Anna Marie Wayne

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

I am a 32 yrs old mother of '3' a ges 11 1/2, 8 1/2 and 4 1/2. As an artist, I have done color-pencil portraits of animals and people; and calligraphy work for wedding/party invitations. I help my husband of nearly 14 yrs. With his excavating and demolition company part-time; and also play the piano for our local church. My ultimate goal is to someday be an Art Therapist, here in Cincinnati; and Children Hospital.Writing in journals and creating poetry has come naturally as a form of exprerssion, just like my music and art, since a very young child-probably '6 or 7'. I have a strong belief in God's hand in my life, and that comes through in the spiritual nature of my poetry . Jesus clearly valued the 'Children ' in his ministry; and though of ten they're overlooked in our world, they possess an insight, and Perspective on Life That Is Most Honest and Real.

What Will Last

We have sought to please You,
To know You from our youth
Through direction of religion
Searching for "The Truth".
Our lives were filled with laws,
So many things to do
We never saw the Freedom
That could come from serving You!
And then the veil was lifted,
Our lives no longer lost;
Your Plan for our Salvation,
Revealed upon the Cross:
That through the Grace of Jesus Christ,
Our King upon the Throne,
We are called to know the Love of God
Though no striving of our own!
You call us Sons and Daughters,
Your Chosen, Set Apart;
No longer by the rules we keep
But by Your Spirit in our hearts.
And so we enter into Your rest,
That in learning to be still,
We find the peace that is Your gift
And the strenght to do Your will.

The Voice Of A Child

As one who is seen
But not often heard,
A Child can 'speak volumes'
Without saying a word.
In the eyes of a 'Little One'
Are seen thoughts never spoken
The revealing of truth,
In silence unbroken.
Acceptance and Guidance,
For these he cries out;
To know he belongs,
To trust without doubt.
These prayers of a child
Though quiet and small;
Are heard by the One
Who Created us all.
For God lives in fullness
That which we know in part:
The Voice of a Child
Is heard with the Heart.