one bride's secret
TREASURES AND BLESSINGS
to Mrs. T.L. Casey
This is my collector's box,
It's small and finely crafted;
My dowry is stored inside
Safe beneath it's inlaid lid.
I'm holding in my small hands
A fortune one would die for;
I thought it beyond my means,
'Twas a dream and nothing more.
Sometimes I just peek inside
Where it's plush and velvety;
There's a whisper of fragrance
That enhances what I see.
This box holds a mystery
That has puzzled heads of state;
Some call it a lot in life,
Most others label it fate.
I think it's the opposite,
We can choose what our life brings;
I want what the Lord can give,
Heaven's treasures and blessings.
By Caryl Ramsdale
Copyright©1999-2004
'tears in a bottle collection'
Born in Rome, this 19th. Century English painter [son of parents who where artists] was a most influential Victorian artist.
Copyright© by Composer John Torp of of Sweden John Torp's Music from Laura's MIDI Heaven