That's Life and Love

Sometimes a moment melts our hearts
Sometimes words cut like a knife
Sometimes truth tears us apart
Well, I guess that's love and life

Sometimes hope is a vault of blue
Sometimes rain pours from above
Every so often a wish does come true
Well, I guess that's life and love

Janet~

Greener Pastures.....

For all the things I’d love to be
And all the things I know I’m not
Teach me to live thankfully
Appreciating what I’ve got

For all the greener pastures fair
There’s a truth that must be told
We all breathe this thing called air
And every day we’re growing old

Dirt is dirt no matter where
God has planted us to grow
The grass is not much greener there
A field is just a field, you know

Janet~

Invisible Battlefield

There’s a war that rages daily
With many a battle fought
And it seems that no one really
Understands the foe named ‘thought’
He seems so small and passive
Sometimes he’s good and kind
But his evil can be massive
As war wages in our mind

It’s an invisible battlefield
No allies at our side
As the foe its power wields
We cannot run and hide
But we have a Great Captain
And He alone can see
Each battle and each out-come
Defeat or victory

It’s an invisible battlefield
But we have God’s true Word
We have faith’s invisible shield
We have the Spirit’s sword
The demons, darkness, evil forces
Strive to take control
But they cannot alter courses
With the One who saves our soul

It’s an invisible battlefield
No one to cheer with glee
As evil thoughts and armies yield
To inner victories
For many a tear-stained battle
Upon these plains are fought
With many a plea and many a prayer
Prayed for this foe named ‘thought’

Someday beyond these borders
This battle will be done
As God our foot-steps orders
We’ll fight them one by one
With Him, the foe we’ll conquer
He is a faithful shield
For He is Lord and Master
Of our invisible battlefield

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Janet Martin

Remember............

Remember; the one who fought for you
Remember; countless lives lost
Remember every soldier who
Paid for freedom’s cost
Remember those who fight today
Preserving what was won
Oh, remember when you pray
Each daughter or each son……….

Remember; freedom is never free
It comes at a great price
If there is freedom there must be
Incredible sacrifice
Remember then to cherish
The freedom of this land
For many more will perish
To preserve our freedom grand

Janet~

Failure Guaranteed

The harder it seems I try to try
The easier it seems I fail
Though my good intentions
Are stacked a mile high
They are of no avail
If I try to do it on my own
And never bow before His throne
My list of excuses will continue to grow
We all need a higher Hand, you know

Janet~

I Understand.............

To smile and say that I understand
No matter how noble my thought
When I have not walked your mile in the sand
Or been taught what you have been taught
Is simply an impossibility
I cannot understand it then completely
But I can listen as you share
And I can sincerely care

To say that I understand or know
What you are going through
Can only be truly stated by those
Who have walked there too……..
But sorrow or loneliness feels the same
No matter what circumstance is to blame
So will you let me hold your hand?
In that respect…..I understand

We’ll taste, if we live long enough
The sorrow of regret
The agonizing side of love
Or words we can’t forget
I may not walk your mile or two
But in my life I’ve walked a few
And I would like to hold your hand
Because I know you understand

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Janet Martin

Ode to the Seashore......

Farewell, sweet sun-drenched afternoon

Farewell to seagulls cry

Farewell to oceans far-flung tune

And turquoise lullaby

Farewell to winds that sweep the shore

Farewell, blue-dimpled breeze

Farewell, farewell blue troubadour

Strumming at my knees

Farewell to heavens warmest kiss

Farewell, soft azure eyes

Farewell coconut-scented bliss

And pomegranate sighs

Farewell to barefoot avenues

And flip-flop rainbows too

Farewell to bronze, yellows and blues

Oh, seashore I miss you

Janet~

This afternoon it was so warm on the deck

I closed my eyes and visualized another setting……..

Trouble

Trouble makes us sigh and fret
Trouble makes us hang our head
It can fill our hearts with grief
It will test our true belief
We can’t live inside a bubble
In this life there will be trouble

Trouble makes us moan and sigh
Bringing teardrops to our eye
It turns raven locks to gray
Steals the mirth of youth away
But Eve could not resist the apple
Hence, God said, there would be trouble

Trouble makes us weak or strong
Helps us seek the right or wrong
It seems to respect no one
Or serves us in equal portions
Some get less and some get double
Of this little thing called trouble

Trouble will not be in vain
All its sorrow, all its pain
How sad if we should leave this earth
Unaware of trouble’s worth
How sad if we should leave this sod
Never having needed God

Janet~