Choices

Making decisions is the most difficult thing

We wander from one side to the other

We sink to the depths and then soar on the wing

And we don’t know where we’re going

But here is the thing to remember, my friend

To keep your eye on the prize at the end

See it whole and perfect and pleasant

Make it yours, not the response of some trend

And you will get there sure as can be

If you know where you’re going in your heart

There will be no doubt that you will see

The path will develop in front of you

And each step that you take will renew

Your dedication to who you are meant to be

Best Interest

We hear that all things come in due time

And yet we pace the floor, rock in our chairs

Wondering when the things we want will happen

So we do everything we can to fret over them

Never listening to the bright side of things

That we need not worry because God is in charge

Yet, faithful though we may be, we pace on

We want things to happen NOW, in our time

When we have so much more to work on, to do

It may not be our success, it may not be good

But we want what we want and there you have it

Expecting our good to be laid in our laps

The bright and cheery disposition we’ve had

Melts as we try to force our good to come

How do we rid ourselves of our anxieties?

How do we let God take the reins and posts?

Take a deep breath, hold it in, count to four

And let all of the worries float out of us

Cleanse our bodies and minds and believe

That God will give us all good things

In his time, in his way, in our best interest

Bes

Dishwasher

Water swirls all around in arcs and droplets

The thrum of the motor pauses, proceeds

Hot water pulses against the walls, dishes

Creating a contained waterspout

I appreciate the work this machine does

My hands are not dry and crusty from dishwater

And the sound of the dishes getting clean

Is like music to my ears, and I breathe

Certainly this is a delight I enjoy

Perhaps I am a little spoiled with this service

But I thrill to the notion that I win

The pleasure of putting my feet up to rest

And all of the other work in the house awaits

My attention, if and when I will do it

Burdens of the Heart

Change is inevitable, that is what they say

All the greatest thinkers warn us

Good things come to those who wait

This we know as well

Yet, how can we be sure 

To get the best life has to offer

We can curl up in a ball of sayings

Or we can live our lives to the fullest

Not holding back for the voice of others

Looking for the joy in places and people

Go and experience, enjoy the inner peace

As life becomes calm and the naysayers fall

And no longer do we remain tethered

To the ills of the world, 

The burdens of the heart