Dear All of Us,
I'm just now turning
eighty-five.
Good Heavens
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN
I was conceived in 1939
(not too clear about
the exact date,
but I'm sure
you understand),
was born April 30, 1940
(can barely count back that far)
and am still kicking around
eighty-five years later,
albeit top speed
barley beating out
a snail at her best pace
on a good day, and
I do that
"huffin and puffin"
with increasing rest stops
all along an
ever-shorter way.
On top of that I am
the eldest of eight
(Need I say it,
Roman Rule
and
Roulette).
Only one sister and I remain
(tough way to have
a favorite sister).
Oh gosh, is it still true that
only the good die young?
If so, here comes
one heck of a stint
in Catholic/Protestant Purgatory
for this big, bad old boy!.
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Hey, that was fun.
Thanks for staying tuned!!
Actually and happily,
many of us get
freed up and playful
as we age on.
Thus the above
and it admittedly
cum vino,
but hey,
"in vino veritas."
cum vino
with wine
"in vino veritas"
"in wine the truth"
Ever so grateful for
my birthday, I have a
birthday gift for you.
The gift is this.
The real question isn't at all
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN
The real question is:
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN
The real answer is because:
We are created by
Love for Love.
"God is Love"
1 John 4:8
and
God just can't
keep it to himself.
So God shares
who and how God is.
That's Love.
And in his Love
God creates us
so he can
love us divine.
After these many years
I've come to see that
there really is
nothing but God Love.
It's in flowers, babies,
music, the ocean,
a good supper,
a wonderous wife
patiently and generously
caring for an older spouse.
God is
the essence,
the energy,
of all that is
God Good.
Sadly, some people
twist love
wrong and weird,
not letting God
love them divine.
They damage.
They end up
loveless,
empty,
nothing forever.
That sure is hell.
If we let
"God Love"
live through us
and love on us
we are unstoppable.
The poets got it
so spot on long ago:
"Love is eternal"
and we will be too!
"God Love"
is
way too
divine dynamic
to ever
slow down or stop.
God gives
The Birthday Gift
our life.
God would love
to love
on us forever,
to forever.
So, on a day-to-day basis,
until we don't need
days anymore,
we accept God's
Love Flow
through us
in every way
and place
we are,
in all we do and
how we do it.
We're Lovers
.
My Birthday Gift
is to remind us all that
We will be
forever
as much as
we let God
Love Us God
now
Thanks for coming
to my Birthday Party.
I sure do love you all!
God Bless
John Frank
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Love to all.
God Bless!
John Frank
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