I Will

I will hold ice chips

To the fevered lips

Of my spouse .

I will bring water

To my frightened child

In the middle of the night ,

I will do what ever my family needs ,

As we lay down our life's for one another .

I know I will lose some sleep

With toss and turns .

I will not speak out of turn .

I know my Lord will take care of me .

I will fish and hunt and run and pray

For my Lord's reward .

 

                           By Brock

 

A Morning Run

At break of dawn and down

The road I run .

I hear the wings of a few pheasants

As they flap their wings

As they  go by me .

To hear the sounds of the outdoors

Of an October in South Dakota .

The thoughts of hunting ,

The smell of the autumn leafs ,

The sweetness of the early Dakota air ,

The cool air on my cheeks  .

Oh what a beautiful morning run .

Thank God for this great morning  .

                                By Brock

God's House

In the summer time it is cool

In the winter it is warm there ,.

When you are in his house ,

You can feel the spirit soar .

You can always hang in and around

His place and feel strong .

His place is for me and you .

Some times my throat gets so dry

There I even cry there

From time to time .

There is only holy water

In his place

I am ok with that you see

For it's God's house .

God would say things will get better

And I will protect you until the end of time .

My children , never give up on hope and love ,

Keep you head up high and watch

The soaring of the dove

As you go out my big unlocked doors .

                               By Brock

Me

I have lived a long time

Much longer than the years.

The Lord will always be-hold my life .

There have been so many lonely hours

From boyhood on

To these hours of contemplation .

I always tried to fit in

When some people did not make it easy

And that happens off and on these days .

I don't need to shoot off fire works every night .

I sit out side many nights .

I watch the stars up in heaven ,

The milky way in all its glory

The sparkling display

Of the Northern lights .

When I sit out side with the dogs at night ,

I thank God how lucky God has been to me .

                                         By Brock

A Best Friend

A  best friend will calm  me down,

When I ask why God and I cry ,

When I am angry and yet so sad .

My best friend will wear my hat

Of responsibility while I cry ,

If only for a short while .

These moments contain the extraordinary

Best friend of mine .

My best friend will never leave me .

He will leave me optimistic

About tomorrow the next day and the next day ,

He said , just wait and see .

I hope , you have a best friend like me ?

                                        By Brock

A Place

A place that can take you any place

A place where you will be pleased

To be where you are

A place where you are as strong as you

Want to be

A place where time is precious always

The next best thing is here

When I pray here some one touches me

I just woke up from my dream

By Brock

Habits Of The Heart

Habits of the heart

Are the most powerful

Influence of a child

That is good news

But that could also

Be bad news

So just think

Where your heart is right now

You have to have a heart

To share it to show love

You need also to have a back bone

A laughing bone and a wish bone

But most of all you need to share

Your great habits of your heart and all your muscles

And your bones or anything you have

Will not matter to the people you love

By Brock

A Happy Child

When I am with a happy child ,

I always found peace

At the end of the day .

We shared a laugh .

I called the child smiley

And they became squeaky !

Oh yes , these things

I will truly miss as they grow up you see .

I will wish you sunshine for tomorrow

And happiness always .

By Brock

Phantom Pain

Have you ever had phantom pain ?

The pain that can hit any part

Of your body even if you don't

Truly have that part

If you know what I mean .

The pain that feels real oh so real .

Any part of your body can go at any time .

I have an heightened awareness

I feel a live each morning

Even when I have some phantom pain .

I feel like one tiny little grass

Stand on this earth I see.

I am not guaranteed anything

But I take each day

And try to have fun and joy in it .

Some phantom pain will go away

Even if nobody but I have that kind of pain .

Someone may say

You don't have pain

You don't know what true pain is .

I would never ask anyone

If they have pain .

It is not for me to say or even ask

But I will say I care

If you tell me .

At my age I can see pain

in the people I love ,

Pain or phantom pain or pain hurts

The people who have it

And the people who love the people

Who have it.

By Brock