cherokyee Poetry (13)

Pushing, shoving, shouting,bad names,
and fighting in the middle of the street,
Not really caring who's looking on
Unless it is you who is getting beat;

But the children are watching, and it's destroying their minds,
Because they think this is the way it ought to be,
They are saying, "if daddy is doing it, and mommy's doing it too,
Then it must be ok for me;

I will take my gun, and hunt him down,
And shoot him in the head,
I will stand there and watch him, as he lay there twitching,
Until I'm sure that this fellow is dead;

But when I heard the cops coming,
I ran as fast as I could go,
But no matter how fast I ran, compared to the cops,
My legs were yet, moving too slow;

As they pulled out their weapons and shouted, " STOP! OR I'LL SHOOT!!!!"
I threw up my hands, and fell to the ground, and shouted,
" I SURRENDER! PLEASE SIR! DON'T SHOOT!!!!!"

When they put me in the wagon,
and they slam the metal door,
I knew my life was over, and freedom for me,
Would be no more;

Then I lifted my hands to Jesus, and said,
"LORD, IF IT BE YOUR WILL,
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR THIS EVIL I'VE DONE
AND PLEASE LET MY SOUL LIVE!!!"

Icould feel the burden lifting, as the tears filled my eyes,
I started singing, shouting, and praising God,
Because he made room for me in paradise"

From this day forward, it really doesn't matter what happens to me,
Because I've found Jesus, my Savior and Lord,
And He has sat me free!!!....This is fiction...but it very well could have been true.

Be careful what you expose your kids to!! Help them choose Jesus first! Much love....God bless!

WHAT AM I LIVING FOR, WHY AM I HERE,
WHY DOES TROUBLE, ALWAYS SEEMS NEAR?
WHY DID MY LOVED ONES, HAVE TO GO AWAY,
AND LEAVE ALL THIS PAIN, IN MY HEART TODAY?
SOMETIMES I FEEL I HAVE NO ONE LEFT,
LIKE I'M OUT IN A JUNGLE, ALL BY MYSELF!
I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO LOSING CONTROL,
ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS THE PAIN,
BUT I CAN SEE THE SUN IS YET SHINING,
AND I BELIEVE IT WILL SHINE AGAIN!
I KNOW THERE'S AN ANSWER SOMEWHERE
I TRULY BELIEVE THERE IS,
I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMEONE
WHO CAN WIPE AWAY MY TEARS!
CAN YOU HEAR ME JESUS??
CAN YOU FEEL MY PAIN??
PLEASE LIFT THIS HEAVY BURDEN,
SO I MAY LIVE AGAIN!!!.....LILLIE

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD FIND
THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE TO CALL MY OWN,
I HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE
THEN THE LORD SENT YOU ALONG;
YOU MADE ME FEEL SO SPECIAL
WHEN YOU PLEDGED YOUR LOVE TO ME,
YOUR LOVE HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH JOY,
AND A SPECIAL GLOW THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE;
I THANK GOD FOR THE DAY
THAT HE BROUGHT YOU INTO MY LIFE,
AND MADE YOU MY HUSBAND
AND MADE ME YOUR WIFE;
I WILL BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE TO YOU,
AND I KNOW YOU WILL DO THE SAME FOR ME TOO;
FOR BETTER OR WORSE, TILL DEATH DO US PART,
IS THE PLEDGE THAT WE BOTH MADE,
AND I WILL HONOR IT AS BEST I CAN,
UNTIL I'M SLEEPING IN MY GRAVE;
NOW YOU ARE MY HUSBAND, I AM YOUR WIFE
AND THIS IS HOW IT IS,
GOD LOOK DOWN ON THIS SPECIAL UNION
AND PLEASE BLESS IT FOR MANY YEARS!!........LILLIE

I HAVE HEARD THE OLD SAYING,
"ONLY THE RIVER RUNS FREE,",
BUT I TOO ,HAVE FOUND FREEDOM,
WHEN JESUS RESCUED ME;

WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO MY HEART,
AND WELCOMED JESUS IN,
HE THEN FREED ME FROM A LL BONDAGE,
DESTRUCTION, AND SIN;

WE CAN HAVE TRUE FREEDOM,
WHEN JESUS IS IN CONTROL,
BECAUSE ONLY THROUGH HIM,
IS THERE FREEDOM FOR THE SOUL;.............Lillie

WHY NOT LET HIM IN,
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE,
THAT JUST LIKE THE RIVER ,
YOU TOO, CAN BE FREE !

SOMETIMES THE TRIALS OF LIFE
CAN HIT US VERY HARD,
BUT WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH
IF WE PUT OUR TRUST LORD;
I REMEMBER THAT NOVEMBER
BACK IN NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN,
WHEN GOD TOOK MY MOMMY
TO LIVE WITH HIM IN HEAVEN;
I FELT AS THOUGH MY HEART STOOD STILL,
WHEN THEY CAME FOR MY MOMMY, THAT DAY,
I STOOD THERE AS IF I WAS IN A TRANCE
AS THE HEARSE DROVE SLOWLY AWAY;
I DIDN'T REALIZE, UNTIL THEY DROVE OUT OF SIGHT,
THAT I WOULD NEVER SEE MY MOMMY AGAIN,
I FELT AS IF I HAD DIED INSIDE
AS THE TEARS LAPPED UNDER MY CHIN;
I HAD SO MUCH ANGER AND PAIN
BUILDING UP INSIDE ME,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY THIS HAD TO BE;
I SPOKE IN MY HEART, I SAID,
"LORD, IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME,
'THEN HOW COULD YOU TAKE
MY MOMMY FROM ME??"
BUT WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE
AND WHAT I COULDN'T YET UNDERSTAND,
WAS ALL THE TIME MY MOMMY SUFFERED,
HER SOUL WAS SAFELY IN GOD'S HAND;
IT HAS BEEN TWENTY SEVEN YEARS NOW
SINCE GOD TOOK MOMMY AWAY,
BUT IT STILL HURT JUST AS MUCH,
AS IT DID THAT NOVEMBER DAY;
I KNOW IT WAS GOD'S WILL
THAT MY MOMMY HAD TO GO,
BUT MY HEART IS STILL IN SO MUCH PAIN,
BECAUSE LORD , I LOVE THAT LADY SO!
THE PAIN WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART
BUT THE LORD MAKES IT EASIER TO BEAR
MY MOMMY'S NOW RESTING WITH JESUS
AND I HOPE SOMEDAY TO BE WITH HER THERE!

...I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MOMMY...
"OUR LOVE SHALL NEVER DIE"

THERE'S A NEW ANGEL IN HEAVEN
AND HIS NAME IS, "DEE",
HE IS A VERY SPECIAL ANGEL
BECAUSE HE'S A PART OF ME;
HE CAME INTO THIS WORLD
AS A GIFT FROM GOD, TO ME,
NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS THE JOY,
THAT THIS LITTLE ANGEL GAVE TO ME;
WHEN I FELT HIS FIRST KICK
MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH SO MUCH LOVE,
EVERYDAY I WOULD GIVE GOD PRAISE
FOR SEEING FAVOR IN ME, FROM HIS THRONE ABOVE;
ON THE DAY HE WAS BORN
THE DAY HE TOOK HIS FIRST BREATH,
I HELD HIM IN MY ARMS,
AND LAID HIM UPON MY CHEST;
MY JOY INCREASED EACH DAY
AS I WATCHED HIM GROW INTO A MAN,
I PRAYED EVERY NIGHT AND DAY,
THAT GOD WOULD KEEP HIM IN HIS HANDS;
GOD LOANED HIM TO ME FOR THIRTY-SIX YEARS,
THEN HE SENT WORD FOR HIS ANGEL TO COME,,
IT WAS TIME TO RETURN BACK TO HEAVEN,
BACK TO HIS ORIGINAL HOME;
MY HEART WAS BROKEN
I COULDN'T HOLD BACK THE TEARS,
BUT I STILL GAVE THANKS TO GOD,
FOR THOSE BEAUTIFUL THIRTY-SIX YEARS;
BECAUSE HE CHOSE ME, FROM ALL THE MOMS
TO BE A MOTHER TO THIS SPECIAL ONE,
AND I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE CALLED,
THAT SPECIAL ANGEL, " MY SON."

R.I.P. MY SWEET, SWEET ANGEL,...MOMMY LOVES YOU BABY!... NOT EVEN DEATH CAN STOP .A MOTHER'S LOVE FOR HER CHILD!

I WAS OUT ON A ONE-WAY STREET TO NOWHERE
WHERE MY LIFE WAS GOING, I REALLY DIDN'T CARE;
BUT THEN ONE DAY MY EYES WERE OPENED,
AND I COULD PLAINLY SEE,
THAT JESUS LOVED ME SO MUCH
THAT HE GAVE UP HIS LIFE FOR ME;
THERE WERE SO MANY TIMES
I COULD'VE BEEN DEAD AND GONE,
BUT THROUGH HIS MERCY AND LOVE,
HE FORGAVE ME FOR MY WRONG;
THEN I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN
SAYING, "COME UNTO ME TODAY'
I WILL HEAL YOUR GRIEVING SOUL,
AND WASH YOUR SINS AWAY;"
THAT VERY DAY MINE EYES WERE OPEN?
AND I COULD PLAINLY SEE,
THAT JESUS LOVED ME SO MUCH
THAT HE GAVE UP HIS LIFE FOR ME!

I LOVE TAKING STROLLS
IN THE SOFT MOONLIGHT,
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL
AND THE STARS ARE BRIGHT;
ON A COOL SUMMER NIGHT
WHEN YOU CAN FEEL THE BREEZE,
AS IT BLOWS TO AND FRO
PLAYING TAG WITH THE TREES;

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WHISPERING WILLOWS
AROMATIC PINES,
AND HONEYSUCKERS SMELLING SO SWEET,
HUMMING AS I GO
DANCING THROUGH THE MEADOW
AS THE WILD FLOWERS TICKLE MY FEET
THE CLOUDS ARE GETTING DARK,
I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO STORM,
I CAN SEE THE LIGHTENING FLASHING
SO I MUST MAKE MY WAY BACK HOME!

HOW WIDE IS THE OCEAN
HOW DEEP IS THE SEA,
HOW STRONG IS THE LOVE
THAT YOU PROFESS FOR ME?
HOW PURE IS THE SNOWFLAKE
THAT FALLS TO THE GROUND,
HOW PRETTY IS THE SUNSET
AS IT GOES DOWN,
DOWN,
DOWN?
HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THE SOLO
THAT THE LITTLE ROBIN SINGS
HOW WONDERFUL IT IS
TO HEAR THE CHURCH BELLS RING!
HOW AMAZING IT IS TO FEEL
THE LOVE OF MY FAMILY,
TO BE IN MEDITATION...TOGETHER,
WITH GOD, MY FAMILY, AND ME!!!........LILLIE

I REMEMBER BACK IN THE LATE 60'S, EARLY 70'S ,WE LIVED ON THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FARM, ABOUT THREE AND A QUARTER MILE FROM TOWN. THE HOUSE SAT BACK ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE ROAD. IT HAD A HUGE FRONT YARD WITH HARDLY ANY GRASS AT ALL.
ON ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEEPING WILLOW, STANDING SO TALL AND GRACEFUL, SWAYING IN THE WIND, LIKE A HULA DANCER'S SKIRT SWAYS, WITH THE MOVEMENT OF HER HIPS. AND THE SWEET SMELL OF HONEY SUCKERS FILLED THE AIR, AS THE BREEZE BLEW GENTLY!
THERE WERE AN OLD OUT-HOUSE OUT BACK NEXT TO A FENCE THAT SURROUNDED A PASTURE FULL OF HOGS. HUGE TREES STOOD IN THE MIDST OF IT: OAK TREES, CHINABERRY TREES, FIG TREES, AND A TINY PEACH TREE FILLED WITH TINY GREEN PEACHES.
ACROSS THE ROAD THER WERE A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD, ANDYOU COULD SMELL THE FRESH DIRT FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE MILES AWAY; AND IN THE SUMMER, AFTER THE CROPS WERE FULLY GROWN: THE CORN, THE PEAS, THE COLLARDS, MUSTARDS, BUTTERBEANS, AND A PATCH OF WATERMELONS, THEY BROUGHT OUT THE BEAUTY OF THE LAND THAT THEY OCCUPIED!
AT NIGHT THE STARS SHONE SO BRIGHT, IT WAS AS THOUGH SOMEONE TURNED ON THE LIGHTS OF HEAVEN. ANT THEY SEEMED SO CLOSE, THAT YOU COULD REACH UP AND TOUCH THEM.
EVERYTHING WAS SO CALM AND PEACEFUL, EXCEPT FOR THE WHIRLING OF THE COOL BREEZE THROUGH THE CORNFIELD AND THE TREE TOPS. OCCASIONALLY, YOU MIGHT HEAR A CAR PASSING BY, OR THE HOOTING OF AN OWL IN A FAR AWAY DISTANCE.
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT BEAUTIFUL PLACE. ESPECIALLY THE KITCHEN WHERE MOMMY WAS ALWAYS BAKING BREAD. AND OH, THE AROMA THAT CAME FROM MOMMY'S KITCHEN! IT SMELLED LIKE SOMEONE OPEN A BAKERY RIGHT IN OUR FRONT YARD! THOSE WERE HAPPY TIMES FOR ME, TIMES I SHALL NEVER FORGET!..........LILLIE

THE WRINKLES ARE FORMING
AROUND MY MOUTH AND EYES,
THE LOOSE SKIN IS SAGGING
ON MY ARMS AND THIGHS;

MY PACE IS GETTING SLOWER
AND MY KNEES ARE GETTING WEAK,
MY SIGHT IS GROWING DIMMER
AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP;

MY MUSCLES ARE GETTING STIFF
AND ARE OFTEN VERY SORE,
BECAUSE THE LITTLE ACHES AND PAINS
ARE MORE FREQUENT THAN BEFORE;

MY TEETH ARE IN A JAR
AND MY HAIR IS IN THE COMB,
I CAN'T HOLD A TRAIN OF THOUGHT
BECAUSE MY MIND HAS STARTED TO ROAM;

MY HEARING IS FADING
AND MY PATIENCE IS GROWING THIN,
I FORGET WHERE I'M GOING
AND CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I'VE BEEN;

BUT I THANK YOU DEAR LORD
FOR ALL THE SIGNS I SEE,
BECAUSE IT JUST MEANS, "ANOTHER DAY"
THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME!

ALL OF GOD'S CREATION
IS SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME,
EVERY RIVER, EVERY LAKE,
EVERY OCEAN, AND EVERY SEA;
THE SUNRISES AT DAWN
TO GIVE US THE MORNING LIGHT,
AND THE MOON AND THE STARS IN SPACE
ARE LIKE SPARKLING DIAMONDS IN THE SKY AT NIGHT
THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS
ARE COVERED WITH SNOW,
ABOVE A BEAUTIFUL GREEN MEADOW
IN THE VALLEY BELOW;
THE FLOWERS, THE TREES, THE BIRDS, THE BEES,
THEY ALL DISPLAY BEAUTY, IN THEIR OWN WAY,
IT WAS ALL CREATED BY THE HANDS OF GOD
FOR EACH OF US TO ENJOY EACH DAY;
SO EACH TIME WE SEE A FLOWER BLOOM
EACH TIME A BIRD FLIES BY,
EACH TIME WE LOOK UP TOWARD HEAVEN
AND SEE A RAINBOW IN THE SKY...
...WE MUST REMEMBER...
THAT IT IS GOD WHO DESERVES THE PRAISE!!!