Forgive, Forget, Find Joy

Each day brings with it

a chance to start over.

To reflect on our past

as we lie upon clover.

To forgive and forget

evils done unto us.

For our spirits to have peace

and avoid all the fuss.

Forgiveness it seems

is mostly for self.

So as to clear all the bitterness

from off of our shelf.

Forgetting as well

is best if we can.

To make us once more

that harmonious man.

The peace and the harmony

can then lead the way.

To a joyful filled life

that will never decay.

Words Come as Emptiness Flees

Painful lack of words

writing becomes much too hard

where have our poems gone.

Words written in haste

now make very little sense

without any flow.

They are no longer

as a body without breath

alive for others.

Emptiness resides

in a heart without feeling

our words have no life.

Those words without life

failing to bless another

become of no use.

Why do we ignore

inspiration from nature

our muse is asleep.

Once it awakens

words return to the living

joy comes to our hearts.

The words that we write

from the very first start

do not come from the head

they begin in the heart.

Meant not only for self

but for those we don't know

to strengthen and bless them

in many ways, most untold.

So we open our minds

but mostly our hearts

we must let our inner words flow

for another's healing to start.

Feeling For You

Though I don't suffer the way you do

I’m hurting now just the same.

And though my troubles may be few

I sit here feeling your pain.

For you it's a physical anguish

while my heart it pangs with sorrow.

Praying that your pain it might vanish

hoping for you a better tomorrow.

If only there was something more

I could do to brighten your day.

It might offer you a little comfort

and chase any blues away.

So if even for just this one moment

a smile can form on your lips.

My job will be done with some pain forgotten

and our hearts will start doing flips.

Ministering to One

Ministering to one

or ministering to many

really makes no difference as

without the one

there aren't any.

When the help is needed

is for only just one

we shouldn't let that halt us or hinder.

In your heart it's appeared

and the pathway's been cleared

this time it's your job to help.

Whether body or soul

there's a need to be made whole

that's what your ministry's for.

So hungry or cold or empty of spirit

when this person's been given to you

there comes one simple fact

it's time now to act

a special blessing is waiting for you.

Why Should I Bother

Am I here for myself

or here for another?

Why should I help,

why should I bother?

It's not like I'll get paid

there's no profit for me.

At least not on the surface,

there's just nothing to see.

So why would I do this,

give to others with needs?

They're not pleasant like flowers,

they seem more like the weeds.

Homeless and dirty,

sometimes they stink.

But are they really so different

or is this just how we think.

For the most part they're hungry

often not of their faults.

Our economies failed them

hoarding riches in vaults.

So what are they supposed to do,

die of starvation?

It's not really that hard

to aid their bodies salvation.

But where's our return

just what do we get.

Actually it's a feeling inside

that you'll never regret.

It's their thanks, their smiles

their appreciation for what you've done.

It will touch you down deep.

A feeling that can't be undone.

This feeling we'll have

when we've helped one another

will convince us our aid

has been well worth the bother.

The Dreamcatcher

Yesterday though gone

gives to us tomorrow.

It has formed us who we are

old experience we borrow.

It's the dream that takes us there

which must live within our heart.

Without it be caught today

we'll never get the start.

To love all others must be the goal

to this end we cannot shirk.

Once there we'll actually have the proof

the Dreamcatcher did it's work.

Will Equality Ever Come

Whether Martin, Malcolm
Jack or Bobby
there will never be but one.



These men were few
their dreams were great
their jobs did not get done.



Taken too soon
by bullets all
killed for their beliefs.



Equality would have to wait
will it ever come?



Will another arise
to carry the torch?



Will someone continue
to beat equalities drum?



If by chance it does one day
and all are viewed as equal,
brotherhood could finally come
we might start living peaceful.



As we look forward to that day
there's something we all can do,
treat each other equally
spend some time in another's shoes.