Bill Temple

I hope you’re well Bill- I was just thinking of you.
          Through the years, I noticed a lot of sadness and lack of hope in your poetry, or so it seemed.
          While it’s great to express it all with reckless abandon, as I also love to do, I only hope you’ve found the the One who can comfort you in every pain, and in the end, does answer every hurting hope.
          I’m sure you know the story- it’s the one that tells
          us that in our darkness a light us dawned, and it is Jesus, the baby that was born so many years ago. And yes, He died, but He is God and now He lives, and I’ve only ever found lasting relief and help and comfort when I’ve given it to Him. All else fails me. I know He’s real and here and what He’s says in the Bible is reliable every day of my life. I have joy now and peace and a helper through every difficulty.
          I wish that for you.
          
          Merry Christmas, 
          Thank you for all you did with PoetsPub,
          
          Spencer Sakal

Make that today actually...you can phone me at 204 595 9584 
          Brian

Hi Bill,
          Would like to chat Oct 10...?

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Thanks so much for your vote on my poem I am Loathsome.

Merry Christmas 

Hey, Bill - thought I'd go for a seasonal entry if you permit.
          Best of everything for you and yours - Merry Christmas!
          
          A Grateful Hallelujah! (Title
          
          The time has come again this year
          
          When we wish all those around good cheer
          And hope we all enjoy a bright new future
          While temperatures drop and snowflakes fall
          We’re hanging ivy in the hall
          And joyfully we shout a Hallelujah
          
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          
          The family all sits around the tree
          They’re sharing gifts with you and me
          And laughter fills the room with its sweet music
          The excitement in the children’s eyes
          Our own good fortune we can’t disguise
          And for the world we cry a Hallelujah
          
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          
          It was long ago we knew the joy
          The birth of a new baby boy
          Whose message was for lasting peace on Earth
          And while it hasn’t quite worked out
          We can stand together with a mighty shout
          And give our world a grateful Hallelujah!
          
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hi, I hope you are well :)

Hi, thought I'd send another if you're interested
          
          Another Message From Destiny (Title)
          
          An e-mail arrived the other day
          
          And I read with sadness what it had to say
          Another friend from years gone by had passed
          I found his number and made the call
          He barely remembered me at all
          And I knew right then there’d be no Hallelujah
          
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          
          Twelve people, fifty years close friends 
          Now just two, awaiting what portends
          Holding many memories we couldn’t share
          There’s nothing left to say at all
          A last goodbye, I end the call
          His days now ending in a home of care
          
          No Hallelujah, No Hallelujah
          No Hallelu-u-j-ah
          
          Now no one’s left to commiserate
          A few old photos to contemplate
          It’s how life goes, there’s nothing we can do, ya
          But I’m not marking any date
          So sorry fate, you’ll have to wait 
          And from my heart I’m shouting Hallelujah
          
          Hallelujah, Hallelujah
          Hallelu-u-j-ah

https://www.wattpad.com/1489018769-hallelujah-by-leonard-cohen-write-your-own-version
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