Spirit

[Poet]

Knights and fairies, kings and queens,
Acted out in childhood scenes,
Days of wonder, days of play,
Days that quickly slip away.
But then the hours to spend in school,
To tow the line, obey the rules,
When time is slow to move along,
Imagining what lies beyond.
And so, for all the better part,
The freedom and the younger heart,
It's not somewhere I'd wish to stay,
I like it where I am today.

Valentines and sparkling moons,
Dancing to a wayward tune,
Teenage dreams to fill the mind,
Getting drunk on life and wine.
But the pain, the tears that flow,
Feeling grown, but no-one knows,
So much time spent in the wrong
When adolescence comes along.
And so, for all the carefree days,
The summer nights, the youthful ways,
It's not somewhere I'd wish to stay,
I like it where I am today.

Finding love beyond compare,
Children running everywhere,
Living dreams and moving on,
Days of faith and days of song.
Raising people year by year,
Times of joy, though tinged with fear,
Times of hope and constant love,
Times of thanking God above.
And so, for all the toil and stress,
The sleepless nights, the frequent mess,
It's almost somewhere I could stay,
But I like it where I am today.

The growing pains have come and gone,
And still my life is filled with song,
The family is more and more,
The wealth is greater than before,
The days begin and end with grace,
And never lack a smiling face,
The love is there for all to see,
The Lord is shining down on me.
And so, for all the signs of age,
The silver lines that crease the page,
I like it where I am today,
Long may it carry on this way.

[canny]

Thank you Poet, what a wonderful way you have of making things look sunny

[Poet]

Thanks, canny, I enjoyed reading your poems too.

[Poet]

Love your children well, if the love is in your heart,
Teach them your beliefs, and all you know,
Give them all the time they need, and listen to their views,
And always be prepared to let them go.

Let them find their way in life, and make their own mistakes,
Remember that you once were in their place.
Don't expect too much of them, they might have other plans,
And if they do, receive it with good grace.

For as much as children need your love, they need acceptance too,
It helps them in promoting self-esteem.
Then you can be proud of them because of who they are,
And not because they're following your dream.

[canny]

Bless you poet,,, if only .....
wanna buy a boy ?

[Poet]

[Poet]

Beneath the sun

You can wrong another man
With your tongue or with your hand,
You can lie to someone else,
You can even fool yourself,
You can run from anyone,
Anywhere beneath the sun,
You can hide in any place,
Change your name and change your face,
You can fool a world of men,
Live a lie until the end,
But no matter what you do,
God is watching over you.

[canny]

Beautiful, thank you

[Poet]

As a little child, I silently watched
The pain in my mother's eyes,
And desperately wanting it not to recur
I fell for the devil's lies.

As death delivered its harrowing blow,
To ravage my family's soul,
I thought, to avoid us more distress,
I had to assume control.

In an innocent way I opened my mind,
And so began the invasion
Of countless names, that entered with gusto,
They didn't need much persuasion.

When a bad one came, a good one must follow,
That was the rule I made,
Or one that I loved might be dealt a cruel blow,
For death had made me afraid.

This was a secret protection racket,
To always be kept in the dark,
And year after year it was nurtured by fear,
As Satan deceived my heart.

Names that I had consigned to my memory,
Making my head a war-zone,
Names that always came back to torment me,
My thoughts were never alone.

Of people I knew and people I didn't,
From the dead and the living they came,
And I couldn't make any kind of a move
Until I had found the right name.

How many years did I long to be free of them?
Forty or more I'd say,
And I couldn't imagine that anyone else
Was plagued in such a way.

But the devil's intent on destroying us all,
And the mind is a powerful site,
Where all kinds of lies can fester in darkness,
Until they are brought to the light.

And any addiction is hard to escape,
Bringing so many stresses and strains,
And who knows the damage that's done to a person
When Satan is holding the reins?

And he kept me in bondage for such a long time,
That I hardly expected relief,
Till I learned about Jesus and prayed for his help,
And he planted in me a belief.

And now when I stumble he gives me the grace
To confront any name that appears,
To challenge the enemy out in the open
To do what he will with my fears.

Fears that are groundless, for God's in control,
And the battle is already won,
For Satan can never defeat the almighty,
And His will shall always be done.

[canny]

Ya got me again with that one Poet.
Beautiful.