Carousel Ponies

Carousel ponies, garishly painted,

Attract washed, unwashed, the same.

Round and round the gallop revolves,

Unending pledge falsely proclaimed.

Gold ring!  The prize!  Reach out!  Seize!

Merry-go-round not merry at all.

The children, fraught with worry, fear

At any moment, horses will fall

Up and down, up and down,

Until momentum runs its course.

The ride no more, no more the ride;

To feckless stable, goes the horse.

The Voice of the Lord

I hear you, Lord, not with words

Spoken; I hear you

Indefinably, yet undeniably

I know You are there.  You speak

In language I can only grasp in soul

I rest my case, by grace, this sinning heart

Will treasure an inheritance's promise.

Lord, Let Us Begin Again

From the inside out

From the outside in

Lord, let us begin again

For the taken lives

For lives unsaved

Lord, let us begin again

For a people torn

A people scarred

Lord, let us begin again

For hopeless souls

And visions crushed

Lord, let us begin again

For battered nation

Wounded, marred

Lord, let us begin again

For sake of mercy

Sake of grace

Lord, let us begin again

Ordinary Time

It's ordinary time, Lord,

Making beds and wiping dust

From furniture and fixtures

Doing chores I know I must

Laundry, blinds, sweeping floors

Mirrors polished, toilets cleansed

No matter.  There's always more

To do, to do, to do.  When ended?

Be still and know that I am there

The dust from which I made you

Alone - clay to life, beloved

Ordinary!  No!  Made new!

John 8:7

Brood of vipers

Fangs prepared

To strike and catch

The victim, snared.

But are your sins

Erased, made clean?

Throw first stone.

Sin, I redeem.

You Were Always There For Me

I'm featuring here a moving poem written by my daughter, Sarah Jane Kennedy, in tribute to her grandfather, my Dad, Bill Murdy.  Please show her some love in the comments' section!

You were always there for me

A hand for me to hold

Without words you guided me

And let my truth unfold

You never tried to preach your views

Or push them onto me

I saw the world through my own eyes

You taught without decree

Through nature you and I explored

Walking side by side

You helped me to accept the fact

The moon controls the tide

That every single living thing

Human, insect, tree

Has a purpose here on Earth

Yet's happy just to be

Learning of the world outside

Provided peace within

All the leaves shall fall from grace

And yet are free from sin

Everything that comes will go

But everything that dies regrows

~Sarah Jane Kennedy

I Will Not Weep

I will not weep

Nor shed a tear

For you, my love.

Through the fear

Of losing you, 

I stand strong.

To see me

Shattered? Wrong!

Glass shards free;

Sharp, splintering,

Spilling me.

Silent pain

Best to endure.

Forever buried;

Let time inure.