Poetry

When The Woodpecker Went to Work

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The cardinals were singing 
While the hawk sat on his perch 
All the pigeons were just sleeping in 
When woodpecker went to work!

And his tapping kept reminding me 
I still have a job to do 
And just sitting round and dreaming 
Is not what God has planned to do 

For even though He gives us song 
And to rest awhile is fine 
 He still has more for us in store 
To do in Summertime 

For there’s a garden we must plant 
With rows to weed and tend 
And water with our tears and prayers 
Till His kingdom come again


When Woodpecker Went to work by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2022 all rights reserved
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One Loaf of Bread

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Even if God showers us
 With ten thousand days times three
We cannot save a single one 
For ourselves keep

Like manna in the wilderness 
He gives one loaf each day
And asks us with our neighbor to
 Share it along the way

But when we hoard it is a sin 
An unbelieving seed 
And traveling with that visitor 
Are worry, stress and greed

Till soon that good, sweet manna
Turns to be as dry as sand
Until we joyfully accept
What God puts into our hands

Then by His daily miracle
He teaches us to trust
That even just one loaf of bread
In God’s own hand is much!

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 
‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat'
John 6:31 ESV


One Loaf of Bread by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2022 all rights reserved
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The Great Big God of Little Things

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The great big God of all the earth
Is the God of little things
And His hands that made the sun and moon
Designed each sparrow’s wings

And the one who sends the thunder’s crash
Taught the Mockingbird a song
And this great big God who sees my heart
Calls me to be strong

And trust that when my small world shakes
And I can’t sleep at night
This great big God of little things
Still has me in His sight

And He will stay right here by me
When I can’t fix what’s wrong
And like the mockingbird He’ll teach
Me how to sing His song!


The Great Big God of Little Things by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2022 all rights reserved