Knocks & Locks
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By Louis Gander
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Knocks and Locks How can we expect our God to open Heaven's locks - when we ignore His Son who stands at our heart's door and knocks? ©2011 louis gander - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
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Submitted: Thursday, June 7, 2012
Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2012
About the Poet
Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1954. It's the poem's message that matters- not the poet.
Other Poems by Louis Gander
- A Beautiful Rose
- A Blind Man
- A Cardboard Christian?
- A Child's Prayer
- A Deaf Man
- A Dried and Fragile Flower
- A Great Big Heart
- A Leaf
- A Lonely Poem
- A Matter of Time
- A Moment to Smile
- A Perfect Masterpiece
- A Proud American!
- A Quiet Little Lamb
- A Rainbow Life
- A Snowflake
- A Trampled Rose
- A Very Good Person
- A Winning Poem 5-1-22
- A Wondrous World
- Abundant Life!
- Adrift!
- ALL Children
- Amanda
- America!
- An Attitude of Prayer
- An Obvious Need
- An Old Abandoned Cabin
- And Colors Each
- And That Is Why
- Apple Butter
- Apron Strings
- Are We There Yet?
- Are We There Yet?
- Arguing with 'Love'
- As Breezes Blow
- As Darkness Falls
- As God Whispers
- As I Wandered
- At Weakest Point
- Atop A Silly Post
- Ball of Fuzz
- Beautiful Faces?
- Beautiful?
- Bee 1 and Bee 2
- Beheaded!
- Beneath His Willow Tree
- Beneath That Old Cross
- Beyond My Weathered Window
- Blessings
- Blooming from Roots
- Born Again
- Bright Twilight Colors
- Buried Treasure
- But Grace
- But Should Have Been
- By the Bushel
- Cabin Of Logs
- Christmas - Haiku
- Christmas Eyes
- Christmas Haiku
- Christmas Program
- Christmas Snow
- Christmas, in Silence
- Circle of Love
- Coconuts
- Coexist?
- Come to Their Rescue
- Come with Me
- Commonality
- Creation's Clue
- Cuckoo Clock
- Dad's Guitar
- David and Goliath
- Dear Friends
- Diamond's Glitter
- Did I Forget?
- Dirty Socks
- Don't Read This
- Doug, the Bug
- Dusk to Dawn
- Dust to Dust
- E and M
- Each Minute
- Empathy
- Erasure Dust
- Eternal Life
- Evergreen Hope
- Everlasting Tears
- Every Great Decision
- Every Swaying Palm
- Everything Is Possible!
- Evil Man
- Faithful Footsteps
- Fast Jack & Tom (humor)
- Final Walk
- Find the Butterfly (song lyrics)
- Flat on My Face
- Flower Bud
- For He Deserves
- Forgive Me Please
- Forgiveness Undeserved
- From A Lowly Manger
- From Across the Lake
- From Humble Root
- From One Hundred Word
- From Where I Sit
- Get Real!
- Gifts
- Give Us Barabbas!
- Giving Is Joy
- God's Garden Blooms!
- God's Little Paradise
- God's Little Pond
- God's Sparrow
- God's Special Child
- Good and Faithful Friends
- Good Intentions
- Grandma
- Grandma's Place
- Grandpa's Wisdom
- Greater Blizzards Blow
- Hanging by a Thread
- Happy Hearts
- Harold & Steve
- Hay Ride
- He Showers Me
- He Too Was In-between
- Heaven Bound
- Heaven's Gates
- Helplessly Hopeless?
- Her Old Rocker
- His Eyes
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- His Land
- His Miracles
- His Stepping Stones
- His Works
- Hopelessly Helpless
- How Beautiful!
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- I See Spring!
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- I Want to Share
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- I'd Gladly Trade
- I'll Not Forget
- I'm Ready, You Bet!
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- If You Can Interpret
- In Case You Just Forgot
- In Full Conceit
- In God I Trust
- In Her Rocker
- In His Sandals
- In Jesus' Name
- In Melodies
- In Our Uncertain World
- In the Sand
- In Your Heart
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- Irises, The
- It Is True
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot like
- It's Irrefutable!
- It's So Unfair
- Jesus Blessed
- Joyful Tears
- Judgment Day
- Just Another Angel
- Kindness
- King Garland
- Kitchen War
- Knocks & Locks
- Know It All
- Laying Bricks
- Li'l Puff
- Life Was...
- Like Humble Cloud
- Live In Remembrance
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- Lonely
- Love
- Love to Love
- Love's Tears
- Meet My Friend 'Love'
- Melody
- Memories
- Memory Wrinkles
- Mighty One, The
- Mom's Pumpkin Pie!
- Mommy & Me
- Morning Light
- Mosquitoes
- Mother
- Mr. Dirt
- Much More Courage
- Music Box, The
- My Beautiful Friend
- My Carving (WC poem)
- My Cheap & Paltry Skies
- My Dearest Friends
- My Faithful Friend
- My Grandma's Way
- My Horse
- My Little Boat
- My Old Country Church
- My Pastor
- My Prayer
- My Precious Time
- My Special Friend
- My Tears Numbered More
- Nativity Christmas
- Near, Yet Far
- New Life Begins
- No Cookies from Grandma
- Now That Is Peace
- Obeyed?
- Of Sweet Joy
- Oh To Be A Butterfly
- Oh, Tiny Bud
- On Winds of Chime
- On Winds Of Time
- One Final Tear
- Only One Journey
- Our Constitution Stands!
- Over the Crest
- Passed Quietly, the Waters By
- Pelicans to Parasols
- Penned with Love
- Persevere
- Pile of Leaves
- Pirates!
- Poet Friends
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- Proud To Follow
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- Redneck Love
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- September Harvest
- Seven Words
- Shepherd's Christmas
- Should Time Be Up
- Show the Lord (Easter Poem)
- Signs
- Simple Poem
- Slips Away
- So Far to Go
- Soft Crosses
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- Speed!
- Stars, Friends & Blessings
- Still Thirsty
- Taste God's Love Again
- Tears No Longer
- Tears Of Joy
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- Tell Me Why (2)
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