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Life's not a Carousel
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By Michael P. Johnson
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     Life's not a Carousel

Let’s take a look when people die

At those they leave behind

At those who walk with Christ on high

At those who still are blind

 

When faith within has seen life’s dawn

When love’s the song we sing

When in the heart true Light is born

The devil’s filth takes wing

 

When tears of joy begin to flow

Caress those nail pierced feet

One’s sinful life is dealt a blow

And darkness beats retreat

 

Take up in hand Salvation’s Sword

Regard God’s Word within

Take up your shield in Christ The Lord

Stand fast until you win

 

This life is not a carousel

Where thrills with speed increase

How oft it seems that all is well

Then swiftly rides can cease

 

The devil’s tunes are all the same

Revolving night and day

We must be rid of filth and shame

Trust God and walk away

 

We can’t continue round and round

When life goes up and down

Plant firm your feet on solid ground

For life’s eternal crown

 

When patients is The Lord’s command

When wait; is God’s decree

Though yet we fail to understand

One day The Truth we’ll see.....


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Submitted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012

About the Poet
I never wrote a word of poetry in my life. Till the day Jesus took my hand and touched my soul.....I invite your response. However most poems are not about me! Very few are. But the feed-back good, bad or indifferent is always desired. Not meant to offend, but I write about many things in many a guise. Of life, death, lost, found, saved, backsliders, new comers, repenting souls, doubting hearts, heathens, Christians, fire, water, Satan's daughter, wallowing in sin, saved, made sound walking in Light, graceful righteous. Suffering, ecstatic, bored, excited, sad, delighted, Sick, well, lame, able, living, dying, etc. etc. etc. Writing about anything, everything and everyone as the spirit leads. All meant to reveal, waken, revive, encourage, shame, help. Gladden, pick up, exalt, portrait, liberate. Again over 99% of my work is not about me. Although at times I write as though I were or am. Speaking e.g. in the first person. This is quite common even in the bible itself. Prophets speak of themselves, then God speaks, again the prophet, then God......Quite often it's difficult to distinguish whom it is that at any given time is speaking or narrating.


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