Soldier Blue

I came upon a feathered lump Perched upon a shallowed stump And as I looked to see the cause Of moaning shrieks and teardrop falls The creature cut his eyes to me As if in utter disbelief That I might boldly venture near And come with such a lack of fear He spread enormous wings and growled Challenging my seeming foul I took a knee and bowed my head And asked forgiveness for whence I tread Rise he said and come ye here I take it that you saw my tears No man should bow before God's few For I am just his creature too I did, I said, why do you cry Why do these tears flow from your eye He raised his head of flowing white And piebald crown that shined so bright Splendored wings came folding in And so he hung his head again Listen son, you listen well There is no fancy tale to tell I love this land that God hath made But man has made me sore afraid That all this love shall be undone By turning from the Holy Son And blessings lifting...

     The rifle cracked loudly from the hotel room doorway. I simultaneously heard the glass shatter across the courtyard, followed by a woman screaming in shear terror. As rear guard I was last in the stack and didn't want to stick my pumpkin out of line for a better look. Besides, I was guarding the team's six, forward was the last place I should be looking, but it was killing me. Was it ours? It had to be. The suspect only had a pistol we were told. Nothing's as loud or has that signature sound like our Remington .308 sniper rifles. Mickey and Rock had been paired up in that upper courtyard room since this whole thing began, overlooking the target room, and we were stacked and ready in a nearby breezeway moving to our final staging point, about 3 rooms away from the crisis point. But everything had just gone to hell in a hand basket…Par for the course. I felt a tug on the handle of my armor, which is on my upper rear shoulder. We're moving. "Assault, Assault, A...

             Time stops when you are near Your voice can take away my fear Your touch can wipe away my tear Or let it fall away   So when the tears come more than one Too fast for just one wiping thumb And hurting heart prays to be numbed Is love so fast to stay   Now even when a love is true Some days I find my heart is blue And all I want for you to do Is hold me close and pray   That God will hold your heart to mine And Satan's work in us He'll bind And blessings in our lives we'll find As Angels light our way J.W. Boswell Copyright 2015

When budding leaves push out the branch And falling blossoms scurry past In whirlwind as March winds blow fast Blossoms never ever last Replaced by leaves on tree adorned And Such is love so newly formed As blossoms fly amidst the thorn Love once new is life reborn

What love must be as what I've heard Is two souls that God has merged Blinded to each other's faults As if locked behind a vault Best of friends through worst of times N'er forsaking hearts that pine A morning touch and soft hello I could surely be that beau So as I kneel each night to pray I lift my palms to God and say Oh how Holy you must be Please tell me who you made for me

                                                               You'll Always be                                                                Just Three Years Old                                    ...

I Stand Before my Mother's Grave Searching for the Words I Crave To Soothe my Aching Heart Tombstone Gray, the Gentle Rain Washes Streaming Tears of Pain No Words Can I Impart What's Left Undone Words Won't Undo Simply Mother - I Love You If but My Heartbeat Were as Faint Now That I Have Come Undone My God Reveals That He Has Won No Grave Can Hold a Saint