Sunday, July 4, 2010
Let Freedom Ring! An Acrostic Poem based on Art
Every jot, tittle, and line meant to show the way.
This is our declaration, this is our announcement, we shall be free!
Flags flown in remembrance of the struggle for freedom.
Respect for it's colors, it's stars, it's stripes let it be done.
Every day in this land of the free, there is another reason to be thankful.
Even going to the beach, walking down the shore, and taking sand by a handful
Dearest Lord we pray for Your intervention and safety of our shores.
Oh deliver safely those who fight on many fronts, away for years by the scores.
Mend their wounds when they happen, and let us remember them in prayers.
Receive into Your arms those heroes who have given their final hours.
In intercession now Lord this prayer does rise for the United States of America.
Nearer to Thee may we draw and never forget the cost of freedom we celebrate.
Give us the words to express our gratitude to those who make it possible.
Let Freedom Ring, oh Lord for sea to shining sea. Let us see the freedoms we have and help us to be diligent to take these not for granted. Watch over our citizens Lord and may an atmosphere of peace abound from city,to city, to nation we do pray. You are the Great I Am and we are grateful for the freedom to sing, shout, and claim the victory. God bless this United States of America and all who make it the land of liberty it was intended to be only a couple of centuries ago. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Amanda and Travis Marsh - Camarillo 07-09-10
Amanda and Travis Marsh will be in Camarillo, California in a week and I wanted to add a pic of the little card they have and adding a bit about them personally.
Don't miss it if you can go. These two are the real deal and a lot of people have been blessed by their performances. More need to be and I await the time the will be in the Metroplex are of DFW.
Copenator out!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Barrell Roll
The pilot deftly twisted the plane sideways.
His control of the maneuver is fascinating in many ways.
Every moment in the air, in this vintage plane,
Brings moments that cause me to exhale in wonder.
One moment the ground is before us, so close to the shore
Of the lake we are flying over and the next there once more
We appear motionless, in mid air, I cannot stop the trembling
Anticipation of what I know will be coming next the rolling!
The sky twisting and turning,
The heart fluttering and stomach churning.
The exhilaration of it all at the same time
And then the gentle, relaxing after roll climb.
The pilot, skilled and able to handle every situation
Suddenly finds that an error has been made, confusion!
The noises that surrounded us moments ago
Silenced and motionless just before the roll and plummeting we go.
No yielding to the commands of the pilot,
The plane is now no more than a bullet trembling
As speed is gained and the water below grows to a larger spot.
Ejected and feeling so dejected, we float safely into the water boiling.
The plane is now in the throes of the crash and strewn all about.
We two once enjoying the sights are now drenched, debris lilting slowly down.
The scene in a way is so serene.
Until at last I awaken to the pain that was perpetrated by the barrel roll gone awry.
Undaunted by the tragedy of that day
Let me to each of you say.
"If at first you are thrown from the sky
Just get up again into the blue wild and again fly!"
Winner! Second Place in Stormy's Poetry Contest in the WDC.
www.writing.com/authors/copenator
His control of the maneuver is fascinating in many ways.
Every moment in the air, in this vintage plane,
Brings moments that cause me to exhale in wonder.
One moment the ground is before us, so close to the shore
Of the lake we are flying over and the next there once more
We appear motionless, in mid air, I cannot stop the trembling
Anticipation of what I know will be coming next the rolling!
The sky twisting and turning,
The heart fluttering and stomach churning.
The exhilaration of it all at the same time
And then the gentle, relaxing after roll climb.
The pilot, skilled and able to handle every situation
Suddenly finds that an error has been made, confusion!
The noises that surrounded us moments ago
Silenced and motionless just before the roll and plummeting we go.
No yielding to the commands of the pilot,
The plane is now no more than a bullet trembling
As speed is gained and the water below grows to a larger spot.
Ejected and feeling so dejected, we float safely into the water boiling.
The plane is now in the throes of the crash and strewn all about.
We two once enjoying the sights are now drenched, debris lilting slowly down.
The scene in a way is so serene.
Until at last I awaken to the pain that was perpetrated by the barrel roll gone awry.
Undaunted by the tragedy of that day
Let me to each of you say.
"If at first you are thrown from the sky
Just get up again into the blue wild and again fly!"
Winner! Second Place in Stormy's Poetry Contest in the WDC.
www.writing.com/authors/copenator
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Distressed vs De-stressed
Distressed Versus De-Stressed
by Steve Cope
11-17-2009
inspired by Images in Ink in the WDC
This world is at times so rubbery
Things just make so little sense like robbery.
What's up with that, how can it be conceived
And in the end of the event so many are peeved.
To what gain? To what end? Temporary cessation?
A momentary injection of liquid nerves, what purpose does it serve?
The commonality of it as astounding, in ever country, town and nation
Does one find another who feels this is what is owed them, what they deserve.
A momentary injection of liquid nerves, what purpose does it serve?
The commonality of it as astounding, in ever country, town and nation
Does one find another who feels this is what is owed them, what they deserve.
This world is at times oh so nosensical, like the logic switch is disconnected.
What is wrong and known to be so, is often done anyway, it just seems so disjointed.
Here, there, and everywhere one does confront such as this,
Brother let me say one day the world will reataliate with a hiss!
What is wrong and known to be so, is often done anyway, it just seems so disjointed.
Here, there, and everywhere one does confront such as this,
Brother let me say one day the world will reataliate with a hiss!
The snakes will defy logic and swim in the deep blue sea
Rather than sunning themselves in the limbs of a nice oak tree.
What was once up is now down and two way is no longer but one!
How strange things will be then and how odd the craziness be done.
Rather than sunning themselves in the limbs of a nice oak tree.
What was once up is now down and two way is no longer but one!
How strange things will be then and how odd the craziness be done.
What can be done to rein in this chaos that is imminently lurking nearby?
What path can we take that will lead to the opposite effects and allows us to lie
Quietly without a care of the world falling off it's axis
And the ordinary will return like paying your taxes?
What path can we take that will lead to the opposite effects and allows us to lie
Quietly without a care of the world falling off it's axis
And the ordinary will return like paying your taxes?
What is the answer that we are looking for to keep the world together?
Watch and see what makes all our cares and concerns light as a feather.
A solution is within reach and on any given Sunday a pastor does preach
About the One who is in control, even when the world it seems is on the breach.
Watch and see what makes all our cares and concerns light as a feather.
A solution is within reach and on any given Sunday a pastor does preach
About the One who is in control, even when the world it seems is on the breach.
It often sounds so simple, so contrived, but you know it is true and that's the truth!
One Savior, one Lord, one King, one Creator, and one God who loves us one and all
The Word is full of such awesome displays of faith, just look at our sister Ruth.
Or how about that giant of a king who at times had it all and then many times did take a fall.
One Savior, one Lord, one King, one Creator, and one God who loves us one and all
The Word is full of such awesome displays of faith, just look at our sister Ruth.
Or how about that giant of a king who at times had it all and then many times did take a fall.
Listen to the plea of this your servant in Christ
One thing I did learn from this awful thing some call a heist.
As bad as it is, and the effects are still lingering even as this is addressed
At the cross, the Savior did in fact take all our burdens so we can become de-stressed.
One thing I did learn from this awful thing some call a heist.
As bad as it is, and the effects are still lingering even as this is addressed
At the cross, the Savior did in fact take all our burdens so we can become de-stressed.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The Footprints Are One Now
The Footprints Are One Now
by Steve Cope
02-02-2000
In Honor of Mom
Bettejean Adams
08-25-1926 to 02-01-2000
Taking to the
Heavenly realms
Ever seeking
The
Fuller understanding
Of God the Father.
On the beach the
Truth can be seen.
Precious experience
Recognizable
In the granular
Nuggets
That create the pattern
Similar to
The Footprints
As made famous by another writer
Reaching as far as the
Eye can see in either direction.
The Footprints Are
One
Now, for Mom's
Earthly journey has drawn
Nearer to the heart of God.
Oh how there is pain at the loss,
Welling up with each heart beat, for
The Footprints Are One Now and the Savior has called Mom home.
Dedicated to the memory of Mom in appreciation for the influence she had on nine children, nineteen grand children, and twenty-four great grand children.
Betty means "consecrated to God" Joshua 1:9
Jean means "God is gracious" Psalm 37:4
Thank You Father God for consecrating Your creation and for the Grace You so freely give to all who would believe. Your children, Steve and Rhonda Cope, servants in Christ. Amen.
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