STOP AND LISTEN

 

Leaves crackle beneath my feet

Where dawn and sunlight meet –

The world is rushing on by . . .

And we seldom stop and ask why.

So, friend, why are you in a hurry,

And why do you always worry . . .

Did you stop and smell the roses?

Or look at what life composes –

Please, stop and listen to the wind

Why are you rushing to life’s end?

Listen to the birds as they sing . . .

Realize they don’t want a thing!

Know that it’s time you can’t borrow,

And let God take care of tomorrow.

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 15, 2025

UPON THE MORN

 

Have you walked in the corn

Or felt of a bull’s horn . . .

Have you watched an Eagle fly

Or heard a child cry . . .

May be watched a bull frog leap,

Or felt the wool of a sheep.

 

The pitter patter of little feet

Or leaves blowing on the street . . .

Looked into the eyes of fear

Or saw the color of a tear . . .

Flowers that bloom in spring,

And a morning when birds sing.

 

We must experience it all

So, there’re memories to recall . . .

We’re so caught up in the world

We never see a rose uncurl . . .

Stop and watch the sunrise,

And count clouds in the skies . . .

The crow sits in the corn,

As he waits upon the morn!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 15, 2025

IN PLAIN VIEW

 

Most people are blind

   That’s what I’m told –

Rose colored glasses

   Was that too bold?

 

Most people are blind

   Unwilling to see –

Truth is all that matters

   So just let it be!

 

Most people are blind

   Doing what they may –

Just tickle their ears,

   As time slips away!

 

And blind they are

   This is so true –

They just won’t see

   What’s in plain view!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 14, 2025

 

SO STILL - SO STILL

 

In the night this dream came to me,

   I was standing on a distant hill,

Fog was rising off the sea . . .

The birds were in an old oak tree,

   And the wind was still, so still –

 

Then I awoke and I felt this dread,

   A feeling that I had lost time!

Thoughts are bouncing in my head,

   As I try to organize my mind . . .

Then I wanted to go back to bed,

   Was it the truth I needed to define?

 

My world began to close in, I could see

   From my eyes, it was God’s will,

That I understood all the fears in me! 

“Lean on Me my child,” and see,

   And the wind was still, so still –

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 13, 2025

DO YOU RECALL

 

We love the best when we give it all

Never holding back – big or small!

The heart knowth all things . . .

And love, it seldom can change!

Rocks of hate may break our bones,

But another heart we can never own –

The passion of love a heart can bleed

When it is filled with need . . .

And then, when we were young

Sweet words fell from our tongue!

No one needs acceptance as much as I,

But love brings a tear to my eye –

We love the best when we give it all

Can you remember – do you recall?

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 10, 2025

 

 

WE ALL WILL DIE

 

Last night I stared into the sky,

And in my heart, I could only sigh,

Why such beauty I know not why!

Wonderments of God will never hurt,

But why did He make us from dirt?

A gift maybe or just a little perk!

Then I wonder why heaven is so far,

Hidden somewhere beyond a star,

Reality I guess that’s where we are!

Then upon the wind came this sound,

“Remember God never lets us down?”

In the Bible are truths you have found!

So, I think how great it is to be alive,

And to taste the honey from a beehive,

Mere thoughts on paper I contrive!

I love God, and to this I can never lie

I always want to live better, so I try,

Knowing that one day we all will die!

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 11, 2025

MUSIC SOFT AND LOW

 

Two sheets in the wind

A bottle of whiskey in a box –

A glass with a twist of lime

(Make that on the rocks!)

 

A lady sat quietly at the bar

With a dress above her knee –

She looked so damn good …

Until she looked back at me!

 

The bar was filled with smoke,

And the music was soft and low –

I wish I knew why I was here,

But the whiskey will let me know:

 

“Love is not found in this place,

And the truth I must face!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© July 10, 2025