HAPPY BIRTHDAYS, Dottie & Anita!
Including new song:NEW WORLD COMING!
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Saturday, May 23, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS, Dottie & Anita!
5/23/2020
Hello, Everyone!
Yesterday was Dottie's 83rd; and today is Anita's 50th!
Dottie is Nancy's sister; and Anita is my oldest daughter.
So, Happy Birthdays to Dottie and Anita - and
with that, a song I began in April and just finished today.
It is called NEW WORLD COMING. I started it out of respect
for our world caught within a virus spread that is world wide.
I only wanted to use the idea of a pandemic for a start, however,
simply because in the end, we all die.
So to emphasize how we might die is of little use-
as far as I can see.
All is well. Just planted some sunflower seeds in the back yard.
It does not matter to me if they grow or not,
but I do believe it is worth the effort of doing such.
In the past, I grew lots of sunflowers at my old place
about a mile from where I live now with Nancy.
In fact, in a pictorial that I did in 2014 I call THE STORY OF LOVE,
I included lots of pictures of my old lot - and its flowers.
But I think it is good to keep in mind that one flower
is essentially the same as all flowers; and to pay attention to one
is to pay attention to all. Don't you think?
Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANITA!
And HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, DOTTIE!
Gently,
Francis William Bessler &
Nancy Shaw
P.S.
Come and see our sunflowers later in the year.
I planted them in weed patches just to see how they would fare
in the weeds, but even if they do not grow, something will.
Right?NEW WORLD COMING!By
Francis William Bessler
April 25th, 2020 – May 23rd, 2020 Note:
Refrain should be sung
while verses should be recited.
Refrain:
There’s a new world coming
for those who are not blind.
There’s a new world coming
for those who open their minds.
There’s a new world coming
for those who realize
that we’re all part
of a Miracle called Life.
It’s good to keep in mind
that our Earth is but a spec
in a Grand Universe.
When death comes unexpectedly,
that should make a sense of death
a little less terse.
If we could travel to the great beyond,
we’d probably find it no better than here.
So, let’s live our lives
on this Great Planet Earth
with Deep Gratitude and Cheer.
Refrain.
I do believe mankind
has always found itself
greater than the birds;
and that is one reason
we have lost our way
in the greater world.
When we act like
we are better than a world
that surrounds,
that leads to a lack of empathy
and illness of mind
does confine and abound.
Refrain.
I also believe it is sad
that we fail to realize
that all must be Divine
simply because an Infinite God
in all must reside.
It cannot be that God
blesses some
and leaves others in a lurch
when, in truth, God must in All
and All must be
GOD’S CHURCH!
Refrain.
Jesus said so long ago
that Heaven is at hand.
That is only because
no matter where we are,
God is leading that band;
but He is not out front
leading for us to follow.
Rather He is Inside of All
and beckoning us to mellow.
Refrain.
Indeed,
Let us all realize
we are but part
of a Wonderful Divine Mystery
and then no matter
how, when, and where we go,
we will leave behind us
a Fantastic History.
Refrain (3)