Selected Sample Paragraphs of Poems

The Healing Swing

In many gardens of delight

Are pleasures of awesome sight

A swing brings joy day or night

It sets a mood that's just right.

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Some daily events come as a hard blow

Yet difficulties or tragedy help us grow

Certainly we do reap what we sow

Reading The Bible puts us in "The Know."

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The swing can stay stationary

Or its motion goes to and fro

A swing can make one merry

Watching flowers and herbs grow.

As I glimpse at the reflective pool

I feel such inner-peace and renewal

The Lord will fight my battles in life

Removing all malice, envy and strife.

The swing can be a positive force for healing

Precious minutes capture a good inner-feeling

Chirping birds help in everyday dealing

I now praise The Lord in prayerful kneeling.

C. Ray Tucker