All poems on this site are copyright of Beverley Balogh
When I see the deep belief and faith that some people have, which helps them get through the most devastating experiences.
That is when I wish I had that depth of faith too.
Beverley
IS IT TRUE
Is it true he died for me
that man upon the cross
Is it true he'll search for me
each time that I am lost
Can he really hear each prayer
that's whispered in the night
Can he see the thoughts I have
good or bad, wrong or right
Sometimes I feel a presence that
brings peace and comforts me
It's then I hope it's really true
and he is looking after me.
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LIFE CHANGES
If I was given the chance to
change and relive my life
Would I take it?
If it meant I could avoid
the mistakes I made
I might take it
However if it meant I'd lose
all my happy memories
I'd not take it
So I guess I'll go on living
exactly as before
Not changing anything and
not expecting more
But it's something I won't worry
about because you see
When I think things over I am
happy simply being me.
Birchwood Medical Practice
MY SURGERY TRIBUTE
I seem to be at the surgery far more
than I used to be
Maybe it's because I've reached
the ripe old age of 83
However the Doctors all tell me
that I am not doing so bad
I guess I must believe them with the
medical knowledge they have
So I'll just carry on living my life
just the same as before
Trusting with your help I'll still
be alive when I get past 84.
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MY HOBBY LIFESTYLE
I've been told that it is strange
that I often think in rhyme
However it's something I have
done for a very long time
In my teens I would change the words
to a lot of well known songs
To celebrate friends birthdays
and then we'd all sing along
Then later on I started to write
about things I saw and heard
But I kept it a secret thinking
that my hobby was absurd
Until one day when I read some verses
to one of my good friends
And now my secret hobby's become
a passion without an end
Yes my hobby has truly become a
lifestyle that I can not reverse
Because everything that happens I
am now turning into rhyming verse
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MULTIFACETED ME
By looking into a flat surfaced
mirror I can not see
If I'm the multifaceted person
that I should be
I often wonder what people
see when they look at me
Is it all the different sides
of my personality
And do the people who just come
into and touch my life briefly
Manage to uncover the multifaceted
person that is me
And are my closest friends aware
of who I really am
Do they know how often what looks like
confidence is often no more than sham
Are there people who can truly
look deep into your soul
Who can see all the facets of
what makes a person whole
Maybe that is something that I just
do not really want to know
Because I'd rather my innermost
secrets were not out there on show.
MY MORNING VOW
From today when I wake up in the
morning I am going to say
Hello world here I am awake and
ready to face a brand new day
I'm going to make the most of it and won't
care what the neighbours may say
When I go out on my roller skates
like I used to in my younger days
After all life is meant for the living
because I will be a long time dead
So I'll forget that I am a pensioner
go on enjoying life instead.
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