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Psalms from the Heart - Barbara Lennon
Copyright © 1980 - 2017 by Barbara Lennon
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and publisher of this book. Requests for permission should be directed to the author. Author email address: myalabasterboxllc@gmail.com
All Scripture, unless otherwise noted, is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version and King James Version.
Author photographs: In God’s Image Photography/Makeup Artistry
Printed and bound in the United States of America
First Edition
ISBN: 978-1-54390-514-4 (print)
ISBN: 978-1-54390-515-1 (ebook)
This book is dedicated to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I thank Him for the gift of the written word He gave to me. He is the inspiration for many of the words you will read and also inspired me at various times to write what came into my heart and soul. I also dedicate it to and thank my family whom I love with all my heart; my husband Delwynne Lennon, and daughters Esther (Sheria) Gaines, Sherelle and Destiny Lennon, my son-in-law Emmanuel Gaines, grandsons Jonathan, Justice and Elijah Gaines, and my parents, Theodore Roosevelt Baldwin and Carrie Love Baldwin whom without their love and guidance I would not be the person that I am today.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
POEMS
Child of a King
My Heart Remembers the Ocean
Longing to Hear Your Voice
One More Bridge to Cross
To the Gangsta Lyricist
The Seduction of our Youth
The Wailing Women
A Lament Unto the Lord
Sometimes Life is Only a Whisper Away
Sunday Afternoon Nap
The Heart of a Mother
My Sisters
My Husband
A Salute to Husbands: The Most Nobel of Men
The Great Divide
To Pierce the Clouds
A New LIfe
The Divine
The Human Spirit
Abba Father!
Truly Amazing
The Little Girl in Me
Make Me Over
My Christmas Poem
My Eclectic Emotions
Home
Longing To Go To That Place...
The Good Seed
A Little While
To Write
The Winds of Change
Duty Marches on...
That Night...
From Behind the Clouds
The Wall...
There is a Place Where the Soul Does Rest
There is a Rainbow
Similes of Love
Grandma
Independence…
Parents…
How to Fill an Empty Heart
Emptiness...
How Do You Know When It’s Time To Let Go?
Love Gone Sour?
Why Don’t The Children Listen?
Awakening
On Loving Too Much...
True Greatness
Elohim
When I Hear Your Voice
Awe
A Champion for Change
You Left Your Imprint on Me
My Mother’s Strength
Time
The Wind Against my Skin
Purpose
Scattered Thoughts
On the Inside Looking Out
The Black Panther
Baby Girl
Her Smile
When the Power of the Holy Ghost is Upon Me
He Reigns Forever Upon the Throne
On the Wings of the Morning
Dreamscape
Love
Created on Purpose with Purpose
Soon Night Comes When No Man Can Work
Love’s Flame
Races
I See You
REFLECTIONS
Open Letter to my Daughters
Letter to my Sons: Don’t Forget to Take the Trash Out
Special Section on the Violence Against Young Black Males
I Belong and I’m Here to Stay
Time to Change the Message
Violence Begets Violence...when will it end?
Prayer for Teen Young Men
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
These poems reflect a variety of experiences and emotions that are common to the human spirit. In these pages you will find poems about joy, love, awe, sorrow, heartache, pain, encouragement, faith, family and relationships. The majority are of a spiritual nature. They were written over many years from high school to adult life and are arranged in no particular order. I wanted them this way because that’s how life experiences and our emotions are; they come in no particular order, always changing, eclectic, and diverse.
It took a long time for me to bring the publishing of this book to pass. Not because of the writing itself, as the poems were written over time when I was led