Life is a Journey

By Mary Minjeur

Her first book of freestyle verse, Life is a Poem, was published in 2007, and Life is a Journey was published in 2011. She has had poems published in anthologies by The Noble House, and by The International Library of Poetry. She is also a member of Poems of the World who publishes a worldwide quarterly chapbook. Some of her favorite authors are

• Language: English
• Publisher: TOPLINK PUBLISHING, LLC
• Release date: Aug 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9781949502640

Mary Minjeur

Her first book of freestyle verse, Life is a Poem, was published in 2007, and Life is a Journey was published in 2011. She has had poems published in anthologies by The Noble House, and by The International Library of Poetry. She is also a member of Poems of the World who publishes a worldwide quarterly chapbook. Some of her favorite authors are Kahlil Gibran, Anne Sexton, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, and more contemporary writers like Dr. Elma Photikarm and other freestyle artists.

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Life is a Journey

By

Mary Minjeur

Copyright © 2018 by Mary Minjeur.

Hardback: 978-1-949502-63-3

Paperback: 978-1-949502-62-6

eBook: 978-1-949502-64-0

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Dedication…

In manus Dei… In God’s hands…

Whatever the outcome—it is God’s will.

And so… I dedicate this book

to all who were part of my travels,

to my husband, Carel,

my mentor and my best friend,

and to my beloved, growing

family who I love dearly.

I offer my life to Jesus, my Lord and Savior,

As my Journey to Him continues…

Mary

Contents

Events to Try One’s Soul

Alicia’s Courage

Incarcerated

I’ve Lost My Poem

Pandemonium

The Corn Maze

The Eyes Have It

The Languor Of The Drink

When Children Leave Home

Life’s Journeys and U-turns

A Sibling’s Journey Back In Time

Culpable

Life—An Ancient Scroll?

Life Is A Journey Home

The Great Divide

Love Conquers All

A Love Story

A Moment’s Despair…

Love Smothers Differences

Divine Fortune—25

Taken For The Taking

The Marriage Blessing Of Carel And Monica

The Wedding Blessing For Patrick And Ann

When Love Comes

Precious Moments

The Miracle

Life Is But A Breath

Pat’s Soliloquy

Every Day Is Friday

Farewell Little Bird

Revelations Of The Mind

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

The Cottage

The Beauty of the Earth and the Majesty of God

Beauty In Chaos

Does God Visit The Earth

The Magnificent Earth

Of Dusk

The Sorrows of the Heart

Broken

Ghost Writer

Driftwood

Empty Echoes

Shalom… Peace

Shards Of Conviction

Signs Of Disparity

Subtle Burdens

Will They Put Flowers On My Grave

Worth

Tragedies

Dementia

Different Generations

I Know I Don’t Know

Thanksgiving With Mom

The Birthday I Didn’t Want To Remember

We Live by Faith

Bring Us Back O Lord!

Eternity Begins Now

Hope

Lamentations

Mary, Lady Of The Salvation Army

My God In The Shower

Psalm Of Submission

The Innocuous Compromising Of Our Values

Where Are You God?

The Grace To Return

The Rescue of Sammy

The Rescue Of Sammy

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Events to Try One’s Soul

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Joy is not in things,

it is in us.

Benjamin Franklin

ALICIA’S COURAGE

I salute you, friend, for your courage!

You nobly take up the hard yoke,

never complaining or losing hope,

you inspire me beyond measure.

Each time I call and hear your voice,

filled with joy or soberly somber.

I always know when the news is good

and I feel your pain when it is not.

The tears fall, you’re often tired, and there

are days when you have no strength.

Still, you hide your feelings bravely

behind a smile and a sense of duty.

I’m sure you think about your kids,

loving and wanting the best for them,

wondering how their lives will be

if you’re no longer able to care.

These grievous thoughts torment me,

as I ask God to lighten this cross.

I pray and hope He will listen closely,

to my prayer for your remission.

INCARCERATED (Based on a true Story)

Can this be happening to me? Imprisonment?

I’m living a nightmare! It is simply incredulous!

My freedoms can’t be taken away, or can they?

And yet, here I am, in this hellhole, this jail.

When and how did such a violation occur?

I’ve done nothing wrong—I am innocent!!!

But still incredibly, here I am… isolated,

numbered, tagged, incarcerated in this cell.

What liar has chained me to this