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(Contributed by Joyce Pratt) The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, For the world was intent on dragging me down. And if that weren’t enough to ruin my day, A young boy out [Read More]

by Dan Roberts I see the sweet face of a child and her shyly-penned words of love. I see stars that are bright in their patterns of gods in the gloaming above. I see the one whom I married sleeping in the first dim light of dawn, And I find my way from the darkened [Read More]

by Dan Roberts A miracle came my way when I awoke today. I saw my room in color, not just shades of gray. My family in the photos smiled unblemished from the wall; The lamp that once was crooked now stood straight and tall; The titles on my dusty books glowed clearly from the shelf; [Read More]

by Lee Weber I came to the swift, raging river, And the roar held the echo of fear. “Oh, Lord, give me wings to fly over, If You are as You promised, quite near.” But He said, “Trust the grace I am giving, All pervasive, sufficient for you . . . Take My hand – [Read More]

by Sharon Chism I once could see the looks they gave for people like me. Some pity, confusion a and even shock that someone couldn’t see. Like speaking with foreign words, it’s hard to understand the uncommon particularities of a partially sighted man. I struggle with the secret of what to tell and when. To [Read More]