Paula's Poetry Page

TODAY COULD BE OUR LAST

We should live each day as if it were our last
For the future is not guaranteed
And we cannot change the past

None of us know what tomorrow will bring
Are we seeing our last sunset?
Will we awaken again to hear the birds sing?

All these things are known to no one but One
He knows all that has been
And all that is and is yet to come

He gives us the freedom to choose our own path
I pray that we choose the right One
For this day could be our last!

5/23/00 -- Paula

AN INVITATION?

Sitting in a boat offshore
Looking out where water meets the sky
Something leaps into the air
Minutes later it is nearby!

Ah! It's a graceful dolphin
Mouth creased into a smile
It glides just beneath the surface
Oh to be one.... for just a little while!

Swimming, jumping, dancing
Amidst the ocean's waves
Frolicking with it's friends
In and out of watery caves.

Then it dances backwards and sings
Putting on a show for me to see
I inch closer to the edge and hear
"Come on, let's play... won't you join me?"

6/21/00 -- Paula

ALMIGHTY WIND

One cannot see the wind
Yet we know that it exists
We can feel it play with our hair
And watch as it blows the leaves here and there
It carries the dust to and fro
And swirls and drifts the snow
It can be gentle or fierce
It can warmly caress or frigidly pierce
Unseen but felt by all
Like God's almighty call
We cannot ignore the wind
As sadly so many do to Him!

7/17/00 -- Paula