A friend sent me a picture of a quaint cottage complete with rosebud teapot, teddy bear, cat, and flower strewn path to the sea, which was misty in the morning light.
From that picture, this poem arose, so I offer it here...
COTTAGE BY THE SEA
THE MORNING SUN CREPT THROUGH THE MIST
RISING UPWARD OFF THE SEA
AND SETTLED ON THE FLOWERS FAIR
ALONG THE PATH
THAT LED TO ME.
THE TEA POT WAITS FOR GENTLE HANDS
TO SERVE, "ONE LUMP~~~ OR TWO"??
"I'M SO GLAD YOU FINALLY MADE IT HERE,
LORD KNOWS HOW MUCH I MISS YOU"!!!
"JUST LOOK AROUND, AND CAN'T YOU SEE
ALL THE COMFORT I HAVE KNOWN,
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE, ALL THESE
LONELY YEARS,
I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE FINALLY HOME !!!"
"I STILL HAVE THAT TEDDY BEAR YOU BOUGHT FOR ME,
HE IS GETTING KIND OF THREAD-BARE,
HE KEPT FOR YOU ALL THOSE
MILLION HUGS
I GAVE TO HIM, WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE."
"CAN YOU BELIEVE, I'D TELL ALL MY SECRETS TO MY CAT???
WHICH HE NEVER REPEATS, IT'S TRUE,
ALONE, BUT NOT LONELY, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT,
BUT GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH I MISS YOU."
"WHAT~~~THIS OLD DRESS???"
"I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT,
BEACH-WEAR FOR ME, THESE DAYS,
NO~~~I DON'T SWIM ANYMORE
I JUST STROLL THE SHORE
AND CATCH SOME HEAVENLY RAYS,"
"YES, THAT'S YOUR BIBLE OPEN THERE,
I STILL STUDY~~~ LIKE WE USED TO DO,
I SING THE SONGS THAT WE ONCE SANG
TOGETHER, THOSE MEMORIES BRING ME THROUGH"
"THE DESIRES OF MY HEART, THE LORD PROVIDES,
AS EACH DAY I MUDDLE THROUGH
PRAYERS FOR FRIENDS; FAR, AND NEAR,
AND A SPECIAL ONE, JUST FOR YOU."
"SATISFIED AND CONTENTED I WILL STAY,
AS I PATIENTLY AWAIT THE TIME,
THE LORD WILL BID ME COME HIS WAY,
AND AGAIN, PLACE YOUR HAND IN MINE."
"HAPPILY I WILL WALK AWAY FROM
MY COTTAGE BESIDE THE SEA,
LEAVING BEHIND THE THINGS THAT TODAY
SEEM TO MEAN SO MUCH TO ME."
"LIKE MY ROSE TEAPOT, MY TEDDY, MY CAT,
MY FLOWERS, BIRDS AND BEES,
AS A SMILING JESUS LEADS ME TO
A HEAVENLY COTTAGE BEYOND THE SEA."
"WHAT'S THAT??"~~~I AWAKEN
WITH A START AND REALIZE
THIS ALL WAS JUST A DREAM,
YET THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT
ON MY FLOWERS FAIR
AT MY COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
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