Gert Strydom, 20 november 2013
Some jasmine, lavender, sage, thyme, violet
and the red rose,
daily exhale perfume, are scented
in their purpose
while poignant the butterfly, dragon-fly,
and small bee goes,
flying far beyond our scope of sight,
while the day is cheery, sunlit and bright.
Satish Verma, 20 november 2013
Ahead of pain, we did not cry;
intimating of dreams, crowded;
stranded on issues, reaching nowhere.
Black, a weired hairdo, unfurls a moon
in half-sleep. You can open the door
without sound. The snake writhes under your feet.
A traveler waits for a hymn, holds a green
urn, full of tiny eyes, looks at sky and returns
the darkness for any possibility of light.
The missile whistles down; hushed, gnarled
fingers start the rescue efforts in a lonely
cosmos; goldilocks starts howling.
Terror strikes again in offering, so far
about nothingness; a vague, masked scapegoat
sits in bold greens, to start the beginning of end.
Satish Verma
Nightrayne, 19 november 2013
I'm far from perfect,
closer to broken inside,
not the angel you see
when you look into my eyes.
I've wished you didn't love me,
'cause I know I'll never deserve you.
You're so much better than I'll ever be.
I've wished I could walk away
set you free,
but I'm selfish inside,
I could never let you go.
I'll hold on to you
till my fingers bleed
and I drown in my own tears.
I'll hold on to you
till the day you look past the love in my eyes
to see the devil inside.
I'll hold on to you,
and live each day
to become the angel you see,
when you look into my eyes.
Gert Strydom, 19 november 2013
While the days do run on
at times there is a kind of hesitation,
a familiarity that you have been here
and outside it’s raining
and the nights are dark and silent
when dreams come as they will.
Together with you
I want to discover the whole world,
constantly I want to learn to know you better,
want to go for moments deeper into moments,
I want to hold you tenderly
until the night perishes in the morning,
during the bright day I want to be with you
and I want to read all of the unsaid things in your eyes.
Gert Strydom, 19 november 2013
I found you
in a place with a bit of sun,
where rays drew silky fingers over us
and I was covered by your body
when we bonded to something deeper
than I did know that we could.
Bob Gotti, 19 november 2013
While on this side of eternity, we take comfort in God’s Authority,
As challenges come into our life, we stand in the Power of Christ,
As we walk by faith, not by sight, in The Lord’s Power and Might,
As we serve God’s Eternal Son, until our work down here is done.
As we war in that darkest hour, our weapons are of Divine Power.
Relying not upon man’s intelligence, but, in God’s Righteousness,
As that warring is within our mind, our battle is of a different kind,
While we do battle upon this sod, against many opposed to God.
While in the battle God will afford, strength and might of our Lord,
When we put on The Armor of God, led by Christ’s Staff and Rod,
This as we battle a worldly view, with the Truth that is eternally true,
Taking down strongholds in a world, where wickedness is unfurled.
When we do war, in this life, we bring all thoughts captive to Christ,
As we cast off all disobedience, captive to Christ’s Righteousness,
A righteousness we must herald, to oppose darkness of this world,
As we stand upon God’s Authority, in ways men around us will see.
My friend, as we battle in this war, only God’s Authority will endure,
In a battle opposing God’s enemy, we must stand on His Authority.
For that true victory is only assured, through Jesus Christ our Lord,
This, as we wage battles in this life, in the Authority of Jesus Christ.
(Copyright ©11/2013 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 19 november 2013
From the start to the finish, this life to God I will relinquish,
While each and every day I live, to The Lord, my life I give,
Submitting each day to Christ, I yield to Him my whole life,
To be guided in God’s ways, all my nights and all my days.
God knows all tomorrow holds, before today even unfolds,
So I simply need to live today, living by all God has to say;
To be concerned for tomorrow, will surely welcome sorrow,
This, as all focus is turned away, from living for God today.
Knowing I am in God’s hand, all things I needn’t understand,
And so I do not need to see, things ahead, that may not be,
But focus on my Lord above, believing all that He spoke of,
Trusting Him with all my heart, as I rely on Him from the start.
Acknowledging Him in all I do, as Christ will see me through,
For the work God has begun, He will finish through His Son,
As for us there’s no exemption, all saved in His redemption,
God’s salvation provided to us, by The Savior, Christ Jesus.
So my life’s in God’s hands, even if life’s like shifting sands,
For God is The Rock of Ages, and He alone turns the pages,
Within this book called my life, authored all, by Jesus Christ,
With God’s written plan for me, which continues on Eternally.
(Copyright ©03/2012 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 19 november 2013
As I live in this present world, The Truth of God, I must herald,
While each and every place I go, Truth, my Lord helps me sow,
As my Lord waters every seed, for only He, knows every need,
In every life and in every heart, as God’s Truths to men I impart.
My part is to simply be faithful, sharing Truths, per Christ’s will,
As I was commissioned by Christ, to share His Truth, in my life.
The seed I sow is not for me, but, for The Lord God of Eternity,
Who shall harvest, in His time, some seed I sow, by His design.
For all the seeds that I sow, it’s the Lord that makes them grow,
Of that part, I have no control, for only Christ, can move a soul,
For it’s God’s Spirit from the start, that moves upon every heart,
Moving upon the hearts of men, as only The Lord God truly can.
It’s God, who moves on the earth, offering all men spiritual birth,
While He uses those Born Again, to share this Truth with all men,
The spiritual birth, God speaks of, is born from His Spirit above,
Adopted as Sons of His Family, to live with The Savior eternally.
So we continue to share The Word, until all around us has heard,
Eternal Truth that all need to hear, as the end of time draws near,
The Age of Grace for every nation; the time to accept Salvation,
Afforded by Christ, at Calvary, so all men can now live Eternally.
(Copyright ©03/2012 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 19 november 2013
There’re so many who need The Lord, a truth by some that is ignored,
Even by those who claim to be, bought through the Blood of Calvary,
By God, for a purpose and a plan; to reach for The Savior every man,
From every tribe, tongue and nation, with the truth of God’s Salvation.
We’ve been saved for a mission, to be part of The Great Commission,
Commissioned by Jesus, Himself, to be his witness, not live in stealth.
To live with God’s purpose in mind, as we leave earthly desires behind,
As we live in the world for Christ, willing to be for Him a living sacrifice.
Each and every believer knows, this Age of Grace will come to a close,
The time is surely drawing near, when Jesus Christ says “come up here”,
When that trumpet sounds for us, everyone, who truly belong to Jesus,
Taking us from this earth we roam, to be with our Lord in our real home.
This Blessed Hope, we must share, as there may be little time to spare,
This, with many a family and friend, those who aren’t ready for the end,
We need urgency and God’s zeal, as the time and God’s Truth are real,
That only true believers, in Jesus Christ, have that Hope of Eternal Life.
We must ask God to open each heart, so God’s Holy Spirit can impart,
God’s Truth as The Spirit works in us, believers who know Christ Jesus,
This, as we follow The Spirit’s lead, speaking to those, who are in need,
Of the saving Hope in Jesus Christ, that they too, can enter Eternal Life.
(Copyright ©03/2012 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 19 november 2013
Most Believers gather corporately, to worship The Eternal Creator,
The Lamb of God from Calvary, The Lord our God and our Savior;
Believers are filled by God’s Word, to guide us all through this life,
As we’re led, by all we have heard, from the words of Jesus Christ.
We too are filled with Christ’s Spirit, as He dwells within our hearts,
Moved in Truth, this as we hear it, as Truth to us His Spirit imparts;
And so we worship God in Truth; Words of Truth from God above,
With our life as His living proof, when we display a Christ like love.
All God’s people worship in liberty, being freed through the blood,
From the rugged cross of Calvary, controlled by the Spirit of God;
We must worship in full unity, as Christ’s Body, through New Birth,
Worshiping The God of Eternity, as God’s Church, upon this earth.
Believers value the Church’s history, the people of God in the past,
As we journey forward to eternity, a time for all that will forever last;
Believers value God’s present ways, as we worship Christ together,
Lifting up to The Lord our praise, till one day we praise Him forever.
Indeed we value all people of God, together, for one Great Mission,
Believers across this earth we trod, fulfilling His Great Commission;
So we gather as God’s people, remembering God’s Great Sacrifice,
Moving beyond church and steeple, to bring others to Jesus Christ.
(Copyright ©03/2012 Bob Gotti)
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