Lord, help me to be patient,              
  Rid me of anxieties;
Show me how I can please you,
Dear Lord, put my mind at ease.

At times I find life hectic,
During these times, Lord, help me;
Show me, Lord, how to calm down,
During times, when it needs be.      

Lord, help me not be anxious,
Getting others to like me;
Help me to be satisfied,
Knowing how much you love me.

Anxious, Lord, help me not be,
Help me to be more like Thee.

used with zinc makes brass
is used to treat arthritis
repels slugs, copper

During dark times found in life,
Mary Anne's heart shines real bright:    
Her smiles ricochet in space,
And make quenched stars there ignite.      

When her love comes in my heart,
Blues in life are then seldom.      
The love in Mary Anne's heart              
Is what my heart does welcome.        

Treasured hearts like hers are few,
The stars would like to take tours,
To see Mary Anne's rare heart,
From which so much beauty pours.

It's Mary Anne's St. Val heart,
That is sweet and never ****.

coldest place on Earth
in Yakutia, Russia
stunning Oymyakon

has edible seeds
improves blood sugar control
oval shaped guavas

were once currency    
revive bubby in champagne
dried grapes are raisins

in Latin means red
one of four precious gemstones
July's gem, ruby

Mary Anne, it's your gold heart,  
That's one of awesome beauty;
Your heart is highly treasured,
This I can easily see.

If you would be a candle,
A match I would want to be;
Then I could make you light up,            
Leaving a fragrance lovely.

You're sweet and gentle kindness,
And your love that's genuine;
Opens my heart with great ease,
And is always welcomed in.

If by chance stars in heaven,
Would somehow come to go out;
With the brightness of your smiles,
You'd ignite them there's no doubt.

I thank the good Lord above,
For he helped me to find you;
Because you are in the world,
Life's joys I find are not few.

Pirates are after your heart,
As it imparts flakes of gold;
There're in search of every smile,
As each one has wealth untold.  

From your heart, dear Mary Anne,
Gold makes its way to your smiles,
For bright light specular,        
That's noticed from distant miles.

If your heart would be essayed,
Highly esteemed.it would be;
Your heart by mine is treasured,
And brings joys so easily.

found in yellow pine
highness or lowness in tones
steepness of a roof, pitch

a name for William
what waitress brings to table
on a duck's head, bill

where subjects are taught
it's a swarm of fingerlings
a learning place, school

is highly fragrant
prefers partial-shaded spot
chocolate vine plant

Dear foster rather of Jesus,
The spouse of our Blessed Mother,
Give to us your fatherly care,
Show us how to treat each other.

From St. Joseph, foster father,
Of God's only begotten Son,
Jesus had learned good examples,
And skills the way they should be done.

St. Joseph had taught Jesus Christ,
How to live a virtuous life;
He taught Jesus to be loving,
In good times, and in times of strife.

Wisdom, St. Joseph to us give,
And show us how we are to live.

an electric fish
is critically endangered
ornate sleeper ray

are used to help walk
in the wild can live three years
have wings, walking sticks

Lord, You Endured Bitter Pains,
Like us while you were on earth:  
Even pains of bitter cold,
Especially after birth.

The pains we go through in life,
Dear Lord, help us to endure:
Help heaven be our final home,
Help our lives on earth be pure.

Lord, you endured bitter pains,
While upon a cross you hung:        
Help us not complain in life,
When we feel in life we're stung.

Bitter pains which we endure
Then your love for us assure.

a heart healthy fruit                
tropical evergreen tree      
tasty canistel

pieces of furniture
most at tables are wooden
have back supports, chairs

waterproof footwear
semiaquatic viper            
water moccasins

popular seafood
and prickly pear cactus fruit
the tasty tuna

it fights infections              
  is a pulmonary herb
Verbascum thapsus

has fern-like leaves
the most common allergy  
makes one sneeze, ragweed

what a bronco does
equivalent of dollars
what male deer are, bucks

reduce cancer risk
most need chill hours to blossom
have pectin, apples

very nutritious
used for honey production
the nandubay tree

oil in skin products
Morocco's national tree
argan oil for hair

part of computer
what cowboys do to cattle
done with a car, drive

Stars seen in Neier's skies at night,
Are an awesome, marvelous sight:
Fireflies acrobat in the air,
No ropes can be seen anywhere.

Their flying is a real artwork,
Arrows and hearts light up the air:
This is an awesome sight to see,
A sight that makes us want to stare.

Beautiful songs that crickets play,
Add beauty to help end the day:
As nighttime flowers. open wide
Moonflowers' sweetness makes its way.

Neier's summer nights are grand to see,
It is there that we want to be.

written 03-22-2024

synonym of things
what Santa does to stockings
done to turkeys, stuff

has potato taste
Promotes youthful skin and hair                          
nutritious breadfruit

English for silbo
Vess orange soda overseas
logo, just whistle

a biennial
resembles poison hemlock
dainty queen Anne's lace

Sweetness of fragrant roses,
In Mary Anne's heart is found,
A sweetness highly renowned;
My heart with it she has crowned.

Roses have gorgeous petals
That will bloom and later fade.
When Mary Anne's heart flowers,
Lovely memories are made.

Her heart's sweetness continues
To be treasured much by me.
Her love has lassoed my heart,
In a way very gently.

Joseph G. Schelling

cyanide in pits
helps maintain a healthy life
sweet, fleshed apricots

raw fruit quench the thirst        
is used to fight leprosy      
climbing China root

nature's skyscrapers
once found on Antartica
shallow rooted palms

give forth loud shrilled cry
is done by pigs and by bulls
inform police, squeal

When I find life in shambles,
And life appears near its worst  
Lord, help me love my neighbors,
And put You in my life first.

Lord, help my heart to open,    
So that love can come inside.
My heart is much like a rosebud.    
Love's light can open it wide.          

Lord, help my heart to endure,
Living ways that do please you.
To your heart, Lord, draw mine close,
Holy, Lord, help me be too.

Shambles don't let my life be.
Help my life to be sturdy.

flies swarming butter
metamorphosis' end
the winged butterflies

When life is real hard to live:          
And most everything goes wrong:
Then, dear Lord be at our side,
Giving us strength to be strong.

When we find life fall apart,
Help us, dear Lord to take heart:
Give us the wisdom we need,
Don't let our lives fall apart.

It is with your help, dear Lord,
Through life's rough times we'll pull through:
Help us live in holiness:
In all that we say and do.    

In life, Lord, help us succeed,
To your Commands help us heed.

known as razorfish
related to seahorses
the speckled shrimpfish

climb and swim real well
large skull for jaw, neck muscles
do war dance, weasels

is less than an ounce
about a paper clip's weight
weight measurement, gram

they show what might be
one does with checks to cash them
are used to warn, signs

is a cattle drive
or the herd driven by it
past tense of drive, drove

a part of a gun
uninteresting person      
auger tunnels, bore

You're a real treasured friend of mine,
With happiness my life you fill.
My heart when it needs bright sunshine,
In my heart, there, ,it, you instill.

When the stars' dust is lit up by,
Their positively charged atoms;
There's an incredible light show,
Most everybody sure welcomes.

The Aurora borealis,
Is a beautiful sight to see;
Mary Anne, it's your awesome smiles ,
That I always find so lovely.

You have a heart with a gold core,
That's covered with diamond chips;
Your heart radiates bright sunshine,
Even in a solar eclipse.

The gold that is found in your heart,
Is worth more than Spanish doubloons;
Your TLC sure lifts me up,
Higher than large, hot, air balloons.

Diamonds are precious jewels,
And can sparkle with sunlight bright;
But won't outshine your lovely smiles,
As they glow bright both day and night.

flowers dye yellow
A Hawaiian landscape tree
the golden rain tree

four legged corn thieves
mammals that eat wasp larvae
smart critters, raccoons

hung by the chimney
putting things on shelves for sale
worn with skirt, stocking