I HEARD IT SAY

 

I came upon a broken heart,

   It was a sadness I never knew –

Then in the quietness I heard it say:

   “Love is the reason I am blue!”

 

No one knows my hurt and pain,

   And who am I to blame –

All the tears that I have cried,

   Everyone, I can call by name!

 

So, here I sit in the darkness,

   Hoping that love will come by –

Looking back at all the years

   I find, without love I will die!

 

Then in the quietness I heard it say:

 “Someone, make sadness go away!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 23, 2025

 

IT NEVER ENDS

 

When going to war don’t make friends,

   And we let others make a command –

They are here today and gone tomorrow

   Like an hourglass dispensing sand!

 

The cries of men will trouble the soul

   Like shadows of the sun and moon –

O the games of war that men like to play,

   While a young man lies in his tomb!

 

There’s no justification for killing others,

   And we all know it’s about the money –

All the war factories are up and running,

   And the smell of death is never funny!

 

When going to war don’t make friends,

   For the memories of war, it never ends!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 24, 2025

  

TRUST IN THE LORD

 

The morning is so warm and clear,

   That gives my heart a song –

Like angels singing from heaven,

   To God alone my soul belongs!

 

Trust in the Lord, and not of men,

   And know that Jesus is King –

The world is overseen by Satan,

   And it’s only sorrow he can bring!

 

In the quietness of my soul . . .

   I know, God is watching with love –

As the day comes together quietly

   Like raindrops falling from above!

 

The morning is so warm and clear,

And today, I’ll choose not to fear!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 21, 2025

SADNESS I KNOW

 

The rain comes down

   Quietly and slow,

The wind is silent,

   And sadness I know.

 

The mice play in the hey

   Running to and fro –

The fields lay quietly,

   And sadness I know.

 

The clouds cross the sky

   The sun sinks low –

The day is unpredictable,

   And sadness I know.

 

But life must go on,

   And sadness will show,

But there is happiness,

   And now you know!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 20, 2025

 

THE BEST

 

I like the mist,

I like the risk,

And I like you

I’ll make a list –

And then you’ll know

It was not for show!

 

I’d like to say

It’s a new day,

And then, look

My love I gave away –

The storms, the rain,

And through pain!

 

I love your wit,

And I love it

When you smile,

And laugh,

And pitch a fit –

I guess I love it all

The best I recall!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 19, 2025

DING! DING!

   The warning Bell!

   The warning Bell!

Look at the weather – all is not well,

You cannot say that things are fine,

Do you have two brain cells in your mind?

Manipulating the weather is my thought –

What they tell us I have never bought!

Please tell me you’re still not asleep,

One day justice will reap!

   I know, things are getting scary,

   But God says not to worry,

Ignore the truth – just be merry,

And pretend that life is grand,

   And wait until something hits the fan!

      Scarf if you may,

      But you’ll find out one day!

                    Ding! Ding!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 19, 2025

 

WITH DIGNITY

 

We have no time to stand and stare,

While loved ones begin to die –

A process that is done with care,

Then to our minds we all ask why?

 

There is no time left to dance,

No time lift to see another sunrise –

Loved ones take their final glance,

Life is taken without compromise!

 

There’ll be no time to feel the wind

Or feel the grass upon your feet –

But when does life truly end?

And now no one lives on that street!

 

We have no time to stand and stare,

So, let us die with dignity and care.

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 18, 2025