See You in Tomorrow – Poem


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Tomorrow land

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I admit. I have made so many mistakes

I have twisted my life with my twisted ways

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I did things before they should have been done

I run when I should have sat, or sat when I should have run.

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There’s no way to turn back the hands of time

What is done already cannot be undone…

Till it can.

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So, stop dragging me through yesterdays

The damage is done, but I’m not done yet

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It is not too late – these are only delays

Did I tell you I knew the Maker of Days?

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You too need to focus on how far you’ve come

And stop crying over the long road ahead…

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Walk away! We can’t walk together unless we agree

Lest your fear casts a shadow on the future I see!

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There’s too much at stake, so join me or walk away

Doubts will take us back to our yesterday…

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See You in Tomorrow!

I pray that I meet you there.

♥

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Love, Don’t Fear – Poetry Collection


Love, don't Fear - Book Cover“Love – Don’t Fear” is an inspiring collection of 25 poems centered around relationships. Some of these poems have been published previously while others are brand-new. This book will take you on an enriching journey towards discovering the true source of relational fulfillment…

Whether you’re a lover, friend, or parent, these stories will stir your heart up by reminding you not to wait for another person/s to make you feel complete… It is an encouraging blend of love, hope, affirmation and faith placed in a challenging world of fear and doubt.

These poems tell stories of heart-break, recovery and restoration. This collection is for you if you’re looking for clarity whilst facing a relationship dilemma, or you simply enjoy reading poems that tell captivating stories…

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Love Don’t Fear – Poetry Collection

	


	

		

Love don't fear Half Cover Amazon 12.04.18


 


“Love – Don’t Fear” is an inspiring collection of 25 poems centered around relationships. Some of these poems have been published previously while others are brand-new. This book will take you on an enriching journey towards discovering the true source of relational fulfillment…


Whether you’re a lover, friend, or parent, these stories will stir your heart up by reminding you not to wait for another person/s to make you feel complete… It is an encouraging blend of love, hope, affirmation and faith placed in a challenging world of fear and doubt.


These poems tell stories of heart-break, recovery and restoration. This collection is for you if you’re looking for clarity whilst facing a relationship dilemma, or you simply enjoy reading poems that tell captivating stories…


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My Life’s Long Enough – Poem

	


	

		

time-man trapped


♥


When my time comes (to die)


I want to die with a smile


I want to die young (at heart)


As late in life as I can


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Throughout my days on this Earth


I want to share life & give


I want to live my life fully


And like I know why I live


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I want the people to say


That I was honest & fair


& that I loved from His heart


& that my life’s truly art


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When you say, ‘life is too short’


It just becomes my pet peeve


And when I hear you repeat it


My peace & joy seem to leave


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To me, it’s like hearing this:


Most High does not have a clue


He gives us big jobs to do


And yet, His days are too few


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Not me! My life is enough


To do what I’m made to do


It’s in the setting of goals, in love


And then, in following through


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Oh Yes, I have to agree


Life’s surely too short to fight


Too short to hold on to grudges,


Or to be dead while alive…


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Yet still, your words have the power


Power to add or abort


And by repeating this phrase so much


You might be cutting yours short


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I’d like to lock this advice


Within your heart & your mind,


But I’ve no PIN access code


Just PIN this life-giving quote


Stop fearing death (poem)


 


Everybody dies someday


“How?” is the question, not “When?”


To Live Well & to Die Well


Should be the goal here. Amen.


♥


Happy New Year!!!


♥


 


			

						

				
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There She Goes Away – Poem

	


	

		

doubt, fear


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Here she comes again…


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And she takes my peace away


Then, she steals my energy


She says it’s too late for my life to change!


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Here she comes again…


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And I run, so much faster than I should,


Or freeze disabled by ‘I wish I could’


Unable to hear – unable to see…


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Here she comes again…


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She is the cunning first cousin of fear


She’s so slick. Oh yes, she is & her goal is clear


She wants to destroy my faith


When my victory’s near


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So I doubt…


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Still I know


If I follow her advice


I… will pay the price


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If it’s right it is Him


If it’s not it is me


If it’s done it is we…


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So, I shout:


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Father! This is the first time when it really counts!


I don’t want to make mistakes


I am so scared I could fail!


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Suddenly, I realize…


Whatever He’s promised before


He has always done…


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So I pray…


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I know He remembers me. I know my Redeemer lives!


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There’s no time to rush


There’s no time to wait


There’s no time to lie to myself


No time to complain


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Hence, I say:


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It will be okay, again. I know who I am!


These words paint my future


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There she goes away…


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I See You. Unbroken. – Poem

	


	

		



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I hear you…


You have a beautiful way with words


Such an able mind you have,


And yet it’s so sad


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I see you…


Broken faith, broken dreams


Broken body as it seems…


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I feel you…


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I don’t know you, but I do


I’m so human… just like you


I’ve known pain for many years


I believe it rhymes with ‘tears’


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In my world…




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Poems, prayers, sermons helped


When I hurt so much I yelped,


And when pain was lingering –


Chronic, constant, deep within


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I see you…


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Unbroken. I see you unchained


It is not a word, but I C U unpained


Free from all your tears


And those wasted years


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I see you…


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I see you unbroken


I see you unbound


I know you are lost


Yet, I see you found


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In my Father’s Heart –


In your Father’s Hand


Unbroken.


♥


			

						

				
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See You in Tomorrow.

	


	

		

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I admit. I have made so many mistakes


I have twisted my life with my twisted ways


.


I did things before they should have been done


I run when I should have sat. I sat when I should have run.


.


There’s no way to turn back the hands of time


What is done already cannot be undone…


Till it can.


.


So, stop dragging me through yesterdays


The damage is done, but I’m not done yet


.


It is not too late – these are only delays


Did I tell you I knew the Maker of Days?


.


You too need to focus on how far you have come


And stop crying about how far you must go, so…


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If you don’t plan to carry on – stay out of my way


Your fears have been slowly poisoning my faith!


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There’s too much at stake. l must walk away…


Doubts can only take us back to our yesterday


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See You in Tomorrow.


I Pray that I Meet You There.


♥


			

						

				
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One Must Do what One Can

	


	

		

Boy Afghanistan


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ONE needs to pray, and do what ONE can


Day after day – ONE step at a time…


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Too many sorrowful tongues fall upon too many deaf ears


Too many listen to voices designed for war and not peace…


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Too many eyes stay widely shut, too few remain wide open


Too many dreams, too many lives have now been killed & aborted.


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Too many painful words too many people are speaking


In too many broken homes too many children are living,


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Too many do not even try because it takes ‘too much’ to make it


Rather than learn from the best – they stay busy envying & hating…


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Is it far more tragic that too many die?


…Or that far too many do not have a life?


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How many answers can one receive when so many questions arise?


Too many pages provide for so many – waaay too many whys…


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Figuring out too many things consumes too many years;


Fixing one’s gaze on too many ‘too manys’


Creates too many tears & fears…😢


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There sure seem to be too many truths, yet


Worth mentioning is the following one:


ONE needs to pray, and do what ONE can


Day after day – ONE step at a time… 🙂


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‘RETROSPECTION’

	


	

		

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My past is a story of a tortured soul


Trapped in a jail with invisible doors


No way out and no way in –


 Complete unawareness of being within


…In the heart of the greatest lie…


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I was the most faithful friend of my greatest enemy


I was the lost coin


Looking for ways to be destroyed


Locked away. Locked in…


♠ 


Believing religiously that I held the key


Surrounded by darkness from inside of me


I was a vampire, not even a leech –


so convinced I lived, convinced I was free


Chasing after shadows and fighting with winds


I just kept running around, like a chicken – beheaded one


Just running in circles, running in the darkness


Flipping my crippled wings in my utter madness


Admiring the image of my ugliness


Tripping against each stone on my way


In the dirtiest soil I kept washing my face


Not knowing why I kept running away –


Away from the world!


Away from myself!


Away from my fate!


Running after freedom, getting more in-caged!


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I tried! …To break away from the spell of his darkness!


But was overwhelmed by fear and tangible sadness…


♥


…After I experienced all deaths that were mine


He surrounded me with a silent shout singing:


‘Girl, for you my body has been drained of blood.


How many more times will I pass you by?


How many more crimes will you bring to life?


Recognize me – I am He… Acknowledge me now.’


♥


My past is a story of a tortured soul


Trapped in a jail with invisible doors… 🙂


			

						

				
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