Month: October 2025

  • Christmastide

    Infant JesusCame to earthHe gave manA second birth Hang the ivyAnd the hollyThis ChristmasLet man be jolly It’s timeFor yuletide cheerA special timeOf the year Kiss your belovedUnder the mistletoeLet your loveContinue to grow TrimThe Christmas treeWith ornaments andColored lights you see DrinkSome eggnogWe prefer Schneider’sCut the yule log Feast onA smoked and baked hamAnd…

  • My Dear Gramma

    My dearPolish AmericanGrammaYou showedYour family loveThroughYour cookingYou were trulyThe best cookI ever knewI willNever forgetYour baked hamPaska and pierogiesKapusta and halushkiMacaroni saladFresh sausageAnd galumpkisAt ChristmasAnd EasterYou blessed usWith suchWonderful foodI can stillRecall Gramma’sVoice“Eat up!”“Plenty left!”She saidI cherishThese memoriesWe used to chatEvery dayOn the phoneI think of youOftenYour smileLit upThe roomYou’re inHeaven nowI look forwardTo us…

  • Cuisine

    I crave a hot pizza pieI’m not telling a lie Pile the food high on my tableThis is no fable I want a Chinese buffetI’ll eat it without delay A lobster tail is very niceIt’s worth a steep price A juicy Wagyu hamburger is delishGive me all the food, that’s my wish I’ll have a…

  • Grizzly

    I am a mighty grizzly bearWhen people are near me, they feel fear I am known to growlWhen my mood is foul I ate honey from a beehiveIt helped me to survive I can outrun, outswim, and outclimbHuman beings, it’s so sublime When I stand up, I’m ten feet tallSometimes with other grizzlies, I brawl…

  • Christ is the Alpha and Omega

    Jesus has all authorityHe alone sets man free He is the first and lastJesus saves us from our sinful past He is our RedeemerJesus is our Lord and Savior He is the LambIn Jesus’ presence, demons scram He loves us with all His heartOnce regenerated, man has a fresh start At Calvary, Jesus bled and…

  • The Gospel

    Christ is our High PriestHe came to redeem the least The natural man is a wretched sinnerChrist makes man a spiritual winner All our sin was imputed to HimIt was not done on a whim We receive Christ’s righteousnessWe can have assurance we’re saved, with sureness It’s man whom Christ savesWe are His slaves Once…

  • Gospel Truth

    By God, we are chosenWe, His children, are born from aboveOur hearts are no longer frozenWe are saved because of God’s love At Calvary, Christ hungOn a wooden crossHis praises will be forever sungChrist’s death seemed a great loss He receives all power and gloryChrist is the eternal LogosThe Bible is His storyAt the foot…

  • Depression

    I struggle with depressionI take medication I’m in bed all dayI have little to say I have no motivationIt’s a sad situation I lay in bed like a beached whaleThis is my sad tale It is difficult being down in the dumpsDepression isn’t for chumps I long to run and playInstead, I’m full of dismay…

  • Spring: A Time to Rejoice

    I saw a crowIt yelled cawIt was theSpring thaw I walkedIn Schenley ParkThe differences betweenSpring and winter were stark Gone wasThe snowNow flowersBegan to grow I walkedIn the lush grass that’s greenEaster timeWould soon be seen I sawA peregrine falcon up highIt was beautifulI looked up at the blue sky The leaves are greenOn the…

  • A Gospel Proclamation

    Trust in Christ alwaysDo it for all your days He is our Redeemer from sinChrist was a propitiation He is our closest friendWe’ll be with Jesus without end The Holy Spirit is with us alwaysIn our hearts, He stays At Calvary on a cross Christ hungHis praises we have sung He rose on the third…