After so much wind and dust: how pretty to see the greenery
Every tree sprouts anew: it's all so beautiful and fresh
Even though its weeds that grow: the colours of the earth do show
That no matter what happens to us poor mortal folk
The seasons go on and on, not waiting; ever always turning round
As this earth is bound: in routines so unchanging
Day and night continue on as if by magic: revolving
The world it turns and we must move: in time that waits for no one
It has no heart to feel our pain: it sees not our trials each day but
Continues on and on; everlasting!
But could she open up her heart and soul
The earth would show her angry might at our unfeeling taking out
Of all her precious minerals and beauteous jewels
To use and use without a thought: rise up would she to spew us out
Reclaiming all that was always hers and letting us humans know without a doubt
The earth is alive and will take back: just wait and see that queen is she
Of all her oceans and mountains too: she will finally claim her due and
Leave us spent and writhing!
Thursday 29 December 2011
One day
One day, some day
I want to be with you
I want to hear you say
You love me too
I want to be the one
To chase you in the sun
I want to have some fun
Before it's too late
Don't want to hesitate
Don't want to miss the gate
Don't want these chains of fate
To hold me back
From loving you again
From hearing you speak again
To be near you once again
Before it is too late!
I want to be with you
I want to hear you say
You love me too
I want to be the one
To chase you in the sun
I want to have some fun
Before it's too late
Don't want to hesitate
Don't want to miss the gate
Don't want these chains of fate
To hold me back
From loving you again
From hearing you speak again
To be near you once again
Before it is too late!
Courage
Never had much courage: never had the guts
To stick up for myself in any of my life but
Now all has changed: now the urgency is there
To stick up for myself and all that I hold dear
I must be strong in my convictions
I must be strong in all this strife
For my life and many others are held in this small heart
When I was young and stupid: I let others rule my life but
Now as darkness rules the earth: it is my turn to stand up and fight
It is my turn to state my intentions: my turn to take the stand
To tell it like it is and Take the flack and stuff that comes
With leading such a different life!
To stand up and be counted: to be no longer ashamed
To admit to all my failures: to say my little piece
'Tis my dear Lord and saviour who gives me all my strength
'Tis the blood of dear sweet Jesus that keeps us all safe
He gave His precious life for us: poor sinners that we are
But why? You may well ask? I'll tell the reason why!
He gave His life to save us all: to take our sins away
Because we are His children dear: because He came to save
Because He is the one who by His blood the way has paved!
No other lamb is needed: no other sacrifice
It is already done! The price is paid!
No more need be said or done but
We must accept His life as given for our sins and
Thus as we are paid for: as we are cleansed anew
We must make the choice to decide
Whether we are saved or lost in sin: as before the price was paid
As before the gift was given: as before the blood was shed
Jesus Christ our saviour dear demands an answer soon
Time waits for no one: it can barely longer bide
Because the angels holding on to the awful winds of strife and war
Will not do so for much longer as Jesus commands them to
Day by day; and minute by minute: He waits for the stragglers to come
To make the choice and accept His stamp: the entry to those gates
His precious blood so freely given: that flowed from His side so sorely riven
Those beautiful gates are open wide: awaiting the dear ones as they come inside
Will you accept the payment? Will you accept the call?
Are you ready for eternity? Are you ready to be called?
To be one of the blessed! To be on of the few!
To be one of Jesus' children: the jewels in His crown!
To stick up for myself in any of my life but
Now all has changed: now the urgency is there
To stick up for myself and all that I hold dear
I must be strong in my convictions
I must be strong in all this strife
For my life and many others are held in this small heart
When I was young and stupid: I let others rule my life but
Now as darkness rules the earth: it is my turn to stand up and fight
It is my turn to state my intentions: my turn to take the stand
To tell it like it is and Take the flack and stuff that comes
With leading such a different life!
To stand up and be counted: to be no longer ashamed
To admit to all my failures: to say my little piece
'Tis my dear Lord and saviour who gives me all my strength
'Tis the blood of dear sweet Jesus that keeps us all safe
He gave His precious life for us: poor sinners that we are
But why? You may well ask? I'll tell the reason why!
He gave His life to save us all: to take our sins away
Because we are His children dear: because He came to save
Because He is the one who by His blood the way has paved!
No other lamb is needed: no other sacrifice
It is already done! The price is paid!
No more need be said or done but
We must accept His life as given for our sins and
Thus as we are paid for: as we are cleansed anew
We must make the choice to decide
Whether we are saved or lost in sin: as before the price was paid
As before the gift was given: as before the blood was shed
Jesus Christ our saviour dear demands an answer soon
Time waits for no one: it can barely longer bide
Because the angels holding on to the awful winds of strife and war
Will not do so for much longer as Jesus commands them to
Day by day; and minute by minute: He waits for the stragglers to come
To make the choice and accept His stamp: the entry to those gates
His precious blood so freely given: that flowed from His side so sorely riven
Those beautiful gates are open wide: awaiting the dear ones as they come inside
Will you accept the payment? Will you accept the call?
Are you ready for eternity? Are you ready to be called?
To be one of the blessed! To be on of the few!
To be one of Jesus' children: the jewels in His crown!
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Making the right choices
I don't like alcohol and that's my right
I choose what I know is right
Because I like to feel in control
Of my mind, body and soul!
Why should I go along?
Just because someone else wants me to?
I listen to my body mind and soul
I know what happens when you lose control
The devil gets in and makes you spin
Out of control and into sin
You give up on your conscience
You give up on your morals
You even get into quarrels
You do the things you'd never do
In your right mind: if you think on this
That's why I don't like cigarettes
They cloud your mind with toxins
Like being bitten by an evil snake
It worms its way within your mind
It slowly sinks its fangs inside
And when you think you'll quit
You're in too deep to manage it
Drugs and mind expansion are the go
But people just can't see the other side
When you tumble down and down
In spiral wide; hardly heeding that evil side
Uppers and downers sound the knell
So many people meet their death
Because once the downward spiral is started
How do you get your motor running?
Like a jumbo jet in spiral tumbling
Can't you see your mind is numbing?
How can you make good choices?
When you're hearing godless voices!
A clean and unclogged mind
Is how it was designed
God showed us what was safe to eat
How to choose just what to drink
Good pure clean water and healthy foods
In moderation to sooth all moods
Veggies, fruits and nuts and grains
These He offered without blame
I choose what I know is right
Because I like to feel in control
Of my mind, body and soul!
Why should I go along?
Just because someone else wants me to?
I listen to my body mind and soul
I know what happens when you lose control
The devil gets in and makes you spin
Out of control and into sin
You give up on your conscience
You give up on your morals
You even get into quarrels
You do the things you'd never do
In your right mind: if you think on this
That's why I don't like cigarettes
They cloud your mind with toxins
Like being bitten by an evil snake
It worms its way within your mind
It slowly sinks its fangs inside
And when you think you'll quit
You're in too deep to manage it
Drugs and mind expansion are the go
But people just can't see the other side
When you tumble down and down
In spiral wide; hardly heeding that evil side
Uppers and downers sound the knell
So many people meet their death
Because once the downward spiral is started
How do you get your motor running?
Like a jumbo jet in spiral tumbling
Can't you see your mind is numbing?
How can you make good choices?
When you're hearing godless voices!
A clean and unclogged mind
Is how it was designed
God showed us what was safe to eat
How to choose just what to drink
Good pure clean water and healthy foods
In moderation to sooth all moods
Veggies, fruits and nuts and grains
These He offered without blame
Monday 26 December 2011
Look through My eyes
I look back on childhood prints and
See myself again and notice that I see
As if through a different set of eyes
Where is that ugly awkward face?
That used to look back at me
As I look now as the adult me
There's something different that I see
I see a shy yet happy child
I see a smile where tears used to flow
I see my face and compliment my eyes
I see my hair and shape of face
Though not a beauty, yet still there is grace
The shy wall flower has bloomed and grown
The simple pleasure that is there: not hidden by a frown
I now see the potential me within that face
The wiser me that could come to be
Not the awkward teen so lacking grace
How odd to look at that plain me and
Finally to see some worth and life and
Realize I'm worth the space!
That then I could not see at all
As if my life lay shadowed under a pall
How very like that little me to not understand
Or see how beautiful and special I was
Right then and there and now again
Simply because My Lord had already given
His dear sweet life for me when He took
those steps and cried those tears and shed His blood for me!
See myself again and notice that I see
As if through a different set of eyes
Where is that ugly awkward face?
That used to look back at me
As I look now as the adult me
There's something different that I see
I see a shy yet happy child
I see a smile where tears used to flow
I see my face and compliment my eyes
I see my hair and shape of face
Though not a beauty, yet still there is grace
The shy wall flower has bloomed and grown
The simple pleasure that is there: not hidden by a frown
I now see the potential me within that face
The wiser me that could come to be
Not the awkward teen so lacking grace
How odd to look at that plain me and
Finally to see some worth and life and
Realize I'm worth the space!
That then I could not see at all
As if my life lay shadowed under a pall
How very like that little me to not understand
Or see how beautiful and special I was
Right then and there and now again
Simply because My Lord had already given
His dear sweet life for me when He took
those steps and cried those tears and shed His blood for me!
Krakatoa in the Mist
Like that rumbling giant of old: so is pain that cannot be told
Like the boiling lava flows: how suddenly the pain unfolds
To captivate the body: without mercy in its throes
So the pain that numbs the senses: comes with no recompenses
It overtakes all other thoughts and ...
As it jolts and rises and it climbs like a mountain side within the mists
And draws you into the heaving abyss as it twists and twirls the body out
Lets you tumble to the ground: in unholy jumbled mess
Of limbs and flesh all crumpled under: as the volcanic ashes fly into the sky
Like atomic mushrooms on the fly: how easy to be thus
When nothing seems to quell the beast as it hurtles to and fro
Like jelly in a shattered bowl: upon a cascading waterfall
That rumbles into life from far away and takes all with it on its way
To meet the rushing white water as it gushes through the cliffs
Giving no quarter to its foes: so it is with Krakatoa in the mist
That giant of old as it erupted and then exploded into tiny little bits
So the pain shatters the body and soul: takes you under its harshest rule
Leaves no survivors in its wake: oblivion is the only easy choice to take
So as Krakatoa fades into the mist: there is some relief to be gained from this
Though fleeting at its best: any safety foundered in a storm
Is welcomed as it passes from gale to gentle breeze and slowly
As it builds up to the eruption anon: my body shudders like Krakatoa in the mist!
Like the boiling lava flows: how suddenly the pain unfolds
To captivate the body: without mercy in its throes
So the pain that numbs the senses: comes with no recompenses
It overtakes all other thoughts and ...
As it jolts and rises and it climbs like a mountain side within the mists
And draws you into the heaving abyss as it twists and twirls the body out
Lets you tumble to the ground: in unholy jumbled mess
Of limbs and flesh all crumpled under: as the volcanic ashes fly into the sky
Like atomic mushrooms on the fly: how easy to be thus
When nothing seems to quell the beast as it hurtles to and fro
Like jelly in a shattered bowl: upon a cascading waterfall
That rumbles into life from far away and takes all with it on its way
To meet the rushing white water as it gushes through the cliffs
Giving no quarter to its foes: so it is with Krakatoa in the mist
That giant of old as it erupted and then exploded into tiny little bits
So the pain shatters the body and soul: takes you under its harshest rule
Leaves no survivors in its wake: oblivion is the only easy choice to take
So as Krakatoa fades into the mist: there is some relief to be gained from this
Though fleeting at its best: any safety foundered in a storm
Is welcomed as it passes from gale to gentle breeze and slowly
As it builds up to the eruption anon: my body shudders like Krakatoa in the mist!
I wouldn't change a thing
Life's been tough, life's been hard: first a fire and now a flood
Dear Lord I'm struggling to cope but after all
When I look around: I wouldn't change a thing!
You give me strength to see a lot I really understand your plot
Thank you for loving me and giving me everything I've got!
Though I'm weak and ill; you love me still! I thank you all the time!
I understand what's happening and how I fit in with this lot
I appreciate what you gave for me when Your dear blood was shed
I feel the pain, I ask for it: I want to share Your load
Never would I change this...
When I read your words: they tear at my heart
I feel the pain, it grieves my soul: that my sins were heavy in your heart
Lord forgive me, please I ask: show me how to make amends
Lead me Lord to Your dear side: there I would forever abide
Implicit trust I have in Thee!: 'tis Your blood has washed me clean!
No matter what the world would dish: ever always 'tis my wish
To have You in my life!
Gladly will I take what comes! To any illness will I succumb!
Just to have You by my side; as Paul to the Corinthians
Declared and praised the Lord
"I rejoice in my infirmities!" For the Lord has much to do in my life!"
I long to learn and understand how everyone You died for
Can claim a place with You in your wondrous Heavenly land!
Dear Lord I'm struggling to cope but after all
When I look around: I wouldn't change a thing!
You give me strength to see a lot I really understand your plot
Thank you for loving me and giving me everything I've got!
Though I'm weak and ill; you love me still! I thank you all the time!
I understand what's happening and how I fit in with this lot
I appreciate what you gave for me when Your dear blood was shed
I feel the pain, I ask for it: I want to share Your load
Never would I change this...
When I read your words: they tear at my heart
I feel the pain, it grieves my soul: that my sins were heavy in your heart
Lord forgive me, please I ask: show me how to make amends
Lead me Lord to Your dear side: there I would forever abide
Implicit trust I have in Thee!: 'tis Your blood has washed me clean!
No matter what the world would dish: ever always 'tis my wish
To have You in my life!
Gladly will I take what comes! To any illness will I succumb!
Just to have You by my side; as Paul to the Corinthians
Declared and praised the Lord
"I rejoice in my infirmities!" For the Lord has much to do in my life!"
I long to learn and understand how everyone You died for
Can claim a place with You in your wondrous Heavenly land!
Despair
I can't take it any more
The carpets gone
No lino on the floor
It's getting harder every day
Winter is upon us
The sun's rays are duller
The warmth is fading
I'm cold and feeling defeated
Not by life for my dear Lord rules
But by the Insurance companies
And their endless spiel
I've come to the end of my patience
It has ever been my stumbling block
This illness has me weeping
I'm sick of weakness
And no sleeping
Lord I've offered up my pain to you
I've said my piece
I know you hear me Lord
I thank you for your patience
I thank you for your love
And now dear Lord I ask of you
Please help me cope with this...
The carpets gone
No lino on the floor
It's getting harder every day
Winter is upon us
The sun's rays are duller
The warmth is fading
I'm cold and feeling defeated
Not by life for my dear Lord rules
But by the Insurance companies
And their endless spiel
I've come to the end of my patience
It has ever been my stumbling block
This illness has me weeping
I'm sick of weakness
And no sleeping
Lord I've offered up my pain to you
I've said my piece
I know you hear me Lord
I thank you for your patience
I thank you for your love
And now dear Lord I ask of you
Please help me cope with this...
Sunday 25 December 2011
Healing Hands
Have you ever hurt so much that you couldn't bear another human's touch?
Have you ever hurt so much: the pain surrounded everything
Your mind unable to function: your body barely so.
How much pain is that amount: that fills your days and nights
Your dreams become a pain-filled nightmare; every night!
Your days continue so: your family; sick of your whining
Start to ignore your plight!
How there comes a time when you wish upon them
Just a tiny bit of what your fight's about!
How appropriate you feel and think that they should
Really understand and experience what you have on hand!
I'm sorry to admit this but such has been my plight
When enduring that unrelenting pain
No tunnel there, no light at its end
So, just as I wished it upon
My unfeeling ones; there came a time
When my daughter was in pain: how easy then just to say
"Well, now you might just understand what I've been going through!"
With tears in her eyes: she finally did admit
"I'm sorry mum, I didn't know: please forgive me now
For being so unhelpful then: I knew not of your plight!"
After months of pain and no recourse
I prayed to the Lord for help and from very far away
Help finally was near at hand:as until then: I couldn't bear that human touch!
Nor needles acupuncture yet:the healing hands embarked upon
A more gentle way to ease the pain: the lightest touch at pressure points
To relieve the nerves so tight and finally I saw an end at last to my pain-filled plight!
After several weeks of this massage: my pain reduced at last!
So thank you Lord for sending those healing hands my way
I thank you Lord for helping me every single day!
And though my pain had diminished I thank you dear Lord still
For sending your dear angels: to ease my pain again
As when at night I surrender all my earthly will
To you my dear loving healing angels who help me nightly still!
Have you ever hurt so much: the pain surrounded everything
Your mind unable to function: your body barely so.
How much pain is that amount: that fills your days and nights
Your dreams become a pain-filled nightmare; every night!
Your days continue so: your family; sick of your whining
Start to ignore your plight!
How there comes a time when you wish upon them
Just a tiny bit of what your fight's about!
How appropriate you feel and think that they should
Really understand and experience what you have on hand!
I'm sorry to admit this but such has been my plight
When enduring that unrelenting pain
No tunnel there, no light at its end
So, just as I wished it upon
My unfeeling ones; there came a time
When my daughter was in pain: how easy then just to say
"Well, now you might just understand what I've been going through!"
With tears in her eyes: she finally did admit
"I'm sorry mum, I didn't know: please forgive me now
For being so unhelpful then: I knew not of your plight!"
After months of pain and no recourse
I prayed to the Lord for help and from very far away
Help finally was near at hand:as until then: I couldn't bear that human touch!
Nor needles acupuncture yet:the healing hands embarked upon
A more gentle way to ease the pain: the lightest touch at pressure points
To relieve the nerves so tight and finally I saw an end at last to my pain-filled plight!
After several weeks of this massage: my pain reduced at last!
So thank you Lord for sending those healing hands my way
I thank you Lord for helping me every single day!
And though my pain had diminished I thank you dear Lord still
For sending your dear angels: to ease my pain again
As when at night I surrender all my earthly will
To you my dear loving healing angels who help me nightly still!
Front row seats (Rudi Micelli) Sunday March 2011
Sitting in the front row, watching you sing
Your eyes closed, your heart open
The absolute joy and love for Jesus evident in your whole body
As you sang those words just for Him
What joy to witness such beautiful music!
The heart and soul so exposed and so vulnerable
Yet so strong in the truth of those words
Straight from your heart to our dear Lord
How those in Heaven must feel the depth of His love
So ably returned and relayed up to the highest peaks
We in the audience, a subdued throng of avid listeners
Living the words with you, wishing we could so express
Our joy and love in like voice
What bliss to watch the emotion on your face!
As your prayer rose heavenward!
Thank you for sharing your great talent and
Love for the Lord that evening in Tanunda.
All of us surely wanting to hear more and more
Not wanting the day to end!
Driving home to our humble home: I felt as if I were still in a trance
Remembering your message and feeling joyful in that wondrous state.
Oh to have the tiniest bit of talent to be able
To pass on such joy to the multitudes
In my writing for the Lord!
What joy to imagine the ability?
To be able to describe so perfectly
The love that our dear Lord has given to us
The sheer magnitude of the blessing given to one person
To be able to move so many with just one voice!
It surpasses all understanding!
It would be such a wonderful talent to use for the Lord!
Would that I should be so empowered
In doing this work for my dear sweet Lord
I would feel so blessed and happy
To pass on dear Jesus' love to all mankind!
In such a glorious way!
Your eyes closed, your heart open
The absolute joy and love for Jesus evident in your whole body
As you sang those words just for Him
What joy to witness such beautiful music!
The heart and soul so exposed and so vulnerable
Yet so strong in the truth of those words
Straight from your heart to our dear Lord
How those in Heaven must feel the depth of His love
So ably returned and relayed up to the highest peaks
We in the audience, a subdued throng of avid listeners
Living the words with you, wishing we could so express
Our joy and love in like voice
What bliss to watch the emotion on your face!
As your prayer rose heavenward!
Thank you for sharing your great talent and
Love for the Lord that evening in Tanunda.
All of us surely wanting to hear more and more
Not wanting the day to end!
Driving home to our humble home: I felt as if I were still in a trance
Remembering your message and feeling joyful in that wondrous state.
Oh to have the tiniest bit of talent to be able
To pass on such joy to the multitudes
In my writing for the Lord!
What joy to imagine the ability?
To be able to describe so perfectly
The love that our dear Lord has given to us
The sheer magnitude of the blessing given to one person
To be able to move so many with just one voice!
It surpasses all understanding!
It would be such a wonderful talent to use for the Lord!
Would that I should be so empowered
In doing this work for my dear sweet Lord
I would feel so blessed and happy
To pass on dear Jesus' love to all mankind!
In such a glorious way!
From the heart
Ever since I was little, I've been shy and scared
But when it was needed I could be prepared
My cousins were made to feel scared of the dark
So I offered my hand to guide them in the night
My uncle depended on keeping them scared
So to answer him back they never dared
He was always trying to scare my brother and me
By telling us all about that old smacking machine
He had down the hall or somewhere in that hell
Fear was his method of keeping them in line!
I remember we were there on that vineyard
In an old shed behind the cars.
I still recall heating our beanies up on the old wood stove
But I left mine too long and smoke began to curl.
Peas in the pod as well we heated
And when they were cooked they were the sweetest.
My mum resented being there to be like servants
So she convinced dad to set out on their own
And an old almond tree on our new property
Became my refuge from all of my fears
It was there that I was happiest over the years
My almond tree became for me my sanctuary
My place of memories and of tears
Up in that almond tree I spent so many days
Shaded by the branches and green leaves
It was there that I was whoever I chose
It didn't really matter whether it was hot or cold
That was my place; my abode!
For my almond tree was everything to me
I climbed like a monkey up and down
I even pretended that when I was grown
I'd build a house up there and live like a ...
Whatever I would grow up to be.
It didn't matter then because my fantasy life was the best
I never imagined that I'd need to move
From that wonderful tree that I'd grown to love!
Like a sea otter I would take up a couple of stones
And break those almonds into two
They tasted so delicious and were so good
To me and my family it was understood
That was my haven, my castle, my heaven on earth.
But when it was needed I could be prepared
My cousins were made to feel scared of the dark
So I offered my hand to guide them in the night
My uncle depended on keeping them scared
So to answer him back they never dared
He was always trying to scare my brother and me
By telling us all about that old smacking machine
He had down the hall or somewhere in that hell
Fear was his method of keeping them in line!
I remember we were there on that vineyard
In an old shed behind the cars.
I still recall heating our beanies up on the old wood stove
But I left mine too long and smoke began to curl.
Peas in the pod as well we heated
And when they were cooked they were the sweetest.
My mum resented being there to be like servants
So she convinced dad to set out on their own
And an old almond tree on our new property
Became my refuge from all of my fears
It was there that I was happiest over the years
My almond tree became for me my sanctuary
My place of memories and of tears
Up in that almond tree I spent so many days
Shaded by the branches and green leaves
It was there that I was whoever I chose
It didn't really matter whether it was hot or cold
That was my place; my abode!
For my almond tree was everything to me
I climbed like a monkey up and down
I even pretended that when I was grown
I'd build a house up there and live like a ...
Whatever I would grow up to be.
It didn't matter then because my fantasy life was the best
I never imagined that I'd need to move
From that wonderful tree that I'd grown to love!
Like a sea otter I would take up a couple of stones
And break those almonds into two
They tasted so delicious and were so good
To me and my family it was understood
That was my haven, my castle, my heaven on earth.
Celebrate Australia Day The Aussie Way!
Clean up the Barbie, put on a smile
Get ready to put away the pain for a while
Let's celebrate in Australian style!
The sun is shining, the sky is blue
Why not rest a while and cool some Aussie juice
You can be a Vego and still celebrate in style
Chuck some potato chips on the Barbie, onion too
What about some veggie snags
And some corn-on-the-cob to boot
I had my fair share of meat and veg
When I was young and free
Now I still feel young and free
But though I've changed my diet
I'm not ashamed to say
"I'm still Aussie Through and through!"
Get ready to put away the pain for a while
Let's celebrate in Australian style!
The sun is shining, the sky is blue
Why not rest a while and cool some Aussie juice
You can be a Vego and still celebrate in style
Chuck some potato chips on the Barbie, onion too
What about some veggie snags
And some corn-on-the-cob to boot
I had my fair share of meat and veg
When I was young and free
Now I still feel young and free
But though I've changed my diet
I'm not ashamed to say
"I'm still Aussie Through and through!"
Better left unsaid
How true that old saying
"Familiarity breeds contempt"
You know that no-one
Not any family is exempt
Everybody at some time or after some event
Will most certainly declare
That living close together: brings on stormy weather
Because it brings out in all of us: that awful and nasty side
That horrid and snide need to pick a fight
Simply because: you know that person so well
That sometimes it is so hard to hide
Those feelings that bubble up and
Eventually explode in words that hurt and scald and open wide
Those oldest hurts that inside us bide
Until it has to have somewhere to go and
The only way for it is out of our angry mouths and
Into the wounds of our loved ones: if only we could look ahead
Keep our tongues leashed instead
How much easier it would be to love one another
Without those bitter memories: of words and moods
Much better left unsaid!
"Familiarity breeds contempt"
You know that no-one
Not any family is exempt
Everybody at some time or after some event
Will most certainly declare
That living close together: brings on stormy weather
Because it brings out in all of us: that awful and nasty side
That horrid and snide need to pick a fight
Simply because: you know that person so well
That sometimes it is so hard to hide
Those feelings that bubble up and
Eventually explode in words that hurt and scald and open wide
Those oldest hurts that inside us bide
Until it has to have somewhere to go and
The only way for it is out of our angry mouths and
Into the wounds of our loved ones: if only we could look ahead
Keep our tongues leashed instead
How much easier it would be to love one another
Without those bitter memories: of words and moods
Much better left unsaid!
Are you ready?
As I listened to the news the other night
I thought of all those poor people in New Zealand
In Christchurch there was an earthquake
So many lives ended in that moment
When the earth shook and buildings fell
It made me think: "When will my time come?"
No-one can really tell!
Did those who lost their lives go prepared?
To meet their maker on that day?
Were they prepared to say goodbye
To their loved ones as the earth shook and took their time away
How many of us have told someone
"I love you!" just in case
How many of us will be sad because
We never had the chance to say those words
Those three little words that so few are able
To pass on to those they love: to those that sit across the table
Will we feel bad because the time is gone before we had the chance to utter
Will you be the one with those regrets simply because
You didn't say those three little words
Was time taken away from you?
Please, I beg you don't delay
Say those three little words: to someone you love today!
I thought of all those poor people in New Zealand
In Christchurch there was an earthquake
So many lives ended in that moment
When the earth shook and buildings fell
It made me think: "When will my time come?"
No-one can really tell!
Did those who lost their lives go prepared?
To meet their maker on that day?
Were they prepared to say goodbye
To their loved ones as the earth shook and took their time away
How many of us have told someone
"I love you!" just in case
How many of us will be sad because
We never had the chance to say those words
Those three little words that so few are able
To pass on to those they love: to those that sit across the table
Will we feel bad because the time is gone before we had the chance to utter
Will you be the one with those regrets simply because
You didn't say those three little words
Was time taken away from you?
Please, I beg you don't delay
Say those three little words: to someone you love today!
What a year it has been
What a year it has been
It seems so long ago
Yet it's only just ending
And a new one is ready to go!
I've seen a new life birthing
I've seen another leaving
I've seen the Earth in turmoil
So many no longer breathing
Upheaval in the whole world
As it just continues turning
Massive floods have swept
Through families and friends
So many people crying
Because a beloved life has gone
Tears of joy for those alive
People helping others
Like ants combing through the debris
Of another cataclysmic shock
Fires have taken many in their homes
Car accidents and planes crashes
Cyclones and tornadoes
Mud slides and tsunamis
Fiery nuclear meltdowns
The body count never ends
Yet among all this destruction
Some good has come along
Our dearest Lord has kept us safe
And held us in His loving hands
And though the tears have flowed
Under that rainbow in the sky
A little joy has come as well
As His promise has showed all along
We are only tested as much as we can bear
The angels of our dear Lord draw ever nearer
They only wait for our voices
To be lifted up in prayer
They are ready to aid us
Ready to come and offer solace
If only we would listen and quietly hear
It seems so long ago
Yet it's only just ending
And a new one is ready to go!
I've seen a new life birthing
I've seen another leaving
I've seen the Earth in turmoil
So many no longer breathing
Upheaval in the whole world
As it just continues turning
Massive floods have swept
Through families and friends
So many people crying
Because a beloved life has gone
Tears of joy for those alive
People helping others
Like ants combing through the debris
Of another cataclysmic shock
Fires have taken many in their homes
Car accidents and planes crashes
Cyclones and tornadoes
Mud slides and tsunamis
Fiery nuclear meltdowns
The body count never ends
Yet among all this destruction
Some good has come along
Our dearest Lord has kept us safe
And held us in His loving hands
And though the tears have flowed
Under that rainbow in the sky
A little joy has come as well
As His promise has showed all along
We are only tested as much as we can bear
The angels of our dear Lord draw ever nearer
They only wait for our voices
To be lifted up in prayer
They are ready to aid us
Ready to come and offer solace
If only we would listen and quietly hear
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Across the seas
Across the seas so far away: from all family and friends
How could I ever understand my former country's strife?
How do you explain that life became a chore?
Because another country dictated laws!
The price of goods, the state of things: everything overthrown!
Wouldn't you escape such a fate and toss your life upon the winds
See where providence brought you?
If only you had the chance to choose?
Well this is what my parents did: this is how it went!
When life became unbearable: they chose to leave their land
Everything they knew before was left behind as planned
They walked across the border and offered up their lives
Took refuge in a foreign place and sailed across the seas
To find their life renewed upon a distant shore
Thank you Lord for keeping safe: my little family's lives
Though I realized not a thing: so tiny, not even born was I
Kept safe inside her womb: my mother carried me across
And on this distant shore: her travail came upon her when
In that refugee camp: she brought me safe into this world
At Albury in New South Wales: so I was an Aussie born
A new life for me was written and so I call this country home
No longer lost or alone am I for I have this marvellous country
And here I live my life!
How could I ever understand my former country's strife?
How do you explain that life became a chore?
Because another country dictated laws!
The price of goods, the state of things: everything overthrown!
Wouldn't you escape such a fate and toss your life upon the winds
See where providence brought you?
If only you had the chance to choose?
Well this is what my parents did: this is how it went!
When life became unbearable: they chose to leave their land
Everything they knew before was left behind as planned
They walked across the border and offered up their lives
Took refuge in a foreign place and sailed across the seas
To find their life renewed upon a distant shore
Thank you Lord for keeping safe: my little family's lives
Though I realized not a thing: so tiny, not even born was I
Kept safe inside her womb: my mother carried me across
And on this distant shore: her travail came upon her when
In that refugee camp: she brought me safe into this world
At Albury in New South Wales: so I was an Aussie born
A new life for me was written and so I call this country home
No longer lost or alone am I for I have this marvellous country
And here I live my life!
Saturday 17 December 2011
Now I must let you go
I taught you right from wrong
I taught you to be strong
I did my best to have you blessed
I made those choices all along
I loved you from the beginning
I even taught you swimming
I let you have lots of fun
As long as you listened in the long run!
Honesty is the best policy
Truth is the daughter of time
I knew you had to learn
To really toe the line!
I cuddled you as much as I could
When you were a little child
Because I knew all along
That I would have to let you go
That once you grew into that adult
That you were meant to be
I knew I'd have to let you loose
To sit back and let you be
I knew I wasn't perfect
I know at times I lost the plot
I realize my worries
Were hard for you to bear
I know I did embarrass you
In front of your dear friends
But by now I hope you have forgiven me?
For all those silly things I did
As I watched you climb life's tree
Being a Tomboy myself
Why should I expect you
To grow up so different from me?
I had my times in Teenage hood
When I was quite the cow
I look back at my young life
And see my problems now
I see my silly traits in you
Yet I'm proud to be your mum
I know the distance you have come
To be what you are now
Yes I know it was so hard
To fit in amongst the crowd
But when you look back later on
You'll know you did me proud
You realize I did the best I could
And you will maybe agree
That sometimes I'd love to take you back
To those happy times with me
When things were going good!
When times were tough we walked the miles
In uneasy sisterhood
But you know that through all those times
I love you the best I could!
Now I see in you the adult I wanted to be
You missed so many of those stupid things
That I wished I'd missed as well.
But in the end my stupidity in those days
Was fodder for my desperate need!
To save you from that silly girl that was me!
And lead you down a better path
Than what was paved for me.
I pray that in my naive and silly ignorance
I learned those lessons well
So I could pass on my better grasp
Of how the world was run
Without imperilling your great sense of fun.
I'm glad I made all those stupid mistakes
If I could save you from making some
Because I'd rather you enjoy your youth
And not look back upon those silly things
I know that we've all done.
My prayers for your happiness
Are ongoing every day
I know that as you continue to grow
I will have less and less say
In how you live and what you do
So this is what I give to you!
I bless you and I give you all the joy there is
In living life to the full
I pray that all those lessons will
Remain in your heart and in your mind
And hold you in good stead
As you go about your busy life
Know that I am with you still
I will always be here for you
As any loving mother should
Just call me up and talk to me
When ever you feel you could
And I will ease your load for you
As dear Jesus does for me
And remember that I am your mother
And your sister too in Jesus' family
For if giving you up to the dear Lord
Will save you from any pain
I gladly surrender up my motherhood
To see you all His guidance gain!
So I gave you life and loved you well
When you were my little child
Now I do give you up
I remove my apron strings
And send you out upon the stormy seas of life!
But knowing how great God is
Removes my worries now
Because He is all powerful
He has the grace and love
To keep you safe from harm
So into His dear loving hands do I
Surrender your life to Him
And together will we pray for you
As loving family should!
I taught you to be strong
I did my best to have you blessed
I made those choices all along
I loved you from the beginning
I even taught you swimming
I let you have lots of fun
As long as you listened in the long run!
Honesty is the best policy
Truth is the daughter of time
I knew you had to learn
To really toe the line!
I cuddled you as much as I could
When you were a little child
Because I knew all along
That I would have to let you go
That once you grew into that adult
That you were meant to be
I knew I'd have to let you loose
To sit back and let you be
I knew I wasn't perfect
I know at times I lost the plot
I realize my worries
Were hard for you to bear
I know I did embarrass you
In front of your dear friends
But by now I hope you have forgiven me?
For all those silly things I did
As I watched you climb life's tree
Being a Tomboy myself
Why should I expect you
To grow up so different from me?
I had my times in Teenage hood
When I was quite the cow
I look back at my young life
And see my problems now
I see my silly traits in you
Yet I'm proud to be your mum
I know the distance you have come
To be what you are now
Yes I know it was so hard
To fit in amongst the crowd
But when you look back later on
You'll know you did me proud
You realize I did the best I could
And you will maybe agree
That sometimes I'd love to take you back
To those happy times with me
When things were going good!
When times were tough we walked the miles
In uneasy sisterhood
But you know that through all those times
I love you the best I could!
Now I see in you the adult I wanted to be
You missed so many of those stupid things
That I wished I'd missed as well.
But in the end my stupidity in those days
Was fodder for my desperate need!
To save you from that silly girl that was me!
And lead you down a better path
Than what was paved for me.
I pray that in my naive and silly ignorance
I learned those lessons well
So I could pass on my better grasp
Of how the world was run
Without imperilling your great sense of fun.
I'm glad I made all those stupid mistakes
If I could save you from making some
Because I'd rather you enjoy your youth
And not look back upon those silly things
I know that we've all done.
My prayers for your happiness
Are ongoing every day
I know that as you continue to grow
I will have less and less say
In how you live and what you do
So this is what I give to you!
I bless you and I give you all the joy there is
In living life to the full
I pray that all those lessons will
Remain in your heart and in your mind
And hold you in good stead
As you go about your busy life
Know that I am with you still
I will always be here for you
As any loving mother should
Just call me up and talk to me
When ever you feel you could
And I will ease your load for you
As dear Jesus does for me
And remember that I am your mother
And your sister too in Jesus' family
For if giving you up to the dear Lord
Will save you from any pain
I gladly surrender up my motherhood
To see you all His guidance gain!
So I gave you life and loved you well
When you were my little child
Now I do give you up
I remove my apron strings
And send you out upon the stormy seas of life!
But knowing how great God is
Removes my worries now
Because He is all powerful
He has the grace and love
To keep you safe from harm
So into His dear loving hands do I
Surrender your life to Him
And together will we pray for you
As loving family should!
My son
My son, I see your struggles
I understand what's in your heart
I feel the pain within you
As you try to be so strong
But all the hurtful words and looks
Are cutting you to the quick
You are not an idiot
You are not a dope
It's just so hard to climb up out of that pit.
I've been there before you
I know how hard it is
I know what it feels like to be misunderstood
Nobody wants to listen
Nobody wants to hear
Your mind is screaming out
But nobody seems to hear
Nobody can feel your terror
Nobody can hear your cries
Because though they're real
They are left unsaid
But all these things are running
Around and around in your head!
I see you struggling to hold your own
As the others poke and prod
And try to goad.
They think they know
What's on your mind!
I'm sorry I'm not stronger
I'm sorry I'm so weak!
My body is letting us all down
And I just need more sleep!
I can't be everything that you need
I can't fight with you or carry you
To the car if I need
I'm sorry I'm not strong enough
To push you to your limits
I'm sorry That your dad is not more committed
He's doing the best he can
Though I know it's not enough
You know of all the stuff he's carrying.
I can't be a bully! It's not the way I am!
I know that you lie to me
To get out of what you can
I know that I'm not strong enough
To act like a man
It's your turn to grow up now
It's your turn to be the man!
If you don't want to be like your dad
Then it's in your hands!
He worked so hard when he was just a lad!
At 14 he was working
As hard as a grown man
He did his best when he was young
He did his best to work hard and carry on
So, please don't judge him for not being stronger now!
I understand what's in your heart
I feel the pain within you
As you try to be so strong
But all the hurtful words and looks
Are cutting you to the quick
You are not an idiot
You are not a dope
It's just so hard to climb up out of that pit.
I've been there before you
I know how hard it is
I know what it feels like to be misunderstood
Nobody wants to listen
Nobody wants to hear
Your mind is screaming out
But nobody seems to hear
Nobody can feel your terror
Nobody can hear your cries
Because though they're real
They are left unsaid
But all these things are running
Around and around in your head!
I see you struggling to hold your own
As the others poke and prod
And try to goad.
They think they know
What's on your mind!
I'm sorry I'm not stronger
I'm sorry I'm so weak!
My body is letting us all down
And I just need more sleep!
I can't be everything that you need
I can't fight with you or carry you
To the car if I need
I'm sorry I'm not strong enough
To push you to your limits
I'm sorry That your dad is not more committed
He's doing the best he can
Though I know it's not enough
You know of all the stuff he's carrying.
I can't be a bully! It's not the way I am!
I know that you lie to me
To get out of what you can
I know that I'm not strong enough
To act like a man
It's your turn to grow up now
It's your turn to be the man!
If you don't want to be like your dad
Then it's in your hands!
He worked so hard when he was just a lad!
At 14 he was working
As hard as a grown man
He did his best when he was young
He did his best to work hard and carry on
So, please don't judge him for not being stronger now!
Friday 16 December 2011
I know you think I'm mad
I know you think I'm mad, mum and dad!
I understand your thinking but
What was forced on you when you were young
Is what I missed out on: is my inkling!
You had it shoved down your throat without wanting
And I was kept out because you didn't want me
To have the same as you found lacking
So in your own best way you tried to save me
From having to put up with that bitter undertaking but
Here is the problem you will see: what you hated in your youth
I was needing when I was excluded from religious education
I was needing when I was excluded from religious education
I didn't realize that was what I was seeking!
For many years along my path I was hiding
From something I could never understand
Let alone explain it! I couldn't tell you what I needed
I didn't even know what it was my self!
So after many years of following the wrong crowd and
Doing stuff that wouldn't make you proud
I was washed along the loneliest of beaches
In my own stupid way, I went totally astray and
Found myself in many situations
Very much unlike cream and peaches.
I'm sorry that I let you down: that was never my plan and
Somehow I just drifted back and forth
In dirty piles of flotsam and jetsam
Yet even though I was lost along the way
He finally found me one day
When even I could not face my life that way
A stranger came to our door and
Without even knowing it at all
That man brought with him no stranger
Because he brought me to salvation and
Finally I did meet; and sobbed at Jesus' feet and
Begged Him to save me from those sins
That had dragged me down and then
Almost drowned me under their cold weight.
I asked and He replied, and turned that awful tide
When under water I was born again!
Beauty can't buy you love
Your face is in the mail: you left it here
You forgot all about it as you packed your gear
I know you don't want to hear this
But I don't really think you need it!
But you can't leave home without it!
I'm telling you! You're beautiful!
But you just won't believe me anyway
You just think I'm saying it because I'm your mum
But really it's a fact: you don't really need your make up love!
You look in the mirror: you don't like what you see
In that way you're just like me: when I was so much younger
I didn't like me either so I just looked away
Couldn't face a mirror without a frown: hated my nose, my jutting ears
Couldn't see a redeeming thing in there
So you're just like your mother: you're just like any other teen plus some
It's all the same nowadays: everyone has to be perfect
Nobody feels they're worth it because they don't look like models
Those skinny little clothes racks: way too thin and waif-like
Way too much make-up on their faces there
Without any social graces: everyone needs to see that
They are just the same as you and me on the inside
Make-up can't buy you love!: it's what's on the inside
Anyone who knows you will see the truth
It's your kind heart that makes you who you are!
You forgot all about it as you packed your gear
I know you don't want to hear this
But I don't really think you need it!
But you can't leave home without it!
I'm telling you! You're beautiful!
But you just won't believe me anyway
You just think I'm saying it because I'm your mum
But really it's a fact: you don't really need your make up love!
You look in the mirror: you don't like what you see
In that way you're just like me: when I was so much younger
I didn't like me either so I just looked away
Couldn't face a mirror without a frown: hated my nose, my jutting ears
Couldn't see a redeeming thing in there
So you're just like your mother: you're just like any other teen plus some
It's all the same nowadays: everyone has to be perfect
Nobody feels they're worth it because they don't look like models
Those skinny little clothes racks: way too thin and waif-like
Way too much make-up on their faces there
Without any social graces: everyone needs to see that
They are just the same as you and me on the inside
Make-up can't buy you love!: it's what's on the inside
Anyone who knows you will see the truth
It's your kind heart that makes you who you are!
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Wishing on a Tuesday
Driving to the fair city of Adelaide
On Tuesday 7th of June 2011
Talking to you Lord, in my head
I'm sorry for asking for help all the time
But really Lord, it's difficult to cope with this load!
The flood damage is still to be fixed and
The mice are giving me the shits!
I dream of moving from this old home at last
Into a big, clean home with ocean views
I know I don't deserve it Lord: but what can I do?
Can't I dream a bit of lovely things?
As I contend with all this other hurtful stuff
I ask for a new home; to win it in a lottery and
Driving up the main street of Murray Bridge
You answer me instantly with two number plates!
The first is 666 at the traffic lights
Then within two minutes, 6666 is within my sights!
I stop and look it up in my little book and
You tell me to think of spiritual as well as material things!
I do Lord! I really do understand!
Why should I deserve such a grand plan?
I know I'm not worthy, I know I'm just being weak!
I pray for forgiveness for thinking of these material things that I seek
You tell me to come to you with all my needs
I'm sorry for asking you to fulfil my greed
I'd rather live in your heavenly mansions above the earth!
I felt my angel's arm around me as I went on line and
Bought that ticket there that night: it felt so magical and so right!
But I leave it your hands dear Lord and wait and see and thank you Lord
What you want for me to have you will give to me, this I see
So please forgive my weakness and bear with me
It's just that I worry for my family!
I'd like to bring them together under one roof and take care of them all
Show them your proof: I understand that what will be will be
It's just that I'm human Lord and impatience goads me
Please forgive me Lord for not being stronger
I know you have all these things sufficient for me
So Lord I've prayed for help and answers have come so fast
So, Lord, thank you for stepping in and encouraging
The insurance company to come to the party at long last!
Knowing you are with me, always; both now and
In the future and the past is all I need to help me!
With You by my side "I can do all things!" Philippians 4 :13
(I also said to my dearest Lord
That I would be happy to win just a little thing
So guess what the prize was that I went to collect
Several months later I went to Adelaide
To collect an LG micro CD player!
Life's Good!
On Tuesday 7th of June 2011
Talking to you Lord, in my head
I'm sorry for asking for help all the time
But really Lord, it's difficult to cope with this load!
The flood damage is still to be fixed and
The mice are giving me the shits!
I dream of moving from this old home at last
Into a big, clean home with ocean views
I know I don't deserve it Lord: but what can I do?
Can't I dream a bit of lovely things?
As I contend with all this other hurtful stuff
I ask for a new home; to win it in a lottery and
Driving up the main street of Murray Bridge
You answer me instantly with two number plates!
The first is 666 at the traffic lights
Then within two minutes, 6666 is within my sights!
I stop and look it up in my little book and
You tell me to think of spiritual as well as material things!
I do Lord! I really do understand!
Why should I deserve such a grand plan?
I know I'm not worthy, I know I'm just being weak!
I pray for forgiveness for thinking of these material things that I seek
You tell me to come to you with all my needs
I'm sorry for asking you to fulfil my greed
I'd rather live in your heavenly mansions above the earth!
I felt my angel's arm around me as I went on line and
Bought that ticket there that night: it felt so magical and so right!
But I leave it your hands dear Lord and wait and see and thank you Lord
What you want for me to have you will give to me, this I see
So please forgive my weakness and bear with me
It's just that I worry for my family!
I'd like to bring them together under one roof and take care of them all
Show them your proof: I understand that what will be will be
It's just that I'm human Lord and impatience goads me
Please forgive me Lord for not being stronger
I know you have all these things sufficient for me
So Lord I've prayed for help and answers have come so fast
So, Lord, thank you for stepping in and encouraging
The insurance company to come to the party at long last!
Knowing you are with me, always; both now and
In the future and the past is all I need to help me!
With You by my side "I can do all things!" Philippians 4 :13
(I also said to my dearest Lord
That I would be happy to win just a little thing
So guess what the prize was that I went to collect
Several months later I went to Adelaide
To collect an LG micro CD player!
Life's Good!
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