OTHER POEMS INDEX
Aboard Japan Airlines
Baltimore bar
Black September
Columbia space shuttle
Forbidden love
Innocence lost
Lenten thoughts
Life/Buhay
Love poems
The mask
Migrant's song
My vow
NY terrorism
Ode to my father
A pause in time
Presence of God
Setting sun
There is always sunshine
Valentine poem
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Lenten thoughts
by Victor P. Gendrano
Embrace each day with joy
Give thanks for gift of life;
Living in borrowed time
In simple joy, delight.
Beauty is everywhere
If we but dare to look
Within ourselves, others
Or sound of nature’s brook.
Blooming flowers, bird’s songs
In warmth of sun-filled day,
Kind words and warm smile
Laughter in children’s play.
We are all sojourners
And life is but fleeting,
Long after we are gone
Bad or good deeds remain.
For we are truly dust
To dust we shall return,
Power, riches, and fame
We leave after sojourn.
So resurrected Lord
In Your divine wisdom,
Guide us simple mortals
Right path to Your kingdom.
Published in my book, Rustle of bamboo leaves ©2005, and originally reprinted from
Heritage magazine, Vol. XII, No. 1, Spring 1998
For comments, email me at vgendrano@yahoo.com
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