Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Jesus





Fame, what folly
Shame, what guilt
Jesus, what Hope

Death, what grief
Life, what joy
Alloy

Choice, what freedom
Jesus, Savior
For the lost

Hate, what hell
Love, what price
Of sacrifice

Man, what need
Need, what depth
Jesus, man’s uttermost

Hell, what horror
Heaven, what God
Through His shed blood

Time, how little
Eternity, how vast
To Him is no outcast
Jesus; hallelujah

© Janet Martin

Lest In The End...





Lest in life’s busy arrogance
Lest in the subtle sweep
Of moments as they slip and dance
From deep to ether deep

…lest in the have and hold-let-go
Lest in ‘fight the good fight’
Lest in life’s wish-tide ebb and flow
Of morning, noon to night

…lest in thought’s great forgetfulness
And mentor-ship of clocks
Lest in the glorious commonness
Of what morning unlocks

Lest after all is said and done
And every exhale spent
Lest when this little life has gone
The way of time’s intent

Lest in the end of all this fuss
Of fretting human race
We miss the One who died for us
And saves us by His grace

We ought, love-bound, to seek Him now
With daily heart-soul verve
Lest when we lay this dust-garb down
We get what we deserve

© Janet Martin

When we love Him with heart and soul
and mind,,then doubt and fear
and all the demons of their kind
in His Peace disappear


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We cannot find His peace
unless we believe
We cannot believe
unless we repent
We cannot repent
Unless we
Believe


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What we believe in our hearts
shows in our hands



© Janet Martin


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 "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." 
Acts 16:30-31

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If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Rom. 10:9


Love's Jackpot




 From Emily of New Moon


It is nice to be loved
Love makes us feel so good
But there is something unsurpassed
To feeling understood

How lovelier love’s kiss
When heart-to-hearts reveal
Someone who truly understands
Exactly how we feel

To love and to be loved
Evokes love’s common sighs
But to feel fully understood
Is like winning love’s prize

© Janet Martin

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Poetry is for the Birds (part two of a two-for-Tues.)

PAD Challenge day 17:
Time for another Two-for-Tuesday prompt.
Here are your options:
  1. Take the phrase “Ode to a (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.
  2. Take the phrase “(blank) is for the Birds,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.



Poetry is for the birds of the air
The flower-filled field
The tree in the forest
The fruit of its yield
The song of the sea
And of honey-bees
The wind as it strums
Willow-harp melodies

The drip of a drop
And the slip of a tear
The half-grin of autumn
Lost to yester-year
Love’s tug-of-heart joys
Life’s laughter-laced noise
Innocence of freckle-
Faced little boys

The moan of the wind
In November-dark night
The whisper of wishes
On silver starlight
The rose-blush of dawn
or dusk's blue-hushed yawn
Now’s blink where past ages
Are ever hinged on

The petal of June
The kettle of tea
These are all verses
Of pure poetry
That is for the bird
And flower-soul stirred
Forever inspiring
The lover of word

© Janet Martin