THE WALL By Ken Blue The wall I built was long; it was tall and wide; It was built, a defense, to hide the pain inside. When companions came to close; for comforts call; Then, hurriedly I fled; hiding behind my wall. Life’s broken promises; man’s deceitful lies; Build walls of anger; of rejection and […]
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
THE GOOD SHEPHERD By Ken Blue The Good Shepherd goes before; Preparing every day. In new life, His sheep now walk. He is the living Way. The Good Shepherd gently leads; They follow in His fold. Safely held by His hands; Protected from their foes. The Good Shepherd is the door; To lifes abundant fields. […]
LIFE’S BREVITY
LIFE’S BREVITY By Ken Blue Life is entered amid the tears, Like the weavers shuttle; flies. Like a vapor, it disappears, Like clouds in the restless skies. Life is measured, as but a span; Only threescore years and ten. As brief as the breadth of a hand; One step from cradle to end. Life’s compared […]
LIFE PASSED ME BY
LIFE PASSED ME BY By Ken Blue We were in love, my wife and I; We talked of the future and planned. There would be children and a white fence, We’d laugh and skip and hold hands. The laughter has stopped; the children are gone; We no longer dance or hold hands. There’s no fence […]
JESUS WEPT
JESUS WEPT By Ken Blue (Here is a poem I wrote several years ago right after my mothers death) I preached a funeral sometime ago for someone unknown to me. I chose a text, found a poem and rehearsed the eulogy. I preached a funeral sometime ago for someone unknown to me. The mourners sat […]