Of Love, Of Life, Of Darkness, Of Light

By Sylvester McCrary

These are poems and songs of love--in love, out of love, hurt from love, looking for love, the greatest love, the love of God--and poems about life, the darkness in us and the world, the light of God, and Jesus Christ.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Dec 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685172916

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Of Love, Of Life, Of Darkness, Of Light

Sylvester McCrary

ISBN 978-1-68517-290-9 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-68517-292-3 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-68517-291-6 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Sylvester McCrary

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing

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Meadville, PA 16335

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Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One: Of Love

Gambling on Love

Starlight

The Flame of Love

Don't Be Careless with Our Love

Money's Tight

If You Would Leave Me

Sunny Day, Rainy Day

Had a Change of Heart

The Night's Too Long Again

To Have You Back Again

It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame

She's Not Bad

Your Love to Me Was Just an Illusion

Now that Love Is Gone Away

She Doesn't Know What Love's For

No More Tomorrows

Twilight Memories

Love with No Interest

Let's Sail Away

Miscellaneous Lady

No Man

Limbo

Slip Away

Come, Let's Share This Love

Veronica

Jamaican Holiday

Crazy about You, Baby

I Love You like a Summer Day

It's Music to My Ears

Listenin' to the Rain

Prized Possession

Just for You (The Marriage Song)

Something Very Special to Me

It Ain't No Mystery

Part Two: Of Life

Who Am I?

Who Is My Brother?

This Traffic Jam Called Life

Ordinary People

I, the Wind

What Is a Mother? (To Carrie McCrary)

To Carrie McCrary

For My Father (To Shelby McCrary)

To Shelby McCrary

The Rising Son

The Blossoming Rose

To Be a Man, My Son

The Secret of Life

Part Three: Of Darkness

Broken Toys

The Race

A Piece of the Pie

The Phantom

The Tyrant Pig

Vietnam: Unreached Goals of Long-Sought Dreams

Unreached Goals of Long-Sought Dreams

Me against the World

Just Another Factory Rat

Shadows of the Mind

The Bold Marauder

Faded Colors of Life

Part Four: Of Light

The Dreamer

Total Unity

A Prayer for the Nations

It Was Grace

He'll Make a Way for You

Leave It in the Hand of the Lord

If You'll Only Believe

How Can You Live without God

About the Author

Introduction

This book is about a journey of the discovery of love, infatuation, lust, and the true love in the Spirit of God through Jesus Christ. What is spirit is spirit and true love. What is carnal, many times, causes us pain and madness. To know the difference is God's blessing and wisdom from Him, who is the source of love.

Part One

Part One: Of Love

Gambling on Love

Just as rolling the dice, in love we take a chance.

We play the one-armed bandit, in the hope for romance.

At the game of love, few times we win, and so much we lose.

But without it, is a road that no one would choose.

Love is a gamble, for we wage our souls.

But sometimes we crap out with our hearts scarred and cold.

Love is a wheel of fortune, each day we do spin.

For all would give a king's ransom, if we could only win.

With so much to lose, we still gamble at this game.

Because the jackpot of love to some, is more than riches or fame.

And the passion for love burns hotter than fire. Each man gambling for their heart's desire.

Playing our cards for the worth of each hand.

Hoping that in the showdown, we'd exceed the rival man.

Starlight

Starlight shines

In the fluorescence of your eyes

And the light of one thousand stars

Can't match the flaming desire

In my heart for you.

Quick fire, morning rise

Flowers wetly kissed