Right On time, Poems for the Right Moment

By M.A. Walter A. Wheat

When we say "Right on Time" we are speaking of that precise moment when something should be said in gratitude of, or for appreciation for a special remark or gesture. More often than not, one gets overwhelmed at something that was either said or done, especially when they least expect it. They then struggle with choosing the proper words to expr

• Language: English
• Publisher: Authors' Tranquility Press
• Release date: Jun 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781958554432

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

What Do You Prefer?

What Does It Matter?

As a Parent

Counting On My Friends

Let’s Wrap That Blessing

Easy and Slow

I Remember April

We Once Laughed

What Say?

My Grandson Came Over

Sending a Probe

From My Point of View

In Line

That Man

A Call from Jesus

Our Paths

Rebuilding a Lords’ House

This Instant

Back to Work

Yes and No

I Know What You’re Saying

Eminent Surgery

Tremendous

I Wish I Could Remember

I Do This

How Do You Thank Me?

Where Do the Bad People Go?

Get in Line

Tick Tock, Around the Clock

My True Friends

You Really Don’t Care?

Here I Am, but There it Goes

When You Pray

Breaking Bread

We Have Friends

Falling Back

I Am Begging Your Honor

My Shack

I Am Singing a Song

Those Were the Days

I Felt His Presence

I Will See the Day

Written Poems Along the Wall

The Line for Redemption

Was Not a Dream It

I Am Not Amused

Of Emotions

An Office of My Own

Is It Impossible?

Before I Retire

The Biggest Fish

From the Beginning

A Lasting Friend

A Torn Jacket

Absolutely Nothing

In a Joke

Jesus and I

It’s Going to Rain

Just Pondering

I Have Slept All Day

I Might as Well Say Yes

What Good Am I?

This

Don’t Point at Me

You Say You Know

Not Unlike

I Was Told

Lock Them Away

A Friend Listens

Working in the Mine

Maybe Later

But Not Today

If We Were Rich

The Moon Tonight

Stand Down

Go Ahead and Say

Growing Old

The Path of Wondering Why

Eating Crow

The Problem

That Little Black Cat

Do You Know Any Elephants?

I Found Him

It Seems

The Letter C

Forty Pills and Counting

What Do You Suggest?

Now You Will Hear Mine

Have You Ever Met a Fool?

If I Am

What is Missing?

Those Sounds

That Scared Little Boy

I Doubt That You Know Me (Dad)

I Doubt That You Know Me (Mom)

For You Only

Brain on Vacation?

No, This is Not Heaven

A Card, or What?

It Takes a Little While

My Good News Phone

What is it That I See?

Heart, Let’s Not Ache

Those Are Vultures

Maybe It’s This

I Am Hungry

Your House

A Letter to a King

A Response from a King

From A Vietnam Vet

Don’t Look Back

I Need Someone to Talk to

For All Those Years

The Day I Fell from Gods’ Grace

Why is it I Dream?

Looking Through Old Pictures

You Deliberately Stole

Savior’s Stew

So What is New?

Today, I Felt It Was My Heart

I Would Like to Have a Word

Lord, Accept Me

Let’s Please Be Quiet

Oh, My Tales of Woe

Yes, I Remember That Day

Hey There, Mister!

Shopping for a Friend

Climbing Steps

Overlooking the Family Bible

Dear Sir or Madam

Looking Into the Future

As We Crept Along

We’re not Due another Tune-Up

No Tears Today

I’ve Got it on Paper

Had Enough but Still Love You

The Load that I Carry

I Have Been Investing

Just For a Moment

About the Book

About the Author

Preview

When we say Right on Time we are speaking of that precise moment when something should be said in gratitude of, or for appreciation for a special remark or gesture. More often than not, one gets overwhelmed at something that was either said or done, especially when they least expect it. They then struggle with choosing the proper words to express their gratification. This may happen when someone says (or does) something nice for you during a time when you were totally unprepared. Or, there are times when a person feels what they want to say should be more personal or more descriptive. By nature, you want to say Thank You but your brain sits in a state of idle dissolution while you mentally grasp for the proper verbiage, and wonder how to say it with elegance and with proper enunciation and meaning. If this has ever happened to you, maybe Right on Time, Poems for the Right Moment is a book of which you will relate.

Introduction

When we say Right on Time we are speaking of that precise moment when something should be said in gratitude of, or for appreciation for a special remark or gesture. More often than not, one gets overwhelmed at something that was either said or done, especially when they least expect it. They then struggle with choosing the proper words to express their gratification. This may happen when someone says (or does) something nice for you during a time when you were totally unprepared. Or, there are times when a person feels what they want to say should be more personal or more descriptive. By nature, you want to say Thank You but your brain sits in a state of idle dissolution while you mentally grasp for the proper verbiage, and wonder how to say it with elegance and with proper enunciation and meaning. If this has ever happened to you, maybe Right on Time, Poems for the Right Moment is a book you will relate to.

In the book Right on Time, Poems for the Right Moment, Walter A. Wheat has authored many poems that are focused upon his own faith in Jesus Christ and his plans for salvation. Like others, Walter A. Wheat has mirrored many of the same emotions that, at one time or another, everyone has felt. Through his life experiences, Walter has absorbed many of the hard and regular facts that are analogous to true life experiences. Walter has been poor and unemployed. Walter has dealt with lost loves; with natural disasters; and with loneliness. Walter has also dealt with tragedy, hunger and isolation. As a former soldier and Veteran of the Vietnam War, Walter has also experienced life at its worst.

On the other hand, the reader will also find that the author has a sense of rhetoric, adventure and a sense of humor. Some of his poems offer the reader a usable juxtaposition of ideas on one, or on any number of given subjects. How should one feel? How should one act? How would Jesus want us to act? Could we really catch the biggest fish? How do you thank me? Where do the bad people go?

In his many travels, which include: Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Islands of the Philippines, Taiwan, Guam, Wake Island, Cyprus, Spain, Ireland, Canada and Mexico, Walter has gained a valuable perspective into the lives and mores of various peoples. Over his years, he has learned to respect these people, and honors them always. Walter has experienced what it is like to walk in another man’s shoes while gaining respect for their ideals and political points of view.

Right on Time, Poems for the Right Moment is Walter A. Wheat’s third book of poetry. His other works include: Sincerely from the Heart, Poems for Contemplation and Around the Barn, Poems to Think About. Walter A. Wheat has also written numerous short-stories, critical revues, articles of interest for many newspapers, and has contributed both poetry and nonfictional stories to several Veteran-based magazines. Walter, and his wife, Arlene are both retired and are living in Rineyville, Kentucky.

Walter A. Wheat, M.A.

What Do You Prefer?

I prefer that waving hand

When a friend of mine comes along

I prefer my music clear

When someone sings a song.

I prefer to hear the birds

In the morning, right at dawn

I prefer, if I had my way

That the music would go on.

When someone comes wandering by

I prefer to say Hello

It hurts me when a friend of mine

Treats me like someone they don’t know.

I prefer to ask them if

Everything is going their way . . .

It would make me happy if

I could laugh with them each day.

God prefers our reverence

And commandments to be obeyed

He prefers that we love each one

And for His words to be conveyed

His door is always open, and

We are cordially invited in

Into His house to worship

While asking forgiveness for any sin.

I prefer to tell you

That I am born again

I do not hope for war

Or for any trouble to begin

Colors of the peoples

Have little meaning, at least for me

We are made in Gods’ image

It is that I prefer to see.

Are there things that you prefer

In this world of diversity?

Perhaps we can think together

While showing empathy.

I prefer that someone cares

As we face our daily tasks

I prefer to be a Christian

And to be willing when God asks.

Walter A. Wheat

March 12, 2019

What Does It Matter?

What does it matter if the clock strikes 1

For I’ll be soundly going to sleep

If the clock strikes 2 let’s say

There are promises that I must keep

When the clock strikes 3 I’ll let them know

To turn the music down . . .

It is important that I must rest

For, tomorrow I’ll go into town.

I will set my alarm to the number 4

For me to become awake

If the clock strikes 5 I will be sure

That a shower I will take.

At 6 I’ll wash the soap away

At 7 I’ll start my car

Being prompt is a necessity

One may even win a star!

At 8 I’ll open up the door

To the office where I go

I may be just a little late

But, how’s the boss to know?

For, he sleeps in, at least till 9

He expects me to have coffee made

When the clock strikes 10 I plan

To sing a welcome serenade.

Our plans include folks lining up

At the water cooler where they go

When the clock strikes 11

The boss will put on a show

The boss gets angry if we talk too much

He yells and throws a fit

I think the others feel the same . . .

Sometimes we are all tired of it.

When the clock strikes 12

I will be content, for

Tomorrow, I will be retiring

And I won’t work no more!

I will shake hands with all my friends

When the clock strikes 1 I’ll go,

Never to return again, and

I will certainly tell them so.

How is this for a future plan?

You see, I will be complete

I have worked this 60 years

So, I am ready to take a seat

Good-bye to work and all the tasks

They matter no more to me

If you are wondering what they might say:

Try calling me when the clock strikes 3

Walter A. Wheat

April 3, 2019

As a Parent

As a parent, I can console you

And tell you things will be all right

I can help you brush those tears away

And tuck you in at night.

As a parent, I can let you know

That Jesus is here today

Believe in Him, with all your heart

Troubles, then, go away.

As a parent, I feel responsible

To keep you safe and sound

I can introduce you to stories

Enticing your imagination to abound

I can read to you of pirates

Who sail the bounding main

But your belief in Jesus

Is something that must remain.

As a parent, I can hold you near

To show that I love you so

And, I can plant a flower

Then, you can watch it grow.

As a parent, these are expected

So we do it all with glee

I cannot always find the words

To tell what you mean to me.

God is like a parent

He cares for one and all

He listens to each word you say

One day you will hear Him call:

"Come forward to me, Christian

What is it you desire?

Come live with me in paradise

Faith is what I require!"

Walter A. Wheat

March 15, 2019

Counting On My Friends

Should trouble ever find me

It matters not what some