THE RESTLESS HEART

The Heart is really a Rebel---
Continually climbing out on a limb
Our Hearts are always restless---
Until they find sweet rest in Him.

The Heart is really a Rebel---
Tending to break when life grows dim;
Our Hearts seem always restless---
Until they finally anchor in Him.
2012 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

A KING'S DREAM

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
---Dreamed a national dream.
He dreamed Freedom for one
----Means Freedom for all.

No matter our race
----Or color or call---
Freedom for one
----Means Freedom for all!

2012 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

A NEW YEAR TOAST

May your house be filled with Blessings
Where Peace and Joy abiding be;
May your heart be forever filled--
With warm friends and family.
May your days be Healthy and Holy
May your fellowship be dear---
May your candles of Love glow brightly
All throughout this bright New Year.

2012 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets