Bigger Dreams

I am currently taking a break to work on my next book project entitled Living the Dream.  So, I won't be posting as often.

Here is a preview poem from that collection:

Bigger Dreams

You asked to be a princess,

But God made you a queen.

He will surpass what you think he can do.

He will make all your dreams come true.

Before you were birthed

Before you came to this earth,

He had already created your destiny.

God can take you places you have never seen

He can make you a king or a queen.

He can bless you with riches untold

There is no good thing he will withhold.

There was a little girl who asked God to bless.

He did more than bless.

He made her known in every country and land.

His plans for her surpassed those of any man

They were bigger than any she could see

That little girl was Oprah Winfrey.

He who has created the oceans and seas

And sends the breeze to ruffle the trees,

Will he not take care of you and me?

If he used Maya Angelou,

He can use you.

Out of the rubbles of life

Can come a bright shining light.

Once hurt and abused,

You can still be used

What was meant for bad,

God can make good

He knows the name of every child in the hood.

He can transcend time and space

He is bigger than any obstacle we face.

You asked to be a princess,

But God wanted to make you a queen.

His dreams for us are bigger than anything we have seen.

copyright Patricia Newman-Harris

Remember 911

Today, I would like to take a moment to remember each one that died...and every person who lost a loved one or was touched in someway by the events of that day.

It is a day that is etched in my mind forever, and I am sure almost every single American feels the same way.
I feel is if it was one day when, as American's we all became one...  On that day, there were no differences between us..each of us felt the same loss and the same pain.  If we could but remember this.  There really are no differences between us.  We all love, we hurt, and we suffer loss.  On 9/11, as a nation we experienced a collective loss and we shared the pain of that loss together.  We are one body, and as such, when one part of the body experiences something, everyone should feel it.  Such a connection should transcend all barriers, whether, racially, religiously or politically based.  Our first consideration should be what is best for our nation.  If we can get to that place, there will be no obstacle we can't overcome together.

Oh What a Day It Will Be

Someday, the clouds of hate will roll away.

We will forget the hurts of our past

And be free at last.

There will be no suffering for anyone

No guns,

No wars to fight.

One day I know we will get there.

One day sunny and fair

We will walk in the light

Oh what a day it will be.

Oh what a day it will be.

Oh what a day it will be

For you and me.

All confusion, doubt and suspicions

Based on race

Will be erased.

We will put our differences aside

And walk together with pride.

No tears to cry,

No rivers of sorrow to sail.

Peace will prevail.

By and by, when the morning comes,

We will live as one

Darkness will no longer be our fate.

There will be no barriers of hate

Someday,

Not far away,

We will lift our eyes to the sky

The flag of peace will fly

Can you see it?

Can you feel it in the air?

We’re almost there.

Oh what a day it will be.

Oh what a day it will be.

Someday, the clouds of hate will roll away,

We will forget the hurts of our past.                                    

And be free at last

From every hillside and plain,

Love will rain.

One day sunny and fair 

We will get there

Oh what a day it will be.

Oh what a day it will be.

Oh what a day it will be

For you and me.

copyright P. Newman-Harris