The Poems That Reach Out to You: Happy or Sad

By Charlie Childs Sr.

Poems--whether happy and sad, reach out to them whenever and wherever you can. Inspire people and give them hope. Wherever there is hope, there is a tomorrow. Remember to pass these works on and keep faith in God and each other.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 23, 2024
• ISBN: 9798891303966

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The Poems That Reach Out to You

Happy or Sad

Charlie Childs Sr.

ISBN 979-8-89130-395-9 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-89130-396-6 (digital)

Copyright © 2024 by Charlie Childs Sr.

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

Preface

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Life Is Like a Firefly

Tears in an Icicle

My Conversation with a Chair

The Waterfall

Who Are You?

Your Leaders Are Weak, but God Is Strong

The Tools You Can Use

Listen to the Sounds of Nature

Below Zero or Zero

Goal

Hope

Can You Found Love?

You May See Yourself

If You Fall Down

The Flame Is Spreading

Without God

Reach Out and Touch Someone

The Wake-Up Call

Pray to Jesus

The Changing Scenes

Things You Never Leave Behind

Thinking

From a Child to Adult

Let Your Thoughts Reach Out to Others

Try and Find Yourself

If You Could Change Yourself

The Man Behind the Light

Distance between Love and Hate

Is There Hope?

The Man Who Can Walk

Everyone Is Important

The Bluebirds and Bees

Thunder and Lightning

Sights I See

Struggle

Respect

Tomorrow

Conscience

As I Look at a Rock

You Can Never Be Free

Mountain and Sea

Can You Love Yourself and Others?

Your Theater

Keep Your Lamp Burning

Racism and Drugs

If You Could Be Me

Questions

Fear

The Misunderstanding of the Mind

Can You Hear Yourself?

People Change

Things Change

The Sun

My Hometown

Footprints

The Sky Is Blue

Rain, Snow, and Ice

The Mystery Lady

The Mind Is Locked

Let the Sun Shine

The Power of God

Where You Live

Life

A Fool's Path

Unlock the Sound

Life and Time

Keep Growing into the Future

Your Health

Dreams

Sunrise and Sunset

Words

Water

Gold and Silver

Rhythm

Special Moments

Can You See Yourself?

Be a Flower or a Weed

Follow the Sun

Never Be Alone

Run a Mile

Always Wear a Smile

Mothers and Fathers

You Know the Difference

You Are Weak

The Path You Travel

The Sound

Everything Is Made in a Perfect Form

Life Is Wherever You Go

You Do Not Have Control of Your Life

Where Is Your Courage?

Know Yourself

Waiting for Another Day

Time

Rain Falling from the Sky

Time and Life

Fog in the Mountains

The Confused Earth

Everyone Makes Mistakes

Be Silent

Never Let Fear Control You

Do You Know Your Friend?

You Are Weak and Strong

As I Watch the River Flow

Who Is Right or Wrong?

The Robins

Do Not Be Afraid to Cry

Leave a Trail

You Are Here to Help

Take a Break

Fog

Winter Blues

The Power of the Lord, Wind, and Rain

Never Let Tension Take Over

Your Mother and Father

Families

The Sun, Rain, and Snow

New Years

Politicians and Politics

The Puzzle

Make Your House a Home

I Been Up and Down

People Close to You

You Have One Time Around

Christmas

Raindrops Falling on My Tin Roof

Flowers and the Trees

Life Is Like the Seasons

My Grandmother

My Wife Alice's Hats

The Woodcutters

Children

Communicate

The Earth Is Your Home

Summer Showers

Tell the Truth

The Knight

My Wife Alice

The Storm Came and Was Gone

I Lost My Hometown

Looking Back on My Life

The Journey

Home Away from Home

Control Your Emotions

Do Not Disrespect Your Elders

Never Hurt Anyone

What Is a Lie?

Racism

You Are in Control

Win or Lose

The Blues

If You Could Live Your Life Over

Interrupt

The World Without Walls

Listen, Learn, and Understand

Douglass High School

Your Dark Days Can Always Be Bright

You Are Never Lost

Success, Happiness, Life, Friendship, and Failure

Keep Your Body Strong

The Man Running Without Shoes

Seeds of Happiness

Can the Weak Be Strong?

Your Feet

Everyone Is Not Always Right

Out of Darkness Comes Light

The Rain

Pick Up That Trash

Music and Life

I've Seen the Mountains

I Am a Bluebird

Rain, Rain

Keep It Clean

Love and Hate

Peace

Sometimes You Feel Lost

God's Creation

My Mother Dear

Spring

Release Your Pressure

Rooster Crowing

Emptiness

The Birds of Winter

Fill the Hole in Your Heart

People

You Can Do Right or Wrong

Anger

This Old Tree

Imagination

Hold Your Head Up

Things That Talk to You

Life Is Forever

Looking Over the Ocean

Sights I See

The Storm Came

Let Your Feelings Show

There Are Better Days and Nights

Check Your Mind

Words to Remember

Forgive

Hurt

You Cannot Beat the System

Pleasant Environment

Heaven and Earth

You Are Somebody

Wake Up

America

Be Yourself

Be Calm

Be on a Team

Follow Your Star

Open Your Eyes to the Light

When You Give Freedom Away

Life Relived

Left Hanging in the Shadows

Love

Being Alone

About the Author

Preface

After observing people's lives and my environment, my imagination comes into play. These poems will inspire, and you will be able to see yourself and your environment as God wants you to.

God wants us to appreciate what he created and to help take care of his creations.

I have been working on this book of poems since 2001 up till now. I have had a lot of changes that took place in my life and have put these works together often and up to 2021.

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Life is a story everyone can tell about themselves or other things, whether positive or negative.

Everyone has to decide whether they are strong enough to tell their story.

Your story does not have to be about you; it can be about things you have seen or places you have been.

God created all of us in His own image; when you think of creation—the birds, bees, flowers, trees, mountains, oceans—you can come up with a beautiful story.

Everyone has a story to tell, whether you are writing it or