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It's Always Darkest
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By Michael P. Johnson
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  It’s always darkest

“Redundant” was his bitter cry

He’d heard it in the town

It left his family high and dry

The mine was closing down

 

How sad he thought whilst in the queue

From now I’ll have no pay

Oh Lord my God can this be true

I’m crying here today?

 

I’m unemployed; they heard him sob

Just how could all this be?

There’s now no way I’ll find a job

For now I’m fifty three

 

There must be somewhere something new

Life can’t be so unkind

My job was good my wages too

But now what job’s to find?

 

Right then he heard Christ Jesus’ voice

So soft with loving care

“Lift up your heart my child rejoice!

I’ve heard your tearful prayer

 

Come now and work for me my son

Come join my chosen few

I have some work that must be done

And have a place for you

 

Your job with me will never cease

I hope that you’ll agree

For endless life of love and peace

Awaits who work for me”

 

All this; was done to save one man

God closed a whole mine down

Who knows what next Heaven will plan?

To give a child Life’s crown.....

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Submitted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2012

About the Poet
I never wrote a word of poetry in my life. Till the day Jesus took my hand and touched my soul.....I invite your response. However most poems are not about me! Very few are. But the feed-back good, bad or indifferent is always desired. Not meant to offend, but I write about many things in many a guise. Of life, death, lost, found, saved, backsliders, new comers, repenting souls, doubting hearts, heathens, Christians, fire, water, Satan's daughter, wallowing in sin, saved, made sound walking in Light, graceful righteous. Suffering, ecstatic, bored, excited, sad, delighted, Sick, well, lame, able, living, dying, etc. etc. etc. Writing about anything, everything and everyone as the spirit leads. All meant to reveal, waken, revive, encourage, shame, help. Gladden, pick up, exalt, portrait, liberate. Again over 99% of my work is not about me. Although at times I write as though I were or am. Speaking e.g. in the first person. This is quite common even in the bible itself. Prophets speak of themselves, then God speaks, again the prophet, then God......Quite often it's difficult to distinguish whom it is that at any given time is speaking or narrating.

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