

Working my way back to the one I love

As this year comes to a close

I report to you that hope has returned

Joy has lifted my heart

Looking forward to the year ahead

Thanking God for all he has done for me

Hope, Joy, Love, Happiness

May these be in store for you this year

Have a Blessed 2017

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A Voice in the Heavens

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Uncertainty clouds my view

Tearing me apart on the inside

Grasping for something to hold on

Looking for the truth in my sight

On what path should I go

How do I choose the way ahead

Looking at the past I see darkness closing in

Listening for a voice in the heavens

Telling me which way to go

A song reaches out to me from the nebulous

Calling me forward

Giving me hope

The music of the Angels

A beautiful hymn of love and grace

Brings me to that truthful place.

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In a Box

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Inside a box a life is lived

Told what to do

How to live

Don’t stray from these confines

You will be left astray

Books that tell us how to love

Books that tell us how to make friends

Speeches on how to influence people

Classes on how to become rich

People that tell you how to save your relationship

So many ways and ideas exist

But in the end, they all reside within the limits set forth with

Try to live outside the norms

Ostracized by the world you become

Why do I have to live my life by others worldly rules

Yes, some laws make sense, like do not murder or do not steal

My life does not fit into your box, I am messed up screwed up beyond the norm

But maybe this is what is normal and not what you portray

I worship, love, interact and play in my own way.

I don’t fit in your box

Regrets

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Looking back upon my past

So much of it, I see much regret

How I acted and treated the ones I loved

Especially the one who I should have appreciated the most

Denying you the love you deserved

Not showing you how much I truly cared

I left so many words unspoken

I left so many feelings trapped inside

You needed just a few words of reassurance

Words describing how beautiful you are

When I think of the time I have wasted

A fool I was and it almost cost me it all

Today I will not let my heart hide how much I care

Tomorrow I will prove the depths of my love for you

Forever I will stand by your side as your friend, supporter, encourager and lover

I will live from today on forward with no regrets

For I will show you each day the enchantment you have upon my heart

Today, tomorrow and forever my love for you is true

 

Letting Go

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To the love of my life

I must say it is time for me to let go

Time for me to let go of all my issues

Time to let go of all the feelings and emotions I have kept hidden in my soul

Time to let go of holding back on my ability to love and be whole

Time to let go of hiding behind my mask

Time to let go of the wall I created around myself

Time to let my heart go and merge with you

Time for me to let go and be the one you need me to be

It is time to go forward and become the man, husband, friend and lover you always deserved.

Dust Storm

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Wind blowing harder

Kicking up the sand

Trudging forward into the unknown

Sand blasting into my face

Unable to see my place

Walking, walking, walking

Forward I must go

Unyielding it beats against my skin

Tearing and blasting, ripping away

Pain is digging deeper

Can I go on

Blinding me, pushing back at me

My body feeling the strain

Going backwards is not an option

Left or right brings no relief

Forward I trudge into the abyss

Should I just give up

Sit down in the sand

Let it cover me over

To be found no more

 

Where Do I Go

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Sometimes life throws you a curve

Something you should have seen coming

but you are too ignorant to see

Or unable to want to believe

What do I do

Where do I go

I want to fight on

Thinking things can change

Then sometimes doubt

creeps into my mind and make me want out

out of it all, love, life, everything

What do I follow my head or my heart

Do they even know what to do

Please Oh Lord hear my prayer

what am I suppose to do

Love is what I want and to give

Life with my one love is a journey I want to live

Please Oh Lord hear our prayers

 

 

 

Fog

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As I walk all around me is nothing

My path covered in a dense fog

Unable to see what is ahead of me

Behind me lost in a cloud that covers me all around

Unable to see the pitfalls and dangers ahead

To scared to turn back at what I’ve passed by

Do I continue on through this unseeing fog

Or should I just lay down and die lost in this maze

If I continue on is there sunshine ahead or a continuous unknown

My head tells me there is no hope of a clear path ahead

My heart says to continue on and have faith that the fog will break and sunshine will light my way

Weary am I but onward I will continue into that unknown

Hoping that somewhere there is open skies ahead