Category Archives: Poems

Prayer and Devotion

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
The opportunity To be all you can be Is right before you If you get on a knee. Beginning each day With a prayer from the heart To plan … think … decide A new…

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Discoveries

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
Think of all the Great discoveries Made over the years In various academies. Many made by accident By those who related The unrelated And just waited. Taking objects, Ideas, an asset To meet various needs…

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The Journey

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
You seek to go further To places not dreamed of yet With a hope … a wish And willing to sweat. All that is required Is a mission A clear vision With ambition. For you…

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Think Big

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
A seed was planted A long time ago And during the spring A flower did grow. Over the years More flowers grew Until one day I saw this view. Image Source The moral is To…

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Great New Day

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
Each day is a new day To be an achiever Because from the past You are the receiver Of experiences From your yesterdays And can relate usual things In unusual ways. Each day you have…