THE NAKED TRUTH…
You may think that I’m barmy,
you may think that I’m mad,
For living with my sister
or even with my dad,
But when you sit in Parliament
you soon come to your senses,
For even adult movie porn
can be claimed upon expenses.
Steve Craggs, Darlington
MALES LOSS
Tears drop from cold cheeks
Run in male creased eyes,
Darkness, Quakers quake,
In the thought of their demise,
Footballs gasping side,
As the stoic Northern slides
Through history, dies –
Grieving town’s cry.
Alison Carr, Bishop Auckland
EASTER: THE RISEN LIFE
The winter is over,
The daffodils dance in the breeze,
The birds are whistling
And singing in the trees,
It’s Easter again,
Christ risen from the dead,
God with us on the path of life we tread.
Christ shares with us the pain of daily life,
In a world where greed breeds
Endless war and strife,
Where innocent children are killed
By the weapons of war,
Sent to an early grave
Through death’s dark door.
Listen, the church is alive
With hymns which the angels sing,
Easter is a time to celebrate
Christ the King,
He who pierces Earth’s gloom
With life and light,
He who overcomes death,
Puts the demons of Satan to flight.
Thanks be to God who in Christ
Sets the prisoners free
From sin and death,
Who enables the blind to see,
Who brings peace to the tortured souls
The troubled mind,
Who turns grief into joy,
For God is loving and kind.
The Reverend John Stephenson, Sunderland CRUCIFIXION
Who can stem this crimson tide?
His blood ran red at Easter tide.
O my people, what have you done
To the Son of God and son of man?
Pierced feet and hands and side,
By cruel nails, the saviour died,
While men played games and laughed
He cried: “It is finished.”
Falsley tried by men who lied,
Lifted up to die in shame,
By the men for whom you came.
Oh foolish men and full of pride,
Why do you mock the crucified?
Mrs D Ridley, Frosterley, Bishop Auckland
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