Home Is......

Home is where you come to rest
A shelter from the storm
Home is like a little nest
Safe, secure and warm
Home is where you say ‘at last’
You’re through with this and that
Your goal when workin’ day is past
And where you hang your hat……

Home is where your heart is light
And pleasant laughter rings
A haven of simple delight
Where beggars can be kings
Where children run like tumble weeds
Upon familiar grass
And memories, the fruit of seeds
Abounding as they pass

Home is where we love and trust
A place to be together
A humble palace in the dust
Unhindered by the weather
Home is where you eat your meals
And where you feed your cat
Where you find how belonging feels
And where you hang your hat

Oh yes we’re sure of that
It’s where you hang your hat!!!!



.......or fling it, or perch it or park it
or set it or toss it...........

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Janet Martin

The Past

I could break down the gate
And force my way through
Into the garden
Where I wandered with you…..
I could gaze at the flowers
Pause in the shade
Re-living the hours
Where memories were made
I could still hear the whisper
Of the willow trees
And smell the magnolia
As they float in the breeze
The song of the fountain
Leaving troubles behind
As its care-free music
Still flows ‘cross my mind
I could pause in the stillness
Haven, almost complete
Linger a moment
On grasses so sweet
Hearing our laughter
In the cool night air
I could try to go back…but….
You would not be there

Life is a garden
Of moments rare
We cannot go back
So tend it with PRAYER!!!!

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Janet Martin

Fear God and keep His commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man. Eccles. 12:13