MY QUIET PLACE...

I have a place I go to write, to read, to pray..
A quiet corner where I find solace each and every  day..

To reflect, to resonate, to rectify and  to reason..
A quiet place of comfort, to ponder all of Gods creation ..

In this place of stillness, gratitude stirs my soul within..
I whisper.. "Give me  living words to stir my heart as I begin"..

This quiet place restores my restless spirit..
Where I seek forgiveness and love so I can give it..

I feel pain when others hurt and languish ..
When suffering loss of any kind of anguish ..

Knowing He can rescue me from bitterness and strife..
Rescues me from hateful thoughts brought on by life..

So it is in this time, in my quiet place where  I surrender..
Yes, all of me I surrender, I  hear His voice so tender..

His words resonant to follow Him in love, forgiveness and kindness..
Bringing others to understand redemption, releasing their blindness..

My quiet place brings joy and always supplication ..
That He is with me day and night as I face each consternation ..

“Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)

Patsy McNutt Morgan
11/25/13

THE CLIMB...

.

The road was  rocky with many
many twists and turns..
Dark, dreary, it's upward
climb seemed at times uncertain..

Today the sky opened,
the warm sun illuminated
The road before me...
I could see clearly now all
there was left to be...


As I looked ahead, the arduous
trail was coming to its end..
Was this a dream or was
this view truly the last bend..

I stand upon this mountain
To see the road below..
Feeling a sense of elation,
yet sadness grips my soul..

Years it took to climb this
path to reach the top..
My mind can not believe,
nor can it comprehend its
at the end, the road has stopped..

There is still more days, the
future still lays ahead..
As I take a breath, it is freedom
I feel .. Yes, FREEDOM I said !!

Patsy McNutt Morgan
11/23/13
(The day after I retired)

DANCING LEAVES...

Driving down the thoroughfare ..
I watch the leaves dance
Precociously ..
They jump, fly, scurry
and twist, each so
serendipitously...

Pavement stained with color now..
Yellow, gold, red and brown..

The wind creates this  frantic furl ..
Leaves that dance to each whisp and swirl..

Prancing their dance at every turn..
Knowing their end is no concern..

Just weeks ago they were the color green..
Hanging tight to the branch of a tree ..

So dance away til the snow drifts come..
Dancing leaves fade, their time is done..

Patsy McNutt Morgan
11/15/13

SISTERS...

We talked for hours about our
 lives, our loves, our faith..
We spoke of our families,
our hardships, Gods grace..

We laughed, we giggled over
stories of our past..
Time went by too quickly..
Indeed, it flew by so fast..

The joys, the heartaches,
of years  that flew  by..
The memories we shared,
some made us all cry..

I closed my eyes, I see
you both so clearly..
Sitting across the Room..
Yes, it's your sweet smiles I see..

I love you both,
my sisters, my friends..
How I praise The Lord,
His love I send..
Until that time when we
speak to each other again..
Goodbye until  then..
Your Loving sister,
  AMEN

Patsy McNutt Morgan
11/02/13