Not ValentineValentines are for the young, the foolish and the shallow.True romantic love is much more than flowers;It is being there for each other;It is commitment no matter what;It is caring.It sets an example of kindness;It does not wait for love to be returned;Rather, it lavishes itself so thatIt’s object is enriched, and in turn,It [...]

What do I think about God?
God is there, I have no doubt.
How does He look on me?
His word says not just that He loves me, but that He is love.
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How do I feel about that?
I’m glad that it’s so but,
I often feel so far away
And find it hard to keep in my heart that fact [...]

Friends

Friends are family with no blood ties,
Friends are people that I prize,
Friends are helpful, friends are kind,
Friends bring healing to my mind.
When alone and feeling low,
I go to visit friends I know,
Whose open arms are strength to me,
Whose smiles are given generously.
I know they’re pleased to see my face,
I can rely upon their grace.
Their presence [...]

My Love

I’m always pleased to greet
My lovely rose so sweet,
She is fragrant as the flowers
Growing lustrous on the bowers,
And scented springtime heat.
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Her kiss is precious dew
And tastes of springtime too.
Her arms are warm and caring,
Her heart is kind and sharing,
Her blemishes are few.
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For she is tender, gentle,
In no wise temperamental;
But loving and forgiving;
Always ever living,
Above [...]

A Woman such as You

What do I feel – what do I experience when I think of you?
I get a sense of joy as I see your face in my mind’s eye;
When I remember the fun you bring to my life;
The pleasure your smile brings out in me.

To recollect the wonder of your companionship;
to bask [...]

A Stranger

A short time ago you were a stranger
Who had moved into the peripheral of my vision;
A shadow that flitted
From her door to who knows where.

Neighbours we were and alien;
Polite but distant; involved in self-interest,
But I began to see you;
A person to notice and to consider.

No enchantress – nor a megastar;
No effusion of charm and [...]

The Smile that lifts me up

Your smile is truly magic,
It lights up your pretty face;
It enhances its surroundings
With the sweetness of your grace.

When my day has been unhappy,
And I’m weary and distressed;
When I’m wondering if I’ll make it,
And by strife I’m sorely pressed,

Then beholding your dear visage,
Shining brightly with good cheer,
I am lifted up; encouraged,
By [...]

Sweetheart
I miss my little Sweetheart whenever we’re apart,
I miss her sweet companionship that mends and soothes my heart.
To know that I am treasured, and loved no matter what,
Persistent love that carries on; not running cold and hot,

Still brings me joy; inspires me as nothing else can do,
She is so rare, exceptional, the likes of her [...]

“How Thankful” a poem by Colin Nunn
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How thankful, how grateful that I should receive;
not what I deserve, but what I believe.
For if I received what I ought, then I should
be lost in my faults; there’d be nothing I could
Do to redeem the time wasted on Earth;
for man is found twisted and crooked from birth.
The outcome [...]

Keeping On

The long road is often hard,
and as I walk I stumble into holes of doubt,
through weeds of fear, and swamps of sin –
Again I begin,

For the way is ever a beginning;
and the secret of success is found
in rising up and moving on, though weary,
when life seems dreary,

I set my face toward the [...]

Thank you Lord for your goodness,
For the love you have for me,
A love so great, so endless,
deeper than the deepest sea.
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Thanks for the peace that knowing you brings,
So that my heart’s at rest;
No matter what the problem is,
I know it’s for the best.
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Thank you too for mercy,
That saved me from a fate
That’s worse than death; [...]