This is a rhyme i wrote for a friend who does her whole wiki in rhyme.  She asked about my life and some of what i have been thru...and i thought i'd go ahead and share it with my friends, altho it is lengthy..will give you a little insight into my life. She also asked about how i love words and rhyming.

 

I lived in africa from the age of five;

My life has taken some ducks and some dives.

Mom and dad loved Jesus, you see

They want to share him; His gift is for free.

They wanted to tell of his power and his love,

Of God sending his son from above

To heal and forgive, to free and to save,

He has love to give, wave after wave.

He'll take you and make you whole and brand new

When He does, others will want it, too.

They will see the complete joy that he gives 

And how that you've changed, when He in you lives.

 

So they took us four children far over the sea

To south africa , that beloved country

Nosiree, it was not strange for long

After a while there was nothing wrong

Cause I was so little when we arrived there

That I was fine; hardly a care.

However, I suffered at times, somewhat

Felt insecure, unwanted, and lonely, a lot.

For they did God's work, seemed at our expense

Were often away; that did not make sense.

To me, as a child,  kept by one or another

In my mind, I was sad, then it started to bother.

I felt insecure and started to act

In unreasonable ways, for I'd made a pact.

To get their attention- one way or the other

This chagrined my father and mother.

I always had to be the star of the show

You could rest assured that all would soon know.

This precocious child soon was a pain

Nothing i did worked; it all seemed in vain.

So as days, months, years passed me by

I continued to act the opposite of shy.

I looked for love wherever I could

And did not act as a good christian should.

I knew that when I said one thing to a boy

I'd get a reaction, he was just like a toy.

I could play and tease and I ever did strive

For pleasure from this attention derived.

 

This feeling of rejection followed my wake

And up until recently was difficult to shake.

I had been in the church every time it was open

I'd dance and I'd shout, all the while still a hopin'

That something would fill the hole deep within

And cleanse me from what I knew was a sin.

My marriage was in jeopardy many a time

I could not find joy for reason or rhyme.

But finally, just a short time ago

Something spoke, so I made a show

Of seeking the Lord at an altar, and then--

Something changed from without, and within !

I could tell that this time my about face would last

I had let go of the sins of the past.

I came away feeling such satisfaction

Joy and peace from such a small action.

I guess it took making up my mind

And now I'm putting my nose to the grind;

For those years that I spent in shallow disdain

He's turned them around, much more I have gained.

I cannot explain how different I feel

This time, I have a feeling it's real.

I can go without looking around all the time

Hoping for loving; His contentment is mine.

The sins of the past I've laid all aside

Such as friends that I had to hide;

I now am free to tell all and shout

That I truly know what salvation's about!

 

Love for words and rhyming: 

 

Rhyming, well that is a love

For words, that I guess is from up above

My husband had a prophecy said over his wife

People would from me pluck the fruit of life

For I have a way with words you can see

That can lift up and encourage, or damage badly

But when used for his glory they'll be to the good

And help some poor soul, live ever they should

 

When we used to ride along in the car,

We would rhyme the miles away, far

Dad would make up songs and we'd sing

In three part harmony, then role reversing

I would sing alto then tenor, try base

Then Dad would sing high, oh, the look on his face!

 

Anyway now, I have written this out

You must tell me what you are about

You don't have to say in rhyming to me

But please speak again, since you've seen me

I look forward to hearing again

And reading what you say with your pen

What do you think of this rhyme by the way?

Is is alright, or does it sound gay?

LOL

 

I'd love to hear from my friends out there

If there's a part of your life you'd like to share

Whether in rhyme, I know that you'll manage

Without doing very much damage...