Doris Kerkeslager Albuquerque, New Mexico

Doris has written a few poems, one was published in "Days End" in The National Library of Poetry. Doris is a retired nursery gardener and has a large garden room in her home. She attends church regularly and loves her fellow members. Doris plays piano organ and keyboard and paints. 28 paintings are hanging on the walls in her home, landscapes and portraits in oil, acrylics, pastel, eggs-tempera. "Traveling a lot has made me interested in the world." "Writing poetry is a way of showing how much God has blessed me, and this gives me a good reason to share it with others."

Words of Power truth everlasting. Peace that passes all understanding. Safety from evil comfort from within the soul abounding Persistence of faith most surely healing. Happiness forever surrounding. Relaxation is following love of God controlling words of positive meanings that keep a person continually loving others and living a life of caring. Contagious to others participating. Completing actively the words of powerful living.

In My Garden-Room I have a garden-room with loveliness and dreams coming true would that you visit in dreams too. Azaleas, Christmas cactus, geraniums, Bougainvilleas blooming even a 7 feet coffee tree. A garden was our home in the beginning for three Adam Eve and Satan entry of temptation Satan is cunning with his evil allowed to enter our lives we become liars murderers and thieves Would you like to be driven from your garden or see Satan driven out Invite Jesus, our savior in because Satan will be back unless Jesus is your master garden.

All poems Copyright © 1996 Doris Kerkeslager. All rights reserved.