Who was Washington?

Who was Washington?

Where did his legacy go?

I’ve asked my friends and neighbors,

Nobody seems to know.

Two centuries have past and more,

Since George was leading men,

Those who wanted liberty,

For freedom which they’d defend.

He led a Nation from the ground,

From the oppression of a king.

He overcame a mighty Navy,

The best the world had seen.

He led them with great courage,

With faith in God above.

The same God that led Moses,

When His people had endured enough.

A promised land was the goal,

Just as in the ancient script.

A leader would be so needed,

With great character equipped.

There was no other at the time,

With the skill and will combined.

Of the greatest general in the land,

Or of the world you’d ever find.

He lived his life with honor,

In total service to his nation,

They revered him so dearly,

He would never leave his station.

Without him every person,

Who live in this great land.

Would be living different lives today,

They’re indebted to this man.

For the freedom that they now enjoy,

Would only be a dream.

They wouldn’t have the luxuries

Or the best of everything.

For without that very freedom, 

Our progression would have stalled.

For freedom to succeed in life

Creates the greatness in us all.

So when you stop and realize,

That your life is pretty grand.

And the country that you live in,

Is still worth taking up a stand.

Think of General Washington,

The one who made it so.

And do not let him wonder,

Where his America did go.

And when someone asks you,

Who was this Washington?

Let them know the answer,

He’s America’s greatest son.

Trina's Song

Some of you may not know, but I love writing poetry. Most of my works are centered around the love of my life, Trina. I don't sit down to think of things to write. The words will come to me in dreams or during a moment of reflection or sometimes when I am enjoying nature and the great outdoors. It's times like these that I know that there is a God and he loves me and he blesses me beyond my ability to describe. I love these little reminders that help me know that he has provided me one of his precious daughters to spend eternity with. I hope you enjoy this little morsel that I wrote about 16 years ago.

Trina's Song

There has come a time

There’s no explanation,

I find nothing to say,

My language is broken.

A loss of words

A flow of emotions,

That is often felt

But never spoken.

To give an example,

Just think of me

And ask yourself

What I think of you.

There’s no spoken answer

And it leads us to wonder,

How something untold

Could be true.

But then deep inside

With a swell and a tingle,

I know that our love’s

Beyond words.

Such beautiful lyrics

Of the family I love,

Is like singing the song

Of the birds.

That wonderful sound

That’s heard from the trees,

To some is just talk

The birds know.

But I believe it’s love

Being sung from above,

If we listen

The way it will show.

And knowing that song

Is like knowing my love,

It is sent

From Heaven above.

And nothing is greater

Than the feeling you’ll get

When you learn God’s sweet song

Sings my love.