Category: Poetry

Oh What a Witness of God’s Glory Dedicated to Annette Green Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego,It is a story I’m sure you know.Would not have chosen something so direTo be cast into a furnace of blazing fire.Through the darkest valleys of lifeThe promise to every believer;The Lord, our God, with many angelsAre with you to comfort… Continue reading Oh What a Witness of God’s Glory

We Stood Too Near There was a time we stood too near.Just how it happened is not so clear.The strange result was genetic transformation;A chromosomal change defying explanation.Whether induced by pathogen, perhaps bacterial,Or maybe it was caused by something viral.Evidence suggests it was definitely cellular,But was its origin simply molecular?The nuclear theory adds to the… Continue reading We Stood Too Near

A Frog Named Fred I found a little frog,His name was – Fred.I found him in the road,And he was – dead. I said Mr. Fred,Why are you dead?And he said ‘cause a carRan over my head. Steven A. Green Seriously, you can’t be serious all the time. I made up this silly little song… Continue reading A Frog Named Fred

I have been blessed in my lifetime beyond anything that I could have imagined. Life is full of ups and downs. Some of the lows can be so painful, even worse than any potential physical pain. There are times that things can be so bleak, so painful, so bad that there just seems to be… Continue reading 1989

When I was a kid I used to go quail hunting with my dad. We had two bird dogs, named Sally and Lucy. In this poem, I invented a brother. Maybe it works better for a country song. One other note: This poem makes reference to a visit to a bar. Now, it is possible… Continue reading Sally and Lucy

The Tides of Time Brought together by the tides of time,Our love a miracle so sublime,From such expanse of time and spaceOur souls unite in eternal embrace.As improbable as two grains of sandWashed ashore on a distant land,Coming to rest after the tideOn a desolate beach side by side.As amazing as two stars in the… Continue reading The Tides of Time

Wait For Me By The River is a song written by Hilda Simpson. Copyright and all rights are reserved, used by permission in this post to honor the life and legacy of Hilda. At the bottom, you can click to hear the song. Hilda was born in Walnut Corner, Arkansas. She was married to her… Continue reading Wait For Me By The River

You can read the poem, Peace River, and click to listen to the song below: First, we saw the movie. Then I just had to get the book that the movie is based on. Heaven is for Real, A Little Boy’s Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back is written by Todd Burpo. It… Continue reading Peace River

First of all – A shoutout to Stephen Starnes, Worship and College Pastor at Bartlett Baptist Church, for taking the time recently for a jam session to do the music for this new, original song. Click on the video below. Not long ago, my wife, Annette, and I watched a movie, Heaven is for Real.… Continue reading With My Heavenly Body

The older I get,the more interested I am in memories and friends of the past. This past year, I attended two high school reunions. One was where I graduated and one was where I would have graduated had we not moved. There was the opportunity to reconnect and catch up with many people. There were a… Continue reading Whirlwind in the Garden