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Listed below are free poetry and statements by the
author Gary Vochatzer. You can scroll down and read each
one or click one of the links below to be taken directly
to that particular poem.
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"Broken
Hearted"
By: Gary Vochatzer
He was told about a thousand plus years before his birth
He lived in heaven but someone had to do a job to free people from sin so he agreed only he could come to earth
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He sent a child to be born before him to pave the way for his ministry to begin
John the Baptist was the prophet Elijah reborn to tell the masses to turn from sin
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God chose a young unmarried woman named Mary to carry this child within her womb
Yet no one on earth knew the child she was to bear would at an early age go to his tomb
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Joseph was told in a dream to do all that an angel had said for him to do
He took Mary, now pregnant with the Son of God, and off to hide from its killers they flew
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At Mary’s time to give birth they found a stable to abode
To get to this place Joseph walked and Mary with child on a donkey they rode
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It was Christmas the day this child was born, whose purpose was to save the world from hell
Three wise men appeared at the stable and after offering their gifts, they left in secret with not another would they tell
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Soon the child was weaned and the frightfulness of death was now gone
So the angels sang to Mary and Joseph to tell them to go home which was a heavenly song
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They named their new son Jesus, who for the next thirty years stayed silent in his daily life
But on his thirtieth year of living he set out on a ministry that would bring love and strife
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He found and asked twelve men to give up their ordinary lives and follow him in his quest to change the world in which they lived and died
All twelve said yes to the call and followed him daily watching folks get healed in every which way and at seeing this many a person wept and cried
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It took him three years to fulfill what his purpose was in coming from heaven to earth
And his words were as simple as one could hear as he whispered to many, “Believe in me and have an inner rebirth”
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Folks could not take in this man who showed who he was by what he did on a daily routine
So they connived / schemed / took evil into themselves so much so that hell showed the world it could be dastardly mean
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They convinced others that this Jesus who said he was God incarnate was nothing but a fraud / a fake / a liar at best
So they beat this sinless man until he was found guilty of no crime and now they thought for sure they had won the devil’s test
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They hung him on a cross between two thieves which one believed Jesus
was who he claimed to be
At that, Jesus, in his last words on earth, looked at this poor soul and said, “Today you will be in heaven with me”
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Soon he died from the wounds inflicted upon him from a angry mob of hell
Yet he looked down upon them and with his last words said to his father, “Don’t punish them for their unbelief” – Yet he died with his hands and feet bloodied by three nails
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They took him down and buried him sealed by a massive rock rolled over the grave
Yet three days later he arose and many a man and woman saw him and to them he simply told them to all he forgave
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Within a short time it’s been written five hundred individuals saw him rise in the clouds to go back to where he had from left to come to this earth
Two thousand years plus have passed and still to this day his words resonate throughout humanity “Believe in me and have an inner rebirth”
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So is the story true – is it – factual – can it be proven in some way
That’s the best part, for it takes a simple step of faith to simply acknowledge Jesus Christ as Savior – that’s all one has to say!
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"Misery"
By: Gary Vochatzer
How is it humans, regardless of sex / age / lifestyle / rich / poor / have these terrible times with the stresses of just every day life
Why is it we on this planet called Earth go through so many emotions that it’s difficult to tell if one is depressed or living in strife
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It all seems to be an endless line of drudgery doing the same things day in and day out
I would venture to say by the day’s end most folks, including me, want to yell out, “What’s it all about?”
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The sun rises and at the end of a day it sets never changing an iota in the past billions of years
The moon comes up and hides and one can count on it like a clock to never miss its call and yet no one that I know of ever gives the moon any cheers
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How is it possible that nothing ever changes – the stars are where they were put by the Creator who chose their spot
The universe stays its black void of anything except darkness and a never ending system only God knows its end for it’s there He said to stop
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The planets in our galaxy stay exactly in place never moving from their position even an inch or two
It just has to boggle the mind as to who created all this that we see as I have faith it’s God, do you?
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We send spaceships out to view what’s out there seeking new information and maybe finding life beyond earth
But after all that’s been seen by telescopes far into space, I have come to the conclusion God simply chose this planet to experiment with human birth
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We set foot on the moon and have come back with little to show for it except to escape earth for awhile
We have sent space probes to Mars and beyond, but one has to wonder if God looks at our futile attempts with a smile
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Why is it nothing changes as one would think the sun a billion miles away from Earth would burn itself out in a matter of time
Yet it turns / it burns / it sits there sending out light to a small planet called Earth and if one were to listen closely to a passing wind, one could hear God whisper, “All is just fine”
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How is it the stars above sparkle and shine and if in a dark place on Earth you can see an incalculable number of them looking down upon us
What’s a star’s purpose / why are they there / who positioned them / and who brings them out each night as time comes for day to turn to dusk
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What reason is all as it is - why - for what - for who - what purpose does it all have and it seems no answer is available no matter where one seeks
Generations come and they disappear into the books of history – and no one except God has the ability to open the pages of the future and there He flips through pages He wrote and He peeks
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One has to simply wonder why all of creation was put together as it is – it’s all so perfect in every detail
The Creator left nothing out – not one thing in this creation did He fail
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He created the universe / the stars / the sun / the moon / the planets / earth / nature / animals / and it’s written He did it all in six days
Then on the seventh it’s said He looked upon what He had created and said it was good and all He created was simply amazed
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Yet since mankind has not found why God has done all He has done, it discourages him to not know this unbelievable piece of information God has hid
Adults, both male and female, will search / ask / quiz / look / until their dying breath as to why they were created and God isn’t telling as He has kept it under a secret lid
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Who knows why you were born to your parents / who knew what kind of body would come out of a mother’s womb
Yet after a person has lived their life to whatever age, all will know in their circle of living who that was who was buried in that tomb
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So one has to come to this conclusion that they were created by God to be whatever it is they choose to be
Yet all can be sure of this the cord from mother to child was cut at that moment this awesome Creator set all free
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God’s thoughts and human thought is as far in difference as south is to east and north is to west
God in his love for his creation has said, “Wonder at it all / enjoy this gift / and in this short journey, use the wisdom and give life your best”
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Discouragement / down trodden / defeated / broke / despair / lonely / broken / imprisoned / given up / all gone down the tubes / lost hope / faithless / – Don’t be!
You were as I was created for a purpose – created from a gift of God – created just to be you – and all of it cost us nothing – God sent it from heaven and declared it was free!!
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"Life"
By: Gary Vochatzer
Why is it we as humans think we are going to live forever and ever
And when death approaches we yell out to God never / never / never
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We approach life as if it were a game humans play
Never paying attention to what within us God wants to say
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When are we ever going to realize life is a gift from above
When will we understand we are all born from God and with our birth He sent his amazing love
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What will it take for us to believe what God has so vividly shown us each day
That we are not in control of our destiny and God we should not play
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Folks go through life thinking that if they are good or bad it doesn’t really make a difference and if it did to who
Folks lie / cheat / steal / and do all sorts of things they think no one sees – yet one day they will find they had been a fool
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And Yes there are folks who have the mind set that if they are good enough God will allow them through the gates of heaven they think
Yet sadly, way too many will find on the other side not heaven but instead hell’s pit where souls sink
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Then it’s asked by the world why would a loving God send good folks to hell
It’s about as simple as this Jesus Christ didn’t die on a cross for nothing – this the good book will tell
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So what’s God’s purpose in creating all that’s on this planet called Earth
Have you thought just maybe God has ideas that are above us mortals and it’s He who has a purpose in all births
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Can it be true God would send good folks / nice folks / gentle folks/ to a dark hell
We as humans will never comprehend God’s ways for they are as different as night and day and even the angels don’t know which is why to they can’t tell
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Will we ever know why good and evil roam the planet each seeking to do its bid from above or below
It’s doubtful at best for God has made it plain / clear / simple / we will all reap what we sow
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"Real
Heroes"
By: Gary Vochatzer
What’s a real hero in this world we live in today – it is some pro-golfer or tennis pro who gets paid a bundle doing what they like best
Or is it a teacher who works a full day, day in and day out with kindergarten to college kids, always putting them to the maximum test
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Is a real hero some person who stands in front of a camera and acts all day
and gets paid big bucks
Or is a real hero a nurse who scrambles ten hours a day, earning enough to barely get by, yet eats / talks / sleeps nursing even while she is holding a new born with its mother as it sucks
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Tell me, do you think a real hero is someone who plays at being a football pro and makes a ton of money doing what they like to do
Or do you think the real hero is a soldier defending freedom at the cost of their life and earning little in comparison to the pro – I ask here, who’s the real fool
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Is a politician a hero because they win a race of political haranguing with one winning over another simply because one had more money in the bank
Or is it a fire fighter more apt to be the real hero, knowing each time they get a call they put their life on the line as this could be the one they are called to their heavenly rank
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Television personalities are put on pedestals for the way they act or look
and receive millions playing the role
Yet isn’t the real hero the coach who give their all to teach those who want to learn
how to best hit the ball
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Music blares at us from musicians of every sound one could want to hear and they like
others are treated as if they are heroes in our time
Yet I ask again, isn’t it the volunteer who gives of their own selves expecting nothing in return – no glory and most certainly not even a dime
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Baseball pros / basketball pros / make more money in one year than the average person will make in a lifetime and yet we call these folks heroes and I have to ask why
Don’t you think that police officer who puts their life at stake daily to allow us to live freely is a bigger hero than any of the above – makes one want to just cry
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If you get hurt in an accident, would you call a CEO / an entertainer /
to help you out in your pain
Or would you call an ambulance person who is your real hero,
especially when they save you from being broken and lame
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Is the guy or gal you will only meet via a movie or television screen your real hero of the day
Or is it a neighbor / a relative / a friend who will come to your aid regardless of the circumstance and will offer to help in anyway with expecting not a penny of pay
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Are they who swim as a pro or skate as a pro,
one you could call upon to do what you needed to have done
Or is the real hero your pet dog / cat or maybe it’s your spouse
and could be your daughter or son
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We have this hero bit way out of whack for it’s not those who play the game for us to watch who are the real heroes in this life we grind out on a daily rate
The real heroes don’t ask to be a hero, they simply do what has to be done and do it the best they can, sadly it’s for granted of them we take!
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"Retire!"
By: Gary Vochatzer
ME RETIRE – WHAT WOULD I DO WITH ALL THAT EXTRA TIME ON MY HAND
PLAY GOLF / GO TO MOVIES / SIT AND WATCH TV / JOIN A BAND
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WHO’S GOT TIME TO RETIRE ANYWAY
I’VE GOT THINGS TO DO / PLACES TO GO / AND BILLS TO PAY
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WHO CAN AFFORD TO RETIRE IN THESE TIMES
WHEN A DOLLAR WON’T BUY MUCH
I KNOW I CAN’T – I GOT THE P.G.&E. / HOUSE PAYMENT / INSURANCE / GAS / AND I GIVE TO THE CHURCH JUST TO KEEP ME IN TOUCH
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I SEE FOLKS RETIRE ALRIGHT – LIVING IN CONVALESCENT HOSPITALS
OR OLD TIMER’S PLACES
I WATCH THEM COME AND GO AND I CAN SEE THE AWFULNESS OF RETIREMENT RIGHT ON THEIR FACES
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MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ARE ALWAYS ASKIN’
– ME, WHEN AM I GOING TO RETIRE
I TELL THEM FLAT OUT, WHAT I ENJOY EVERY SINGLE DAY AND I AM DOING WHAT I DESIRE
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OF COURSE THEY COME BACK AND SAY “YEA, BUT WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO HANG IT UP – QUIT – GO FISHIN’ FOREVER”
I TELL THEM I AM AS HAPPY AS A COW SITTIN’ IN A PATCH OF GREENERY CHEWIN’ THEIR CUD! SO RETIRE – NEVER!
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OH, DON’T GET ME WRONG - WAKIN’ UP EACH MORNING WITH NOTHIN’ TO DO SOUNDS GOOD ONCE IN AWHILE
BUT I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU
GETTING UP KNOWING LOTS OF FOLKS NEED MY SERVICES
NOW THAT ON ME PUTS A SMILE
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AND YES SOMETIMES WHEN I HEAR FOLKS TELLIN’ ME ABOUT TRAVELING IN THEIR RV TO SOME UNKNOWN DESTINATION, IT SOUND GREAT
BUT I GOTTA BE HONEST – NO WAY I WANT TO BE STUCK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE NOT KNOWING MY FATE
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I LIKE THE COMFORT OF HOME / NEIGHBORHOOD / FAMILY / FRIENDS / MY TOWN AND ALL ITS FAMILIAR PLACES
I LIKE DRIVING BY THE SCHOOL YARDS / CHURCHES / BUSINESSES / FARMS / AND MAYBE NOT KNOWIN’ WHO THEY ARE, BUT LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES
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NOPE! DON’T HAVE AN IOTA DESIRE TO RETIRE WHEN I AM DOIN’ ALL I WANT TO DO WITHOUT RETIREMENT EVEN ON THE HORIZON IN THE SUNSETS
YEP! – I’M ABOUT AS HAPPY AS A PIG SITTIN’ IN A PILE OF GARBAGE HOPIN’ NO ONE WANTS TO JOIN ME - AS TO ME, I AM THE LUCKIEST OF PETS
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"War"
By: Gary Vochatzer
WAR IS A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ON ANY NATION AND THE PEOPLE
WHO INHABIT THAT LAND
WAR IS UGLY – IT IS HORRIFIC –
IT HAS BURIED MANY A HUMAN BENEATH ITS CLAY AND SAND
WAR HAS NO WINNERS REGARDLESS OF THE END RESULT OF IT ALL
WAR IS HELL ON EARTH AND WAY TOO MANY HUMANS TAKE A DEATHLY FALL
WAR TEACHES HUMANS TO HATE EACH OTHER SO THAT THEY WANT ONLY TO KILL
WAR IS SO DISGUSTING THAT IT HAS NO VOICE THAT CAN BE SILENTLY STILLED
WAR SEND MEN AND WOMEN BACK TO
THEIR HOMELAND IN BLACK PLASTIC ZIP UP BAGS
WAR RAVAGES THE LAND – ITS PEOPLE – ITS COMMUNITIES –
AND MANY A FAMILY IS LEFT TORN IN RAGS
WAR TEARS FOLKS APART AS TO WHO IS RIGHT AND THOSE WHO SAY IT IS WRONG
WAR HAS NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT ITSELF
AND NO ONE YET HAS WRITTEN A VICTORY OR DEFEAT SONG
WAR STINKS – WAR IS DOWN RIGHT THE LAST CHOICE
A NATION SHOULD MAKE ABOUT GOING TO WAR
WAR IS DEVELOPED IN HELL AND ITS PLANS ARE WRITTEN BY LUCIFER WHO IS THE GREATEST OF WHORES
WAR BRINGS NO HAPPINESS / JOY / HARMONY / LOVE / WAR BRINGS DEATH / DESTRUCTION / AND PAIN
WAR ENDS IN FOLKS HATING ONE ANOTHER AND IN MOST CASES
WITH WAR NO ONE GAINS
WAR DESTROYS / TEARS APART / RIPS UP /
CAUSES GRIEF BEYOND IMAGINATION TO THE HUMAN MIND
WAR TEARS APART THE HUMAN BODY RIPPING ARMS / LEGS / FEET / WAR IS CERTAINLY NOT KIND
WAR COST – IN MONEY – IN LIVES – IN USED UP RESOURCES – IN TIME – AND IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS
WAR KILLS / MANIPULATES / ROBES / STEALS / RAPES / AND SEND FAMILY / FRIENDS / ASSOCIATES TO HIDE IN SOMETIMES DEEP DARK CAVES
WAR WHEN IT’S ALL DONE AND SAID LEAVES EMPTY LIVES
/ LOST DREAMS / LOST HOPES / AND A LAND FILLED WITH DESPAIR AND TEARS
WAR WHEN IT’S ALL OVER AND THE FIGHTERS HAVE GONE HOME THE ONES LEFT TO REGROUP WILL LIKELY KNOW TO GET IT TOGETHER AGAIN WILL TAKE YEARS
WAR TAKES COURAGE / PLANNING / COMMITMENT / WILLPOWER / AND THE FORCE BEHIND THE AGGRESSOR TO WIN
WAR TAKES ALL THE RESOURCES A COUNTRY HAS TO GIVE AND YET TO THE WORLD IT IN MANY A TIME OFFENDS
WAR DOES IN MANY A CASE SERVES A PURPOSE BE IT TO PUT DOWN A DICTATOR OR TO STOP A GENOCIDE
WAR SOMETIMES DOES SEEM THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE AN EARTHLY PROBLEM AND IN MOST CASES IT AFFECTS HUMANITY WORLDWIDE
WAR HAS NO UPSIDE / IT HAS NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT ITSELF / IT HAS NO BACKERS / NO INVESTORS / YET WAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN
WAR TAKES ON A LIFE THE WORLD CAN SEE ON TELEVISION / RADIO / NEWSPAPER / SHORT WAVE / MAGAZINES / TO ALL THE WORLD ITS UGLINESS IS SHOWN
WAR IS SIMPLY DOWNRIGHT EVIL REGARDLESS OF THE GOOD IT MAY DO
WAR IS UNGODLY / UNHEALTHY / UNSOCIABLE / SELFISH / BUT YET IT INVOLVES US ALL THAT MEANS ME AND YES – YOU!
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"The
Petersons"
By: Gary Vochatzer
WHAT IS IT THAT POSSESSES ONE THAT TAKES THEM TO THE LIMIT TO KILL
ANOTHER HUMAN BEING
IS IT SOMETHING HUMANS CAN’T SEE - IS IT A FORCE SO POWERFUL / SO CORRUPTIVE AND YET IT’S UNSEEN
SCOTT PETERSON GREW UP AS ANY OTHER YOUTH IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY
CALLED THE USA
HAD GOOD PARENTS / WENT TO SCHOOLS / AND WAS AS AVERAGE
AS ANY OTHER YOUTH IN HIS DAY
HE GOT MARRIED AT A YOUNG AGE TO A GAL HE HAD BEEN DATING FOR AWHILE
HER NAME WAS LACIE – SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL / OUTGOING / FUN TO BE AROUND
– AND OH, WHAT A SMILE
LIKE ANY YOUNG NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE THEY PLANNED IN TIME TO START A FAMILY – BUT NOT NOW – SO IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS WORK / HAVE SOME FUN / BE WITH MOMS AND DADS / BROTHERS AND SISTERS / AND KISS / LOVE / AND HOWL!
AS TIME MOVED ON, SO DID THE THOUGHT OF A NEW ADDITION TO THE PETERSON HOME
ONE NIGHT, IN THE HEAT OF PASSION AND LOVE, LACIE CONCEIVED
AND FROM THEN ON SHE WAS NEVER ALONE
WOW – A BABY DUE IN JUST A SHORT NINE MONTHS AND WHO KNOWS BUT GOD
– A BABY GIRL OR BOY
WHEN THE FAMILY FOUND OUT IT WAS AS IF THE BABY HAD ALREADY GOT HERE FOR EVERY FAMILY MEMBER HAD GONE OUT AND BOUGHT THE NEW ONE A TOY
SCOTT WORKED AND LACIE STAYED HOME TO TEND TO HOUSE CHORES
AND GETTING LOTS OF REST
IT WAS WORK AND PLAY AND IT WAS ALWAYS AT THIS TIME IN THEIR LIVES
WHAT FOR LACIE IS BEST
UNBEKNOWNST TO A WORLD OF HUMANITY, SATAN WORKED HIS WAY INTO
THE MIND OF THIS HUSBAND AND SOON-TO-BE DAD
SATAN CONNIVED / TRICKED / TEMPTED / AND USED ALL OF HIS TRICKS
TO MAKE SCOTT GO FROM GOOD TO BAD
CHRISTMAS 2002 WAS ABOUT TO ARRIVE UPON EARTH
BUT SATAN HAD BY NOW FULLY ENTERED WITHIN SCOTT AND CONVINCED HIM LACIE WOULD NOT GIVE BIRTH
SCOTT PLANNED EVERY DETAIL OF THIS SINISTER PLOT OF EVIL TO DO IN HIS LOVING WIFE
HE WAS SO SURE HE COULD PULL OFF THIS DEADLY SCHEME AND WHEN IT WAS OVER HE WOULDN’T HAVE AN OUNCE OF STRIFE
IT WAS IN HIS MIND A DONE DEAL FOR HE CHOSE A TIME – A PLACE – A MOMENT – THAT FROM LACIE HE WAS TO SNUFF OUT HER HUMANITY
SATAN LAUGHED / MOCKED / SNARLED / FOR HE KNEW HE HAD BOUGHT SCOTT’S SOUL FOR NEARLY NOTHING IN HIS KNOWN SIMPLICITY
THE TIME CAME – IT WAS DONE – IT WAS OVER WITH – TWO HUMANS
KILLED AT THE SAME TIME
SCOTT THOUGHT FOR SURE BY FOLLOWING THE PLANS HE HAD MADE HE
COMMITTED THE PERFECT CRIME
BUT UNBEKNOWNST TO SCOTT THERE WAS A GREATER POWER WATCHING OVER ALL HIS EVIL DEEDS HE HAD DONE
GOD SAW IT ALL AND AFTER SCOTT HAD KILLED LACIE AND HER BABY, THEIR SOULS WENT TO HEAVEN AND AT THE GATES OF ETERNITY THEY WERE MET BY GOD’S ONLY SON
BUT NOW SCOTT HAD TO DEFEND HIS KNOWLEDGE BY LYING THAT HE KNEW NOTHING OF THE MOTHER AND BABY’S WHEREABOUTS
BUT IN HELL IF ONE LISTENED REAL CLOSE, YOU COULD HEAR THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO DONE AS SCOTT HAD DONE, OH HOW YOU COULD HEAR THEIR SHOUTS
EVERYONE VOLUNTEERED TO LOOK FOR THESE TWO LOST SOULS, EVEN SCOTT HIMSELF GOT INTO THE ACTS
BUT NO ONE KNEW WHAT SCOTT HAD DONE AND HE WASN’T ABOUT TO TELL THE TRUTH NOR TELL THE FACTS
SCOTT WENT ON TELEVISION / WALKED MILES LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HE KNEW WOULD NEVER BE FOUND
FOR IT WAS ONLY THIS MAN WHOM HAD KILLED AN INNOCENT MOTHER AND BABY AND INTO A LAKE HE HID THEM TO DROWN
TIME WENT BY WITHOUT A TRACE OF MOTHER AND CHILD AS ONLY THE HUSBAND AND FATHER KNEW WHERE THEY WERE
AND THE WORLD SAW HIM ACTING OUT HIS LIFE AS IF HE WERE INNOCENT AND PURE
BUT GOD, IN HIS WISDOM, KNEW THIS CRIME WOULD NOT GO UNPUNISHED AS IT WAS SUCH AN ATROCITY THAT ONLY SATAN COULD THINK UP IN HIS DIABOLICAL MIND
SO IN EASTER TIME 2003, TWO BODIES WASHED UP ON A SHORE AND AFTER DNA INSPECTION, THEY AND THE WORLD KNEW WHO HAD COMMITTED THIS TERRIBLE CRIME
SCOTT WAS ARRESTED AND PUT IN A JAIL WITH HIS ONLY COMPANION LUCIFER FROM HELL
AND SOON A TRIAL WILL BEGIN AND SCOTT WILL BE TRIED AND CONVICTED AND UPON HIS DEATH HE WILL GO WHERE HIS SOUL ALREADY IS WAITING AND THOSE THERE WILL IN GROANING, RIP OUT A BIG YELL
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"Thank
You!"
By: Gary Vochatzer
TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE VOLUNTARILY GIVEN THEIR
LIVES TO FIGHT FOR GOOD,
I APPLAUD YOU
FOR WE KNOW NOT ALL WILL CHOOSE THIS CAREER - BE IT FOR
A SHORT WHILE OR A LIFETIME - BUT THIS WE DO KNOW, THIS
LIFESTYLE WILL ONLY BE CHOSEN BY A FEW
THANK YOU FOR KNOWING WHEN YOU SIGNED UP
IT COULD PUT YOU IN HARM’S WAY
THANK YOU THAT YOU DECIDED TO STAND UP
AND BE COUNTED AS ONE WHO WOULD DO BATTLE FOR THIS USA
THANK YOU THAT YOU MADE A THOUGHT-OUT
DECISION TO JOIN THE MILITARY MIGHT AS SUCH A COUNTRY
THAT YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DEFEND
THANK YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT STAND BY AND
WATCH THIS GREAT NATION SIT IDLY BY WHILE DICTATORS
GRIND THEIR PEOPLE TO THE GROUND WITH HOPES NO NATION
WILL TAKE UP ARMS AND MILITARY MIGHT WON’T THEY SEND
THANK YOU THAT YOU’RE WILLING TO DO
WHAT OTHERS WON’T – FIGHT A WAR FOR FREEDOM
REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE IN MONEY OR BLOOD
THANK YOU YOU’RE WILLING TO BE TRAINED
TO FIGHT THE ENEMY BE IT IN THE HOT SUN / JUNGLES / BE
IT ON DRY LAND OR IF THERE’S A FLOOD
THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE ARMY
/ NAVY / MARINES / AIR FORCE / COAST GUARD FOR EACH ONE
IS ALL ON THE SAME TEAM TO WIN
THANK YOU THAT YOU’RE WILLING TO LEAVE
HOMES / COMMUNITIES / FAMILY / FRIENDS / JOBS /
EDUCATION TO FIGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT AND THIS COUNTRY
AND ITS PEOPLE TO DEFEND
THANK YOU THAT YOU’RE WILLING TO GIVE
UP LIFE / LIBERTY / AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS TO
DEFEND THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES
THANK YOU THAT YOU’RE WILLING TO GO
INTO HOSTILE COUNTRIES WHERE SOME SAY IT’S THE USA IT
HATES
THANK YOU FOR WEARING A UNIFORM /
SALUTING AN OFFICER / BEING REGIMENTED / BEING TRAINED /
AND BEING WHAT AMERICA CALLS ITS BEST
THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU’RE CALLED
TO DO AND KNOWING WITHIN YOURSELF YOU HAVE DECIDED YOU
COULDN’T GIVE LESS
THANK YOU FOR STAYING IN CONTROL / FOR
BITTER BATTLES / FOR SLEEPLESS NIGHTS / FOR GIVING UP
THE GOOD LIFE HERE AT HOME
THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING BITTER AT US FOR
NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY YOU WOULD GIVE UP POSSIBLY YOUR
LIFE AND US NOT THANKFUL TO YOU AS WE HAVE MANY A TIME
IN THE PAST SHOWN
THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE MADE A CHOICE TO
DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE NO MATTER WHAT THE COST – WHERE
THE PLACE IS – WHAT TIME IT IS – AND WHAT SACRIFICES
HAVE TO BE MADE
THANK YOU
TO ALL OF YOU REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE FOR DEFENDING
FREEDOM FOR AMERICA AND ALL DEMOCRACIES IN THE WORLD WHO
TAKE A STAND TO NOT BE AFRAID
WE ARE INDEBTED AND GRATEFUL FROM WITHIN AND FROM
WITHOUT
WE ARE THANKFUL TO YOU AND TO YOU WE SAY “GOD’S
SPEED” AND TO YOU WE SALUTE AND SHOUT
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"I
Am a Teacher"
By: Gary Vochatzer
I chose this profession for one purpose only – to educate children!
In educating them here is what I expect out of me –
To teach them that respect for one another is an asset that is more valuable than all they will earn in a lifetime.
To teach them that loyalty to one another is a characteristic to be held within as if were a commodity they could not fail to lose.
To teach them the joy of learning any subject handed to them so that in this frame of mind, school can be such an event they will eagerly come to school and look to a day’s ending as a reward only to come back tomorrow for improving on what they have learned.
To teach them compassion so that when another struggles at learning, they can reach out and help, and when they struggle, they can reach out and ask for help.
To teach them honesty so that when they succeed, they can feel proud of their efforts, without an ounce of guilt they peeked over a shoulder or heard an answer different from their own and that by being honest in all things, they can have pride they accomplished a goal set for them.
To teach them work habits so that they know that study is a needed characteristic in order to move on in their school journey and they, by studying with diligence, increase their knowledge to be the best of what they set out to be.
To teach them behavior for in this subject they learn how to be the kind of person that treats others just like they themselves wish to be treated and by behaving in the classroom, it gives them the foresight of how to behave off the campus and in their personal lives.
I teach them integrity and I do my utmost to show this in my own self so that they can see when a person gives their word, it stands as a rock, and when a person has value within, it cannot, under any circumstances, be taken away for it is a characteristic built within one’s own mind / heart / soul.
I teach values for living – why they need to learn – why they need to be the best they can be – why they are unique to the world – why they are an invaluable asset to humanity – and why learning is a lifetime value they can never afford to stop doing.
I teach them hope and love for without this, their minds will wander / their efforts will not be their best, but with these two ingredients, I teach them nothing is impossible / that the world awaits their entry into the family of humanity / and that with hope they will look to each sunrise, and with love, they can be thankful for each sunset.
Here is what they will teach me as I feel we are all students from the womb to the tomb.
They will teach me they need what I have to offer and through me and my schooling we can grow together.
They will teach me that they are all as different from one another as the color blue is from yellow and each of them have capacities I will stretch to their limits
They will teach me that I am needed in what I do and that even though there are a multitude of teachers, no one else can teach them the way I do, proving I am as unique as they are.
They will teach me in return all I will teach them, for in their learning what I teach them, I learn by watching them grow to respectable citizens.
They will teach me that I, like them, have value and that what I learned on my journey is valuable enough to pass onto them.
They will teach me that life is good regardless of circumstances / situations / scenarios / that when a school day / or school year has come to a completion that they and I have had a wonderful experience and that living is worth all the effort put forth.
They will teach me that the world of humanity is as diverse as the innumerable stars set in the heavens above, that not one individual is like another and because of this diversity, each needs are different and that I as a teacher, need to be in tune with this.
They will teach me that if I treat them as I want to be treated that they will learn to treat others as they wish to be treated and by following this simple rule, life’s journey will be much easier to walk.
They will teach me that my profession is one that cannot be duplicated at home or on the streets of their neighborhood, and that by being in school they will learn the goals and skills to live out the dream we as teachers help to develop within them.
They will teach me what I teach them, for by seeing them learn, I learn / seeing them grow, I grow / seeing them live, I live / seeing them achieve, I glow with pride that I am who I am and I am what I am – a Teacher
“Dedicated to my wife, Shirley, a teacher!”
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"Lost"
By: Gary Vochatzer
What do you do when your life is snatched away from you
long before it’s supposed to end
What do you do when your life comes to a stop and you haven’t had a
chance to say to God, I’m sorry if I have sinned
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What do you do when death comes so sudden you don’t even
have a chance to say goodbye
What do all your friends think when they stand in awe
of your loss asking “why?”
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What do you do when death comes so quick your life is
gone as if a light had been turned out
What do your loved ones do when they see you aren’t coming home
Do they cry – yell - scream and shout
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What do you do when you still have a full life ahead
but in a moment it’s gone
What do the masses say or think when they know many of you won’t be found
Do they sit and wait and hope someone will write a song
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What do you do when you’re just a kid and all of a sudden for an unknown reason
it’s time to go to your heavenly home in the sky
What do the moms and dads say when that kid they loved so much is gone forever –
How can one do anything but cry
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How do you say goodbye forever
and I am sorry I won’t be home tonight
How do the loved ones go to sleep knowing you are not longer here –
It just ain’t right!
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How do you get prepared to die without even knowing
it’s just a moment away
How do you in a moment’s notice get ready – how does one say
“it’s time to go and we don’t even have time to pray”
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Oh, how do things like this happen to people who are good –
people who love life – people who gave up without an ounce of a fight –
people who are just like me and like you
How do people get to never see another sunrise, another sunset
nor a rainbow in the mist of a cloud – oh how I pray,
Lord all are safe, not just a few
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Oh my God – My God, why is it that evil roams the earth
terrorizing innocent human beings who do not in an iota deserve
what’s happened to them
My God, please tell me what is it, that mankind cannot live in peace
on all the earth – in every land
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Oh someone please tell me why blood has to spill to satisfy
an unknown appetite
Someone please tell me the reason hate roams the earth
please tell me, you know it isn’t right
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But what if time only allowed for one word
then God would say “welcome home to your eternal resting place”
I wonder what that would be and I can only guess it would be the one word that
says, keep humanity going, don’t fail the race!
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Oh we say to all of you who died an unseemingly quick death
that we thank you for being part of us all
And I can hear a whisper back from a heavenly choral of voices shout –
“Don’t give up on love – you stay with it – you stand firm –
you stand tall!”
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"Deceived"
By: Gary Vochatzer
Earth’s population of humanity has been deceived by Satan himself
and he laughs all the way to Hell knowing he pulled it off
God has allowed him to do it because He gave humanity free will
so we, like sheep, drink from the poison in Satan’s trough
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We say there is no God and Satan agrees with our mind
With sincere faith we are led to the slaughter eyes wide open and totally blind
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We say sin is okay as long as it’s done in moderation –
This is the big lie
Satan agrees with our thinking and we are gullible enough to think
God doesn’t have on us His eye
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We find every excuse there is to not go to a church that preaches the truth
about Jesus Christ and His gift to us
Satan simply nods yes, that’s the way – don’t attend those kinds of churches
for their too narrowminded and who there could you trust
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We say alcohol / open sex / drugs / partying/ foulness of the mouth and body
are all a-okay
Satan whispers to the tingling ear, nothing is wrong – all is right –
fact is, it’s good to be gay
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We put the Bible in our homes to make us look religious
yet we never read what it contains
Satan says later / another time / we have too much to do –
we are just too busy and surely let’s go find, something to about complain
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Satan has lied to humanity since the moment he was thrown
out of God’s heavenly home
And the Lord placed him in hell on earth where he could spend his time in the minds / hearts / souls of humans which to this day he roams
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Bad judges / crooked lawyers / corrupt business people / thieves / liars / murderers /
are all within the goal of Satan’s plan
Evil kids / pornography / television / the internet / Hollywood / all of it was
devised by Satan in his plan to out do God in his quest for the soul and he has proven he can
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Satan has powers unknown to the human intellect – he can outwit / outsmart / out think /
out plan / out deceive the best of the best
Yet God in His own way, knew all this would take place and therefore,
He has put the Christian faith to Satan’s test
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God has a plan well documented / easy to read / easy to comprehend /
in a Book He has written and saved down through the multitude of years
He has made it available in every language / put it in movies / one can hear it on cassette
or CD / yet folks will ignore it and one day, when death arrives,
they will walk the path to hell in tears
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Is God to blame for such arrogance / such stubbornness / such refusal / such weakness as the human will seems to be
No, God is not to blame – the blame lies in us for God gave us at birth free will and all He has ever asked in Him saying, “Believe in me!”
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Yet humanity yells out – there must be another way –
the story of Jesus is too old – I have a better way
But God, in His finite wisdom, knew mankind would say this
and has allowed Satan to deceive us every moment of every day
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One would think we are all fools, lost to the wilds of Satan
and his band of evildoers roaming this earth
But I can assure you, there is a way to heaven – only one way – but you have to have God on your side and the game has to be played on His turf
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Trust Jesus Christ as your Savior and start living a life dedicated to Him
It is the only way you’re going to outsmart / outwit / out play
Satan in his bid to have you live a life of sin!
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"God's
Pharmacy"
By: Gary Vochatzer
LOVE PILL
- A pill that will, within moments, make you / give you the awesome ability to love your enemies be they family / spouse / neighbor / coworker / past acquaintances – It will put within you that which one cannot seem, on their own, to gather up to do that which God requires – Yes, this pill will even allow you to love God, whom one has not seen / heard / touched – Yet, of all those who pass through this life, God seems the easiest to love since He is not physically among us to gather our opinions of – This pill is by all means the one most actively sought after, “yet still the one that seems to sit in the medicine cabinet unopened to swallow!”
CONTENTMENT PILL
- Here is a pill that when orally taken, within moments, will bring you to total satisfaction of whatever it is that ails you in life and where ever you are in your life – This pill will cause you to save not spend – This pill will enhance empathy not envy – This pill will relax you so that you will think you are the richest of the rich even though you may be the poorest of the poor – This pill, once taken, will put you on a higher plateau of values – you will come to know just being is the reward in itself – Take before you go to bed!
JOY PILL
- This pill of joy comes with only one warning on its label – “take immediately” for its effects work upon swallowing – As soon as this pill is taken, in an instant, one bubbles with joy – the face / hands / tongue / ear / nose / mind / heart / soul – all come together within to bring such a music that one will dance at the sound of the hushed wind – This pill will do wonders for your inner self and all those around you will wonder at how a pill could make such a wonderous difference – This pill, taken regularly, will change your entire being and promise to bring you all that you desired in relationship to humanity
PEACE PILL
– This pill is sought by all just as the others mentioned above, but once this pill is taken – its effects will astonish you – love / joy / contentment / will fall upon you as a rain cloud had just moved in above you and you were unaware of its soaking to the soles of your feet – The peace pill is extraordinary in that it will bring such satisfaction that one is to, in many cases, over use – So beware – one pill a day is sufficient to give one all the peace they will need in a 24 hour day
FAITH PILL
– This pill was as all the previous / designed / formulated / patented / bottled / warehoused / distributed – by God! – All the pills spoke of are free to all who ask – no cost / no credit card / cash / money order or check in needed – All one has to do to receive is ask and your order will be filled on a customer’s greatest wants list – So if your need for one of these pills is greater than another, then God will dispense to those of the greater need, and He being the only physician on duty, as well as the only pharmacist, will dispense these pills in an orderly fashion – Unlike most internally taken pills, these have no expiration date, yet one cannot store them as one would other pharmaceutical pills – Yes, love was a pill mentioned that was in a medicine cabinet, but if one looked at the label close enough one would find the pill is only effective if used daily! – All pills are guaranteed to work if one follows explicitly the label’s message – Take daily / tell others the way they can receive a prescription / share what the pill has done for you / never miss a day of taking your medicine
If this method of your pill intake is followed, you can be assured results will follow within moments – This guaranty comes with a stamp of God – He endorses it / approves it / validates it / and has even put out the word, it’s available to any who ask! – Prescriptions for billions have been prepared and now they only thing waiting are orders for whatever ails you, be it love / contentment / joy / peace / faith – Also it must be noted, the Creator of these has also created for all who ask / pills of hope / harmony / patience / healing / kindness / loyalty / integrity / character / righteousness / goodness / belief – and it’s been rumored He has store warehouses of these pills but they are undistributed for lack of being asked – Know these pills never go out of date / expire / nor do any taste bad at swallowing for God put within each one a taste so delicious that once taken, one will ask, within moments, for a refill!
Ask today, the Doctor’s office and pharmacy are open 24-7-365 with a full staff waiting to serve you!
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