Book 1: Relationships

Table of Contents:
1. What A Mess
           A poem that describes a problem that arose with a very close friend. (24)
2. A Little Lesson I’ve Learned
           The lesson that came from the relationship with a close friend. (29)
3. Set Me Free
           The true realization of what my heart had actually been doing in a former relationship - and a cry for help. (66)
4. A Prayer of Repair
           A sestina about resurfacing feelings about a close friendship that had been lost. (39)
5. See You There
           A goodbye poem to a previously close friend.  (18)
6. The Losing Game
           Why the dating game is a losing game.  (56)
7. One Significant Other
           The search for true intimacy.  (32)
8. I Wonder Whether
           A poem about waiting for my future wife.  (28)
9. Unknowing Bride
           How Christ sees His church, with a mirror into my own life. (20)
10. My Lioness
           To the mate that will accompany me on life's great adventures (24)
11. North Atlantic
           The adventure of the way of a man with a maiden (see Proverbs 30:18-19) (32)
12. The Picket Fence
           How loneliness is caused, and what idols it creates. (40)
13. Happy-Hunting
           The spirit of the prowler, that preys upon others' hearts in order to try to find his own happiness. (30)
14. Walk Between
           Asking the Lord to help keep purity and focus in a holy relationship. (28)
15. The Good Steward
           Managing the valuable gifts that the Lord entrusts to us. (24)
16. Goodnight, Good Morning
           A song for (my fiancee) Brenda as she departed for Uzbekistan for the next two years. (30)
17. Because You're His (You're Mine)
           A second love song for Brenda, focusing on the fact that our relationship exists and is upheld only by the grace of God. (30)
18. Love Sonnet #1
           Because even Shakespeare had never met my Brenda! (14)
19. The Rescue
           The fairy tale that everyone knows, but few get to experience like I have! (64)
20. Love Sonnet #2
           On the time and music of love, with a little tribute to Shakespeare, of course! (14)
21. The Hard Rock
           The sturdy, diamond foundation of a relationship that centers around the most beautiful of all Solid Rocks - Christ. (20)
22. The Reddest Rose
           To my perfect rose, whom my Gardener picked out - the reddest of them all. (68)  NEW!!
23. Wedding Pantoum
           A pantoum taking place on my wedding day. (24)  NEW!!
24. Love Sonnet #3
           On the spice of love's seasons. (14)  NEW!!
25. Love Sonnet #4
           On the source and the effects of true love and beauty. (14)
26. Love Sonnet #5
           To the mother of my children, on your first mother's day - Mother's Day 2007. (14)  NEW!!


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