Trick or treat

Saw a few kids roaming around the streets for Halloween
Four children together: excitement in their eyes
Going from house to house: hoping for some fun
All dressed up in their colourful costumes: faces made up
It was still daylight: the sun was shining brightly still!
What fun to join in & celebrate the end of October
The only difference was that mum was driving her car
Up the street along with the kids: making sure
That all would go as planned: no mischief: no underhand
Actions to be tolerated from anyone: no nastiness to be had
I was glad to see that sense still rules: mums taking care of their little kids
Literally keeping an eye on the fun: being aware that mums are needed
To keep the peace & keep the fun safe & great for everyone!

The raffle ticket

I agreed to do some face painting over the river
It was a fair distance to travel: over the great River Murray
I was worried as we were so broke: I'm telling you!
We really needed to make some money to make ends meet
There was a huge basket full of goodies to win in the raffle
As we arrived I must admit I looked at it & wished we could take it home
I bought one ticket: cost me one dollar: I should have taken that first ticket
But I didn't: I flipped a few pages & bought #95 instead of #92
We didn't make much money: hardly any children there for face painting
We'd made some Rocky Road as well: hoping to make a few dollars
Not much luck there either; hardly anyone came: it was the first time here
So it was a miserable few hours we spent just waiting & waiting!
At the end the raffle was drawn: you'd never believe it but it's true
The ticket drawn: the winner of the whole big basket of goodies 
Was number 92! If only I'd taken that very first ticket!
Boy was I kicking myself: yes I really was!
If only I'd let fate rule & taken that ticket waiting there for me!
But I blew it and we went home with what we came with!

Don't worry they will come to you

I'm only human and I do worry
I talk to my Lord inside my head
He answers me: great wonders come to be!
I am amazed that He should even consider me
My thoughts they go round and round within this head
I know that my Lord hears me for I hear His voice
Today I was worrying about get this message out
Wondering how to get these words out there
How to make my Lord's words spread further & further
Like ripples in the pond of life:
Yes that's what was bothering me today
Then as I was sitting there: I heard these words inside
"Do not worry: they will come to you!"

So now I leave it all in my dearest Lord's hands
I let it all go: for I truly know that He is right here beside me
His love is right here inside this heart of mine
I need not worry over trivial things: I just trust!
Yes I simply trust and let things work as He bids
For any of you will surely know: that our Lord rules!
Yes God rules right here upon this battling earth
Yes! He and only He knows what is to come: what will be!
I am happy to let him guide: lead me where he knows I must be!

Ride on mower

Got a new ride on mower the other day
It's a real beauty I must say
It's got the guts to cut through every thing
The grass was high: I'll tell you why!
Our last poor mower died from overuse
I know that's no excuse: it was wonderful while it lasted!
Here in the Aussie bush: the weeds are so lush
Especially after a bit of rain: that's right it's such a pain!
The weeds don't care if they are wanted or not
They just give it all they've got: they grow like...weeds!
The grass around the house was just grouse
Until it dried off a bit: then it was a fire hazard! 
With all the trouble interstate: massive bush fires everywhere
I just couldn't let it linger there: snakes about as well
Those critters sneak around seeking a bit of shade
Even getting into your very house: if you let them!
So now the weed patch is cut: can't call it a lawn
That would be lying: what a terrible mess it was
Now it is gone: cut to shreds: yes it's gone at last
Long grass is in the past: now I celebrate! Yay!
I can finally do the much needed washing
No clouds at all to speak of: just endless blue above
My sheets & blankets flapping in the breeze
Finally I can start this spring cleaning
Yes I say this with feeling: hurray for the new mower!

Forgive him

Forgive him for he knows not what he does
Forgive him for he knows not what he says
He is lost and alone upon this journey
He goes out upon those winding roads
He travels alone because he does not see
That he needs someone along: a guide
His dearest Lord maybe!
His faith is weak: he does not seek
Therefore he will not find: he is so lost
He doesn't understand how easy it is to trust
How easy it is to give up his troubles
How like a little child he is right now
He will not give up his toy for fixing
He will not let any come too near
He lives in fear: yes he lives in fear of his own  making!
No good thing can come of this but
Until he trusts again this is his plan
He will walk alone upon these dusty roads
He will be tossed & turned over & over again
Simply because he will not lay his trust in any
Yes simply because he will only trust himself
He knows not what is his destiny: cares not to look up
Cares not to ask in faith for eternity is upon him and
Still he will not see: though it sits before his face!

Dirty old man

He's becoming a dirty old man
Doesn't care about his hygiene
Doesn't care about his clothes
He just wants to sit & be miserable
He just wants to wallow in his filth
What ever happened to that kind man?
The one who used to care about his family!
The one who used to care about everyone!
He's lost somewhere: he's sinking fast
Don't even know if he's going to last!
What happened to that loving family man?
Where has he gone? Where is he now?
I guess he doesn't really care any more?
That's what has happened: he's lost in space
He's become so miserly; so nasty & so crass
He doesn't really care much for sweetness
He just likes to make rude comments
Make others uncomfortable in their own skin
He doesn't even care for his own kith & kin
Regretable as it is: I don't think I like this thing 
That he has become but what can I do?
Pray for him in his misery: for Lord knows
I can't cope with his miserable company!
His negativity knows no bounds: he is a slob
Watches depressing stuff about world wars
About murderers & nastiness every single day
That's why I am concerned about his life
All I can do is pray! Pray that he comes to his senses
Pray that he might eventually see
That life is worth living: faith is worth giving and really 
That family is worth more than money any day!

A new day

It's a new day: it's a new way
I am going to be more positive
More cognitive: more aware
I need to concentrate on positives
Must not let anything: get me down
Will not wear a frown: for all is good
For Jesus gave His blood: for me!
For everyone of us! Yes He did!
Why are we so negative?
Why are we so denigrative?
What is the matter that we must mope?
Surely the blood of our dearest saviour?
Changes all: everything has been done for us!
Dear Jesus died for us!
He took our sins upon His heart
Took them up to Calvary: did His sad part
For us: He died for us! Cried for us!
Now we in return must accept His part
Accept His very heart as given for us!
That blood red heart so full of love
He came to save us: from up above
He gave His very life blood to save us all!
What a shame that so many care not 
For His precious sacrifice: what a price?
To pay for our lives: we sinners all: saved!
By grace: by love: by God's gift for us!
All He asks is that we appreciate His gift
Show that we are glad to be so redeemed from sin
Yes! Taken in underneath His mighty wings!
Thank you my dearest Lord for saving me!

Grant me peace

Dear Lord I need your blessed help
I am awash with misery and emptiness
I am fed up with people who hurt others!
I am fed up with so many useless things today
I just want to have my little say
Please hear me now my friends: one and all!
I want to make a better place for us all where-in to dwell
I want to be free from guilt and sin and sinfulness
I want to feel like life is worth living once again!
I am sick of squabbles; arguing and hate
I want a beautiful world in which we all participate!
I want Jesus to come again in glory from on high
I want to feel like love rules here on this earth of ours
I want to feel like happiness rules instead of anger and hate!
Lord help me reach these people so full of their empty lives
I want to make a difference: I want to make a change!
I want to see smiling faces full of love and light & good cheer!
Please dear Lord: without you in our daily lives
We are like empty vessels steaming out our vitriol
Like a boiling kettle left upon the heat too long!
Burning out because of ill use and neglect for sure!
Yes my dearest Lord it is so very true
We are nothing my dearest one: without you!

Leave me alone

Do you ever look around and think
There are so many people who think
That they have the right to do their stuff
Without a care for anyone else
So many thoughtless people; striding out
Filling our ears with so much rubbish: endless dross
So much stuff we do not even want
I'm sick of people who think they own everything!
All this belongs to God not us
We are on borrowed time: every moment is a gift 
Why waste time on meaningless drivel?
When time is of the essence for us all!
I'm sick of companies ringing up
Trying to sell off their endless crap
I don't want to hear that recorded voice
I don't want to hear telemarketers selling stuff
I want some peace and quiet for a change
I want to be alone to live my life without judgement
Leave me alone! I understand how 
Michael Jackson must have felt: or even Greta Garbo!
Stop ringing me up with your computer cons
Stop pestering us all with your useless this & that!
What ever happened to "Don't call me: I'll call you!"
What ever happened to manners and respecting people's will?
What ever happened to allowing people to do their own thing?
What is going on when we have no peace and quiet?
So much rubbish pumped into our brains every day
Subliminal message telling us how to behave!
Where are the consciences in this mess of life?
How do we get into so much blooming strife?
Back off and let me have my peace and quiet
I want to concentrate on God's will not yours!

What next?

Our weather is all over the place
One day it is as expected: the next
All over the place: hot and dry
I want to cry: what a mess we've made
I need to sit in the shade
The sun is burning down: dangerous
Beware of skin cancers: check out your moles
This ozone layer has massive holes
We pollute our lands: we pollute our seas
Now we are killing off our bees!
Animals are dying off in droves
They think they're feeding their young but
They are killing them instead
They grab at floating masses
Think that they are food and sea grasses
While in fact it is just bloody plastic!
Did you see that poor whale's insides
A bloody mass of plastic bags and crap
They are lulled into our garbage trap
Every rain that pours on down
Takes with it our plastic garbage bags
Drink containers, plastic cutlery and knives
Take away our precious animal's lives
What is this world coming to?
When poor animals only survive in zoos?

Headaches are from hell

Head aches are a pain: I'll say it all again!
Head aches are a pain! You can't think straight
You can't concentrate: you are so irate
Yes head aches are a pain! I'm sick of them
I'm sick of feeling this way: help me Lord I'm sinking
I just want to stop this painful blinking: please help me!
Grant me a little peace & quiet: just get me through the night!

I massaged my poor daughter's neck tonight
Boy were her poor muscles tight: what a mess she was in
Carrying that little baby everywhere: those 2 big boys: ever in her hair
She said "thank you mum: you just seem to have the knack!
You know just where it hurts: your touch is so wonderful!"

Oh Lord I wish someone could do the same for me
Take away that awful pain for me: gain some painless time for me!
That would truly wonderful be! So please dear Lord I beg of Thee
Please my dearest one: pass on some freedom tonight and 
Save me from this constant pain grant me a little peace again!

The silent disease

Kidney disease is often called the "Silent Disease"
It sneaks up on you with the greatest of ease

Yes it's called Kidney disease and if you are over 50
If you are overweight: have high blood pressure
Have high cholesterol: if you are a smoker or are of aboriginal 
Or Torres Islander descent: please see your doctor!
A simple blood test along with a simple urine test
Will allow your doctor to see if you are more likely to suffer
From this insidious sneaky disease that is usually not detected
Until it is usually too late to do much about it!
Please take care & do something while it is still treatable!

The Emerald forest

The Emerald Forest: a beautiful movie
About a little boy who disappears into the forest!
His father searches for him for years and years
Travelling up the Amazon River: meeting new tribes
Trying to find his son: never giving up: never surrendering!
Look at the Amazon today: where millions once lived
Now maybe less than ten thousand: God only knows
After all it has been almost 30 years since this was filmed
Why do I love this movie? It is for the simple facts of truth!
What is beautiful to one may not seem beautiful to another!
The simple jungle life: so natural and beautiful yet so dangerous
Wild animals: a part of daily living: gathering nature's bounty
Other tribes encroaching upon your territory: stealing your land
Stealing your women. Killing and eating your people
What about living in the jungle that is the city?
People with guns who shoot at anything that moves
Alcohol and drugs in the ghettos: people living on the edge
What is good to one: not so to the others!
After 10 years of searching: Tommee is found
Living with the Invisible People: natives from the deepest jungle
The words of the Indian father: 
"When I was young the edge of the world was further away
Now it is very close: less than a days journey away!"
Tommee is growing into manhood when his father finds him
He is ready to take a wife;  make a family: of an age to care for them
Yet in "civilization" he'd just be a teenager not ready for anything similar
Years are different in the two cultures; so vastly different!
Responsibility lays where it needs: upon the shoulders 
Of those ready to be accepted into their roles upon their graduation
From child into adult: do we really take note of such significant change?
Do we allow children to stay as children for too long?
Not giving them a chance to act as adults until we think them of an age
Rather than when they are ready to actually face the challenges?
So many questions: who knows the correct answers? I don't!

Lost & alone

No need to feel so lost & alone
No need to feel so weak & un-toned
Just open up your heart & let it out
Jump up & down: scream & shout
Jesus is coming again! So soon He comes!
He is waiting for the time to close
For the righteous to be composed
Fear not the works of evil doers
They shall be as burnt stubble grass
They will just wish the world would end
They will be trying so hard to hide
All those sins they carry within their nasty hearts
All will be as nothing when Jesus comes in fiery estate
Yes the entire heavenly host will come: all will see
Just like the others: yes like you & me
We will see Jesus coming from on high
Fiery chariot flaming from out of those blue skies
He will avenge all who cry out in His Holy name!
He will come to change the whole wide world
Even death will conquered be: when dear Jesus comes!

He comes: Jesus comes to make all right!

I feel so sad: feel so useless & depressed
I wish I could be everywhere at once
Oh Lord I wish I could be your avenging angel
Dishing out some truths to those who hurt others
Dear Lord help me to be a little more at ease
If only Lord I could be less worried about it all
If only I could fly over the seas to aid the weak
If only I could feed the starving & the poor!
Lord help me to be more...powerful & assured!
I want to right all the wrongs: beat all the gongs
Let those who ignore your voice be afraid
I will not save them from these tirades: screaming out!
Stop! Judge not lest you be judged!
Hurt not lest you be hurt: think upon these things!
Think more deeply upon your king: he comes to make all right!
He comes to change darkness into light!
He comes to succour the poor, the weak the old
He comes to save this world; grown so cold!
My dearest Lord is coming to change all to good
Let that be understood: He is coming!
So you evil doers please take note: Jssus comes
If you are doing wrong & you know it: you'd better 
Run & hide: though you think you can avoid it
In reality you will just have to grin & bear it
There will be no saving you from his mighty wrath
No use in hiding beneath any white cloth
Jesus sees into our very hearts: he sees it all!
No hiding from his just power: He is the mighty sower
He too will reap as you have sown: no other wears His crown!
He comes! In righteousness He comes! In vengeance He comes!
Let the whole world tremble & bow down
He wears the heavenly crown: He & only he has the right
To judge all comers: to make all right! He comes!

Leading a horse to water

So it is true: you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink!
The same with telling someone something; explaining it all but you can't make them think!
Why is it that we are so set in our ways? Why are we so damned upset?
When we think we really know it all but we aren't even anywhere close to it!
Dear Lord what a mess we make with our lives: when we think we are always right!
But truly it may seem like we are so "on the right track" but in reality
There is still so much that we really lack! If we do not open up our minds?
If we only look at something "one-eyed" how will we ever understand?
How our dear Lord in heaven wants us to see things from His perspective!
From His way of looking at everything: untainted by our petty human minds
Yes we may feel we are great Christians but if we only see half the picture?
How will we ever understand the gist of it: how will we ever really see?
That everyone is our neighbour! Everyone is our "fellow-man"
No matter when or where we came to our understanding:
No matter how we come to understand: it is not about our placement
It is not about where we come in that certain long winding line!
It is all about our personal relationship with God
It is all about getting to know our saviour personally: yes in our own lives!
For Jesus took our sins upon his shoulders: carried them to the cross on Calvary
There he cried out his pain & each & everyone of us was saved
Simply because God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son
To save each & everyone of us from our sins!

Hospital error: they lost my mum!

My mum's been in hospital for several days
I'm just so upset at some people: so amazed!
My daughter Shelley went in to visit her: what a mess!
They said she'd been discharged that afternoon: 1:30 pm!
So poor Shelley rang me in distress: "Mum she's not there!
Where has she gone? What has happened to Grandma?"
"That can't be right honey: I rang at 2:10 pm: she was having a blood transfusion!"
I replied & said I'd ring around: I rang my dad to ask him what was happening? 
He said "She's still there as far as I know!"
I rang the hospital again and again: kept getting an engaged signal!
The main operator said: "Putting you through to R7!"
Once through to them the same thing occurred over & over again
The phone would not work at all! Kept beeping at me: making me upset!
Finally I got to speak to my dear old mum: she was still there: no mistaking it now!
Rang poor Shelley up again: She's still there honey: just where she was all along!
So Shelley & Josh drove back again to finally have their visit!
Oh Lord what a mess was made that day: when my poor mum had gone astray!

I'm in love!

I'm in love again: with my new grand-daughter
I can't stop looking at her photos; so pretty in pink
Those big gorgeous eyes: beautiful dark silky hair
I just want to kiss her & tell her how much I love her!
Isn't it amazing how love grows to encompass more & more!
After Santiago I didn't know if I could love the next baby!
But then Zac came along & he had me by the heartstrings in no time!
Now Evaleah is here & I am lost again: can't wait to get my baby fix!
I have to beg Vanessa to put up more photos of those gorgeous kids
Then I just want to look at them & marvel at their beauty!
That gorgeous look of wonder in their eyes: smiles on their faces!
Yes! It is so very true: I am in love again!

Joy in faith

The joy of waking up in faith every day!
I love to let you know my dearest Lord
How much it means to me: just to know 
That you are with me every waking moment
Yes every waking moment of every living day!
To know that I am never alone: no matter how I feel
Your dearest angels are right beside me
Holding my weak human hand: assuring me
That everything is going along exactly as you have planned
Why then do I worry? Why then do I cry?
I guess I am just a silly human being
So full of my own little world: I am lost & alone
In God's mighty heavens I am but a grain of sand
Why should I have the knowledge of God's world?
It would be too much for me to understand!
So I must be happy just to know that You love me
Poor sinner that I am: yes You do love me!
You have shown me just how much you care
By taking these very sins upon Thy heart
Yes You have taken away my every sin
Carried then to Calvary to ease my pain!
For that my dearest Lord I love you every moment
Of every blessed day!

Strawberries

I just love eating fresh fruit: especially strawberries
With yummy yoghurt: freshly chopped up: no sweetening
Nature's goodness of freshness & of wholesome berries
Christmas time is for cherries too: everybody loves cherries: don't you?
That's what is so very very good about summertime
So many delicious fruits: ready to be picked: juicy & red
All those bright colours just go straight to your head
Vitamins & minerals: these are full of them: red berries
Dark purple mulberries, Logan berries, gooseberries
Everything was a precious gift from heaven up above
Sent from our dear father full of goodness: full of love!

What's in a name?

A rose smells sweet but as Juliet asks of Romeo
Would it still smell as sweet if it were called by another name?
She gets Romeo to renounce his father's name
Simply because they are in love: their families feuding!
Capulet vs. Montagu: family feud for many years
I guess it's the same here on earth only it's Good vs. Evil
No matter how bad things get; never renounce your Father's name
God is our father: He is all powerful: we just need to stay close
Honour His most wonderful name: never let it go!
Never take God's name in vain: He is listening in
He is aware of all of our problems: He just wants us to ask
Ask in faith: He is there to answer but do we want to hear?
Then we must be listening for His answer!
Sometimes we are surrounded by too much noise
It is difficult to hear His voice in the rush of life
So go aside out into nature & hear His voice!
It is calling for you! Please answer in return!
God will not wait forever more!

Prayers for my mum Roza Szabo 2

Please pray for my mum Roza Szabo
She is very ill with this nasty flu
I've been sick all week with it & now
My poor mum is ill too: 4 Days in Berri Hospital
We had a couple of beautiful days
Up there visiting my family in Berri
With our new little baby not realising
That Zac was coming down with something
Please: I beg of you: pray for my mum
Our dear Lord says that wherever 2 or more
Are gathered in my name: there will I be with them!
God's promise is wonderful: just join in
And we shall be healed by His powerful love!

Amy is so excited

Amy is so excited: she's seen something
Got her tail wagging: she's wearing a grin
Can you imagine what she's excited about?
It's just that she found a miracle underneath
Those old geranium bushes in the garden
Tabby has 2 little kittens in her tiny litter
Yes 2 little kittens have set Amy all a twitter
She waits for me to come & have a look
She just sits & stares at those little kittens
Totally amazed at these new little lives
Even animals are enchanted & amazed
At God's most wonderful little gifts of life!

Flash of light

It was 2:22 a.m. the other night
Early October in the year 2013
Couldn't sleep: so I went outside
Stared up into those endless heavens
Seeking out some familiar stars
Found Orion's belt & looked about
Pleiades, Hyades: sparkling brightly
Saw a flash: just for a split second
Was enough to take my breath away
Message received: smiled & went back in!

Sleepwalker sleeptalker

When I was a little girl I was scared of all the world
My life was so insular: so boring compared to now
Some things were easy: some were very much less: somehow!
Sleepwalking around the house from time to time!
I couldn't remember what I'd done during those slumbering hours!
Once I remember struggling with the blankets from off my bed
Trying to stuff them into my cupboard: pushing for all I was worth!
Isn't it funny how little memories just set you off!
Bringing back time to many long years past!
That's what just happened a few minutes ago
I still recall mum laughing at my seriousness
Determined to get those blankets in that little cupboard!
What made me try it is the first place: that I cannot tell!
This I do know: I'm not the only one to walk around
Having conversations whilst fast asleep within my dreams
Poor Michael, Shelley & even Vanessa follow in their mother's tracks
Doing things & saying stuff they probably won't want me to tell!
Michael was a real wanderer during his night time trips
Thought he was going to head off & do: stuff he was supposed to: in the loo!
He slept so deeply: couldn't wake him if you tried!
He had to go there but of course he was really way off-side!
Shelley would have conversations with her dad while fast asleep
He said to her one night as she appeared: "Hello darling, how are you?"
She just looked at him & said "shut up!"
I often  wonder what was happening to her that dream-filled night?
Vanessa really upset me one day long years ago:
I asked her how she was & she replied: "Buzz off!" in surly guise
A little later she came into the kitchen full of life
Wondering why I was not very nice to her: what had she done?
Boy did she profusely then apologise: "I'm sorry mum I was asleep!"
I didn't mean to say any of those nasty words to you!"

Smile on my face

Got a big smile on my face simply because
I've been looking at my precious grand kids
Those Facebook pics are so really great
I have to look at them and commiserate:
I wish I lived closer to those kids of mine
I suppose that'll happen in gradual time
Right now Sedan is my place of residence
But sometimes I'd just like to climb on over 
That little white picket fence & move closer
Who knows where we will end up yet?

Crazy weather

This crazy weather we're having!
It's so strange: so much change!
In 4 days we've had 4 seasons
Blistering hot one day
Freezing cold the next
Gale force winds; terrible storms
Bush fires around Sydney
What else is happening?
Flu season never ending!
Head aching like the outer storm
Dust in my eyes: or so it feels
I wonder when it will end?
Will it ever be "normal" again?
Heaven knows where it will end but 
Be assured: Jesus is coming soon!

Weak as a Kitten

I feel as weak as a kitten
I feel as crazy as a fox
It's so hard to move around
Any one would think I'm lost
My mind doesn't want to think
My body doesn't want to move
Hell I feel so old today
It's like I've lost my groove!
This awful bloody flu: I hate it
There's no commiserating
Just have to deal with it: do my best
Get up & do a few things
Anything to make a change
Because my dearest ones:
I feel so blooming strange!

Brought undone

What a mess to be in when worried about your life?
How to cope when you are finally brought undone?
You must realise that it will all come out in the end!
How not to worry about those awful things you've done?
Dear God in heaven already knows that final score!
He's just waiting to show you when that time finally does come
How will you feel then: when it's all in front of you in black & white
That mighty book in heaven is filling up so fast: it's all in there
Every guilty word you've uttered: even under your breath
Every thought you've imagined in your darkest days
All is there ready & waiting for when Jesus comes!
Do you worry but can't seem to find the time to
Change your life before the deadline comes
Please don't leave it all hanging: please be the change!

A dream of tigers

It's funny how you dream of strange things
When you are not feeling well: tigers of all things!
In my dream we had several pet tigers
Of various ages & sizes at our home
I remember climbing up onto our roof 
Those tigers could jump up there beside me
We lived in a huge circus tent-like structure
We played together every day & I was unafraid!
We were great mates: had grown up together!
What an amazing life we led in that dream!
Then one day our pets were no longer happy
I was afraid for the first time then: worried!
What if someone gets hurt? What if they kill someone?
My fears became irrational for anyone around!
My pets ran off one day: into the wilderness!
Into the streets of my country town!
I couldn't find my mum! Where was she? 
What happened to her? Was she gone forever?
Then I saw her running back towards me!
I was so happy to see her; until I saw her being followed
By one of our pets: being stalked for prey!
I had to stand up to my pets & tell them to stop!
No misbehaving here! You'll behave yourself!
They settled down then & all was well!
They left because of that call of the wild: love!
Yes: love beckoned them & they went to find a mate!
They were so relaxed upon returning! Happy & satisfied!
I was just very, very relieved! All was well in the world!

Redhead matches

When Santiago was a little boy
He used to say that his mummy 
Was the redhead on all the boxes
Of Redhead matches: yes that's right!
His mummy was that beautiful lady
Everyone looked at when they used 
Those matches to light candles or what ever
Yes! Mummy was the most beautiful lady
She was so special to him!

Cured of back pain

Many years ago my poor hubby was in agony
With constant & remorseless lower back pain
His back was an agony for such a long time
I barely remember it retreating even an inch
Constant trips to doctors: for any pain relief
Followed by more & more pain filled days!
At least Dr Rutter understood: having felt the same!
Many could not understand how crippling it really was
Having never felt anything at all alike in pain!
What saved us all from his bitter frustration?
Was a membership at a Nautilus gym in Adelaide!
There the back machine was such a God-send
Working out with certified fitness trainers
Several times a week: doing stomach crunches
Doing more & more on the back machine
Finally strengthened up his spinal muscles
Praise the Lord! My poor hubby was cured!
No more back pain in all the years since then and
(Our son is now 18 years of age!)
We worked out for a couple of years
Before I fell pregnant with our healthy son!

Heartfelt words

Why is it that heartfelt words can
Sometimes cut like sharpened swords?
Why is it that people seem to flee in fear
When you open up your heart and give?
As you offer up your love in words
Why does it have to make them run a mile?
Rather than just accept your praise and maybe smile!
Are we so afraid to commit to love that we escape instead
Running blindly from that proffered love
Taking any road to get away: not stay: as would be expected?
We poor humans seem to be in such a sorry state 
When those words we want to hear so much
Cause us to freeze up and balk at what is offered to us
Upon that beautiful silver ornamental plate: our heart!

Picnic in Angaston

I was at a loss one day: a bit down and alone
Didn't really know what I wanted to do
I was sitting in my car at the park in Angaston
That beautiful little country town: South Australia
I saw a young couple trying to eat their lunch
With their 6 month old baby boy in their laps
I could see that it just wasn't going to work out!
That little boy could not sit still: wanted to bounce about
So I got out and offered to hold him while they ate
Great big roast beef rolls from the local bakery
Two hands needed to just hold them: let alone eat them!
We chatted about our lives: theirs and mine
I explained how God had sent me wonderful words to write
They were Christians too: from Singapore: newly arrived!
Isn't it just amazing how God sends us forth to aid
Others who don't even know they need a little help
So as Wyatt jumped around upon my lap
Julia and Dan got to eat their lunch: hungry to do so!
We kept in contact for a good year afterwards
Then it petered out and I haven't seen them since 2010 but
I was able to thank them for their offer of help in return
After our home was flooded in December 2010

Thank you dearest Lord for sending me forth to help
Where-ever you know a little help is needed
Thank you for allowing our paths to cross a few times
Thank you for giving us all a little joy in all this strife
Thank you for loving me and being such a wonderful part
Of this: my very ordinary human life!

Pearls of wisdom

I still have a precious book from childhood
Fairy tales and such with gorgeous pictures
Tales by Perrault and others I guess and yes
They do have some wonderful pearls of wisdom!
One story I remember is of a mother with two daughters
One was always mean to the other for she was beautiful
(Jealousy is an ugly sin and never seems to pay off)
Well especially if this tale is to be believed!
The sweet daughter worked hard: did everything: like Cinderella!
The other was lazy and nasty with it! What a shrew!
Waiting at the well one day she met a good fairy (in disguise of course!)
She willingly drew water from the well for the old woman
Sharing everything she had with whomever she met was her joy
The blessing was given and when she arrived home
Every word she spoke was followed by precious jewels
From her beautiful lips: they just fell out into her hands!
Of course as you can imagine: the ugly sister
Wanted the same riches for herself: thinking she had the right to such!
The nasty shrew went to the well hoping to also meet the good fairy
But instead she met an old woman: bent over with age! 
She was nasty and told her to do it herself: she was waiting for her good fortune!
Of course she got her just deserts: when ever she spoke: frogs burst forth
From those nasty lips of hers and she went away without a blessing but a curse!

It is the same with us today: In the Bible it says the same thing!
Kind words are as pearls of great beauty from our lips: an honour to behold
Goodness and love will be given in return for the kindness that you say but
Hateful angry words are as a curse: for as you sow: so shall you reap!

Faith in God

A young woman I knew at church years ago
Lost her little girl one year ago today
How does a loving mother cope? 
With such a terrible loss & still have faith in the Lord?
It makes me thank God for keeping my little ones safe
I don't know how I could have coped with such loss?
How does anyone cope with losing their precious little girl?
Dear Lord please help me have the faith to be a better mother
Help me be a better person in every way!
I thank you wholeheartedly for keeping my precious ones safe
Through all of these long & trying years: thank you!

How is it possible?

A grass seed went into her little body
Right about where she sits upon her bottom
Her fluffy hair makes it impossible to keep her clean
She is a little dog after all & dogs do sit around outside!
I found a spot next to her bottom: red & ugly: swollen with poison!
Did a single grass seed do this? How is it possible? 
Why would God make such awful things?
When Adam & Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden
Man was cursed to labour all his life: no respite!
So it is today: we must do everything by the sweat of our brow!
My poor little Amy was so sick: her nose was hot & dry
She didn't move much: wasn't her usual happy self!
Antibiotics to the rescue! Within 5 days she was so much better!
First the ugly red spot burst open to expel the poison
Weeping mess poured out of her: like a river of muck
Then within another day the huge gash just closed over and 
Slowly disappeared! You wouldn't even know it had been there!
Her nose became cold & wet again: just like it should!
Thank you Lord for saving my precious little pet!

Sick of feeling sick

I'm sick of feeling sick
Yes That's right: I'm sick of it
I just want to feel normal again
Just want to feel all right
I'm tired of lying in bed
Shivering all day 
Sweating the next
Nothing tastes good 
Everything is tasteless
I'm sick of smelling like sweat
I thought it was my dog
But then I realised: it was me!
Stinking to high heaven
All those germs 
Coming out of my pores
Making me smell foul!

Old boys & their toys

Saw Corvette Stingray in Gawler the other day
Left hand drive: pretty cool muscle machine
An old man was driving it: I must say
Yes: an old boy & his toy it really was!
Probably making up for all those years
When he couldn't afford it: now it was plain
He was enjoying his toy: enjoying all the looks
Enjoying all the stares: having his bit of fun
After all those long long years!

Flu pains

My hands & feet are like ice
My head like molten lava
If you asked me now I'd tell
How I would much rather
Not have this flu at all!
I was shivering all day
Crazy dreams took me away
Now I feel as hot as Hades
Can't stand those blankets
Can't even bear those sheets
Feel like I'm burning up all over
As before it was so cold
Lord help me get better
I don't like being sick & tired
I just want to feel normal again!

Kangaroo dawn

We drove from the city before the sun came up
Darkness still ruled but the lights were bright
Finally as we entered the countryside that dawn
Kangaroos were everywhere: wombats too
Hundreds of animals crowded the roadsides
Desperate for some green grass: anything to eat
The drought had taken every blade of grass
Turned it dry and unpalatable but all was gone into hungry bellies
Now as we slowed near Blanchetown, we were amazed
For it seemed that every creature from miles around
Was gathered here to eat whatever bounty there was
Dew drops that rolled from the bitumen road to water 
Weeds became a feast for hungry creatures of all shapes
They ate side by side: kangaroos, wombats, rabbits and emus
By their hundreds they were amassed; enjoying God's bounty
The only greenness in that whole drought-bared land!

Hot angry wind

Today there was a hot wind a blowing
We had 30 degrees centigrade
I couldn't seem to cope: it was so hot
So unusual for this time of year
After all of our crazy up & down weather!
You've heard of hot angry winds 
That unsettle everyone: this was it!
Hot & muggy: heavy weather for sure
I was so uncomfortable: searching for a cure
Had to change out of my jeans
Bought a summery skirt; light & cooling
Finally felt a little better but I was not happy
It was like a pall hanging over me!
I was angry at the world: venting my spleen
My poor son had to put up with my rantings
But at least he understood why I felt like this
He was driving today: my grown up son
No longer my little child: a man now!
Soon he will escape out into that big world
And I will have to cope & face this world alone!

Witches britches

Here are a few words I haven't heard
For many,  many years: witches' britches!
I remember having a pair of these
When I was just a little girl in primary school
They were very popular back in the 60's (I think!)
They were like long johns (going down past our knees)
With lace on the bottoms: cute & fancy! 
My mum looked at a pair of Evaleah's pants & said
"I like her pretty pink witches' britches!"
It all came rushing back to me
My blue striped witches britches
From all those many long years ago!