Tying The Knot

Some say that love
Is at first sight,
Some say that love
Is blind.
I pray, for you,
Your wedding kiss
Will be the tie
That binds.

Wedding Words

Once upon a time
I made a friend in you.
We talked and shared
We laughed and cared
And with time we grew.
Now you've found love
And I couldn't be happier
As you move toward
This new life.
Just don't forget
How much you're loved
As you become a wife.

Logic-Proof

Logic
Makes no sense
When written upon
My heart tonight.
I am fearful.
Will I change?
Will I be a blessing?
Will I be blessed?
Can I endure this?
These questions and more
Echo in my mind
As I sit and wait for
Change.
Both around me
And
Within me.

You Shall Be Free Indeed

We say that freedom reigns
But does it really?
Does it reign in us?
Do we live as free people
Or as slaves
In chains?
Are we the royalty
We claim to be,
Or are we living
In bondage?
If we are really free,
What does that look like?
Could I recognize it?
And more - could I
Walk in it?
And so I wait
For freedom -
Clinging to the chains that
Hold me back -
Yet wanting to be free.

Evening Thought

Night falls,
And with it
Expectation dawns
For tomorrow
And the many words
That will be pouring
From my mind -
And that of my Father.

Montage

Life’s ventures
Should lead to
The question
Of whether or
Not - or when -
Was the last time
I did something
For the first
Time?
I can say
Quite confidently
That my answer is
Today.
Today, I did something
For the first
Time.

Attitude Versus Attention

I remain grateful
For the little things -
For my health,
For my well-being,
For my life being
Today.
For the rights I possess
And for the
Lies I undress.
Much is not
Required
To make me grateful -
But attention
Is required
To realize all
That I have
To be grateful for.

Where Are We?

Unfocused voices.
Untold truths.
Untried theories.
Unprotected values.
What is our society
Degenerating into?
We preach to treat
Our fellow people
With respect, and
Dignity -
Then we take away
Human rights.
How right is that?

Fire-Starter

Seeing truth
And believing it
Are two entirely different
Matters.
There are those who see
Truth,
But don’t believe it -
Those who see truth,
Yet spread lies
Out of spite..
And there are those
Few
Who believe and
Hold fast
To what is true -
Letting nothing
Shake them.

Crashing Thoughts

The beautiful thing
About conflict
And trials
Is that they cause us
To pause -
To re-evaluate
The blessings we have
Already received.
The beautiful part
Of getting through
Difficulties
Is that we do get through them,
And come out
Stronger.