Reflections of Life

By Rosalee Thomas

Becoming A Father
Women say that men dont know
The pain through which a woman go;
Maybe this is true, and yet
I know its the day hell never forget;
When each one came he suffered, too,
And prayed it would soon be through;
He paced the floor, and dabbed his eyes,
Waiting for the very first cry
Shes doing fine, the doctor said
As she glanced at him from eyes of red
Shes doing just fine, he said again
Thank you, he said with a phony grin
When it came, oh what a joy
The Lord gave us a baby boy
When it was over you looked a wreck
Clothes wrinkled, shirt collar limp at your neck
Your head is throbbing, and your features drawn
Its no wonder with the suffering you had borne
You feel like youve walked a hundred miles
Until she gives you that loving smile
She looked at him and softly said
If I were you, Id go get in bed
Hers was the bitterest part, I know
She travailed through the valley of woe
Now when women folk recall
The pain and anguish of it all
I tell them in a manner so sad
It aint no cinch becoming a dad
Looking back at the pain you went through
Hes just an addition to a growing crew
So when you think woman has it so hard
Think on the man cause plays his part
Happy Fathers Day to all the men
Unless you become a woman, youll never win.

Woman
Do you know you are a costly thing?
Made by the Hand above?
A womens heart, and a womans life,
and a womens wonderful love.
Your heart is as an ocean deep, as it is wide.
A loving woman finds heaven or hell
On the day she is made a bride.
Man requires a cook for his bread and beef,
But a woman requires a far greater thing.
A seamtress man wants for his socks and shirts,
While woman makes man her king.
She is fair, yet the rose bud may fade
from her soft young cheeks one day
Will you love her mid the falling leaves,
as you did many the blooms of May?
If she cannot be this, a laundress and a cook,
you can hire a maid, and pay;
But a womens heart and a womans life,
are not to be worn that way.
A queen for the beautiful realm called home,
Established by our Maker, God.
He looked upon woman as He did on man,
And said: It is very good
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. (I Corinthians 11:7)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483638683

Rosalee Thomas

Rosalee Thomas is a retired mother of ten children, a grandmother of twenty, great grandmother of eighteen, and great, great grandmother of one. She has always loved poetry, plays, and Broadway shows, art, and dancing. This will be her first book of poetry. She is a minister and an associate minister at the Union Baptist Church of Neptune, NJ. Moving from Florida, she now lives in Freehold, NJ.

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