SWEET REUNIONS

              A telephone call from a lifetime away
              Brought a sweet reunion to me today
              Surprise and laughter filled my heart
              As if we’d never been apart.

              A town of childhood summers spent
              Old memories of sweet reunions sent
              Rivers of tears upon my face
              Remembering this treasured place.

              A song sparks unexpected glee
              And sweet reunion with a memory
              So strong that all my senses know
              I’ve just reached out to long ago.

              In the morning when I pray
              I thank the Lord for one more day
              A sweet reunion in my soul
              With the One who makes me whole.

              Then comes the day of glory
              At the end of my life’s story
              I’ll hear the Master call
              For the sweetest reunion of all!

              ~ ©Bobbie Burnett~

              KEEP LOOKING UP

              Daddy was a preacher
              And on his preacher's desk
              A sign that read "Keep Looking Up"
              My memory has kept.

              As a child I thought I was to keep
              My head turned toward the sky.
              Not looking on the path ahead
              I fell and bumped my eye.

              Now that I am older
              And my father has passed on
              "Keep Looking Up" sustains me
              Through the dark and with the dawn.

              With prayer I touch my Father
              The Heavenly One I know
              My earthly father taught me
              So many years ago.

              Inside I have discovered
              An overflowing cup
              I'm drawing from it daily
              Daddy look! I'm looking up.

              ~ ©Bobbie Burnett~

              SPRING IS COMING

              Spring is coming
              I can feel it
              I'm sure it's just
              A snow away.

              Trees are budding
              Bees are buzzing.
              The breeze is warmer
              Every day.

              One more snowfall
              Icy roads
              Home made soup nights
              Frosty panes.

              Spring is coming
              I just know it
              One more snowfall
              Melt into May.

              ~ ©Bobbie Burnett~

              TAPESTRY

              Today I spied a spider
              Inching up a silver vein
              Then slowly and deliberately
              He came back down again.

              What futile effort. What a waste.
              I arrogantly surmised.
              This up, then down, then up again.
              A useless exercise.

              But with clarity and purpose
              His constant efforts surged.
              And through the struggle of his work
              An elegant web emerged.

              Some days I struggle upward
              Fighting uphill. Wondering why.
              And other days I'm gliding
              Through a clear blue cloudless sky.

              With each day that I begin
              All the steps that I'll be taking
              Is it all just a part of
              Something bigger in the making?

              Brightly colored threads of struggle
              Pulling through the joy and strife
              It's a tapestry I'm weaving
              On God's canvas of my life.

              ~ ©Bobbie Burnett~

              A SWEET SENSATION

              It took a second maybe two
              As I was walking out the door
              For him to say
              You look beautiful today!

              What a nice surprise
              And sweet sensation
              That he took the time
              To share what was on his mind.

              How often have I thought
              Of someone dear to me
              Then let it fall
              And never call.

              She left a note
              In my mailbox
              "Great job" she said
              All day it lingered in my head.

              Little things
              That mean so much
              Lift us up
              And fill our cup.

              How busy is my life
              Anyway
              That I can't do
              Something kind for you?

              I can give more
              Of myself
              No time to wait
              You're looking great!

              ~ ©Bobbie Burnett~

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