Poems

Glowing goodness…gentle grit,
Wise, wise words…wonderful wit!
Culinary competence,
Prayerful patience…providence!

Mom, your virtues are immense,
“True blue”…never a pretense!
“Fully in”…not on the fence,
Your deep joy makes perfect sense-
Your love for Christ is so, so intense!
Ninety years! Let the party commence!

Are you simply “too busy” to stop?
To notice when someone needs a smile?
Accompany friends in their trials?
Converse face to face instead of dial?
Sacrifice; going the extra mile?
To compliment the other’s style?
To just “hang out” for a little while?
Building bridges to a remote isle?

Make space to observe hidden tear drops!
Please slow down your active, spinning top,
Listen…when Jesus wants you to stop!

Drawbridges connecting,
Jesus intersecting.
One side unsuspecting,
The other electing.
God’s Spirit directing,
Too many objecting,
Thick traffic’s collecting!
Say yes! Start affecting!

God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Running ragged…restlessness,
Busy bodies…breathlessness!
Stifling silent solitude?
Smothering solicitude?
Sullen, sad, sulky, subdued?

Jesus, just Jesus= Just joy!
Reset, renew, redeploy!