12/31/10 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS.
Happy New Year to all my friends
Turn out the lights on 2010.
God lets us all begin again.
Some dreams came true and others failed.
We stayed the course when foul winds wailed.
O'er troubled seas our spirits sailed.
Now press we on, through unknown seas,
Of howling storm or gentle breeze.
You'll find your strength on bended knees.
Love y'all, DLG.
SOME THOUGHTS ON MY VERSE...
(mechanical and spiritual)
MECHANICAL
I have never written a poem like this before.
Three stanzas, three phrases each, and each phrase ends in a rhyme.
It is a little strange, but it fit the box and it was fun doing it.
SPIRITUAL
I do not take lightly the implications of the poem. It indicates that we faced and overcame our struggles last year, though I know that many people suffered many losses, setbacks and defeats.
I am not insensitive to those who hurt or those who ended the year shrouded in darkness. In fact, that is the reason for the poem. It is a call to all of us to launch into this new year with the right view and commitment. Keeping our eyes upon Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
There are 365 days ahead of us this year (provided Jesus tarries and we live), and Satan will utilize every second of every hour of every day to ensnare and destroy us. God has a way out of every temptation, but not everyone will trust Him and follow Him into victory. I hope we all make it; not somehow, but victoriously.
If Jesus tarries and God wills that we make it through 2011, I want all of us to finish the year without having failed in the faith.
SOME THOUGHTS ON MY VERSE...
(mechanical and spiritual)
MECHANICAL
I have never written a poem like this before.
Three stanzas, three phrases each, and each phrase ends in a rhyme.
It is a little strange, but it fit the box and it was fun doing it.
SPIRITUAL
I do not take lightly the implications of the poem. It indicates that we faced and overcame our struggles last year, though I know that many people suffered many losses, setbacks and defeats.
I am not insensitive to those who hurt or those who ended the year shrouded in darkness. In fact, that is the reason for the poem. It is a call to all of us to launch into this new year with the right view and commitment. Keeping our eyes upon Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
There are 365 days ahead of us this year (provided Jesus tarries and we live), and Satan will utilize every second of every hour of every day to ensnare and destroy us. God has a way out of every temptation, but not everyone will trust Him and follow Him into victory. I hope we all make it; not somehow, but victoriously.
If Jesus tarries and God wills that we make it through 2011, I want all of us to finish the year without having failed in the faith.
