Connie Baker

Sarasota, FL, USA

Connie is a native Floridian, and has a great love for poetry. She attended Florida A&M University, in Tallahassee, Florida, and is a graduate of The University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. Connie worked in the Public School System of Sarasota County, Florida, and is a motivational and inspirational speaker. She has had her poetry published in various journals, by song writers clubs, and by The National Library of Poetry. She has received many awards. Connie plans to publish a complete compilation of her work, which she plans to dedicate to her husband and two children.
She says, "Writing poetry helps me to express my innermost feelings, and explore my ideas and interests in life."

LOVE

Love is more than just a word.
Love is from the God above.
Love is meek And gentle and Kind,
and it is knowledgeable and never blind.

Love is truth and filled with joy, and
no pain does it employ. Love is filled
with hope and faith and relies on God's
amazing grace.

Love is always willing to lend a
helping hand, and first to defend,
the rights of all who must depend
on the compassion and aid of other
men.

Love will not scoff, love will not scorn,
you'll find that love is very fond
of offering help in times of stress, and
give of itself the very best.

Love can't be purchased, bartered, or
bought. It flows from a heart of loving
thoughts. You cannot weigh it, measure
it or see it. You cannot not touch it,
and it cannot be bound, but you will
always know when love is around.

You cannot touch it, and it cannot be
bound, but you will always know when
live is around.

GOD IN HIS MAJESTY

The wind blows ---- A flower blooms ----
A baby cries ---- And there is God.
Heaven declares the glory of God.
And the firmament shows forth His handiworks.

All the creation that we see is made
by God in His majesty.
What mystic wonders we would find, if
we could roam the galaxy.

There is evidence on this earth below
That only God can create snow.
Did you ever wonder what would be, if
we could live beneath the sea?

The wind blows - A flower blooms ----
A baby cries --- And there is God.

A TRIBUTE TO THE FAMILY

Of all the silver and the gold,
of all the gems our eyes behold,
we look around and see the sky
and all the clouds go rolling by.
We hear the noise of aer-o-planes,
and listen to the birds that sing.
And then O’ God inside of me a voice
speaks so soft and sweet! And then I
raise my hands to Thee and Thank You
for my family.

The trees in all their beauty be....
In God's creation speaks to me. The
grass, the flowers and all the shrubs
and indications of God's love. The
mountains, valleys, hills, and vales
and even along some lonesome trail
and then O’ God inside of me a voice speaks so soft
and sweet, and then I raise my hands to Thee
and Thank You for my family.

We are all created by God above, and
brought together by His love. We are one
blood, we are all kin, and we are also
each others friend. Wherever we travel across this land, we pray that God will
hold our hands. From every sea to shining sea,
where ever I go, wherever I be the soft sweet
voice speaks inside of me, and then I raise
my hands to Thee, O’ God, Thank You for my
family.