Inside of a hydrangea. Our lives are so intricate, truly no two alike. Humanity is its own imperfect Garden of Eden, and there we are, included within it.
When you’ve seen the world move right along
After burying people who are better than you
When you are old enough to be humble
About ever being alive
And still being alive…
…no, you didn’t cure the common cold,
Or even invent the paper clip,
But God gave you a spot anyway,
And let you stay around a while…
If now – better late than never –
You are in awe of the gift of life, and
Ask yourself, who am I, to ever have it,
Then you are blessed.
If ambition has given way to contentment
If you’ve done good, in secret
If you did so many things wrong,
But got it right, towards the end
If you have one friend,
From way back when
If you were on sacred duty,
Served an elder, in their decline
If you’ve been there, at the last heartbeat,
With nothing left unsaid, and unfelt
Then you are blessed.
If you look back on the worst of the worst,
The bad hurt, you thought would never heal
All the way, or fast enough
To find that it did heal,
And with purpose,
Then You are Blessed
And double blessed
To realize it
If when you think heaven,
You think reunion
If the second thing you want to do in
Heaven is thank your parents
Then you are blessed.
If you know who you are
And truly don’t know anybody like you
If hard times proved that
You come from good stock,
If you wouldn’t trade your raising,
Or them who raised you
If you ever wiped a tear when
They played Taps at a funeral
If you guard yourself from anger
If your primary emotion is love
If you deal with people as they are
If you don’t settle for rationalizations
Over truth
If once a year, you cry, and feel real
If all your children ever get right
Is being right about Jesus
If ever a butterfly has ever flirted with you,
If you prefer baby giggles over chocolate
If you have one place in your life
Where love belongs
If an animal ever adored you
If a child ever crawled into your lap
If your last dying word starts with a J…
All four of Uncle P’s books can be found at: Expressions (3100 Ryan Street in Lake Charles) and Flock o’ Five (217 E. Thomas in Sulphur).
Interested in contacting Uncle P about public speaking? Need books mailed? Email 81unclep@gmail.com.
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