Posted by Roberta Grimes • April 23, 2022 • 57 Comments
Oh Lord, my God, When I, in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made. I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder. Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee, How great Thou art! How great Thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 29, 2022 • 27 Comments
Now I’ve been crying lately, Thinkin’ about the world as it is. Why must we go on hating? Why can’t we live in bliss? Oh, Peace Train take this country, Come take me home again. – Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), from “Peace Train” (1971) I still can vividly recall how it felt to be afraid... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 22, 2022 • 18 Comments
Now I’ve been happy lately, Thinkin’ about the good things to come. And I believe it could be. Something good has begun. Oh, I’ve been smiling lately, Dreaming about the world as one! And I believe it could be. Someday it’s going to come. ‘Cause I’m on the edge of darkness. There ride the Peace... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 15, 2022 • 26 Comments
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive,... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 08, 2022 • 24 Comments
Oh, my love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch a long, lonely time. And time goes by so slowly, and time can do so much. Are you still mine? I need your love, I need your love, God speed your love to me. – Alex North (1910-1991) & Hy Zaret (1907-2007), from “Unchained Melody... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 30, 2021 • 15 Comments
What’s it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live? What’s it all about When you sort it out, Alfie? Are we meant to take more than we give? Or are we meant to be kind? And if only fools are kind, Alfie, Then I guess it is wise to be cruel.... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 29, 2021 • 44 Comments
We are the world. We are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start giving. There’s a choice we’re making. We’re saving our own lives! It’s true we’ll make a better day, just you and me. – Michael Jackson (1958-2009) & Lionel Richie, from “We Are the World” (1985)... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 22, 2021 • 48 Comments
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day! – Johnny Nash (1940-2020), from “I Can See Clearly Now” (1972) The only way for humankind to fix all that is... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 02, 2021 • 60 Comments
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake. – David, Third King of Israel and Judah (1035-970 BC), Psalm 23:1-3 Ours is the first generation... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • March 21, 2020 • 127 Comments
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot — And whether pigs have wings.” – Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) from Through the Looking-Glass (1871) The death process is amazingly... Read More
