A Rose is a Rose

 

"A rose is a rose, is a rose said he

No matter what you wish it to be

It's beauty lasts from bud to bloom

And fills the space from room to room

How much like a rose is this gift from above

This radiant smile, this conveyer of love

A dad knows a thing of beauty to see

Cause, a rose is a rose, is a rose, you see."

Written on the occasion of her birthday on September 7, 2024

FROG AT THE BANK

 

FROG AT THE BANK

A frog goes into a bank and

Approaches the teller. He

Can see from her nameplate

That her name is Patricia

Whack.

"Miss Whack, I'd like to get

A $30,000 loan to take a

Holiday."

Patty looks at the frog in

Disbelief and asks his name.

The frog says his name is

Kermit Jagger, his dad is

Mick Jagger, and that it's

Okay, he knows the bank

Manager.

Patty explains that he will

Need to secure the loan with

Some collateral.

The frog says, "Sure. I have

This," and produces a tiny

Porcelain elephant, about an

Inch tall, bright pink and

Perfectly formed.

Very confused, Patty explains

That she'll have to consult

With the bank manager and

Disappears into a back office.

She finds the manager and

Says, "There's a frog called

Kermit Jagger out there who

Claims to know you and wants

To borrow $30,000, and he

Wants to use this as

Collateral."

She holds up the tiny pink

Elephant. "I mean, what in

The world is this?"

The bank manager looks back

At her and says.

♫ ♪"It's a knickknack, Patty

Whack. Give the frog a loan,

His old man's a Rolling

Stone." ♫ ♪ 

A True Georgia Peach

 Can't know the sweetness of a Georgia peach

'Less you take a bite of it's succulent flavor

Can't measure the sweetness of a Georgia girl

'Less you've known and loved her priceless behavior

For some can't look into your eyes

But this one never left you in wonder

She spoke the truth, instead of lies

Told it like it was, no tales to ponder

With the face of a cherub that sometimes glowed

She'd smile and wrap you up in her arms

You wouldn't let go of that feeling that flowed

The one that calms your fears and warms

For 'neath it all was the heart of champ

A fairytale princess, no Hollywood vamp

A born again believer, a child of the king

She put Him first in everything

Her Mom and her Dad taught her what was right

And she loved them both to the end

She never strayed from the truth or the light

Her path was straight with no bend

Her laughter is now heard in Heaven so fair

To share with those we've sent through the breach

We've  lost a dear heart and sweet breath of air

And Heaven has a brand new peach

Remembering Joyce Nail Cannon August 22, 2024

I Love You Still

 

I did love you, I love you still, and I always will

Though gone, you live within my heart, and you will ne’er depart

I love you Babe, I always will. Yes I always will…

Your sweet memory lives though we’re far apart

 

Though we’ll never laugh or love, as once we did

You are indelibly marked upon my heart

I am a shell of he who once did your every bid

The marks I bear are deeply etched and can ne’er be hid

 

Like footprints along the seashore of life

As we strolled together hand in hand

Lost in love throughout the strife

Throughout the trip along the strand

 

Life is swift and soon is past

Love’s eternal, and t’will never end

So hang your heart where it will last

Where eternal bonds will ‘ere transcend.

First Born

 

For you, I have no malice in my heart.

Just love and care from the very start

Your beaming smile captured all my soul

And holds it there, what e're the toll

My first born grand you've always been

I need not search for a closer kin,

Not that I would or ever can

My love for you shall never wan

I think of times on sea and sand

Of joy and fun in that happen band

Sometimes t'was joy and sometimes tears

We've shared them both across the years

The future holds, an unknown destiny

For life is filled with much uncertainty

No matter what, the choices made

My love for you will never fade

Hide His Word in your Heart

 

For God has made us all , it seems 

The same, and yet, He deems

To cast the load to whom seem best to bear

To those who've learned just how to care

For we are weak and cannot on our own

Find ways to lift the things that weigh us down

We find our strength within His arms

Within His power to shield from harms

His word is true and is the link

To lift your load, so you'll not sink

Trust is the key to fill your cup 

To give you strength and lift you up

So sing his praises everyday

To feel his power in every way

He'll never from your side depart

If His word you hide, deep in your heart.

Written by David Warbritton for the Warbritton family, no usage without the author's consent.

 

Happy Birthday Darlin'

An auburn-haired beauty was she,

With grace, she enchanted poor me.

She spread her mellifluous charm,

To all whom were favored to meet,

And knocked them right off-of-their feet

I emerged from the midst of the throng;

As she spun her delightful diphthong.

When I climbed to the top of the list,

I asked the great question of time,

And she became evermore mine.

She pledged to betroth,

And each day to bestow,

All the love that one could endure.

Have I told you today? She would playfully whim,

And it filled my poor heart to the brim.

By God’s grace she’s mine,

What a blessing so fine!

I don’t even know where to start.

She’s the girl of my dreams; she filled every need;

I was blessed beyond hope- Indeed!

May the good Lord who sent you,

Give you all he deems you are due,

And as you pursued all the goals of your life

I trust he always blessed you,

And I trust that I’ll be there too!

To my Darlin' Cheryl Lee Connor Warbritton.

From your faithful, loving, patient, perfectly happy

and adoring soul mate on this life’s journey.