Poems

Gratitude

Marjorie Scott Eichelberger

Sing praises, O wanderer, heartsore and weary,Traversing the desert Despair;Sing praises to God though your pathway seems dreary,The burden too heavy to bear.

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Where am I?

Donald L. Shipman

I stand before a mirror, my "self" I cannot see.

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Within and beyond the compass of the city walls

Béatrice Labarthe

Anxiety on the eastside,insecurity on the westside,oppression on the northside,disorientation on the southside.

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Exultant times, fruitful lives

Beulah M. Roegge

Truth's angels, alongside,Guide, prepare, after-careMoments of inspiration.

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Angels

Patrick L. Flavin

Telling of divine Love's presenceeverywhere, always,encompassing all true being.

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A prayer

Gloria Mertz Beasley

Father, give to me the graceTo see Your child in every face,To see each one beloved and pure,Blessed with beauty, wise, secure.

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"And I will restore to you the years..."*

Susan M. Schmeltz

As the dawnrestores to my visionlandscapegardenlawn(ever present, never gone),so Truthdawned on me—Then,in new light,when unhappy memories darker than midnightcame to my enlightened point of view,I knew(my spiritual sense restored) in my every moment and my everywhereLove's care truly had been there!