Alphabet Soup Garden Varieties

Im just a girl from Queens
went to P.S. 12 and ride the number 7
we shop at the Key Food
and walk in our P.F. Flyers

I wait for the crosswalk light
dont get too close to the tracks
know I cant talk to strangers
I do remember the phone number

yes there is always noise
its never too dark to be afraid
I rush like my life depends on it
and always know my surroundings

we learn to bite kick scream and run fast
throw hard pillow punches daily
can scale tall stairs in a single bound
so even the bullies leave us alone

Im just a girl from Queens
 
thenami said:
Im just a girl from Queens
went to P.S. 12 and ride the number 7
we shop at the Key Food
and walk in our P.F. Flyers

I wait for the crosswalk light
dont get too close to the tracks
know I cant talk to strangers
I do remember the phone number

yes there is always noise
its never too dark to be afraid
I rush like my life depends on it
and always know my surroundings

we learn to bite kick scream and run fast
throw hard pillow punches daily
can scale tall stairs in a single bound
so even the bullies leave us alone

Im just a girl from Queens
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A lovely picture of another world
Oceans apart🥰
 
Alan Heeley, sometimes I forget Im a NYC kid, and Im reminded in sometimes obscure ways.
There were some pictures posted on a FB page I follow, that recently awakened old memories.
Its odd how images can provoke old buried memories, long forgotten by life's roller coaster ride.
There are things I dont want to remember, therefore I forget the innocence of city childhood.
Even then, in comparison to others, we were not so innocent. As a child, I had quite a skill set.
I was forced to have street common sense that far surpassed most average suburban adults.
Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like, if I did not understand basic city survival.

I thank our Father in heaven, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, I survived the tribulations I've had to endure.
My life now is vastly different from what it once was, and could have easily ended up becoming.
 
Alan Heeley said:
A lovely picture of another world
Oceans apart🥰
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thenami said:
Alan Heeley, sometimes I forget Im a NYC kid, and Im reminded in sometimes obscure ways.
There were some pictures posted on a FB page I follow, that recently awakened old memories.
Its odd how images can provoke old buried memories, long forgotten by life's roller coaster ride.
There are things I dont want to remember, therefore I forget the innocence of city childhood.
Even then, in comparison to others, we were not so innocent. As a child, I had quite a skill set.
I was forced to have street common sense that far surpassed most average suburban adults.
Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like, if I did not understand basic city survival.

I thank our Father in heaven, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, I survived the tribulations I've had to endure.
My life now is vastly different from what it once was, and could have easily ended up becoming.
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Good morning, thenami and Alan;

As a boy I used to envy the kids who only grew up in their town. They had roots, knew each other by name and were familiar with the surroundings.

I was always the "new kid" at school and didn't feel I had roots and had to learn my way to school, to the store, etc...Dad was in the Air Force so for the first 14 years of my life we were constantly moving.

During the second grade I was the new kid at two schools that year, in Huntingdon and Harford. We were stationed in England and though I have fond memories of the UK, I have to admit it was a drag being the new kid at school.

Later during my late teens we finally settled down and a minister told me I was very fortunate to have lived in several states and countries. I never thought about it that way.

But it did help me become familiar with different alphabet (languages,) different tasting soup, "sitting in an English garden" (guess who sang that?) and the varieties of games kids played.

God bless everyone.

Bob
 
am I empty or am I full?
maybe an in between reward
to patiently await with hope
thankful for this just amount
careful with everything I share
as I utilize my gifts given

are they humbly powerful to behold?
as I balance my life with virtue
might I aspire to give and receive
with a conscious stability of sorts
for the master mixologist is not I
for He has created this vessel

certainly I am a sinner
there is only one good thing in me
the Holy Spirit given freely
for God so loved the world
He gave us His only Son
for everlasting life through belief

therefore I can never be empty
with sometimes more than others
I know my heart is always full
with love from our Father in heaven
in the name of His Son Jesus Christ
I praise His holy name and rejoice!

Amen
 
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I sincerely hope everyone is well
now that the cabin type threads are closed,
other than the distress of this damsel
I find myself clicking with words composed,
much frivolity fun was to be found
upon carefree pages we did enjoy,
silly escapes from life woes did abound
in a fictional story board decoy,
Frannie and her friends complete with a Moose
and a small mart for peanut butter cups,
many good memories they did produce
as I wish all happiness in life's beautiful "ups"~

our story threads shall be missed
 
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My best friends daughter had surgery and busted her stitches.
Due to the nature of where it is, they cant out it back together.
She can only keep it covered and clean.

Please pray for Katherine; thank you in advance.
 
yannoitsfunnyhowfast newyorkerscanbe
sometimeswedontevenstoptotakeabreath

so I understand your slow down Alan Heeley
cause life just whizzes on by before we process it

in NYC fashion it just flips us off and keeps on keeping on
before its gone and Im in heaven I need to slow down

Im going to work on that...
 
I dont congratulate myself in love
for strength and vigor can still knock me down,
do we know the heart of others? kind of
but ours does know when to float swim or drown,

love can be a powerful driving force
to lead ambitions and fulfill old dreams,
it can influence and keep us on course
or we may experience its extremes,

we are never too old to understand
our hearts in a new light of this day,
to carry our own selves by the hand
taking sweetest time off to simply pray,

might we know our minds spirit and heart
enough to be responsible caretakers,
before bad choices tear others apart
and we are our own promise breakers~
 
thenami said:
I dont congratulate myself in love
for strength and vigor can still knock me down,
do we know the heart of others? kind of
but ours does know when to float swim or drown,

love can be a powerful driving force
to lead ambitions and fulfill old dreams,
it can influence and keep us on course
or we may experience its extremes,

we are never too old to understand
our hearts in a new light of this day,
to carry our own selves by the hand
taking sweetest time off to simply pray,

might we know our minds spirit and heart
enough to be responsible caretakers,
before bad choices tear others apart
and we are our own promise breakers~
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Good morning, thenami;

I'm going to post a thread of my experience that didn't bring glory to God. I want to borrow you poem in the title God is Better Than Life.

God bless you, thenami, and thank you for sharing I don't congratulate myself.

Bob
 
I am happy to know you both enjoyed this poem, bobinfaith and Cosia.
The struggle for me to write it, made me really think about my own feelings. Then, I tried to get it all in alternating rhyme.
We all have experiences that influence who we are, and how we react to the world around us.
My heart is constantly evolving, as the holy spirit heals me in ways I know nothing of.
Little miracles happen every day, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, the Lord is always right here with me.

I dont carry my own hand, He carries it when I am at my loneliest.

That in itself is the most beautiful thing I can ever feel with my heart;
Gods love for me, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ.

The true gift that glows out of this is the light HE put inside me to shine for HIM, through my writing here.

ox' much love to all reading
 
there is a relationship between my heart and life
sometimes my mind wishes to get in the way
therefore might I be conscious of this fact
using the Lord's written wisdom to connect to Him

every decision I make for myself He needs to be there
for this is His bridge which has been built on His foundation
brings me directly to Him through His Son Jesus Christ
firm strong and without question for He is perfection

everything in nature has been created by Him
including little ole me that needs to pay attention
for all the minute details are worth reading to understand
as I decipher scripture and what it does say to me

it is His truth that radiates His fundamental power
so when I stop hearing the world as I listen to Him
I can turn away from deceptions and transform
with a genuine willingness to see into my own heart

to find Him right there where He has been this entire time
wanting me to pray without ceasing 1Thess. 5:16-18
and study to show myself approved 2Tim. 2:15
He is just waiting for me to catch up...


Amen.
 
thenami said:
there is a relationship between my heart and life
sometimes my mind wishes to get in the way
therefore might I be conscious of this fact
using the Lord's written wisdom to connect to Him

every decision I make for myself He needs to be there
for this is His bridge which has been built on His foundation
brings me directly to Him through His Son Jesus Christ
firm strong and without question for He is perfection

everything in nature has been created by Him
including little ole me that needs to pay attention
for all the minute details are worth reading to understand
as I decipher scripture and what it does say to me

it is His truth that radiates His fundamental power
so when I stop hearing the world as I listen to Him
I can turn away from deceptions and transform
with a genuine willingness to see into my own heart

to find Him right there where He has been this entire time
wanting me to pray without ceasing 1Thess. 5:16-18
and study to show myself approved 2Tim. 2:15
He is just waiting for me to catch up...


Amen.
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thenami
Thank you for this beautiful and inspiring testlimony.
God Bless you always
 
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