Poems

Love Reigns

     Love reigns! Dear friend,Be not discouraged nor repine;But lifting thought and word and deed aloft,Give thanks with grateful heart     For Love divine.

Man Victorious

Tempestuous wind was bleak and coldAs he sped with icy breath,And sought frail man to pierce and holdAgainst the gate of death—With rheum, and ache, and shivering sigh,To whelm his troubled breath.

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Changing your world

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Our Father who art in heaven, We thank Thee for Thy care, And all the blessings Thou hast given We would with others share.

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A Hint

If only you'll think of it, dearie, When people are vexing and rude, And be pleasant for two, When one's scolding at you, You will conquer the contrary mood.

Light

All mundane ties bide here their hour and go,And earthly friendships find their eventide; Life's sun, to seeming, sets on all below, Yet shines again, with shadows scattered wide.

The Menace of the Tower

In storied Venice, down whose rippling streetsThe stars go hurrying and the white moon beats,Stood the great Bell Tower, fronting seas and skies—Fronting the ages, drawing all men's eyes;Rooted like Teneriffe, aloft and proud.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Shared reflections

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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"Count the sheep and Go to Sleep"

As soon as the fire burns red and low,And the house up-stairs is still, She sings me a queer little sleepy song, Of sheep that go over the hill.
Time to do well ; time to live better; Give up grudge, answer that letter; Speak that kind word to sweeten a sorrow, Do that good deed you would leave till to-morrow.

A Gleam

Far away to westward glowingJust a tiny ray,But enough to guide me safelyHome, at close of day.
My father dear works in the mines,Down in the tunnels dark.

The Song and the Deed

There was never a song that was sung by thee,But a sweeter one was meant to be.

The Child in the Garden

When to the garden of untroubled thoughtI came of late, and saw the open door,And wished again to enter, and exploreThe sweet, wild ways with stainless bloom inwrought,And bowers of innocence with beauty fraught,It seemed some purer voice must speak beforeI dared to tread that garden loved of yore,That Eden lost unknown and found unsought.