John's poems of...LIFE - LIVING &LOVE...JDJ

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I LIVE MY LIFE TO KNOW YOU MORE

TO KNOW YOU MORE I STAND AT THE OCEAN SHORE:
TO KNOW YOU MORE YOUR LOVE MOST HIGH I ADORE:

TO KNOW YOU MORE I WATCH A MOTHER NUTURE HER YOUNG:
I RECALL MY CHILDHOOD WHEN MY LIFE BEGUN:

TO KNOW YOU MORE I FEEL THE POURING RAIN:
THEN FIRST HAND SEE HOW ALL LIVING THINGS BENEFIT THE SAME:

TO KNOW YOU MORE I MARVEL AT THE MAGESTIC MOUNTAIN RANGE:
AND THINK OF THE WILD ANIMAL KINGDOM ALL CREATURES SO COMMON AND STRANGE:

TO KNOW YOU MORE ON A HOT SUMMER DAY, I RELAX WITH A COOL RIVER BREEZE:
I REMEMBER MY MOTHER HOW SHE TAUGHT ME TO BE COURTEOUS KIND PLEASANT , WITH GOOD MANNERS AND BE NICE--TO WASH MY HANDS BEFORE I EAT SIT UP STRAIGHT SAY EXCUSE ME THANK YOU AND PLEASE:

I LIVE MY LIFE TO KNOW YOU MORE:
DEAR GOD I KNOW IN MY LIFE YOUR LOVE GUIDES ME AND INSPIRES ME FOR SURE;

24--JULY--2010:
JOHN D. JUNGERS


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