I’m getting better every day!
Yes, even when it seems delayed.
I’ve paid my dues and born my pain,
And now I take a brighter way.
It’s not all hearts and flowers, no.
My progress many times is slow.
When one foot stays, the other goes.
But one thing is for sure: I grow!
The darkest hour before the day
Is when I falter, lose my way.
The Light of hope returns to say:
Lost? Surely not! I’m just delayed!
—
Today’s word is
#Delay #RDP #Ragtag Daily Prompt.
by Frederick Douglass Grimes, III
Morning come’s but none too soon,
For it’s always night in the mind of the blind.
Morning come’s but none too soon,
Just a bit of light is all one need’s to find.
Sometimes sound’s are merely enough to start the day.
First thought that come’s to mind is surely to kneel down and pray.
For the Lord has blessed you with one more day.
What’s the purpose of this extended stay?
The city wake’s with entirely too much noise.
The fact that God has granted one more breath
Fill’s the heart with so much joy.
Should it really matter what we can or cannot see?
Life’s destiny is not up to you or to me.
To overcome the bad day’s along with the good
Show’s the true strength of a man or a woman,
Even if you never thought you could.
Find that special inner strength
That we all possess;
Never let yourself get down
Or feel depressed.
The Light of the Lord is all we need to survive.
He’s kept us here this long
To live life to the fullest,
To love and continue to strive.
No matter your religious or spiritual affiliation,
Do whatever it takes to make it through the day!
May the Lord bless us all and keep us all safe!
–The Blind Poet, Freddy G.
Shared for
dVerse OpenLinkNight – Faces to Ponder.
Submitted for
#RDP #Ragtag Daily Prompt #Night.
It doesn’t really matter what I think about the past,
Or if my thoughts and words and actions hurt me looking back.
For only with a downpour, not a shower or a drizzle,
Can the tears within my heart bring on a change more than a little.
‘Cause the past is done and over, and the present is right now.
All the healing that I’m seeking, I can find by asking how.
When I’m living by the answer, it’s real changes that will last,
So the only thing that matters is to let the past be past!
—
My response to today’s
#RDP #Ragtag Daily Prompt, #Drizzle.
After all this time, though it’s only been 2 years, I’m not sure I can say I chose him. Instead, I believe he was chosen for me. The old saying is true: “You don’t always get what you want. But you always get what you need.”
On my crazy days, he says I’ve lost my mind. On bad days, he says everything will be OK. On days when I can’t take on the world, he reminds me I don’t have to take it on alone.
No, I didn’t choose him. But I am choosing to stay with him. When far away an interrupted cry says LEAVE! ABANDON SHIP! I smile and remember that’s the crazy, the bad, the frustrated talking.
Then, I remember my promise of friendship, love, and loyalty. I choose to keep this promise to my husband, whom I love and need.
—
My response to Sue Vincent’s
#writephoto prompt, choices,
Lost for #RDP #Ragtag Daily Prompt,
and “Prosery #1” at
dVerse.
I’ve been wanting to explore flash fiction for some time now. This is not fiction, but it’s a start. 🙂
Life is stressful, we all know.
Mine’s no different, winds that blow
Come bursting out of skies of gray
And blow debris every which way.
I try and try to keep my head
From spinning, spinning full of dread…
The stress keeps me from keeping peace,
But love’s a precious balm to me.
It makes me think and cry in pain,
But never ever ends the same.
For love that changes everything
In healing hands is holding me.
I must remember as I go
Through life so fast and winds that blow,
That all is well and all is sure
In love that heals forevermore.
—
My response to today’s
#Ragtag Daily Prompt #RDP #Balm
I have written songs,
Unrelated to each other
Yet related to me
And relationships I have,
Have had,
Or would like to have.
Love the Broken Ones
Salty Tears
Soul Reflection
Every song
Is a river –
Flowing,
Flooded,
Or longed for.
Cry me a river?
No, I cry my own
In song.
And I feel
Better
For the cry.
And the river of my life
Flows onward!
—
My response to Amaya’s prompt, “Cry Me a River,” at
dVerse.
The sea reflects our brilliant sun
Until another day is done.
It carries me so wide and far,
A sailor following the stars.
I take a journey in my mind;
*I ask, I seek, I knock – and find.
The voyage ends and waters part
With sun reflecting in my heart.
*“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
–Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV)
—
My response to Sue Vincent’s
#writephoto Prompt: Yearning.
Sue, thank you for describing the image! 🙂
If you received this post by email, click the URL to hear this song.
Discernment is extremely important in all relationships. We use our discernment (judgement, sensitivity, enlightenment, discrimination, taste) in communication, behavior, speech, and of course, in choosing partners and the kind of relationship to have with them. Written in 2017, this song came out of that discernment for me. I ended that relationship, and Freddy and I became closer. We are married now, another positive discernment!
1. I have feelings of sweetness for you
And all these dreams that I want to come true.
I have wishes, but I’m not confused.
Refrain:
I know that I can’t be your honey, honey,
But you still have my love.
2. Life happens, and people get hurt.
Tables turn, and relationships don’t work.
Looking forward, I am alert.
Refrain:
3. Love is a tree with fruits untold
And all the beauty of life to behold.
If we cut it down, love can’t unfold.
Refrain:
4. I have feelings that tell me to stay
And all these dreams that are gonna have to wait.
I have wishes, and I keep them at bay.
Refrain:
No, I can’t be your honey, honey,
But you, you still have my love.
I lay down a card on the table,
My friendship that came from the heart.
You added in kind, and it made us
Much more than the sum of our parts.
You lay down a loyalty strengthened
By losses and wins you came through.
I gave you the same, and we flourished
As equals in trusting and truth.
You raised me a love full of sweetness
That never before had I known.
I prayed that my dealing could match you,
And since then our winnings have grown!
We pooled everything and we married;
Love, friendship and loyalty stand.
The sum of our hearts now is priceless,
Our cards laid by God’s loving hand.
—
Written in response to “sum,” today’s
Ragtag Daily Prompt.
by Frederick Douglass Grimes, III
A Bird sits in a tree.
Ships sail over the seas.
What’s life’s destiny for you and me?
Can the Blind truly see?
If not, are we really free?
Or just slaves to the darkness, unending and deep?
With the inner eye, we can see the truth,
Each one of us, down to me and you.
Who are we then to judge another?
After all, are we not sister and brother?
We live in the shadows every day
With only the Light of the Lord to guide the way.
At times the peace we feel can’t be replaced,
Not taking part in the hustle and bustle,
Nor giving into the chase.
Life is surely fast enough.
Take time to sit and ponder
And deal with your inner stuff.
Even in darkness we show no fear,
Because God is with us, always near.
His plan has already been mapped out;
It’s up to us to carry it out.
Your faith in God should never be broken.
These words ring true. The Blind Poet has spoken! 🙂
–The Blind Poet, Freddy G.
Shared for OpenLinkNight #244 at
dVerse.
Mystical Strings 
You must be logged in to post a comment.