Lovely! Absolutely Lovely. The first poem truly touched my heart. Thank you for sharing ~Tina
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:46 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with Nextel Direct Connect > > -----Original Message----- > From: "John Kuptz" <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:39:05 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] my wish > > I don't post very often anymore but just had to tell you how beautiful > these > poems are. They really touched my heart. Thank you for sharing. > Carolyn Kuptz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Skip Duffie" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; "cmlhope" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 5:09 PM > Subject: [CMLHope] my wish > > > I hope I do not offend anyone, but years ago while in the hospital, in > December > I wrote a few poems, I share them again this year, with my eternal hope you > all have a very peaceful and healthy season all year long. I wish you all > Merry Christmas and a wonderful happy New Year. Skip > > > > > Advent In the City > > > Stewart Duffie > > Lonely people in the streets rush by, > snow falling from a dull grey sky. > In the cold a child cries, its mother sighs, > In the alley a father dies. > > Shops with windows lit so bright, > selling their wares far into the night. > A man with clothes tattered and torn, > in this city of plenty he is forlorn. > > . A hush settles over all of the earth, > It is the advent of our savior's birth. > Born out of his mother's agony and pain, > She offers her son, she without stain. > > Again and again over the years, > this mothers offers this child of tears. > He was born for our sins, a star so bright, > a light for all, a candle raging against the night. > > A flame of hope to us on earth, > have we learned by this little child's birth. > God's only Son had death in store. > We couldn't care less ,He couldn't care more > > A man sits close to the prison wall, > A woman lies dead in a dirty hall. > At last morning comes to the large city, > Our God sheds tears for His people in pity. > > > > > > > > Skip's Christmas Greeting > by Stewart Duffie > > The night is cold, the stars are bright, > The wind moans low on this winters night. > The animals witness a woman give birth. > The son of God has come to earth.. > > Men of wisdom standing near, > A star has led them to this child so dear. > Joseph smiles at this child so small, > born to Mary in this manger stall. > > The shepherd's in the fields took fright, > to hear a choir on this silent night. > Hark the angels shout and sing, > Jesus the child is our newborn king. > > Peace on earth we say to each other, > and treat each one as our brother. > Please do not forget my Christmas prayer, > keep Jesus in your heart all through the year.. > Awake Awake the prophets sing, > Jesus is our eternal King. > > > > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > > > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > > -- > [CMLHope] > A support group of http://cmlhope.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CMLHope" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope > -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
