If you have a poem, song lyrics or a short story and you would like to share it with the readers of The Statesman now is your chance.
Email or mail us your submission and look for it in an upcoming issue of The Statesman. DON'T LET THE FIRE GO OUT
Don't let the fire go out
That's been burning down in your heart.
Stir it up and give it out
To those who need a new start.
You've been walking with the Lord,
Your face is all aglow.
Share the joy that you have now
With us, just let it flow.
Let God direct your pathway,
Let Him lead all the way.
When people laugh at what you do,
Pay no heed to what they say.
You are in God's hand so take your stand,
Don't let satan put the fire out.
Walk right in and take the land;
This is what revival's about.
Revival has started, let it burn bright,
You've got the victory; stand up and shout.
Forever keep that flame burning,
Just don't let the fire go out. Song written by Thomas Howard
MORNING PEACE
The glowing orb rising slowly making gold,
A path across the silvery, shimmering lake,
A lone fisherman enters the stream of gold.
The early morning peacefulness
Complemented by the distant drone of the boat.
The hum-m-m-m sound of the tiny birds as they dart
To and fro from feeder to tree,
And suspend themselves in front of me,
Out of reach of hands or camera.
Their little twitters and peeps
Broadcast their knowledge as
They study me, the huge object
Too close to their feeder.
Soon they lose their fear of me.
They, too, feel the peace. by Mariana Neff Pankratz
THERE IS A HEAVENLY GARDEN
Sometimes God picks the flower
That is still in full bloom;
Sometimes the rosebud's chosen
That we feel He's picked too soon.
Sometimes the flower is fading,
With petals floating down,
But God knows the perfect time
To gather flowers from the ground.
There is a heavenly garden
In which God takes great pleasure,
Because He's placed within it
The loved ones that we treasure.
He walks among the blossoms,
Giving them eternal rest,
And I know that it must please Him,
Because He chose our very best. Submitted by Otis Rainwater
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