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. ~~~~ How do I feel about that? I’m glad that it’s so but, I often feel so far away And find it [...]
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 [...]
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. — 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. — [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“How Thankful” a poem by Colin Nunn ~~~~ 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 [...]
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 [...]