Poetry

When Cicadas Sing

/ pastorpete51 / 7 Comments 
In the quiet of the dawn
When cicadas start to sing
And our children are still dreaming
And the mockingbird takes wing

Then comes the Savior calling
Come away and rest with me
Find the strength to face the day
And in troubles you will see

That the battle is not won
By great power or good plans
But when each day begins with prayer 
Then God’s grace will make you stand!


And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: 
for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mark 6:31 KJV


When Cicadas Start to Sing
by Peter Caligiuri © 2023
All rights reserved

Safely Home!

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Some fellows hit those Home Runs
Some doubles or Sac-Fly's
But not so many can steal home
As to the plate they slide

Stealing home base is no cinch
Nor for the faint of heart
They must tag up before they try
To get their running start

And with us it is the same
If we want to move ahead
Before God will allow advance
We must go back instead

To tag up with who we've been
And where we have gone wrong
Only then by His own grace
Can we run safely home!

Safely Home by Peter Caligiuri
Copyright 2023
All rights reserved




Fleeing to the Lord

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Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Psalm 143:9 KJV

Flee - it's such a weakling word
A fearful, shameful thought
But I'm running Lord to You
With all the strength I've got

Like David I'm surrounded by
Things I don't understand
So let me come to hide in You
Just as You always planned!