PAD 26 regret

Lemons

It would be nice

to live life without regrets,

but I don’t know how to do that.

I’m always sorry for the mistakes I’ve made,

the multitudes of social blunders,

the intentional sludge of apathy.

When you grow your own lemons,

make lemonade, right?  

All those little glitches in my life

make for good poem and story ingredients.

Sometimes the sweetest cakes

call for a little lemon.

PAD 26 Regret

The Point

I’m chock full of regrets.

But I could be full of something worse.

For better or worse.

That’s what we said when we got married.

We didn’t know how worse it could be.

But it’s getting better now.

Do I regret marrying you?

Sometimes.

But that’s besides the point.

The point is that I made a vow to God

and as much as lies within me

I’ll keep it.

It’s been almost 38 years now

and we’re going for the gold.

PAD 25 love-anti-love

John 3:16 Means Love

For God—creator of the universe

so loved—did His best for the worst

the world—all the people in it

that he gave—sins He will freely remit

his one and only Son—conceived by His Spirit

that whoever—anyone who receives it

believes in him— obeys His son

shall not perish—the soul lives on

but have eternal life—live forever and ever.

PAD 25 love/anti-love

I came home from vacation

and my glass teapot sparkles.

Yes, hubby loves me.

PAD 25 love/anti-love

Feelings

Basing a relationship

on feelings of love

is like the tail

wagging the dog.

When a dog

gets so excited

the tail actually

does wag the dog,

the hapless pup

walks off kilter. 

PAD 24 faith

Faith

Sometimes my faith’s wobbly,

like Peter on the waves,

but deep down for certain

I know that Jesus saves.

When I’m all alone

and the task’s too big for me,

I can only trust

my God whom I can’t see.

You may wonder about

where I put my faith.

but I have learned through the years

by His Word, Spirit and Grace.

PAD 24 faith

Faith in Christ

Unseen steel

Bridging the gap

Between heaven and earth