a mother's Poem

[Guest guest]

Das's recent poetry inspired me to write a poem to my 3 sons,

which I wrote yesterday and today without good punctuation, meter, and

rhythm, oh well!

 

This exerpt is for you, GJ list's special family.

I was raised in the Christian tradition so my approach is based upon what i

learned; please, everyone, feel free when reading this to substitute your own

words and ideas where you think they should go. You can probably write better

poetry, too...!

 

(Thank you, dear listmember who called Das, for your help to Das.

Your kindness to Das, and the many prayers our listmembers are praying, helps

all of us.)

 

a mother's poem:

 

But have faith in God, to Him be true

Is all that I know...God bless you!

God keep you safe, God help you learn

the happiness in living

is that which you earn

through the efforts you make in doing a labor

of love for God's sake in helping your neighbor

 

In doing for others you do for yourself

God brings you His blessings right from Himself

For "what ye do unto the least of these"

Is your gift to God you place at His knees

And this is the reason He gave you your life:

Be kind to each other, heal sickness and strife,

Give food to the starving, comfort the cries

of those who are lost, and see not God's Eyes,

And tell them they're loved

Forever and ever,

Or the Lord God above

Would have created us, never

 

The goodness within is all one need start with,

So magnify goodness, never to part with

the knowledge that love you give out is a gift

that returns to its giver his spirits to lift

 

When miracles happen right out of the blue,

You'll know it's God's Love, His blessing to you

Repaying for all the good that you've done,

Your place in God's heart assuredly won.

And each like a link in an unbroken chain

Will sing of God's glory again and again.

 

When my earth life has passed I'll still be around

to hear when you make a joyful sound,

I'll still be right with you the times when you cry,

I'll still be there loving you and hoping that I

could point you back to these words I now give,

That you shall be comforted as long as you live.

 

And when your time comes to join up with me,

How proud and how happy we both will be,

Embracing each other, no sadness, just mirth

For the love that we gave while living on earth

And the love we expressed to us and to others

Was God's gift to us, our sisters and brothers.

 

His mercy always, to us did avail

When lovingly we followed His Path of travail

And happily took the burdens He gave

Making light of our duties, up to the grave

Where true freedom delights, earthly woes cease

And Love is the Light that now bringeth peace.

 

Know that I'm happy and love you always

I'll never forget you all of my days.

I'll be in your dreams, and there's where I'll tell

you God's heaven is much better than hell;

That hell is only the state of one's mind

when self interest overpowers the goodness you find

in all of God's Creation, it's there to be found.

Turn away from the negative! God's all around!

Wrapping you gently up in His Arms

He'll lift up your sorrows, remove all the harms

That you thought were real,

That couldn't be fixed!

God can do anything; "impossible" is nixed!

 

Faith CAN move mountains, I've tried it, you see,

And God gave me miracles, more than just 3.

He gave me a life and I paid for past sins

He gave me a new life, living with Him.

 

So I'll watch then I'll act and appear in your dreams

As proof of the fact life's not what it seems;

It goes on forever beyond and above

Be comforted now sweet ones,

you are loved.