HAUNTED BY GOD(Psalms 25:12)

Lord, I pray please let me be Divinely Haunted daily by you--- Let me abide in your omni-presence In all I humanly say and do. In You, I live, and love and move In You I have my being too---- Let me live in delightful holiness Being divinely surrounded by You. Let me thrive in your consciousness Barricaded against every evil enemy No cares---no stress--no worries--- As I relish being Haunted by Thee. 2011 by DRR

A CALL TO AMERICAN UNITY(911Revisited)

Tragedy can come to all of us
As we this earth daily trod;
Tragic galvanizing moments unite us
They bring us closer to God.

Life can change in the blink of an eye
Our firm faith is formed in the fire;
We bond more together in the heat
Holding on through the muck and mire.

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away
This Job patiently learned;
Yet in all of this Job fainted not
Though his possessions were all burned.

God is still God in the darkest of times
We must all unite our endeavors;
Life can change in the wink of an eye
But the eternal Love of God lasts forever.

So let's renew our compassion for others
Let's renew our fight for what's right;
We are still the United States of America
Let's renew our great need to Unite.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

LABOR DAY PSALM

The Lord is my Employer
I shall not want--
Each morning I report for duty
And offer Him daily praise.
He leads me in paths of purity
And though I walk thru the shadow of debt
He generously provides for me--
That where He is, I shall be too.
His bountiful benefits are boundless
His Health-care Plan divine.
His Retirement Plan is our of this world
Surely goodness and Mercy shall follow me
All the days of my laboring life--
And I shall willingly work for Him forever.
Amen.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

SOUL OF AMERICA

America
At the crossroads
America's soul seems to be bound up and tied
Lord--
Untie the knot
Let America's soul be blessed once again.

Cleanse--
Wash us thoroughly
Purge us with waves of mercy so we will be cleansed
Waterfalls--
Let the waves of love and glory
Wash America's heart again from our sins

Lord--
We prayerfully humble ourselves
Help us turn now from our wicked ways
Seek-
We seek Thy face
Please hear our prayer and heal our dry land today

Create--
Create in us a clean heart
Renew a right spirit within our inner soul
Wash us--
Cleanse us thoroughly
Let Thy tides of time restore America's Soul once again.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

A RAINMAKER PRAYER

Dear Lord of the Rain
I pray today---
Please send us some Rain
Along our way.

Our dry ground is parched
Our souls are too--
We need some wet Rain
To see us through.

Dear Rainmaker God
This one thing please do--
Send us more Rain--
Our Faith is in You.

2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets
Grand Prairie,Tx

A TOAST TO FREEDOM

Freedom we celebrate July Fourth each year
Full of Fireworks with friends we hold dear;
But Freedom's price tag is high as can be
-----No--Freedom really isn't Free.

Freedom is paid for by blood,sweat and tears
Soldiers who put on hold lives and careers;
It's July Fourth and now I can see---
-----That Our Freedom isn't really Free.

Young soldiers die daily for us each year
Torn from their family, eyes filled with tears;
They've paid the ultimate price,now we can see
---No---Our Freedom isn't really Free.

God Bless the Veterans young and old
God Bless the soldiers both brave and bold;
Join in a Prayer for them now and see--
---Our American Freedom isn't really free.
2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Member Academy of American Poets

A FATHER'S DAY BILL OF RIGHTS

l)The Right to take a shower without a laundry line of set panty hose
2)The Right to tell our side of the story without fear of consequences
3)The Right to trade cars every so often without the third degree
4)The Right to watch a game on television without being harassed
5)The Right to have at least equal time with the TV remote
6)The Right to know the ingredients of the wife's newest casserole
7)The Right to putter in the garage without have a honey do list
8)The Right to be seen in public wearing the clothes we prefer
9)The Right to try to find our destination without asking at the local Quick Trip
l0)The Right to know what Man Things are without having to explain them
2011 by Douglas Raymond Rose
Happy Father's Day and Good Luck with this list!
Member Academy of American Poets