I’M GLAD FOR ANOTHER DAY

 

Darling, the perfect words I’m trying to say:

(I’m so grateful just for another day!)

The Lord has given us a lot of years –

The love, the laughter, and even some tears!

I know I’m guilty of taking life for granted,

Like all the flowers that God has planted –

But Darling, I’m doing the best that I can!

Burdens of making a living was put on man –

Look at all the pleasures that God has given,

And all our mistakes He has forgiven!

When my eyes open, I’m glad for another day,

It’s just that life sometimes gets in the way –

So, smell the roses – drink a glass of wine

One day God will not grant us anymore time!

 

Thomas Theophilus© May 3, 2026

HOW CAN I LIVE

What is a man to do?

When I feel that life is through –

Like the winds in the willows

As I lie here gripping my pillow,

But I know I’m getting older,

And life gets harder to shoulder!

The world keeps turning,

And this heart keeps on yearning

It all comes down to time,

And I know it’s all by design –

There are still some good days,

And a few just slip away. . .

What is a man to do?

When my heart longs for you!

 

Thomas Theophilus© April 22, 2026

 

QUIETNESS OF A SUNRISE

 

The beams touch the mountain crest,

And the night can no longer rest –

The light appears to start the day,

And the dew drops dry as if they say:

“I can feel your warmth of your touch,

And I have needed you so much!”

Have you thought of God’s perfect plan,

And what He wants us to understand?

Everything has been set in place –

And His love for our human race!

There’s so much we take for granted –

Like all the plants that He has planted!

I marvel at the quietness of a sunrise

God’s beauty unfolding before my eyes.

 

Thomas Theophilus© April 19, 2026

 

WHEN TIME IS UP

  

When I’m lying in a box of pine –

What thoughts will come to your mind?

Will you think of the times I held you close

Or what will you remember the most?

We always knew this time would come –

So, please remember all the fun

We had, and don’t worry about me . . .

Just know it’s in heaven I will be!

This old world was never my home

I’m glad it didn’t travel this journey alone!

When I’m lying in a box of pine –

I’ll live where the sun will always shine –

This life will surely come to an end,

But God promises that eternity will begin!

 

Thomas Theophilus© March 21, 2026

SKIN HUNGER

 

In the stillness

I long for your touch –

As the sheets linger

I need you so much!

The dawn lies in waiting

The clock strikes four

In the quietness

Always needed more –

My heart is pounding

Passion grips my soul,

In the stillness

Things I need to know!

O this hunger –

Of things that were!

 

Thomas Theophilus© March 17, 2026

 

 

MINEFIELDS OF LIFE

 

 

Always with my back against the wind

Sometimes I feel defeated before I begin –

Life can be like a minefield . . .

Fighting a world that is unwilling to yield!

We all need someone else to blame!

The problem is – it all looks the same –

I rise in the morning to start my day,

Then I think, “Dear Lord, I need to pray!”

Life is not the way it used to be . . .

Evil lingers in the darkness I never see!

But onward I trod through life’s maze

Enduring the storms that often stays –

Always with my back against the wind

Hoping that someday this will all end!

 

Thomas Theophilus© March 9, 2026

 

 

 

 

TEST OF FAITH

 

I woke up this morning

It was a restless night –

Me and the Devil always fight!

My faith he will somehow test,

I guess he thinks I will forget,

But I know I’m still blessed!

Mistakes I’ve made – that I regret!

But I know that my Lord is real,

And I’m going to live until

It’s time for me to go home –

The Lord forgave me for my wrong,

But the Devil will test one’s will!

Focus on the Lord and he will flee,

That’s the only way he’ll let me be!

 

Thomas Theophilus© March 4, 2026