The rooster as it awakes us at early morn Sparrows building their family nest A mother horse tending to her new born Blue Jays flying about in sorted vests Forest creatures running about playing catch me if you can With the baby ducklings chasing at their feet The cooking of eggs and bacon in the frying pan Children chasing the bus to get the best seat An American Eagle flying in the sky With old glory waving its colors in the Spring breeze The rippling of the stream its river nigh The gift of our creator to our eye's to please Taking in the scent of the flowers as they bloom Joining in with nature to whistle a happy song This is our freedom with Springs Symphony in tune This is our Country that we as Americans proudly belong
Relay for Life - 10th ilLumination of Faith & Love
06/15/ 2012
We join once more in Faith and Love For the cause of seeking an end to pain In loving memory of those in Jesus promise above To celebrate the survival of those gathered have gained Hand to Hand and hearts and souls We unite within this circle of Hope and devotion That a cure will be found that we may reach the goal Through this time of gathered faith and emotions For each candle is illuminated by memories of love That will be treasured through our nights and days We give praise to God in Heaven above As it is our Faith that guides the way Within this relay we know Cancer will be beat For we have come a long way in the past ten years For each step we take and new friends to meet We will put an end to all suffering and fear
In loving memory of my mother Ida M. Putaansuu
1917 1954
tortured soul
Pete writes, "In my lifetime I was never involved with drugs , thanks to my mentors like Jack Cronin , Elmer Devere, Domminic Dewolfe, Big Jake Jacobson, Bluey Dewart , Ronnie Madruga , Steve Amaral, and many , many more." This poem is for all those who were not so blessed...
In the torture of half baked mind and miserable soul I seem to recall it was not long ago While in the schoolyard with children at play This new boy offered me candy that day It didn’t taste like it, because it was far from sweet. I though that because he gave it to me he was neat He became my idol in my growing years Little did I know then they would be filled with tears? Imagining myself as a big man when he gave me a smoke Now in my twisted mind, O’man was that a joke He soon taught me to steal to pay for both our joints With his bragging tales in my mind to anoint It wasn’t long before we were into something more strong Although my parents tried to tell me it was wrong I didn’t care I needed to forget and get high To get away from my parents in the clouds I will hide Years have gone by; to me they have stood still For the need of a fix I believe I could kill I need to escape the rats are up to my head Oh! Dear God is this what it’s like to be brain dead My arms are getting thinner I can see my bones Oh dear God it’s been a long time since I was home My neck is getting hotter, now traveling to my brain How long will this curse of the Demon’s within me remain? I’ll just curl up in this alley, my coat under my head Then maybe by the grace of God, by morning I’ll be dead
lost souls
The streets are filled with young lost souls Who fill their bodies with drugs Teens that will not see their years of gold Only the grave they themselves have dug A senseless waste of mankind Yet ! It is true if they are taught right Of the curse of drugs they would not be blind We would not hear their screams in the night Drugs can be found in many forms Of which cocaine is the worst It can take the life of a newborn Truly it is of the demons curse The most deadly of them all Is the needle that feeds the vein For it may be the Teen or child That this sin against God fries the brain
thankful blessings
10/24/2004
The last of the leaves to fall on the ground With shoppers making ready for long winter nights The children playing and singing of their songs Under the sunlit sky and soft moonlight Preparing and cooking of each Thanksgiving meal Cleaning and dusting with hurried pace The Hugs and embraces of loved ones to feel Sitting down together with the prayer of grace Giving thanks to our soldiers who chose harms way To fight for the freedom of others far and abroad On this Special gathering, this Thanksgiving Day We give praise to our forgiving God For with a time of doubt there is a reason On which only the believer can share In our Faith we have been given another season Of the happiness with those who we love and care.
thanksgiving greetings
It is the day for loved ones to gather far or near To celebrate for all that life has gave To be with the our family we love so dear A treasured time in our memories to save The helping to prepare for the Thanksgiving meal By setting the dishes in their proper places Old friendships sought and new ones revealed This is one of the days true embraces Family and friends with their heads bowed in prayer Giving thanks for this wonderful day Wishing them a safe journeys home to all who shared In the happiness had in our memories to stay For at the time this day does end There’s a wonderful scene for all eyes to see That of the children with prayers to send On what they would like their Christmas to be.
days on end
Through Days on End we toil, our deeds To see that our beloved are safe and secure. We may have not been born to lead But we can guide them for the future to endure. We must strive to do what is right, To enrich their lives with our knowledge each day, For they hold in there hands a future bright That must never be taken away. Of all the knowledge that is shared Keep this important fact in mind: It is for the meek that we must care For there are far too many to find. Above all else keep to heart That God gives us each day, to greet The wonders of his nature and oceans apart Each breath of fresh air in the newborn day we meet
night fright
It was the evening of New Years and all through my home You could hear a pin drop as my son answered the phone It’s the Police my son said as he passed it to his mother’s hand Soon dad will be home, won’t that be just grand. They had been waiting for me all night for me to come home I was just out with the guys, getting stoned How was I to know they would be of anguished fright? As they sat with their dreaded fears all through the night They came to the Hospital to see for themselves It seems because of an accident I was not in good health I was in a coma and having bad dreams Oh! Dear God if you could just take away the screams The ringing in my ears if time had no end A deathly message to my mind it does send Why didn’t I listen to my Family I so loved? Then maybe I would not hear these screams from above I was only out with the guys to have a good time It was not my fault I did not see that double line We only had a few drinks, or was it more My mind is so mixed up my head is so sore Why is it that my family and friends seem to be laughing at me? Yet! The tears in their eyes I can plainly see This is not a time to laugh I am in pain It seems to be that they’re all putting the blame on me The room is getting darker I can just about see Why it is this morbid cold air now surrounds me? Open this door can’t you see I am not dead It’s just a slight pain I now have in my head Why won’t they listen to my cries and pleads? If only my heart would beat, instead of bleed At last they have come to set me free Why are they putting these fancy clothes on me? The time is passing so fast I can just about see Why are my loved ones crying over me? All I can hear are their screams and their cries One would think that I had just died Its morning now I must have fallen asleep Why is this new bed they gave me so soft and so deep? At last the pain is gone and I lie here alone Beneath myself dug grave and inscriptive stone Forgive me God I was just out with the guys If I had not had those drinks I would still be alive I should have listened to my children when they said PLEASE DON”T DRINK AND DRIVE DADDY OR SOON YOU WILL BE DEAD
why the children?
With wounded heart and crying soul I seek of my Lord of answers why His children are tortured and killed Are they not under his watchful eyes? Children are not supposed to live in fear They should be regarded as his greatest creation Born of mothers that should love them dear Through all life’s challenges and conditions I pray to you my Lord you’ll answer my plight To end the sins that sickened minds seek Please my Lord I plead this sleepless night Protect the children so innocent and meek Children are born of this earth through God to lead It is what we pass on to them that will guide the future From the heritage of loved ones that planted the seed By the way they were raised and nurtured.
Whispers in the Wind
Vision if you will an American eagle in flight As the sun is rising from the east With the reflections of our countries flag Flying free at first awakenings light The echo of each songbird singing to us all Of the beauties of our bountiful earth Or the first morning cry of the babies call A true treasure to the ears to hear The young sparrows landing on their perch Truly a reflection of God’s great love The whispering wind bending forests clear With the seeds of life growing in faith Whispers silent and soothing whispers My heart and soul yearns to bare The need of my inner soul of being My heart wants to speak and share Seasons come then pass us by As the tide ebbs and beckons our shore The shedding fall and its coloring skies What a wonderful gift we have to explore
Hero’s of our Youth
01/10/1999
It seems as if it were just the other day When we saw Roy and Dale on their horses back With words of wisdom to the children to say Such as make sure you wear your coats and hats. Bullet running along as he joined in the chase To put the bad guys in jail Listening to Dale and Roy singing with such grace The truth behind each Western tale. Nellie Bell with her banging and loud exhaust, Pat Brady making excuses for his funny mistakes - This is the heritage that we once of youth have lost. Their memory will live in our hearts and minds great. Happy Trails was the wish by them to children all; May the path that we follow be just as true. This is the message we received when we were small May its course be your guidance of life through and through!
Massachusetts General Hospital
10/05/2014
In entering its doors one receives a great ray of light From the hustle and bustle of the miracle workers within From Specialists of the Heart to the core of the brain Its nurses and doctors who work through days and nights Men and women who dedicate themselves to challenges to heal The suffering of God's people to the new born child Reaching out in research and as teams seeking to reveal The path to seek in fighting each sickness to defile Through every passing minute they answer the call Of every patient to overcome their suffering and pain The echo of each nurses footsteps running through the halls All these miracles of healing done with the rewards of faith gained Nurses and doctors and staff of cleaners and aides too This is the inner workings of the miracle of the women and men Who chose this way of life to bring healing anew That with all their education all suffering and sickness to end
The happiness of thanksgiving
The telephone ringing off the wall With messages of the day to greet Wishing happy Thanksgiving to all As we walk along the main streets Helping to prepare the Thanksgiving meal By setting the dishes in their proper place Old bonds of friendship past sealed On this holiday for all to partake With family and friends their hands joined in prayer Giving thanks for all that he has given this day For the safe journey home, to all that have shared The time that we had, in our memory to stay For as this day is about to end There is a wonderful scene my eyes now see That of small children with prayers to send On what they want their Christmas day to be.
giving thanks
Happy Thanksgiving
Through the gift of faith we are given to share We give thanks for the time on this earth we are blessed Such as the children we have our love and care Or just the happiness of the each season to caress United to be able to share our daily meals While our soldiers are in harms way to serve and protect Our unending prayers for all nations to be healed By acts of terrorists we were all forced to digest With hands folded we give our thanks and praise In honor of all soldiers who’ve suffered or died It is again in our great faith we will again raise To the spirit of Freedom that keeps us alive Dear Lord we give you our praise and love For the gift of Salvation your son gave We thank thee for our country and it’s Heaven above For we know in turning to you we are saved May the beginning of each season begin in peace? As we sit down to partake of our daily meals May the acts of wanton violence and hunger cease That the true meaning of Life can be finally revealed
happy new year 2013
The sands of Time are changing with tide’s that ebbs and flow The mistakes of yesterday are but a dimming candle’s flame We hold each of our memories in heart and soul Never to forget the memories that within us that remains We will only prosper by what we in our Faith believe Such as gifting our children of our wisdom and treasures Wisdom that we inherited from our Family tree That we pray our young will multiply beyond measure The New Year is like a baby awakening from its sleep With visions of happiness for the future The first hours with resolutions promised to keep Each of its new day’ to reach out and nurture Here’s wishing all a Healthy and Prosperous New Year To be filled with Faith Hope and Charity That we never forget the hurt and tears For love to be showered on all humanity.
valentine's greetings
02/14/2005
Expressions of love can be of many ways Such as a card or a box of scrumptious candy Most are sweet, yet others can be tart Valentine’s gifted from Friends and Family It is a time of ones expressions of the heart To be passed on to all those we love and greet Such as a big hug to that Special person to impart Or the re-union of lost love to meet Love is a gathering of the Souls emotions It is built in the hearts waiting to be released Those feelings of ones unbroken devotion That will never be lost or cease We on this day look back in the pages of time Remembering those who shared their love For no other treasure can be more defined Than the precious gift of our parents love.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all.
Tree of light - illumination of faith
Embraced in spirit of Christmas Holidays of the past We think of those who are now in the presence of God Who’s love and protection in our childhood was cast While they guided our ways along earths sod This Tree of Light is the illumination of our Faith The very emblem on which a family grows Its branches spreading and reaching to embrace Each of our hearts and souls Each bulb that is lit represents undying love For the blessings of each person who received That of which is now showered from Heaven above This is the gift of our Faith to always believe As this Tree of Light illuminates the Holiday Season May its afterglow always remain in your hearts In this spirit we will pass on the treasure of pleasing The gift of Life we should always impart
friendship
Shared happiness of times and concern. Secrets that each would never tell others. New lessons in Life’s path for each to learn. Trusting each other like sister’s or brother’s. Knowing that borrowed items will come back. Or a timely call to check on each their welfare. Keeping each other on the right track. A friendship filled with love and care. Soul Mates through trials and tribulations. Asking for the protection of each in prayer. True friends are the gifts of our father of creation. On this level of time in troubles to be there. Letting each others mistakes of the day die with the past. Treasuring time before the sands of the new tide. For before you know it the scythe is cast. And the friendship is lost in the blink of an eye.
age
What is age but a state of mind? Of maturing our body from youth But toward the end you’ll find Life’s lessons are of many truths From the time that we were born Its great lessons begin Upon opening our eyes in the early morn Beholding what beauty our earth has within Up to the time we settle down to wed To bring our own upon this earth Tucking them in when they go to bed Loving our children from time of birth But the scythe of time looms overhead As the sands of the hourglass drains To relieve us of our life’s trials we pledged For the beauty of eternity with our God remains So cherish the time that you have been given Live each day to its full extent For this is a gift of Jesus we are living Truly our existence is heaven sent
Fact or Fiction
I look back as if it were just yesterday For that night will never be erased from my mind, The vehicle that was headed straight for us As if the driver has just become blind It smashed into us with tremendous impact So much it tore and embedded our skin To the metal of the dashboard in fact Of our vehicle we were riding to home in But, that was the least of our sorrows As I now tried to burst open my door Through my mind I questioned, Will there be a tomorrow? For my family I so loved and adore My wife, here face now covered with blood and glass Who in their right mind could cause such a thing? The answers were not far to be found in fact From the condition the other driver was in The driver has no concern for my family that was maimed All that was wanted was the bottle within To escape the trouble that the offender was now in So, you might ask yourself, what do I care? Such an accident could never happen to me My friends you must always be aware What is around the next corner, or beyond the next tree! For the drunken drivers, they have no brains It has been consumed by all they drank So if you go out, I hope you will refrain You will always have your loved ones thanks It does not matter the time of the year Nor whether it be day or dark of night Or even if your home is far or near You must keep your senses of clear sight Watch out for the other car You do not know who or what it contains It could be a family like mine or yours Or, the drunken driver who has just drowned his or her brain
Angels of Mercy Healers in Faith
For the angels at CCU Beverly Hospital and the J2 Floor. Thank you! 03/30/2013
I reach out in praise through my darkened days Of a way to thank these Angels of Mercy Trying in their love to guide my way Only having to deal with my raging and cursing These healers through faith walked by my side Holding onto my body so weak and frail Not letting me go their emotions to hide I cannot believe my moaning and wails On this day I returned to their floor Filled with the love and advice from others Angels of Mercy making a career out of the wisdom of mother’s and fathers Thank you young ladies with only the concern of others Truly Angels of Mercy my faith has been restored I thank my Loving Jesus for the time of healing you gave From the chosen profession you are in journey to explore
A Cape Ann Easter
Churches filled with congregations of praise Thankful for the life Jesus gave of his blood That the stone of his tomb was cast away That he may be able to continue his love Children with their hopes filled with anticipation For what the mystical Easter Bunny will leave Will it be of clothes of many variations? Or paper bags filled with eggs colored of dreams A stroll along the boulevard in fancy new dress In following imprints of life of our past The need for our children of their heritage to impress Oh! If only this quality family time could forever last Enjoy this beautiful and blessed day For its value is beyond the measure of man Keep these memories in your heart and soul to stay The destiny of our time on earth is the Master’s plan.
look into my eyes
Look into my eyes, what do you see? Is it the tears for the homeless families? Look into my eyes, what do you see? Is it concern for all the elderly? Wake up America, before it’s too late Reach out to the homeless in their state Shower our elders with endless love Love is our gift from God above Look into my eyes, what do you see? Is it the glimmer of hope and charity? Look into my eyes, what do you see? Is it faith in what my heart decrees? Stand proud America, land of the free This is what our fathers meant it to be To be proud of our gift of liberty That was fought on this land and over sea Look into my eyes, now you will see Love for all that was given of Thee Trust in God in all you dream Through teamwork we will succeed
eyes of children
When we see our children with wide open eyes We search our minds for just what they can see. Do they view a picture of Life better for you and I Such as the making of our country War torn free If only we could read the minds of these so young On just what their impression of Life really means For now they run about and laugh and play Though you can see in their eyes their hopes and dreams We can also see in the eyes of each child The heritage and wisdom of many we have loved Although they may have passed this earthly life You can see in each child's eye's inheritance of heaven above We must treasure our young and be their guides To love and support them in all the challenges they seek Our earthly time is in reality but a blink of an eye Share with them each goal in life that they may see,
Kindred Care of Den Mar
08/23/2014
At my first approach as I entered their care I was greeted with warm embraces The concern for healing you were soon aware As you can see by the look on all their faces The physical therapy staff one of the very best With speech and swallowing reaching beyond measure Meeting each resident with their stories to tell A wisdom from each to me a lasting treasure The smell of the cooking as each meal is prepared Each table set in perfect family style Floors that shined like a mirrored reflection This is what the word Kindred means from its perfection By the rehabilitation they have passed on to me It will not be long before I am home at last Thank you to all the staff from my heart and soul For all your professional care and dedication
Etching to the winds of Time
3/31/2011
I search my heart and reach into my soul For thoughts that seem to disappear. I question in my mind is it that I’m getting old Or is it a hidden doubt or fear. I walk upon the golden sands of time Seeking new ideas as the tide rolls in; In the blink of an eye comes a new night to abide In my dreams that reside in my soul within. Words to reach those who are in need Of the challenges of life they may face, Such as the children who seem to be cast aside From the results of loved ones fallen from grace. I question are my etchings being cast to the winds As the golden sands of the Hourglass looses it glow? In searching my heart and my soul within The answer will come from my Savior I serve and know.
Inner thoughts
Thoughts of my mind for fellow beings Inspirations of life worthwhile seeing Faith in my God through body and soul Combined together with heaven’s glow The love of Family and all within Denying ourselves of earthly sins A love bonded to the promise of God As we make our impressions on earthly sod Sharing nature and earths beautiful views Combined in scent of flowers and morning dew These are the gifts we all can share Under his watchful eyes and tender care The age we soon are the youth of our hearts These feelings of ones soul must never part The Temple of being in our inner soul The beauty of age as before us it unfolds We are not to question what is to be It is living our life to the fullest for thee May the healing touch of Jesus touch your hearts Through prayer sickness will be healed. May the spirit of Jesus be with you at days start For it is the Faith you have in him life’s truth is revealed.
hallowe'en night
The night was dark and dreary As the children stalked the streets Making their bodies weary As they went house to house to trick or treat Wearing masks of many faces Like wolves, demons and fools Seeking out their neighbors good grace On this hallowed night so cool Each of their bags filled with treats As they return to their home once more Children with tired and aching feet Clinging to their parents they adore Now they lay nestled in their beds Thankful for all they have gained With scary dreams filling their heads Of which this Halloween night was named
Happiness of Thanksgiving Past & Present
The last of the leaves to fall on the ground With shoppers making ready for long winter nights The children playing and singing of their songs Under the sunlit sky and soft moonlight Preparing and cooking of each Thanksgiving meal Cleaning and dusting with hurried pace The hugs and embraces of loved ones to feel Sitting down together with the prayer of grace Giving thanks to our soldiers who chose harms way To fight for the freedom of others far and abroad On this special gathering, this Thanksgiving Day We give praise to our forgiving God For with a time of doubt there is a reason On which only the believer can share In our Faith we have been given another season Of the happiness with those who we love and care.
Veteran’s Day Salutations and Tribute
10/10/2010
In tribute to all those who fought or have died To keep our country and people free We proudly claim that those hero's passed or alive That we again will can celebrate our Liberty Men and women of many beliefs and variations Who answered their hearts and countries call To fight the battles in timeless relent For the protection and freedom of us all We proudly wave our standards with heads held high Of the services of all our women and men Without these beloved , America could not survive And their always ready to meet the challenge again "America" can stand proud as old glory waves Our Nations colors of red white and blue It represents those veteran's past and present who gave Their dedication for our country and every cry of Justice renewed