Love Will Defeat!
(Quatrain style each line with 6 syllables)
Has he carried the cross,
On His back up the street,
He passed the friends He loved,
With eyes that wouldn’t meet!
Ashamed because they knew,
They had betrayed Him so,
At His time of great need,
They didn’t want to know!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Then at top of the hill,
The heavy cross was laid,
Down on the ground where then,
His body was displayed!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Arms outstretched on the cross,
With His feet down the stem,
Nails then were hammered in,
With no protest from them!
But He knew their terror,
A material one,
That hearts would be sorry
After the deed was done!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Has He hung on the cross,
He understood their shame,
Then with His loving heart,
He forgave without blame!
To show us that loving,
Is truly forgiving,
Material misdeeds,
Done with earthly living!
~~~*^V^*~~~
He knows here on this Earth,
The temptations we meet,
He showed by forgiving,
Love will always defeat!
~~~*^V^*~~~~~~*^V^*~~~~~~*^V^*~~~
Flowing Love! 
(Haiku) As his waters flow,
So does love he sends to grow,
Nurture it within!
“*^V^*”
(Nonet)
Then when your heart is full of His love,
With confidence like Him above,
Let his words like water flow,
Showering all you know!
With truth from above,
Explain His love
Is always
There for
All!
“*^V^*”
(Haiku)
As his waters flow,
So does love he sends to grow,
Nurture it within!
“*^V^*”
So does love he sends to grow,
Nurture it within!
“*^V^*”
(Nonet)
Then when your heart is full of His love,
With confidence like Him above,
Let his words like water flow,
Showering all you know!
With truth from above,
Explain His love
Is always
There for
All!
“*^V^*”
The Ship I Saw Sailing! (Quatrain)
The ship I saw sailing on the blue,
Was full of many people I knew,
My Mother, Father, brothers and then,
Grandparents and more from way back when!
~~~*^V^*~~~
The ship was on a journey for more,
I hoped it me as I stood on shore,
But then I saw a great wisp of cloud,
Cover the ship to hide all the crowd!
Whilst in the cloud the ship it turned course,
To sail away in the blue with force,
I just stood and waved with tear in eye,
They all waved back for they heard my cry!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Then I heard Granddad standing on deck.
Telling all to keep themselves in check,
I saw Dad comfort Mam guessed he said,
“It’s not her time Pat must stay in bed”
~~~*^V^*~~~
Then as the ship sailed off in the blue,
They waved Granddad shouted “We love you!
We’ll sail here again don’t be afraid,
Next time we will see your ticket is paid!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Till then wake up and enjoy your life,
The illness is past that caused you strife,
Enjoy your life with family there,
Show how life is best when love you share.”
~~~*^V^*~~~
The ship sailed then o’er horizon blue,
They waved, my eyes opened, I came to,
To see my children standing by me,
Smiling with joy and so lovingly!
So happy am I, that I now glow,
For best of both worlds is mine I know,
I’ve the love of children here on Earth,
Plus my Parents in that land of worth!
~~~*^V^*~~~~~~*^V^*~~~~~~*^V^*~~~
Retribution (Limericks) There once was a woman from Shirebrook,
Who's husband was a two-timing crook,
So with her rolling pin,
She waited with a grin,
Then hit him till his foundations shook! 
¨*^V^*¨ This two timing old man from Shirebrook,
When wife hit him with rolling pin, shook,
So he promised that he,
Would not longer be,
A wrong doer but then off he took! 
¨*^V^*¨
He thought that he’d got his fish battered,
By the woman that he had flattered,
But he got no thrill,
When her hubby Will,
Charged him like a ram then he scattered! 
¨*^V^*¨
Now his wife she’d had truly enough,
Of his cheating and treating her rough,
So when he came back,
She showed him the sack,
With his clothes packed in saying, “life’s tough” 
¨*^V^*¨¨*^V^*¨¨*^V^*¨
The ship I saw sailing on the blue,
Was full of many people I knew,
My Mother, Father, brothers and then,
Grandparents and more from way back when!
~~~*^V^*~~~
The ship was on a journey for more,
I hoped it me as I stood on shore,
But then I saw a great wisp of cloud,
Cover the ship to hide all the crowd!
Whilst in the cloud the ship it turned course,
To sail away in the blue with force,
I just stood and waved with tear in eye,
They all waved back for they heard my cry!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Then I heard Granddad standing on deck.
Telling all to keep themselves in check,
I saw Dad comfort Mam guessed he said,
“It’s not her time Pat must stay in bed”
~~~*^V^*~~~
Then as the ship sailed off in the blue,
They waved Granddad shouted “We love you!
We’ll sail here again don’t be afraid,
Next time we will see your ticket is paid!
~~~*^V^*~~~
Till then wake up and enjoy your life,
The illness is past that caused you strife,
Enjoy your life with family there,
Show how life is best when love you share.”
~~~*^V^*~~~
The ship sailed then o’er horizon blue,
They waved, my eyes opened, I came to,
To see my children standing by me,
Smiling with joy and so lovingly!
So happy am I, that I now glow,
For best of both worlds is mine I know,
I’ve the love of children here on Earth,
Plus my Parents in that land of worth!
~~~*^V^*~~~~~~*^V^*~~~~~~*^V^*~~~
Who's husband was a two-timing crook,
So with her rolling pin,
She waited with a grin,
Then hit him till his foundations shook!
When wife hit him with rolling pin, shook,
So he promised that he,
Would not longer be,
A wrong doer but then off he took!
¨*^V^*¨
He thought that he’d got his fish battered,
By the woman that he had flattered,
But he got no thrill,
When her hubby Will,
Charged him like a ram then he scattered!
¨*^V^*¨
Now his wife she’d had truly enough,
Of his cheating and treating her rough,
So when he came back,
She showed him the sack,
With his clothes packed in saying, “life’s tough”
¨*^V^*¨¨*^V^*¨¨*^V^*¨
Credit Card Mania! (Acrostic)
Cash from machines allows them to stay,
Refilling their pocket so they can play,
Even when they know they've had enough,
Doing the pub rounds again feeling rough!
Indifferent to the damage they do to self,
Thinking this some kind of wealth!
Caring not about tomorrow,
Always living on the borrow!
Reaching out taking more,
Driven by greed that's for sure!
making one card clear another,
Ammounting debts without bother!
Never thinking what they'll do,
If cash by credit stops coming through!
A future headache in the making!
~~~*^V^*~~~*^V^*~~~*^V^*~~~
The Stampeding Horses of the Sea!
The waves came crashing on the shore,
Like a hundred horses stampeding,
Overpowering the wave before,
That is receding!
***^V^***
Each wave stretching out, like a hand,
Clawing further along the shore,
Taking everything in its grasp,
Wanting more and more!
***^V^***
These horses keep up their stampede,
Driving bigger waves on,
Tirelessly drumming, chasing away,
Until there spirit is gone!
***^V^***
Then the waves are left to roll,
Once again in a gentle way,
Kissing the shore as they recede,
Back for another day!
***^V^***
Till with spirits soaring, breathe back,
After resting in their stable below,
The horses re-group together again,
To stampede for another show!
***^V^***^V^***^V^***
Like a hundred horses stampeding,
Overpowering the wave before,
That is receding!
***^V^***
Each wave stretching out, like a hand,
Clawing further along the shore,
Taking everything in its grasp,
Wanting more and more!
***^V^***
These horses keep up their stampede,
Driving bigger waves on,
Tirelessly drumming, chasing away,
Until there spirit is gone!
***^V^***
Then the waves are left to roll,
Once again in a gentle way,
Kissing the shore as they recede,
Back for another day!
***^V^***
Till with spirits soaring, breathe back,
After resting in their stable below,
The horses re-group together again,
To stampede for another show!
***^V^***^V^***^V^***
