INSPIRATIONAL POEMS A TRACE OF WISDOM The pages of the past Will influence how you live in the present The direction that you take now Will predict where you will arrive later When that day comes Whatever destiny has been granted to you Will either make you grateful or regretful It all depends on how you carry out your life Who matters most What your priorities are Only you can create an existence That is positive or negative How far are you willing to go To overcome obstacles Discover abilities Achieve success Find happiness Develop integrity Demonstrate love And above all, Believe in yourself. APPEAL OF ABSOLUTION I don't always praise you For the gifts you have given me And the people you bring into my life Lord, please forgive me I don't always love and accept others the way I should, And sometimes lack patience when life doesn't flow smoothly Lord, please forgive me I don't always make the right decisions And sometimes don't listen to what you are telling me Lord, please forgive me I don't always follow your lead And try going my own way Lord, please forgive me I don't always think before I act And sometimes hurt people by my actions Lord, please forgive me I sometimes put my needs ahead of others And don't always give people the attention I should Lord, please forgive me I sometimes lack faith when bad things happen And begin to doubt your divine existence Lord, please forgive me I sometimes allow my fear of failure To overshadow my potential for success Lord, please forgive me I sometimes hold grudges against people who have wronged me And have difficulty forgiving them For all of these things, Lord I ask your forgiveness. FUSION OF SOULS We all have multiple souls Whether we acknowledge their existence or not We wear happy faces That we want the rest of the world to see But deep inside, we hide our melancholy souls Even from ourselves at times. We house angry hearts that act against our will Lashing out inadvertently at others With caustic words and conduct For untoward incidents which caused us anguish Then we live with the scars of retaliation We have notoriously instigated. We have wild passionate souls Which search for ways of fulfilling our romantic quest Of ecstatic pleasures and desires Rendering us vulnerable to worldly iniquities Deceiving us into believing we're invincible To life's tragic misfortunes. Our souls develop and multiply over time Being shaped through experiences and interactions With the surrounding universe But we never wear the same face from one moment to the next, And ultimately we decide which souls to showcase And which ones will be sequestered from public analysis. GOLDEN WISHES If I could arise with wonder And retire in peace Knowing that my life was simple and carefree, I would feel less tension And experience greater relaxation I could sow more happiness And reap less sorrow I would love more freely And envy less often I would replace frowns and tears With smiles and laughter I would expend less time working And more time playing I would sit down and read more books And spend less energy on technological gadgets I would take more leisurely walks And drive less frequently I would eat a hearty meal at my kitchen table Instead of gobbling down fast food in the car I would sleep much later And take more naps I would sing more praises And grumble less often I would focus more on giving And less on receiving I would have more patience And be less hurried I would find more time to listen And less time for condemnation I would experience greater serenity And feel less cacophony I would focus more energy on creativity And less on rationality I would experience more pleasure And feel less pain I would find greater satisfaction with intangible blessings Than with materialistic riches I would have more faith in God And trust the world even less If I could arise with wonder And retire in peace Knowing that my life was simple and carefree, I would not have to worry about making tomorrow better Because today is already perfect enough. HEAVENLY EXCURSION I wait for love But it never appears I seek companionship But no one is there I search for success But it changes into defeat I cry for help But only hear silence I long for acceptance Instead of rejection I crave attention Instead of dismissal I desire happiness Instead of melancholy I need assurance Instead of doubt I want peace Instead of hostility I ask for comfort Instead of pain I thirst for life Instead of death But first, I pray for patience Instead of restlessness To trust God Every inch of life's way No matter how smooth Or bumpy the road may be He will steer me down The right path If I am willing to be His faithful passenger. LIFE CROSSINGS In life, the choices that I make Determine which course I will take The path that I choose could cause me to lose All that I hoped for and more. It's a risk either way but, I must begin my journey today To see what lies ahead and where I will be led Along this road I follow, it starts out desolate and hollow I begin to ponder what I'll see up yonder Shall I swiftly turn back or patiently persist on a treacherous track? Maybe if I take the chance to find where this road will unwind I will finally have some peace of mind. So, off I hail on this beautiful trail Of luscious terrain of hill and dale. With nothing to lose and everything to gain And as I reach the end of the road I finally discover my humble abode For the lesson in life is clear: Do not spend another moment in fear For to wait, wonder and wish Is like trying to search for life's perfect dish. No matter which path you may tread You will stumble upon trials ahead. But, if you continuously travel on this course with zeal, Life's eternal treasures will exquisitely be revealed. LIFELINE LESSONS No one we ever meet is a mistake God brings certain people into our lives for different reasons Some persons bring us happiness and warmth While others cause us pain and sorrow But no matter what emotion we are left with God always has a purpose For every stranger we meet Sometimes he wants to teach us distinct lessons About how to love others and ourselves more To help us grow and mature in our faith To offer us peace and comfort during times of loss and tragedy To achieve strength and courage in our challenges and trials Or just simply for us to experience closeness and comfort In the joy of true companionship Throughout the various stages of our lives Some people are meant to be in our presence for life While others cross our paths for a little while But no matter how long certain individuals Remain in our earthly view We must savor every day we have in their presence Because we never know When they’ll depart for the next journey That God has waiting for them. MARVELOUS MESSIAH He walks beside me along life's undulating sea He hears every painful cry and merciful plea He carries my wilted body in his strong arms And takes me away from anything that harms He heals my soul with his powerful hand And leads me to follow in his miraculous plan He never abandons me or leaves my side He is always there, he does not hide Whenever I am afraid, I gaze up to heaven and pray I know that everything will be okay For I trust in his wonderful way When the storms of life knock me to the ground He comforts me and does not let me drown His grace is stupendous and his love never ends Holy and just is he, God never pretends In the darkness, he is my glorious light In the forest, he is a compass of magnificent might He feels every emotion known to man He changes my words from I can't to You can There is nothing that he cannot handle Next to him, no mortal can hold a candle He lives within the core of our souls He is always present during each high and low For God is eternally faithful And continues to guide us wherever we go. TODAY'S TREASURES We coast through life expecting to be here forever So we procrastinate as long as possible Thinking that tomorrow will come soon enough: The things we dread doing most The items we need but can't afford to buy The vacation we don't have time to take The people we long to visit but don't The dream job we've always wanted to pursue But somehow gets put on hold Yet, the truth of the matter is We can never be certain If tomorrow's gateway will open or not So we must always be thankful for the day That is in front of us By savoring every moment with excitement and wonder As if this was the last unlocked door We will walk through in our earthly existence. TURNPIKE OF LONGEVITY Priorities have a way of being rearranged While you're cruising along life's highway. What I desired at age ten Is not the same as what I wanted at sixteen or thirty. And I have come to realize that Life never completely remains the same Whether it's the people you meet The goals you plan to reach Or the decisions you make. For the road is always twisting and turning With plenty of bumps along the way No matter how hard you try to avoid them. But if you drove on a straight path Every day of your life Without any obstructions, Then you would never discover The true value of: Sacrifice and humility Forgiveness and compassion Gratitude and generosity Patience and understanding Courage and determination Endurance and hope Wisdom and integrity.