Promises

We've all made promises, some good some bad
A few made you mad, a few made you glad

Keeping those promises is what counts
The real truth in you will surely be announced 

God's promises are forever true 
Thousands are there waiting for you

Reading His Word will surely reveal them at the right time 
As you approach The Throne of Grace, in your long difficult climb

November 11, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The clouds of Vietnam

The dark clouds of Vietnam loom over our bowed heads today. 
Those who served and died so that we might have freedom, I pray. 

Those that lay down their life for another, their sacrifice we can not understand. 
No man can have greater love than to lay down his life for his fellow man.

Many were criticized for serving their country and doing what they were told. 
Death crosses party lines, caring not about the politics of old. 

November 10, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Time has passed

It was the Old Dixie Theatre when I was a just kid
Now, a Theatre of The Performing Arts
Oh, time forbid. 

Time has taken its toll on me. I can’t walk or talk and barely see. 
I lay here in my room reminiscing, often shedding a tear 

There is one thing I can do that lifts my spirits
Remembering old-fashioned tunes and their lyrics 

Constantly in prayer for all my family now
I can’t recall all their names, but God knows somehow 

I am looking forward to the day I will rest in His Peace
Until then I’ll just keep plodding along until my life doth cease

November 10, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Birthday

Someone has a birthday every day
We should celebrate all the time I’d say

Lots of good food and chocolate cake
A very happy person that would make

However, that won't work 
Eating that much I'd be a jerk

Once a year is more than enough I guess
God’s original plan seems to be the very best

November 10, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Friends

A true friend is worth more than gold
That's what the Good Book says I'm told

If you get off on the wrong track
A true friend will gently guide you back

A true friend will listen to you all-day
Having a genuine interest in what you say

Is there a friend that can be with you near or far
Jesus, if you ask Him, where ever you are

Jesus cares because he is love
He is sent, to help us, from His Father above

No better friend you will ever find
Bowing your head and calming your mind

October 10, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The Stage Coach

The old horse-drawn stagecoach, help tame the west
Bringing men and women dressed in their Sunday best 

Not being a trip for the faint of heart
Dirt, heat and sweat from the very start

Horses pulled with all their great might, to reach the changing post
Giving all they had as a team, for the masters they loved most

Transporting passengers to and from the wild wild west
Bringing some civility by those who were surely blest

The west was changed into what it is today
Because the old  stagecoach blazed the way

November 8, 2022
Mark waldrop

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is the most hallowed Ground I  will ever see.
Those who served, many died to preserve freedom for you and me

If I could hear the many memories they would share
Those dreadful memories I could not begin to bear

The only solace I have here on this day
They rest in calm peace, oh Lord I pray.

October 8, 2022
Mark Waldrop