You Did Not Say

Clouds, originally uploaded by lucienphoto.

You did not say
I have to be on my knees when to you I pray

You did not say
to hold my hands special when to you I pray

You did not say
wait for a unique time when to you I pray

You did not say
only certain people to you can pray

You did not say
how my heart should be when to you I pray

What you said is true this day

If I do not know how to pray
If I do not know what to say
You have already given me the way

You said to Our Father do I pray
recall that his name is holy, his name the way
know that in heaven we can all go to stay.

All we need to is listen I say
Hear the knock heed the way.

What you said is true tomorrow
An easy way to avoid much sorrow.
Forgive those who do us harm
By mouth and look and their own arm
You give us as much in return
One more way to avoid the burn.

A talk with you can save us more
Temptation is such a general word
Both greed and lust knock on my door.
Wicked siblings also thrive
Of deadly sins there are still five.

From evil take us far away.
Let us find new ways to pray
and tell you back of your great love
and how with love in kid skin glove
you show to us day in and out.

This prayer this song is all about.

You did not say to do or not.
The choice is ours...to live or rot.

It can go like this if just for today

One Red Tulip

One Red Tulip, originally uploaded by lucienphoto.

The light yesterday was perfect. Soft and warm. The air was cool, there was a slight breeze blowing the flowers that suddenly sprung up in our garden. I might have missed these if I had not been staring out the window. The kids were out with their mom for Mothers' Day and I was wiped out after a very hectice Sunday School. Lots of wild energetic kids. Just the way they should be (I think?). This is my reward for taking a minute to stop and think about life and love and family. This is my reward for caring enough to get up for Sunday School. This is my reward for taking the time to set up my camera on manual. This is my reward for caring enough to use the features that this camera has. This is just my reward. I was amazed when this was loaded into PSE-5. The color was brilliant, exactly like I had seen it, but the green leaves in the background were kind of muted. I recall them having more saturation. I thought for sure they might be a distraction, but this is what happens when the muses talk with you.