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    • Nov 15thWaterfall 4 – I Still Look For You  

      I still look for you

      In everything that I do

      Though I know that it’s real

      I look for you still

       

      And when I can’t see,

      My ears listen for what frees

      My mind imagines that you’re here

      Releasing all my fear

      That I hear when you say

      “I’ve come back, back to stay”

       

      I still look for you

      In everything that I do

      Though I know that it’s real

      I look for you still

       

      When I’m all alone I see your face

      I watch your beauty, absorb your grace

      Looking in your eyes I see your soul

      Keeping that view is my heartfelt goal.

      I’m crazy to hope and still I do

      That one day again I will see you

       

      I still look for you

      In everything that I do

      Though I know that it’s real

      I look for you still

      Everywhere that I am I think I see

      Oh beautiful you to set me free

      Why should I live in the cell

      Of not knowing you are well

      I die every day, I long to know

      That you have said don’t let go

       

      I still look for you

      In everything that I do

      Though I know that it’s real

      I look for you still

       

      A way for different ends

      Possibly lifelong friends

      With shared talks dear

      Being appropriately near

      Dear One still set aside

      Only on you can You Know abide

       

      I look for you still

      And I always will

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       


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    • Jul 28thNeedy Soul

      Lord God, oh tender,

      And mighty Savior,

      I am a needy soul,
      Self-sufficiency is lie,

      From the enemy who,

      Doesn’t care what we believe,

      Or whom we believe in,

      As long as it is not You,

      And Your Gospel,

      Prods me to depend,

      On self,

      Yet I refuse for I know,

      Self-sufficiency is an illusion,

      You, oh wondrous Lord,

      Have poured Yourself into me,

      Because of Your great love,

      Therefore, I cannot,

      Settle for less.

      When I opposed You,

      You loved me.

      As I ran from You,

      You ran backward,

      In front of my every step,

      So that I would see,

      The love in Your eyes,

      So that I could see,

      That You see me,

      And understand me,

      And that,

      You know me.

      From eternity past,

      You have loved me.

      How great are your ways,

      So far beyond mine!

      Even in my limited knowledge,

      Of Your infinite being,

      I cannot fully describe the

      Splendor and glory

      Of Your love and,

      Who You are.

      I can receive You,

      Deep into my spirit,

      And yet my tongue,

      Cannot explain,

      The knowledge that You,

      Have poured into me.

      I indeed am a needy soul,

      Needy for You!

      In this confession,

      Freedom lifts me,

      Up into the wonders,

      Of Your heavenly universe,

      And beyond,

      Into Your glorious presence.

      When with You,

      I am not longer terrestrial,

      But in Your hand,

      I become, by Your hand,

      Celestial,

      For I am Yours.

      I release myself,

      All that I am,

      That I might receive,

      More of You.

      Beyond the grasp

      Of the mind,

      My spirit receives

      And holds onto

      You.

      I am a needy soul.

      Needy for You!

      In that is bliss and

      Steadfast peace.

      I am needy for Your Lord,

      You are all I need,

      I need You!

      Thank You!


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    • May 25thOpen Channel

      I am owed nothing,

      I owe everything.

      To no man do I owe,

      To every man I owe.

      For all my blessings I praise God,

      And Him foremost.

      My blessings belong not only to me,

      But also to others, and this I owe.

      May I be a an open channel,

      To others,

      Of the daily rich blessings of God.

      Freely I received,

      Freely I am required to give.

      May I be an open channel,

      And not a dam.


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    • May 14thToday, Forever For Awhile

       

      Hello Love, can you hear me tonight?

      If you can hear me then everything’s alright.

      I gotta lot to talk to you from the heart,

      More importantly in talking you gotta do your part.

      Cuz I want you to know me better than you do.

      And  my soul grows so much by better knowing you.

      To reach out and touch you and see your smile,

      To hang out with you forever, forever for a while.

      When your face looks at me and turns on its light

      I’ll be struck deep in the heart with you in my sight

      Hello Love, can you hear me tonight?

      If you can hear me then everything’s alright.

      You’re right there in front of me, I see your face so clear,

      And yet I know I hurt because you’re really not near.

      Oh sweet beauty, you make your deep magic in me,

      Everything else disappears cause your smile sets me free.

      Waterfalls so beautiful to see and to hear,

      Wanna know the mist from us being near.

      Wanna know the mist from us being near.

      IHS 5-14-20


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    • Sep 21stKryptonite

      Nothing can hurt me,

      I’m impervious to the attacks

      Walking on any street

      Not worrying about being

      Attacked or beat

      Bring it on I think

      Man or woman

      I can use jiu-jitsu

      Borrowed from Him

      To turn it around

      Not afraid from

      Assault from

      Right or left

      No need to worry

      Says me

      And then it happened

      From a friendly face

      Kryptonite was found

      In what I trusted

      Instantly I sensed

      My weakening

      In an instant

      It was too late

      I thought I could

      Fight the power

      Of the Kryptonite

      I deceived only

      Myself

      Or was I

      Deceived

      Perhaps I was willing

      To surrender

      To fall down

      And die

      To stay near to

      Kryptonite

      That instantly became

      Dear

      My heart reached

      And grabbed for

      What would hurt me

      What would kill me

      But I could not stop

      Desiring to be close

      To Kryptonite

      No fool like

      An old fool

      No cure for

      Kryptonite

      And even if

      There were

      I wouldn’t take it

      Kryptonite is within me now

      Forever

      Never to be

      Released

      I would rather live

      With the pain

      Then be healed

      Forever Kryptonite

      Lives within my heart

      My very soul

      Sweet, sweet Kryptonite

      Oh Dear Sweet Kryptonite

      You’ve changed my blood

      My heart now beats

      A different rhythm

      Dear Kryptonite

      Till my last gasp,

      I can see you

      Till my last breath

      You are with me

      Though in reality

      You left

      Long ago

       

       

      9-21-19


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    • Sep 15thThe Face Of God Looks Back

      Gazing up to the stars

      The face of God looks back,

      It is both frightening and peace giving,

      Both breath-taking and

      Heart-calming.


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    • Jul 8thIt’s Different Now

      Wounded I bleed

      I feel the warm blood

      As it slides down my body

      To drip onto and mingle with

      The dirty floor

      It is not new to me

      It is a slice wound

      Inflicted by my enemy

      Using different tools

      Whenever the wound begins

      To heal

      He cuts it again

      Pain mortifies my body

      And my mind

      Oh no, I had hoped

      It was gone

      But the wound is open

      Again

      Then he taunts me

      During this life

      I will be his prey

      He puts the knife back in

      And turns it

      Then he again hisses

      A dreaded accusation

      Useless

      For so many reasons

      Useless

      I begin to sink

      I cower away

      I shrink back

      My mind reels

      Yet, this time

      This time is different

      Oh, I have been sliced

      But I no longer believe

      The accusations

      I set aside the pain

      To believe a truth

      To believe The Truth

      Truth that heals and soothes

      A product of enduring love

      Whispering to my soul

      Singing in my heart

      Reality in my mind

      Is this Truth

      Surpassing the sensation

      Of the slice

      Blocking the sounds

      Of accusations

      I am loved

      On that final day

      Only that will matter

      I have value to Him

      If the world casts me aside

      It is His estimation of me

      That sustains me

      Forever

      IHS 7-8-19


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    • Jan 11thSo What?

      Yeah, I’ve been hit.

      So what?

      Yeah, the Lion roared

      In my face.

      So what?

      I have smelled on his breath,

      The stench of rotting souls.

      So what is that to me?

      His roar was so loud,

      I almost went deaf.

      So what?

      In the face of the lion,

      I stare into His face,

      I will not blink!

      When the lion roars,

      I smile back at him.

      Smelling the souls on his breath,

      I know,

      Mine will never be one of them.

      When the others faint,

      Because the lion is fierce,

      I stand on solid ground,

      Dug in deep,

      Strongly supported,

      By Him.

      I stand,

      From standing I advance,

      There is no cry that will be,

      Heard from me.

      I believe more in what I cannot see,

      Than what I can see.

      The devil approaches,

      So what?

      God is with me,

      I will not stop going forward,

      I will not back down,

      Because of the Lord.

      So as far as circumstances,

      So what?


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    • Jul 6thIn Memory of a Pigeon

      Silly bird flew too low,
      Thinking about where he was to go.
      He took no thought of low or high, 
      Just flapping across the open sky.

      But soon the bird dropped to low,
      Dropping to where my van must go.
      Don’t you know my heart turned to mud,
      To hear and see the pigeon thud.
      No more flapping, no more sky,
      I think the silly bird did die.

      IHS
      6-11-98


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    • Aug 31stA Ringing Bell

      The first time they heard the bell,

      They stopped and thought,

      They liked the sound.

      It was the inaugural ringing of the bell.

      On the second day they were,

      Grateful and wondered,

      How faithfully the bell would ring?

      They stopped and thought,

      They liked the sound.

      After a month of the bell ringing,

      Every day at the same time,

      They no longer always noticed it,

      But when they did,

      They stopped and thought,

      They liked the sound.

      After six months of the bell ringing,

      Sometimes, just sometimes,

      It was an annoyance,

      But still, mostly,

      They stopped and thought,

      They liked the sound.

      They think that this bell

      Is a curious thing.

      They remember when it began,

      And they did not believe it would continue.

      Now they only sometimes,

      Notice the ringing,

      Having heard it so many times.

      They probably wouldn’t notice,

      If it stopped.

      One, a big one,

      Said “please stop.”

      Still, sometimes,

      Most, some,

      They stop and think,

      They like the sound.

      The bell has been ringing,

      A very long time,

      Some still stop and think,

      I like the sound.

       

      IHS 8-31-17

       

       


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