Poems worth waiting for

By James J. Metcalfe


Hello...
My name is Carolene.

Welcome to my Collection of Poems
by James J. Metcalfe. I hope you enjoy
your visit and come back often.
(I am not related to James J. Metcalfe, but one of many who love his work)
and want to share with others who feel the same.)

Good Morning,God


Good morning, God, and thank You for
... The glory of the sun...And
thank You for the health I have... To
get my duty done... I shall devote the
Hours of... This golden day to You...
By honoring Your holy name... In
everything I do... I shall pursue my daily
art... Without complaint or fear...
And spend my every effort to... Be
friendly and sincere... I know there have
been many days... That I have whiled
away... But this is one that I will try
... To make Your special day... And
so once more, good morning, God...
And please depend on me... Because I
want to honor You...For all eternity.


James J. Metcalfe

Soldier's Prayer


Dear God, I need Your Help to do... My duty in this war
... To win the kind of peace that will... Endure for ever-
more... Give me the strength to use my gun... With steady
aim and true... And guide me in all other things... A soldier
has to do... Let not my eyes grow weary now... Let not my
stomach ache... And if the going gets too tough... Let not
my spirit break... Watch over all my loved ones, God... While
I am over here... See that they never are in want... Or have a
single fear...And when the air is still once more... And we no
longer roam... I pray that I may be among... The soldiers
going home.



James J. Metcalfe

This poem by James J. Metcalfe was written in the 1940's but is true today as well as then.
God Bless Our Soldiers

  1. Patriotism


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    James J. Metcalfe 1906-1960

    James J. Metcalfe was born in Berlin, Germany, on September
    16, 1906. His poems entitled Poem Portraits were in
    over 100 newspapers in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s.
    His first book of Poem Portraits contain 750 of
    his poems. He wrote of Life ,Love , friendship, Patriotism, faith.
    His verse looks and reads so easy that it wins
    the finest of all tributes:Thats just what I was thinking. Why didn't
    I write that?

    He lived with his wife,Lillian, in Chicago ,Dallas
    and later in California. They have three children. Don, Jim and
    Kristina Marie.



     

     

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    Words to this hymn is by Fanny Crosby 1820-1915
    She can be ranked among the greatest
    Christian hymn writers of all time.
    She was the author of over 8,000 hymns that remain
    today at the very heart of Christian worship around the world.
    Though blind since infancy,Fanny Crosby
    overcame great prejudice to become a poet and teacher,
    much beloved and respected.

     


    My Great Grandchildren
    Myka and Jalen

     

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