Changing the guard is the most difficult thing to do.
The sadness of this time is beyond belief to go through.
When the Matriarch in a family dies
It leaves a great vacuum to be filled.
When it involves a country there is much love and gratitude to rebuild.
Queen Elizabeth was not only Mum to her children
She was Mum to the many Brits that loved her by the millions
The future that lies ahead will never be the same.
In the loving past, we will always remember her name.
September 10, 2022
Mark waldrop
Penned for My Daughter in law
Amanda Troutner Waldrop and her Mother
Judy Palmer Moran
Is our nation alive does it have a Soul within
If we should look, where would we begin
The Nation is composed of many different people, all containing their own
individual soul
The collective soles of all these people would represent, the soul of the Nation as a whole
As the souls of the mass of the people go
The true soul of the Nation will show
To restore The Soul of This Nation
Changing my Soul will be a direct indication
September 5, 2022
Mark Waldrop
Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion was a ghostly man,
Confusing the enemy in many a nightly stand
Where does this crafty fox go to hide
I’m told his ancestors heard his cry
He was as allusive as the South Carolina Wind
Confusing the enemy to their very witts end
A man of small stature, smarter than a fox
Seemingly to disappear among the mossy rocks
Many a bloody raid he encounters, Killing the enemy
Leaving GOD’S creation unharmed as his legacy
He played a Great Part in Winning the Revolutionary War
He lifted the morale of the Militia to a Great Roar
Many Military Degrees could not win this war
A Sly Swamp Fox from Berkeley County settled the Score
August 31, 2022
Penned from the inspiration of
Bruce Wahlin K0GE
Woodbury, Minnesota
Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia
Born: 1732, Berkeley County, SC
Died: February 27, 1795, Orangeburg County, SC
Place of burial: Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery, Pineville, SC
Nationality: American
Parents: Gabriel Marion, Esther Marion
Siblings: Gabriel Marion Jr., Esther Marion, Job Marion, Isaac Marion
Spouse: Mary Esther Videau (m. ?–1795)
I have not felt the Load The President Bears
Hours of Anguish THAT brings many tears
Wishing the right decision to be made
For Many hours we do Pray
The Burden is to heavy and difficult to bear
Without the Hand of GOD lifting our care
I pray the right decision will be made
Having Faith in God that We’ll never be Afraid
May 22, 2022
Mark Waldrop
What is Freedom Of Speech
What does it mean to me
It’s Every Man’s right
To express his Inner Being
And Remain Free
With this GOD Given Freedom
Comes Great Responsibility
The Two Great Forces of Love and Evil
Cry Out for this Freedom of Speech
The Darts from the Mouth
To the Heart that they may Reach
Spreading the Love Of The Gospel with this Freedom
Will Set You Free
Spreading Evil and Hate with this Freedom
Will Bind You and Send You to Hell
You See
GOD Gives us this Freedom of Which Road to Take
For it is only from Our Inner Heart
The True Choices We Make
So What is Freedom of Speech to Me
Being Mindful of what I Say
It May Determine My Eternity
The FLAG is not a piece of fabric
To be tossed around like fodder
It’s a proud badge of courage to be carried with great honor
Its proud colors stand for all to see
Red is for valor those who died for you and me
White is for purity and innocence
like in our children we see
Blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice persevered for you and me
So when you salute the flag
Stand very proud and say
I know what you stand for
And I am very proud of you today
The flag is a badge of HONOR
For all who have carried it
For all who have served under it
For all who live under it
And most of all those who died for it
The blood of a fallen hero never dies
When all around you seem to be falling apart
People taking sides is not very smart
When everyone is right and no one wrong
This divides the Country with an untuned song
United we Stand divided we fall
That should be our battle call
All these things shall pass away
Only GOD’S Love will stay
In all the turmoil we see
Keep Praising GOD in the Highest with Joyful Glee
Only GOD knows what the future holds
His Infinite Wisdom is Above our Goals
In the end, when life is Spun
All Earthly things will matter none
Only what’s done for CHRIST will Last
From us, that’s all HE asked
October 12, 2021
