Author of A Time To Kill
We wander and wander Wander as if we had no wits Wander, wander, wander Looking for butts and tits. The Lord is above looking, Calling us up to Him. But we look down And all around Searching for sights and feeling. The world is bare! Avoid the snare Of searching and tasting and seeing. Being […]
14 Oct., 2019 The names they tell a story Of Michael and Jayne Bray Of the times in life that they Encountered along the way The first was Elli unplanned And soon came another – one Jonas The man Dove soaring above Dragging them to a new kind of love No longer just us partners […]
4 Feb., 2020 (0705) (Following the death of Matthew) Thinking of youI doAnd the land Shifts under my feet.O how sweetWas life when youWere with usWith laughter and joyOver everything.You did live it wellBut who can tellOf the fulfillment of a courseWhen the One who gave lifeEnds it without notice?Oh, He knows more than anyWhat […]
22 Feb., 2020 The Evil One has come to steal Life and joy from those Who belong to Him WhoDied for them Forever putting down that sin Which would separate us From our Maker, Savior and Lord. So he prowls about as if he were Something to fear and from whom To flee. Be we […]
January 2020 after the death of Matthew We live, we dieHe lived, He died.He rose again.He spoke the truth,Said we will Like Him rise.And who is wiseTo shun those liesThat tell us we are butDust in the wind? Remembering a nephew departed, we proclaim: He lives.
The aftermath Long and dreary, The people are gone To their places of rest. And to rest I too would go And be with him If I could Were it right to do. O to be with you, son! But you have won. We are still here And you are there Where we will be Forever […]
30 Jan., 2020 We are all on the same path Yet we all fall from it And so meet death At some time and some placeWe don’t know when or where But death is, indeed, there He met him unexpectedly In the middle of the night That enemy came for him And he thought he […]
23 Dec., 2019 Here I sit, again The music plays To the right The light of day Breaks through the glass The feet on the wall Over water walk To the center Where the union Shows her and me And then to the left The many that follow On that tree Free to follow And […]
10 December, 2019 Essays to writeBattles to fightSo often I thought naughtAbout you You had your taskChildren to baskI had my duties to doBut you, oh youWere always there waiting“Look at me. ‘ttention!” Oh yes, in due timeI’ve got mine to doAnd yes I didAnd we did great thingsChildren and justice Were served Life is […]
2 Dec. 2019 Here I sit in my own templeMusic pouring about my earsTo the right travel my feet on waterOver lands and cities distantMidway are the books of recordHistory, family, things to knowAnd to the side is Mercy’s treeRed and black with faces adornedThey smile at me, I thinkAnd I think some moreEver glad […]