As the sun sets, life sleeps just for a moment's rest

When the sun rises

not all life is revived.

For some, an eternity

in darkness....waits.

Always direct your inner

energy toward your

dreams, leaving

the results to be reflected

by your accomplishments.

You will never know the

distance you could have

travelled by standing still.

You will never know the things

that you could have gotten right,

if you had not made mistakes.

Do not allow the sun to set

on your life, without

having lived it.

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

When The Storms Comes

Where were you when the storms came?

With all the technology we have no power

to prevent it's anger.

Refusing to acknowledge the creator

in all things, big and small.

He allows us to come face to face with danger.

We believe that we are able to withstand

the awesome hands of God, as he

chastise us for our transgressions.

We have become students of our

own ignorance. We have learn nothing

from God's lessons.

Who makes the earth shake, and the

Heavens to release it's rain?

From the four corners of the earth,

the wind whispers his name.

GOD!!!

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

An Application Of Logic

The inevitable, mixed with

the unthinkable, equates to

the possibility of the inability

to prevent something from happening.

It is just a natural process of

deductions or additions caused

by the individual's ability or

inability to process information

that may or may not be productive.

How do you avoid coming face

to face with failure? Preparation,

preparation, preparations and more

preparation.

It is just the natural process of

an individual's commitment to

their own success, that is the

determining factor in their fail or

success equation.

So it appears that everything is

mathematically solvable. Let us

begin to work on life's equation.

One+one=two. Did you notice that

the second (one) is not equal to the

first (One)? If so, how can it be equal.

It really all depends on whether we are

adding numbers or making a judgement.

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

"BETRAYED BY HER EYES'

I have been unable to dream

for lack of images.

I am unable to retrieve from

the deep depositories of my mind,

for lack of a connection to

the unknown.

The intensity of her eyes

brings to bare a revelation of

truth and sanity.

When I have within my

grasp the true self, I

discover the reflection in

the mirror.

In the mirror, I can see only

her eyes. The entirety of

her being escapes me.

I am unable to pierce the

window of her soul.

Her eyes once again, betrays me.

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

To My Wife, On our Forty-first Wedding Anniversary (August 14, 1976)

I find you so special in every way.

I learned something special and
exciting about you each passing day.

I have watched you overcome pain and

sadness, I have witnessed your tears.
I have watched you grow during these

 forty-one years.

I have tried to be strong for you in

my weakest hour.

I have tried to nurture you as a

gardener would his flowers.

I have always seen in you a pure heart

and the uncanny ability to carry on the fight.

Even when things seem wrong,

they always turn out right.

I have always admired the greatness of

your stature and the strength of your convictions.
How you rely on past

experiences and your intuitions.

Our Anniversary is very special to me

because I have you in my life.

It is even more special to me because

you are my wife.

For you have proven time and time

again, for me you were ordain.

For we don't know the ways of God,

but the end is always the same.

God paints a perfect picture,

and provides a perfect picture frame.

Happy forty-first Anniversary,

Your Loving Husband

Gamaliel

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2009

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An Unbeatable Spirit

In the not so distant past, I dare to remember

the long hot summers of toiling in the fields.

Pulling the ripe green corn from their husky bed,

cuts and scratches that refuse to heal.

There was no shade other then the stalks.

One would have to stay crouched, to dodge the sun.

The pain from walking all day, in a bent position,

only the years would reveal the damage done.

Determined I am that my spirit will not be lost,

in this battle being waged by those who abuse.

My back may bend, to straighten no more.

But my spirit will forever soar and endure.

The legacy I leave to the youth of today,

take no wage for that which burns inside.

You may shed your blood and your tears in

your struggles, in the end your spirit survives.

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

WHERE THE STRENGTH LIES

When the limbs of our mind

seems to lose its fervor, where

do we look for refuge? Through

the prisms of a lighted fantasy.

The challenge of finding our way

in the dark, gives us pain and pleasure.

Our minds are consumed with the

idea of reaching our goals and destination

through the easiest path of resistance.

In doing so, we lose the opportunity

to learn from struggle, which would

improve our ability to survive. We have

been duped in believing that the quick

fix is the best solution.

We refuse to believe that we are spiritual

beings rapped up in a physical body for

the purpose of doing the will of our Creator.

How long will we continue to struggle before

we realize where the strength is.

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

The Journey/Dedicated Christian

Dedicated to my Pastor, The Rev. Gregory P. Nelson

On his 50th Birthday, July 9, 2011

You have since your early years

looked toward heaven for your reward.

Knowing that only the Creator of all

things could keep you marching forward.

You always knew that the Devil's mission

of destruction was not God's will.

That is why he prepared you as a

child to climb those troubling hills.

You have dedicated your life to

God and his commandments.

You have labored with Christ

and your will has not been bent.

It is my prayer that you continue

this journey of love for the church.

That you may continue giving to

those that have given you so much.

May god continue to bless and keep

you wrapped in his mercy and grace

as you march onward in hopes of

meeting the Father and the Son face to face.

It is true that your Birthday should be celebrated,

but the true joy is your journey to your

destination and to whom your life is dedicated.

This poem of celebration also serves as a note of

thanks for your dedication of service that

you have given so unselfishly and to celebrate

a mile stone in your life, your 50th Birthday.

May your 50th Birthday be bless

with the goodness and mercy that

God has showned you thru the years.

May your next (50) years continue to be dedicated

to the saving of souls and may the goodness of

God continue to be your shield.

BETHEL AME-WHERE THE FIRE BURNS

Poet Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding

Copyrighted 2011

The Journey/Dedicated Christian

At my Pastor's Birthday party, The Rev. Gregory P. Nelson