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ALL HANDS ON DECK


WHILE EVER SO MANY IN LIFE ARE PRAYING
THOSE THAT DO NOT ARE SIMPLY HAVING A BALL
KNOWING THAT ALMOST EVER SO MANY ARE THEN
ON THERE KNEES SOMEWHERE PRAYING DOWN THE HALL
NOW THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PRAYING
I IN MY LIFE MYSELF I HAVE DONE MY SHARE
BUT WE ARE NOT THROUGH WITH THIS LIFE YET
AND IT NEEDS ALL HANDS ON DECK TO BE THERE
I OFTEN THINK OF THOSE ON THE TITANIC
WHILE THAT VERY SHIP WAS IN FACT GOING DOWN
WITH A LOT MORE INSTANT POSSIBLE IMPROVISATION
EVER SO MANY MORE THEN WOULD NOT THEN DROWN
I OFTEN AS WELL THINK WHY ARE SO MANY NOW
SEEM TO BE GIVING AS IF UP UPON THIS VERY CLASS
INSTEAD OF MORE CONCENTRATING A LITTLE MORE
ON THE HERE AND NOW AND IT'S AS CLEAR AS GLASS
WE ALL DO NEED TO KNOW OF GODS LOVE IN LIFE
BUT IT WAS HE WHO GAVE US WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
AND IF WE TREAT HIS GIFT OF LIFE SO VERY LIGHTLY
WE ARE NOT ALL TOGETHER RESPECTING HIS EVERY VOW
JESUS WAS A CARPENTER ON THIS EARTH LONG AGO
AND EVERY TIME HE HIT HIS FINGER DRIVING A NAIL
HE WOULD HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY SAW THE FUNNY SIDE
AS HE WOULD HAVE HAD A SENSE OF HUMOR WITHOUT FAIL
I'D LOVE TO SEE WAY MORE LIVING THIS VERY LIFE
WITH TOTAL LOVE AND JOY AND HAPPINESS AS WELL
FOR THIS LIFE IS STILL YET A GIFT FROM GOD
AS GOD HIMSELF WOULD GLADLY SO VERY OFTEN TELL
ALL GOOD THINGS COME IN ALL GOOD TIME THEY SAY
TOMORROW IT WILL GET HERE SOON ENOUGH
BUT IF WE DON'T LIVE THIS LIFE DESPITE THE STRIFE
OUR LIVES YET TO COME WILL BE WAY MORE ROUGH.

Terrence Michael Sutton
copyright 2011








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