Before the day is through
I long to spend with you
An hour or two of bliss,
With whispers or a kiss.
If still, or passion-filled,
Though they be chance, or willed,
My soul is sure to be
Each time enthralled by thee.
June 7, 1999
* submitted to Poetry.com contest on May 13, 2003
I signed a proof for publishing in a book, Eternal Portraits, on May 29,
2003.
AT FIRST
there was only empty waste.
The LORD made the Earth and Sky;
He did it all without great haste,
So carefully, for you and I.
Day One
began - it was still Dark.
His Spirit moved across the Sea.
And then, at last, he lit a Spark -
A Day and Night for you and me.
Day Two
was when He made the Sea -
One part above, One part below.
The Air between, for you and me.
A blanket warm of H2O.
Day Three
was when He made the Land
Appear from underneath the Seas,
Showing Rock and circling Sand;
He also made the Grass and Trees.
Day Four
was when He made the Lights:
The Sun to shine at Morning,
The Moon and Stars for Nights.
And Comets, to give a Warning.
Day Five
was when He filled the Seas
With living, moving creatures.
He made the birds to fly, with ease,
To view these added features.
Day Six
He had a special Plan:
He made the creatures of the Earth
That crawl or Walk, and then made Man,
Who was of priceless Worth.
Day Seven
was His Day of Rest.
He asked that Man should do the same.
He asked us all to do our best
To use this Day to bless His Name.
