At just the Right Time 

At just the right time take time to pray
At just the right time don’t tarry or delay

At just the right time find the words that will help
At just the right time lend a hand to help

At just the right time lend a shoulder to lean on
At just the right time be there before time is gone 

At just the right time share your Love for Jesus
For this is the only way, to keep the devil from seizing us.

Free as a Bird 

Free as a bird that’s how I feel today 
Oh the freedom I feel can’t be explained away 

Freedom to Worship Freedom to pray
Freedom to do all good things today

True Freedom comes from GOD above
That’s the only place to find true love

Worldly love only lasts for a short span of time
That’s why we should rely on GODS LOVE all the time

June 22, 2022
Mark Waldrop

 General Thomas J”  Stonewall” Jackson

The death of General Stonewall Jackson struck a terrible blow. 
The South was left in mourning for a man they respected so. 

His many victories brought much admiration. 
To him, it came easy, where to place the levitation. 

May 2, 1863, returning from an attack 
The friendly fire turned a bright star black

It left a deep hole in the hearts of those that loved him best. 
For the South, there seemed to be no needed rest. 

The war seemed to turn, the morale of the troops had gone. 
The shining light had been snuffed out just before dawn. 

General Robert E Lee stated with much might. 
Stonewall has lost his left arm, I have lost my right.

In the Arms of JESUS 

When I Pray by night and day
I feel Safe In the Arms of Jesus

When I walk with HIM night and day
I feel safe in the Arms of JESUS

When I’m tired and weary and lay my head down to sleep
I feel safe in the Arms of JESUS

When I wake up alert and ready for the day
I feel safe in the Arms of JESUS

When I grow old and feeble 
I feel safe in the Arms of JESUS 

When I walk through the Valley of Death
I feel safe in the Arms of JESUS

When I reach That Golden Shore 
I will be safe in the Arms of Jesus
Resting there Forevermore 

Angel of Mayre’s Heights

Confederate Sergeant Richard Rowland Kirkland
On December 13, 1862, hundreds of soldiers lay dying in a field. 
With mournful cries of pain, their fate was sealed. 

Confederate Sergeant Richard R Kirkland spanned the bridge of love.  
Bringing dyeing soles, water sent from above. 

Both sides withheld their treacherous gunfire. 
While the Angel of GOD carried out HIS desire. 

A heroic deed was performed that dark day. 
When just an ordinary man began to pray. 

July 21, 2022
Mark waldrop
Inspired by Bruce Wahlin

Sergeant Richard Rowland Kirkland
Born August 1843
Flat Rock, Kirkland County
South Carolina 

Died  September 20, 1863
Battle of Chickamauga
Near Fredericksburg, Virginia 

Resting Place
Old Quaker Cemetery
Camden. South Carolina  

His last words
“I’m done for…save yourselves and please tell my Pa I died right.”
Inspired by Bruce Wahlin K0GE Woodbury, Minnessota

 The Battle of Vicksburg

The Vicksburg Battle is the most ferocious that’s ever been. 
It brought much tragedy to the town within.  

Oh, the devastation and the lives that were lost. 
Boys that perished cannot be measured by any cost. 

Both North and South saw Vicksburg holding the Key. 
The prize of that Key would bring Great Victory. 

The fighting lingered on. There seemed to be no end. 
The heartbreak of the city finally came to an end. 

Both sides rejoiced that the fighting had ended. 
Vicksburg and its people could finally start mending

Inspired by T. ”Biscuit” Sims N5HBB Clinton,  Mississippi

Ivory Towers

Kings sit in Ivory Towers toiling away
While the peasants in the field work hard every day

Getting no recognition for the work they do
If only someone knew, their spirits it would renew

One day news comes to leave their peaceful fields
To take up arms with their spear and shield

Not knowing where they are going or the reason why
They march from their peaceful fields only to die 

It does not seem anyone should have such power
To send some to die in such a black hour

The night She burned

Were you there the night Charleston burned to the ground
That was the dark night she lost her Glorious Crown

 The air had a stench worse than that of hell
Many were left in the darkness of the night with no one to tell

The City had been raped, feeling the pains of war
Oh, I Pray there is the strength to be reborn by the shore

The people Prayed as they began to rebuild
As She rose from the ashes, their hearts were filled 

The city came back to life; her pulse grew strong
The Holy City is now singing a new 
Song. 
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