Poems

Like a needle in a haystack true friends are hard to find That’s why I am so thankful that I can call you mine Whenever I need a shoulder you’re there to catch my tears You’ve kept my many secrets throughout the passing years With you my heart is honest and this I want you to know I thank you …

Two people come together as one Deeply in love with each other To tie the bond of sacred marriage A moment to cherish forever Marriage has it’s ups and downs It’s laughter and it’s tears May both of you be blessed with joy Throughout the coming years A house you’ll build in time to come A place to call your …

The ANZAC Day march was over – the old Digger had done his best. His body ached from marching – it was time to sit and rest. He made his way to a park bench and sat with lowered head. A young boy passing saw him – approached and politely said, “Please sir do you mind if I ask you …

The bravest thing God ever made! (A British Officer’s Opinion) The skies that arched his land were blue, His bush-born winds were warm and sweet, And yet from earliest hours he knew The tides of victory and defeat: From fierce floods thundering at his birth, From red droughts ravening while he played, He learned no fear no foes on earth …

For all the things I didn’t say, About how I felt along the way– For the love you gave and the work you’ve done, Here’s appreciation from your admiring son. You cared for me as a little tot, When all I did was cry a lot, And as I grew your work did too– I ran and fell and got …

Over the years As we grow old, We remember our father So brave and bold. In the garden, Leaning on the plow, He would listen to me; I see him now. He would give advice And understand; He was always there To lend a hand. God made fathers Strong and firm, For he knew our lives Would have great concerns. …

Who once has had a friend has found The link ‘twixt mortal and divine; Though now he sleeps in hallowed ground, He lives in memory’s sacret shrine; And there he freely moves about, A spirit that has quit the clay, And in the times of stress and doubt Sustains his friend throughout the day. No friend we love can ever …

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ’kerchief, and …

Jesus came to earth, To show us how to live, How to put others first, How to love and how to give. Then He set about His work, That God sent Him to do; He took our punishment on Himself; He made us clean and new. He could have saved Himself, Calling angels from above, But He chose to pay …

O God of the Universe, you shed your glory, your majesty, your omnipotence to become human, as Jesus Christ– to get close to us, to connect with us, to be our role model and guide for living. O God of the Universe, you became the human Jesus Christ, to know us, to feel all we feel, to show us how …