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Yesterday
Yesterday was your birthday
Memories flood me
Years have pasted
In pain and anguish you left in a hurry
Took your life in vain
I pray that God forgive you
Washed in blood
Cleansed of sin
You walk hand in hand with the Savior
I remember when thoughts of a tomorrow
A fleeting moment
Never seemed to come fast enough
Tomorrow never came
Because you left yesterday
I am still here today
Your soul uneasy for the unrest caused
Lifted a heart on high when God laid you down
You watch over me and see my pain
Forgiveness of your sins from yesterday
You are blessed today
Tears well in your eyes over mistakes
Your heart screams
But your soul relinquished
Your mind at rest
Prayer my solace and blessing
Closer to you I become
God sending messages across an invisible plane
As I wait for my yesterday
RMRaglin ©2001
Blinded By the Light
His magnitude laments me
Like the rays of the sun
Beam down harshly to take the view
From all big and little
I step back and bring my forearm up
To my face to shield my eyes
I am enamoured over the sight
The warmth bathing my skin in richness
Hearing my breath quicken
It becomes shallow by awe
My chest heaves in and out with rapid motion
My legs weaken and I drop to my knees
Clasping my hands together I close my eyes
Life flashes before me
I feel the warmth of His kiss
Against my cheek
As I was blinded by the light
RM Raglin
(Copyright 1997)
all rights reserved
Surrender
God grants when He wishes.
I may pray and pray, But until He feels I am ready,
These experiences or truths,
Will not come to fruition.
Through my journey I must realize
That He gives me all I need when I need it.
I cannot force or make a situation,
Unless I stray from His path of righteousness.
There are things that make me question.
It seems to be those forks in the road,
But bringing myself to my knees and submitting to
The Lord will take me to those greater heights,
And gives me peace of mind.
I will continue to walk down the golden road,
With blind faith and reassurance of
His magnificent love
Carrying me.
I surrender all to thee.
RM Raglin (Copyright 1998)
all rights reserved
Always a Child
God is good
God is great
for the life of me though,
I fathom why he took you
away from me.
You stole away into the night
to take your life
but He didn't save you.
Your body lay buried in the earth
God is good
God is great
for the life of me though,
I fathom why he took you
away from me physically
but allowed you spirit to haunt
me continuously
eyes opened or closed
often times I still see you
and feel you at my fingertips
God is good
God is great
I have to remind myself sometimes
you place nothing before me I
can't handle
Tell me God, just how strong can I
or will I be?
RM Raglin (copyright 1999)
All rights reserved
Dedication
Outside My Window: Thine eyes have seen
There is a yellow daisy in the wind
I bring my eye to the top of the blossom and I catch a
glimpse of a waving stripe.
A tear wells up
Thoughts of freedom, victory, and bloodshed in vain
I blink and bring my gaze up the wide span of
a cerulean sky of hope and promise.
A 757 wing caught my peripheral as it glides across
the clouds
Dedicated to a cause by default not by choice
A sense of flight and fright of mere children playing
in a yard
Taught that peace comes of oneself
I place an empty cup on my windowsill to catch the
tears from heaven
DEDICATED TO THOSE OF THE
ATTACKS ON THE WTC TOWERS
AND THE PENTAGON, TO THOSE THAT
ARE SUFFERING FROM A
LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, TO THE
CHILDREN WHO ARE LOST
WITHOUT A FAMILY, TO ALL OF US,
AND ULTIMATELY THE
ENTIRE WORLD.
Written by R.M. Raglin
Copyright (c) 2001
All Rights Reserved.
Coming Home
Lost in a field
The naked eye unable to view a stitch of existence
Wandering towards adversity
A body cut with thorns
Running from an unknown
Turning to look back
Eyes darting from place to place
Frantically and unsure
Running into an abyss of darkness
Being swallowed whole
Falling
Swirling through time
Viewing images that cannot be captured
Memories fade
The decent quickens
Awakened
Drenched in sweat
Kneeling in prayer
Grateful of the next breath
Whispers bellow from lips
So rapid the mind cannot keep up
Visions dancing
The cross
Blood stained feet
Like the ones running fast and far
The heavy load is lifted
A direction of certainty
Remembrance of a day of loss
To gain eternal freedom
When coming home to the Lord
RM Raglin © 2001
Hands to Heaven
I raise my hands to heaven
And ask God for one more day
I promise my life
I give of all my possessions
To hear the familiar voice
To touch his face
To look deep into his almond eyes
To smell the red roses wafting
On bent knee
Tears streaming down my face
I beg of thee
I raise my hands to YOU
And ask just one more day
RM Raglin © 2001
Eulogy
I think of you everyday
Somehow
Someway
Will I ever forget you?
You were a beautiful rose
That causes a gash in my side
From one of your many thorns
The blood still drips
It stains my skin
Thought of you
Your mere existence with this plan
Cause me vial pain
Espousing good works on the outside
Festering, mutilating, manipulative
Spewing bile of a mind lurked inside
Calmly calculating your deed
Life went on within its mundane existence
On which you couldn't muster up the strength
Or will just to live
With or without me
How selfish
Was I not worthy?
Could you possibly fathom such an irrational act?
Of taking your life
Leaving me in the hell-raising universe to live
To survive
Although you took you life.
You walk with God
He carried you through those earthy years and
continues
To carry you to another plane
Since your death
He carries me
All the time
I don't remember what it feels like to walk on my own
Anymore
Because when you left
When God took you from me
From the worldliness of earth
I stumbled
I fell
Spoke little
Never ate
Sleep came in minutes instead of hours
Tears came frequently
Nonfunctional, incompetent, noncompliance
To life
So I gave up just like you
You decided you couldn't handle it anymore on these
Grassy plain
The only difference is I gave into God
Cause I can still be of peace and love you
Be close to you
Still know that your
Okay and that I still love you regardless
Of your wrath
I thank you because I'm closer to God
More so than I've ever been
So I tend to think of the horrible day with a new
outlook
Your death became a revelation of sorts
Somewhat spiritual
Kind of religious
Remotely bridging the gap
Between me and God
So you can still be around
Around me
Coming to my morning coffee
To my afternoon tea
For the sweet biscuits at night fall
In loving memory of
M.L. Natelson
1959-1997
R M Raglin (c)1997
Thank You
What a glorious life
You, Lord, my strength and truth
When down and out
In troubled and in need of you, Lord
You are there always
Amongst the thieves
With the riches of the Kings
I fall to my knees
In willingness to give all to you
Praying in all spaces and of all time
In awe of you, oh Lord
Life I will gladly live in your name
The knowledge of your presence allows me to humble
To your existence
Merciful and graceful
Your touch and love
To none compare to you
There is no day, no year, no century
I can never say that I have thanked you enough
Thank you Lord
RMRaglin (c) 2001
Take Comfort-The Lord is With You
Take Comfort for the Lord is with you
Peace is favored for those whom follow him blindly
The alpha and omega of our existence
We shall not fear nor want for nothing
Banish loneliness for our King is there and ready to
catch our fall
Our Lord patient and kind
Feed us the warmth of His goodness and wealth
The path to Him is so short that a day without Him is
an eternity
Allow His light to shine in your eyes and his Spirit
to move through your soul
Set the example and make others look in awe
For you can take comfort
The Lord is with you
R M Raglin © 2002
So Blessed
Blessing be onto me
He has brought light to my life
Blessing be onto me
He has brought understanding of my purpose
Blessing be onto me
He taketh all sorrow and replaced it with
Peace and love
Blessing be onto me
He hath promised all prosperity and health
Blessing be onto me
Because he blessed me so
I could not want for more
So blessed is he that walk with Him
The Messiah
Our wonderful Lord!
R M Raglin (c) 2001
Stairway to my Saviour
There is a stairway
It is rather tall and steep
I climb it everyday
Every hour
Every moment
Sometime it is not so hard
Sometimes I am panting
There was a time
I opted to take the elevator
The easy way up to the top floor
I didn't break a sweat
Jump on jump off
It was simple
It was easy
As I rode the elevator
No on was around
I was getting somewhere
I was getting there fast
It was odd though
I felt pretty alone
So I hopped off
Today I guess I learned
There is no easy ride up
I walk with others around
One step at a time
Taking it all in stride
I am simply walking
Up the stairway to my Savior
R M Raglin(c) 2002
Patience
My Lord of patience
I have not learned my path
I am still crawling
Help me stand
My Lord of patience
I feel the warmth
I know the distant path
Light my way toward the magnificent light
My Lord of Patience
I have come undone
Make my tongue proclaim
Allow song to rejoice
My Lord of Patience
Bring me to your level Lord
Veil my eyes
Purify my soul as a child
My Lord of Patience
A heart of hatefulness
A soul of pure gold
Cleanse me and make me whole
My Lord of patience
All burdens nailed to the cross
Brought to your salvation
You are the Savior
My Lord of patience
R M Raglin © 2002
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