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Apr 2016 · 2.3k
Wedding at Cana
KJ Apr 2016
A marriage,
a miracle,
a story
to tell
of Christ
transforming
water from
the well.

His first miracle,
her gentle request,
wine was needed
for all of the guests.

He is still trasforming
in different ways,
and
miracles happen
everyday.
Apr 2016 · 271
Rhyme
KJ Apr 2016
I cannot write
without a rhyme,
possibly
in due time,
but currently
the words are mine
and I'm inclined
to make them rhyme
line by line
because I find
peace of mind
every time
my words rhyme.
Apr 2016 · 482
Baptism
KJ Apr 2016
A promise made
as water flows
a ritual rinsing
of our souls.

As life begins
a gentle cleanse
for past, present
and future sins.

Lamb of God
our constant stream,
may we reflect
your spotless sheen.
KJ Apr 2016
The longing
inside
when you're
not here
weighs me down
like a cloak
I wear.

Your love
for me,
your gentle will
I have now
found, therefore
I feel
the reality
revealed to me
that when I
was astray
and lost
your compass
led me
to the cross.
Mar 2016 · 437
Presentation
KJ Mar 2016
Sacrifice
and prophecy,
a journey to
the temple.
Something extraordinary
began with tradition.
Offering to God
their infant son,
confirmed spiritually
by Simeon.
The maternal yearnings
that never part
foretell  a sorrow
near Mary's heart.
Mar 2016 · 321
Nativity
KJ Mar 2016
A bale of hay,
a majestic
cry,
a brilliant star
in the
velvet sky.
A stable wait,
as shepherds kneel
and angels still
celebrate
as heaven sings
for
the King of Kings.
A humble birth,
God on earth.
Mar 2016 · 345
Visitation
KJ Mar 2016
Joy shared
is happiness
justified
and hope shared
is magnified.
Blessed was Elizabeth
when she heard
Mary's twice blessed
miraculous words.
Mar 2016 · 857
Annunciation
KJ Mar 2016
He came to her
with a prayer,
for all time
revealing who
she would bear.
Glory
and majesty
she humbly wears.
Queen of Heaven,
a mother
who perpetually cares.
Mar 2016 · 726
Faith
KJ Mar 2016
A journey,
a path,
a mission,
a task.
A life devoted,
a message received,
a calling,
a gift
for those who believe.
A hope,
a perpetual peace,
a wellspring ever ready
for our soul's relief.
Mar 2016 · 290
Sacrifice
KJ Mar 2016
To live
as thou
hast died
for me,
redeemed by Christ,
a sacrifice
that paid the price
for all that be.
Mar 2016 · 214
Resurrection
KJ Mar 2016
Christ's resurrection
inspires reflection
and offers
direction
and
motivation
for every
generation.
Mar 2016 · 211
The Passion
KJ Mar 2016
The passion,
the pain,
the promise,
the prayer
continuously
creates
Christ's
loving care.
Mar 2016 · 253
Touched
KJ Mar 2016
Courage in life
does not deceive,
the facts remain
in what we believe.

The hardest times
we ever face
are the moments
touched by grace.

Love's the unspoken
truth we share
while we search
for those who care.

Just know the world
before our eyes
usually wears
a grand diguise.

But if you live
with prayers inside,
then heaven's map
will be your guide.
Mar 2016 · 549
Stain Glass Window
KJ Mar 2016
The colors
do not
betray
my sight,
boasting
while dancing
with the light.
Artisan's skill
that celebrates
a canvas
of heaven
to create.
Oh colors shine
so deep and true,
draw me closer
my God,
to you.
Mar 2016 · 287
Blessings
KJ Mar 2016
The sun, the moon
and stars at night,
The rosy dusk
and dawn of light,
the cooling breeze
and rhythmic rain,
the harvest full
of golden grain.
The birds that fly,
a baby's cry,
a hard day's work,
a peaceful sigh,
the smell of spring,
as nature sings,
the prayers we say
to start our day,
the hope in all,
the eternal call
from up above
a God whose love
has set us free
and blessed us all
abundantly.
Mar 2016 · 214
Mighty King
KJ Mar 2016
My God and mighty king
can see
where we are and what we'll be.
He knows we're living
day to day
and hears us every
time we pray.
He understands our
every need
and always knows
the way to lead.

He is our sunrise
through the storm
protecting us
from every harm.
My God and mighty king
I sing
with grace and love
for you and me
He always
stands by
patiently.
Mar 2016 · 314
connected
KJ Mar 2016
Hearts connected
intertwined,
love protected
souls enshrined.
Mar 2016 · 261
All Around
KJ Mar 2016
Angels watch
and angels wait,
guarding dreams
protecting fate.

Beyond the realm
of sight and sound
their majesty
is all around.

Their voices sweet,
a serenade
to all the hearts
that God has made.

With beauty, joy,
love and peace
angel voices
never cease.

So when we
cannot see the good,
or fail to believe
as we should,
take comfort
on this very day
that angels are
not far away.
Mar 2016 · 234
The Call
KJ Mar 2016
Love in a lick
will always stick.

Love in a blink
can make you think.

Love in a seed
can grow a good deed.

Love in a storm
can make you warm.

Love in a tear
is something dear,

Love in a tickle
can make you trickle.

Love in a drop
can make you stop.

Love in a day
can make you stay.

Love is a treasure,
love is an act,
love is a promise,
love is a pact.

Love in us all
can we answer the call?
Mar 2016 · 529
A Poet's Dream
KJ Mar 2016
My Poetry
will always be
something that
agrees
with me.
I keep my
prayers
and rhyming lines
all within
my heart's
confines.
And there
they stay
until one day
when I'm compelled
to share
and tell
everyone
and everything
that loves and hopes
and has a dream.
The poet's dream
for me,
you see,
is pure and simple
poetry.
Mar 2016 · 267
God
KJ Mar 2016
God
I know that God
will always be
nearby watching
over me.
but occasionally
on certain days
I forget
along the way.
And on those days
my heart seems blind,
but somehow some way
I always find
that as I give
and get a smile,
God has been there
all the while.
A simple fact
that still holds true
a smile is love
from me to you.
Mar 2016 · 226
Reality
KJ Mar 2016
Poetry
is a
pleasantry
in
reality.
Mar 2016 · 217
My Words
KJ Mar 2016
My words go with me everyday.

My words can laugh and run and play.

My words can shout or sing a song.

My words can be short or very long.

My words can be angry and sometimes mad.

My words can be lonely and very sad.

My words can shine and be very bright.

My words can be still like a cold dark night.

My words can soar like a bird in the air.

My words can hug like a big warm bear.

My words can dance like a ballarina’s toes.

My words can balance on the end of my nose.

My words can squirm and twist and wiggle.

My words can sometimes make me giggle.

My words can grow like a beautiful flower.

My words can last for one whole hour.

My words can be sticky like jam on toast.

My words can be scary like a groaning ghost.

My words can be forever like the big blue sky.

My words can flicker like a firefly.

My words can clap and celebrate.

My words are mine to build and create.

My words can be many or they can be few.

But most of all,

My words are a gift from me to you.
Feb 2016 · 300
Muse
KJ Feb 2016
Words I think
and
those I feel
separate
but merge surreal.
In my mind
or in my heart
words together
yet apart.
Blunt or sweet
words of choice
trying to find
that inner voice.
Powerful tools
for all to use
encouraged by
a certain muse.
Feb 2016 · 284
Aspire
KJ Feb 2016
Through time
and tests
and fields
and quests
a will to do
a will to be
came for you
but not for me.
Reverse the wish
and smile inside
and know your dreams
are still alive.
And I shall
do the same.
Feb 2016 · 243
Hesitate
KJ Feb 2016
To validate
serves to create
a reason to believe.
For one and all
both large and small
we should not hesitate,
as one might say
this might or may
interfere with fate.
Feb 2016 · 279
Secrets
KJ Feb 2016
A songbird sang
to me and told,
of pages old
and pages gold,
where flowers danced
among the fields
and secrets shared
were never sealed.
Those days are gone
so goes the song,
and time has told
as life unfolds
that birds still sing,
but everything
is not revealed
among the fields.
Feb 2016 · 1.7k
Choreography
KJ Feb 2016
The light of day
and dark of night
a universal wrong and right
captivates our
chosen lives
and everything for which we strive.
The music plays
so we must dance
and choreography
is left to chance,
and in this chance
is where we see
all that we can truly be.
Feb 2016 · 193
Thaw
KJ Feb 2016
Spring's sweet thaw
has met me here
so shed no more
a single tear,
and understand
I did not die
and in this ground
I do not lie.
Feb 2016 · 210
Preview
KJ Feb 2016
The bluest sky
the greenest grass
like all life
on earth
must pass.
The purple field
and yellow hill
speak softly
the creator's
will.
To preview all
this glory be
a glimpse
into eternity.
Feb 2016 · 294
Canopy
KJ Feb 2016
Rely on this:
I did not die,
I live beneath
a peaceful sky,
a canopy
called eternity.
Feb 2016 · 168
Untitled
KJ Feb 2016
Oh dew of morning
and frost of night
that starts the day
and ends the night,
so peace and joy
shall accompany me
forever in eternity.
Feb 2016 · 293
Forevermore
KJ Feb 2016
Eternity
smiled at me.
By my side
as I died
were faith, hope and love,
now I live
forevermore
with peace
from above.
Feb 2016 · 245
Flame
KJ Feb 2016
As stars brighten
the darkened sky,
my soul's a flame
that shall not die.
Feb 2016 · 183
light
KJ Feb 2016
Inside this grave
you will find
the darkness
that I left
behind.
And all the
light
you cannot see
is my window to eternity.
Feb 2016 · 223
Believe
KJ Feb 2016
The brilliant sun,
the gentle breeze,
are tell-tale signs
for those who believe.

the mystery
of uncertainty
has no life
in eternity.

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