<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706947</id><updated>2011-06-20T00:43:19.520-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Expressions Of The Heart</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eoth.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7706947/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eoth.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Expressions Of The Heart</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12235428158006095028</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706947.post-109045363594922991</id><published>2004-07-21T16:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-22T08:46:59.950-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Expressions Of The Heart</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Verses&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;by&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daniel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expressions Of The Heart&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;It's sometimes difficult to express your heart,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;or you simply may not know just where to start.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;So&amp;nbsp;let&amp;nbsp;me offer a little advice,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;to start you towards a fulfilling life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;You start with love and add good cheer,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and find someone to hold most dear.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Give your best to God above&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and share your blessings with those you love.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Be tender and kind&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and be not afraid to&amp;nbsp;voice the goodness of your heart and mind.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;So from the beginning as you start&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;look to God for &lt;strong&gt;"Expressions&amp;nbsp;of the Heart"&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Seed of Greatness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;There is within you a seed of greatness that God and I do know,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and He beckoned me to nurture it, to help to make it grow.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;So I tended it with gentle care and watered it with love,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and asked my loving Father to send his blessing from above.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Then the little seed began to grow and without hesitation I knew,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;that life would never be the same without the love you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;That little seed has now blossomed into a flower as great as great can be,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and I shall always be thankful to God for sending you to me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;God's Gift&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;When it was dark and I asked for light,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;God gave me stars to brighten the night.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;And with the dawn he brought the sun,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and added laughter to make life fun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;So I asked for a song and abird appeared,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;as I asked for beauty a rose grew near.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Then I asked for hope&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and blue skies came into view.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;At last, I asked for Love&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and God sent me&amp;nbsp;"You"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;(May God Bless You and keep You in his care.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;As trouble comes our way,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;it serves no purpose to hide or run away.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The love we share will carry us through,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;as long as you reach out to me and I reach out to you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;So your troubled don't despair,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;just be assured that I am there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;And when the turmoil has finally past,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;life will change and happiness will come at last.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;For then our dreams will have come true,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;for you have demonstrated your love for me and I have shown the same for you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Both Sides&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;There is within me a fear of the unknown.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;There is within me a person who wants to feel at home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I sometimes who I am and what will become of me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I often feel like running away for none the world to see.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;If only clouds would disappear and drive away the gloom,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;then song could open up my heart with a gentle happy tune.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;There is within me a person fighting hard to put aside all fear.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;A person who with your love can and will persevere.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The person who I am is not perfect to be sure,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;but just like everyone else, I can learn to accept myself in order to endure.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I have hope and dreams, yearning to be set free,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;but they can only become a reality if you go on loving me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doubt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Doubt is used by tose to undermine,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;your confidence and chance for peace of mind.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;It is a manipulative technique,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;to steal your self-esteem and disturb your restful sleep.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;This method of control,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;is a subtle way to make you feel less whole.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;So to the world I will&amp;nbsp;shout,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;just how much I love you, to wash away all doubt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Then peace&amp;nbsp;will come because you will know,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;jus how much I love you so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;(Do Not let Doubt rob you of Your&amp;nbsp;God Given Potential.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moonlight Embrace&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The moonlight falls gently on your face,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;softly highlighting it's beauty and grace.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I gaze into those lovely eyes,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and once more they stir my heart's desire without suprise.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;My arms reach out and we slip into a sweet embrace,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;as I tenderly kiss your starlit face.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Time swiftly passes and you slip away,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;as we are forced tosay good night until another&amp;nbsp;day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The telephone sits quitely on the stand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and no one is here to hold my hand.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;There is a chill about this place&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;that can only be warmed by your embrace.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;How can I escape the longing from within&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;when our life cannot begin.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Our&amp;nbsp;sky is grey as you run away&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and I am left without words to say.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Is this what life is meant to be&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;or is it that you are unable to see.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;What lies ahead is yet unknown,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;but if you are at my side I'll be at Home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&amp;nbsp;Woman of Substance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;As&amp;nbsp;I gaze into her lovely soft eyes, I found the innocence and wonderment of a child within.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;How do I describe this woman, where do I begin?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Here is a lady of quality, a woman of substance to be sure.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;A woman who has faced the hardships of life and learned, she can endure.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;She is a loving woman with gentle ways,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;plus wit and charm&amp;nbsp;to brighten any day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Yet sorrow has touched her life,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and caused her pain and considerable strife.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I wanted to reach out and say,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;God bless you and I'm so thankful that you came my way.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A New Day&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;A new day dawns and the light softly creeps across my bed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;It beckons me to rise, but I am reluctant, so I close my eyes and res my head.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Shall I through back the covers to brave the dawn as my feet touch the coolness of the floor,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;or shall I retreat back into apprehension and seclusion once more.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The night was restless, but now I am awake,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;so I will brave this day and give it all it takes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;(Each night eventually give way to daylight&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;and&amp;nbsp;each day is a preciou gift that should not be wasted.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7706947-109045363594922991?l=eoth.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eoth.blogspot.com/feeds/109045363594922991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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