A soul on edge

Ending the year, single and fine,
With caring friends, the stars align.

Dancing in the kitchen's soft glow,
Wishing as midnight's clock does show.

Promises made for change so grand,
Yet resolutions slip like sand.

Every New Year's Eve, the refrain,
Words echo, but actions wane.

Hurt lies in never taking flight,
In dreams untold, in fading light.

On the hill where memories weave,
Time moves on, hearts choose to leave.

Resolutions echo through the cheer,
Guiding paths, sometimes unclear.

In the kitchen's glow, aspirations rise,
Clock striking midnight, hope in our eyes.

A wish to change for the better,
To brave the storms, to write a letter.

Every New Year's Eve, the vow,
Yet actions falter, reality somehow.

The hurt resides in fear's denying,
In dreams unlived, in silence crying.

On the hill where promises conceived,
Moving on, a better self achieved.

So, this New Year's Eve, the pledge,
To break the cycle, a soul on edge.

Actions louder than words may be,
In the dance of time, a symphony.

For what will hurt is never trying,
What will hurt is never dying.

On the hill where dreams are spun,
A new journey, a battle won.

January 2, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Taken from
New Years Eve
Violet Akira

A yearning grace

In a paper sack, divine worth unfolds,
Three dollars sought, the mystic threshold.
Not to explode the soul, disrupt the sleep,
But warmth of milk, or in sunlight, a peep.

No transformation craved, just ecstasy's kiss,
A pound of Eternal, in humble bliss.
No love for the different, no migrant's toil,
Just God's warmth, in the womb, without turmoil.

Three dollars worth of the sacred embrace,
In a simple request, a yearning grace.

January 2, 2023
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Taken from
“Three Dollars Worth of God”
Wilbur Reesy

The Touch

We need a touch. The touch we get, the touch we give
Without a loving  touch, we cannot live

Babies need a touch of their mother when they are born
A widow needs a touch from those who care when she is forlorn 

The Greatest Touch of all 
Seems so very small

The Devinne touch from God when we so need Him
Will deliver us from ourselves into a Heavenly realm

December 31, 2023
MarkWaldrop

Rejected worth

In pastures green, where ewes give birth,
A tale unfolds of rejected worth.
Bummer lambs, heads bowed so low,
Rejected by mothers, left to woe.

The shepherd, kind, with gentle hand,
Lifts the lamb from the lonely land.
Wraps it warm, holds it tight,
Against the heart, in the silent night.

Hand-feeding love to the broken soul,
Making the wounded spirit whole.
In the shepherd's care, it finds its way,
Back to the flock, where others stray.

Rejected, yet loved, the bummer lamb,
Knows the shepherd's voice, like a sacred psalm.
Jesus, the Shepherd, so good and true,
Cares for us all, me and you.

In moments broken, rejected, and low,
He holds us close, lets His love flow.
No lamb forgotten, no soul left behind,
In His love and care, solace we find.

Bummer lambs, we may be,
But deeply loved for eternity.
By the Shepherd, gentle and kind,
In His embrace, true solace we find.

December 30, 2023
Created by
MarkWaldrop

The Eastern gate

When I take flight my destination, the Eastern gate
My departure time is unknown 
Only to my Master is it known

I've been planning my trip, looking at every detail
I'm so excited to go where love and joy prevail 

Purchasing my ticket from the One who frees us
Through the Ticket Master God’s Son Jesus 

A smooth ride it will be when His Angels come for me

On the final, I will see the light of the Eastern Gate
There, no one can imagine His Glory
That awaits

 I will keep tolling on till my life is complete
 Then, boarding the flight for my God to meet

December 28, 2023
MarkWaldrop

Brush strokes of life

Brush strokes on the canvas of life
Will it bring me happiness or strife

The bright colors of happiness
The dark colors of sadness
The Master's touch produces a painting of Gladness

The dark colors highlight the bright
creating a painting of great delight

The final stroke will be made that day
When my soul takes flight to fly far away 

December 25, 2023
MarkWaldrop