A Poetry Book and Memoir
Cheryl A. Hines
Published by Cheryl A. Hines at Smashwords
© 2010 by Cheryl A. Hines
ISBN: 978- 0-557-44378
Table of Contents
PREFACE
FAVOR
IT’S FUNNY
SPRINGTIME
ONENESS
PIECES OF LOVE
BLACK LOVE
IN MY MIND
A TOUCH
MY DREAMS
STORMY DAYS
WISHFUL THINKING
WE WAIT
JUSTIFIED
BY GRACE
ALL IS NOT LOST
WHO I AM
ANGER WITHIN
HURTING
MY DESIRE
WHAT HAVE I DONE
A STEP BACK
FORGIVENESS
THIS WOMEN
JUST FOR YOU
WHAT IS LOVE
MEMOIR
THAT DAY
Preface
First giving all honor, praise, and glory to my heavenly father, and my savior Jesus Christ, who’s given me the gift of writing. Without the holy trinity there would be no inspiring to write. These following entries of poetry I would like to dedicate to all those who have been where I’ve been and felt what I’ve felt. I would also like to encourage those who feel like they don't have the gumption or guts that it will happen -- listen to what god tells you to do –then leave the circumstances to him.
MY POEMS
FAVOR
When you think favor is with you,
There are times when it looks not.
Though you think it’s the thing to do,
Favor may not be what you sought.
So think what would be right,
Is this what I’ll be doing?
Or will it shape to be the favor I want.
But it may not be what you thought.
So take a little time to think;
May it be God’s will
That my path is in favor with Him
TEMPTATION
WHEN THINGS TEMPT YOU
LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO
SOMETIMES YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT OR WHERE TO GO.
THOUGH YOU TRY TO DECIDE
WHERE OR WHICH IS BEST.
YOU’LL FIND YOURSELVES THINKING,
HEY WHAT IS REALLY TRUE!?
YES, THE WAYS OF LIFE IN THE WORLD
MAY NOT BE SUITABLE TO YOU—
BUT FOLLOW YOUR HEART FIRST,
NOT YOUR MIND; THEN YOU’LL UNDERSTAND
YOUR HEART WILL NEVER DECEIVE YOU
JUST YOUR MIND.
IT’S FUNNY
You know it’s funny when things get crazy
Going to and fro
It’s funny!
Sometimes it just makes you stop and think!
Day by day you have to watch—
Those who try to make it,
Just like a clown doin’ what they can
It makes you laugh and think,
Hey it’s funny!
SPRINGTIME
As I look around the city,
At the trees, the grass, and the children playing.
I notice that everything is turning pretty.
While birds sing, I try to hear what they’re saying
They tell of new births and flowers budding.
Everyone knows that springtime is coming.
It’s a time for the trees and the sleeping flowers to awaken;
The long cold winter is finally over.
Look around see what new shapes the earth has taken.
Take a deep breath—
Smell the fresh flavor!
IT’S A FEELING
IT’S A FEELING YOU GET
WHEN AT TIMES YOU TRY TO FORGET,
BUT CIRCUMSTANCES, SITUATIONS WON’T LET YOU!
YOU TRY TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE,
ONLY FOR THINGS THAT ARE RELATIVE;
THE THINGS THAT GUIDE YOUR HEART
BUT THAT FEELING IS A PART OF HIS WILL, FROM THE START.
YOU MAY TRY TO DENY WHAT’S TRUE INSIDE—
THAT MAY BE PART OF A PATH
THAT’S NOT LEADING TOWARDS GOD’S WRATH!
SO LISTEN TO THAT FEELING,
IT MAY NOT BE A FEELING AT ALL
JUST A CALL OR A WHISPER.
ONENESS
Alone, searching, seeking;