Reflections: Poems with a Message

By Sandra A. Haynes

Reflections: Poems with a Message by Sandra A. Haynes is the seventh book by this prolific author. Her poems offer insightful views on the meaning of life and its values. Many of the poems reflect spiritual, family, and relational insights, relaying a meaningful message to the reader. Her poems are written in an easy-to-read model of regular rhyme and meter. Reflections: Poems with a Message provides a pleasant and thoughtful reading experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524575014

Sandra A. Haynes

Sandra A. Haynes was born in the South. Her first poem was penned at age eleven when she was inspired by a lovely sunset. Her interest in writing was later developed in college where she majored in English. She became an English teacher and taught at several different levels, her last being at a junior college where she taught writing for many years. Her books of poetry were written during this time after she learned to use the computer. Her interest in spiritual topics has influenced much of her writing. Many of her poems reflect on life’s values, opportunities, and relationships. Sandra’s poetry has been featured on Better Life Television Network where she was interviewed in a segment on creativity. Reflections joins her previous collection of poetry books which include these titles: Of Butterflies and Men, The Things That Matter, From Where I Stand, Viewpoint, Perspective, and Contemplation.

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Copyright © 2017 by Sandra A. Haynes.

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Rev. date: 01/16/2017

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Table of Contents

Inspirational

From Shadows to Light

What Killed My Lord

God’s Legacy

A Force with Which to Reckon

Message in the Stars

Only God

Salvation Song

The Potter

God’s Special Gifts

Bitterness

A Restoration Prayer

God’s Lifeline

Ode to Salvation

In the Balance

Anchor Point

Trust

Inside the Lines

Betrayal

Beyond All Fear

Pass It Along

Salvation 101

True Freedom

The Mystery of Godliness

Stand True

Off Guard

Words on Trial

The Spirit of Compromise

In Praise of Him

Jeremiah’s Lament

God’s Holy Law

Details

Peace

Gethsemane

The Stone

God’s Goal for Man

A Living Epistle

Focus

Group Think

The Watcher

Three Day Gethsemane

Victory Ahead

Those Who Serve

The Prodigal

Judas

Esther, the Jew

Heaven’s Gift

A Lesson From Job

A Question That Begs an Answer

God’s Illusive Spirit

Lessons from the Book of Job

The Night Before Doomsday

Poems For Everyday

Courage

The Beast

My Country

An Unsung Heroine

Clothes

Feel the Rhythm

Lady of Hope

Freedom’s Vicious Circle

A Four Paw Dilemma

A Pastor’s Life

Mother Is

God’s Greatest Gift

Music

Singing in the Rain

In a Rut

The Valentine

Silent Heroes

Prejudice

Winter Solstice

Winning Strategy

On Becoming Sixteen

Father

Generational Glue

Mother

When Calls the Heart

Betrayal and Redemption

A Mother’s Day Greeting

Christmas

Season’s Praise

Star of the Morning

One Starlit Night

Music of the Season

Time

Another day has come your way,

And how will you use your time?

Will you spend your hours on trivial things,

Or focus on things sublime?

For time is a gift that’s given to all,

No matter your race or station,

Your day can be just another day

Or a happy celebration.

It’s up to you what you do with it,

Use your time to grow and learn,

So spend your day in a meaningful way,

For its hours will not return.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all prospective readers with the desire that it may enrich the life and be a blessing. Life is a gift in which to show our thankful response to God who made us and to use these gifts to honor Him and bring joy and hope to all within our reach. Happy reading!

Inspirational

From Shadows to Light

Are you walking, Friend, today

In the shadow of the cross,

In gloomy disappointment

Of the precious Savior’s loss?

Are you saddened by the world

With its sordid, tragic things,

Instead of looking to the hope

That our salvation brings?

Like disciples to Emmaus,

Who bemoaned their hopeless plight,

Are you stumbling in the darkness

When you could be in the light?

Just remember, God is with us,

For His death was in the plan

To salvage all that man had lost,

To keep you in His hand.

Then come out from the shadows,

And walk into the light,

Invite the Savior to be near

And keep Him in your sight.

What Killed My Lord

I sometimes wonder if we’ve heard

So much about the cross,

We seldom stop to realize

What our salvation cost.

We take for granted Jesus’ role

Upon the cruel tree,

But do we understand the price

He paid at Calvary?

For as He hung there on the cross,

No one can comprehend,

The mental anguish He endured

Bereft of God and friend.

For though His Father lingered there,

He felt He was alone,

The separation was the cost

He paid to thus atone.

When wracked with pain from head to toe,

And suffering apart,

The hiding of His Father’s face

Is that which