MAYBE TODAY

Are you awake?

Is it going to take an earthquake?

You are not alone – most are asleep

Some just like to be sheep!

But I am here to say:

“Sooner or later we all have to play!”

In truth, most people don’t care –

They are like headlights to a Deer!

Are you awake?

Or do you prefer to just be fake?

You are not alone – just keep it real

Who cares what lies beyond the hill!

But I am here to say:

“Life will soon change – maybe today!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 31, 2025

NOT AS LOUD

 

As a little boy I stood tall and proud

The storms came, and they were loud –

But the sun will always appear, and then

I remember, it will happen again! . . .

 

As a little boy I learned to be still,

And feel the sun on the windowsill –

And hear the whispers of God’s word:

“The sweetest sounds I’ve ever heard!”

 

Yet as I saw it, I’ll see it again,

Sin and greed, in the hearts of men –

And as long as I live, and all that I see,

It’s only God that can set us all free!

 

Now as an adult I stand tall and proud

The storms will come, but not as loud!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 30, 2025

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

 

YOUR SPIRIT KNOWS

 

The flowers are speaking from the rain,

   The leaves whisper as the fly,

And winter will soon knock at the door

   As time slowly drifts on by!

 

Yet we hear so little of what it’s all about

   The world is too busy to see –

What matters – getting priorities in order,

   A taunting truth that even hides in me!

 

Listen to your inner voice . . .

   Listen! There in the mist I hear it chime!

God whispers in your ear, so rejoice!

   Enjoy the moments of life’s perfect time!

 

Smell the fragrance as life unfolds . . .

And listen because your spirit knows!  

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 17, 2025

 

LIFE’S GAME

 

The clouds darken the sky

While the Willows bend –

But no one asks why,

“When will these storms end?”

 

Dark clouds will bring the rain,

And they will hide the sun –

But can you see a heart in pain,

When there is nowhere to run!

 

Maybe we’re all filled with fear,

But the world will not play nice –

So, be aware if trouble comes near,

Then ask, who can give us advice?

 

The storms, when will they end

Or have they come to stay –

Reality, look where we’ve been,

And say, “Life’s game we had to play!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 16, 2025

 

THAT DEPENDS

 

Dawn whispers! Can you hear

The fog rising as it comes near –

The day is about to unfold . . .

Life is so sweet - this you know!

Everything in perfect design

God’s beauty that is so Divine –

Listen and hear His voice . . .

Praise His words and rejoice!

Think of all that comes to mind,

And let your world unwind –

Dawn whispers! Can you hear

The fog rising as it comes near –

Enjoy today before it ends,

And tomorrow, well that depends!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 15, 2025

COMPLICATED

 

In thought –

Love            such a simple word –

Poured into a heart

Like grapes before they are wine

 

Passion        the taste       so sweet

 

Yet we remain confused

Like little children at play

Learning the rules

Of love

 

When the world is upside down

 

The mind

Filled with possibilities

Today    tomorrow   yesterday

Trying to figure it all out

 

Emotions come unraveled and

 

In thought

Love

And

 

          Time

                   

                    Have no boundaries

 

A simple word       love

Spoken

But

Yet

So damn complicated

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 12, 2025

 

PORTRAIT OF TRAITORS

 

Powers were given, but not deserved,

To those governed by greed –

Little thought to people in need . . .

To them it was all just a game,

And even declaring it in God’s name!

Powers were given, but not served –

They stood as the cameras flash

Watching the stock markets crash!

The true arrogance of man,

And for truth they will never stand!

In front of the world they pretend,

And to falsehood it will never end –

A position of power that’s undeserved

Portrait of traitors – the Devil served!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 11, 2025

SUSURRUS

 

I will be quiet today and listen,

And I know where my strength lies –

It all comes from the Lord,

Which is the ruler of my soul!

 

I will listen to the spirit in me,

For the Holy Spirit never sleeps –

Behold, the Maker of all things:

The one who dressed all the Lilies!

 

I will never surrender to the world:

The Lord alone watches over me –

“He guides the path on which I walk,

And protects me while I sleep!”

 

It’s the Lord I will always praise –

For He alone knows my heart,

It’s only He I need to please, and

Listen to His whispers in the leaves!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 10, 2025

LOST

 

All that I know

   Of a certain love

Is, my heart aches

   (Like a tender dove)

Now, these words I said,

   And yes, it’s true

Pounding in my head

   All this passion I have for you,

Now lost in your eyes of blue!

 

Then I stop for a moment – silence rushes in:

   My heart is pounding – what am I to do?

I’m speechless – where do I begin?

   It’s all this passion I have for you –

Now lost in your eyes of blue!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 4, 2025

BEYOND MARS

 

Slowly, quietly, I walk alone

The nightly moonlight is shown –

Shadows dance – so hard to see

Like this loneliness in me . . .

The Fireflies I try to catch

Outward my hands I stretch –

Then the fog rises from the bog,

And in the distance a barking dog

I know the world is trying to sleep,

And what we sow we also reap –

O time, O time you slip on by,

And to my mind I don’t know why!

Then I stop and stare at the stars,

Knowing, heaven lies beyond Mars?

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 3, 2025

 

I AM GRATEFUL

 

Give me the quietness of a moonlit night,

Give me a scroll by the sea,

Give me a field of golden wheat,

Give me the smell after a gentle rain,

Give me the sounds of the wind blowing

   in the trees . . .

Give me time O’ Lord to see a sunrise

   over the mountains of blue,

Give me the pleasure of watching our

   children grow into adults,

Give me the quietness of death where

   I can wake up at heaven’s gate,

 And for this I am grateful Lord

   for all the years You have given me!

 

Thomas Theophilus© August 2, 2025