Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts

Monday, January 4, 2010

Stay in School


The poems I write are simple to read,
Cause I aint got no college degree,
A professor, I fear I would not delight
But when God speaks I try to write,
Scholars may snicker, perhaps even sneer,
But that won’t make me shed a tear,
The Lord put me where I am for a reason
An’ I aint gonna question, but just try and please Him

I don’t got as much book-learnin’ as I should get,
But He sure aint done teachin’ me yet,
An’ the lessons in the school that I am in
Can’t simply be written with paper an’ pen,
Some tests I fail an’ frustration cries
But my Teacher sez failure can make us wise,
So guess I’ll struggle a little longer,
My Teacher sez struggles make us stronger

Naw, I aint as smart as I’d like to be,
But my teacher don’t mark in A’s, B’s or C’s,
He’s more concerned ‘bout my hearts condition
An’ how I’ll fulfill my earthly mission,
His lessons I often too soon forget,
Guess that’s why He aint done teachin’ me yet,
So I’ll not question but keep on learnin’,
There’s a Book that records the marks I’m earnin’,

No I aint very wealthy or very wise
But I’m pretty special in my teacher’s eyes,
So don’t be a fool, obey all the rules,
Kids (of all ages) stay in school!!
Hey!!! Cool!!! Like, yeah, like that’s really like cool!!!:)

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Janet Martin

I found myself stretching to my 'tippy-toes'
in my mind grasping at the things just
beyond my reach!!!!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Little Nothings


The scent of rain on dusty streets
The pitter-pat of little feet
Gazing at a butter-fly
Or clouds as they go drifting by
The kiss of daylight on the dew
The thrill of learning something new
All these little nothings sure are something
And Lord, I thank You

The memory of faint childhood dreams
A sudden teardrop as it gleams
Children’s laughter, splash of sun
Resting after work is done
Nibble of life’s little treat
Unexpected smile so sweet
All these little nothings sure are something
And Lord, I thank You

I thank You for each blessed gift
Songs to cheer and to uplift
I lift my head ‘tis then I see
The countless gifts You pour on me
Simple momentary bliss
They laugh, they smile, they dance they kiss
Then all my little nothings sure turn into something
And Lord, I thank You

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Aug. 2009
Janet Martin

Praise be to God who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me. Ps.66:20