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?

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

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

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.

For she is tender, gentle,
In no wise temperamental;
But loving and forgiving;
Always ever living,
Above [...]

A Woman such as You

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 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

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 [...]

To My Sweetheart

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

“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

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 [...]

“Thanks” a poem by Colin Nunn

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; [...]