Lois Kahl Davis

Austin, Texas

Lois Kahl Davis was born Nov. 21, 1909 in Burr, Nebraska to Gustave J. and Lois Bassett Kahl. She was the fourth of six girls. She attended school through the eleventh grade in Burr, but graduated form Peru, Nebraska High. In 1931 she went to Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska where she took nurses training and graduated in 1933. In Dec. 1947 they moved to San Antonio, Texas, where she worked at the Nix Hospital. She joined th Austin Poetry Society in 1963, was vice president in 1966-67 and president in 1968-69. She published "The White Dove Divine" in 1983 and contributed to: Poetry Classical and Contemporary, The National Library of Poetry's Best Poems of 95, 96, 97 and Best Poems of the 90s, The American Statesman, The Missionary Messenger, Cumberland Presbyterian Magazine, First Presbyterian Church Journal and church bulletin, and the The First Baptist Church bulletin of Youngstown, Arizona.

Our President Ronald Reagan

We have a President, may we thank God,
Who does not fear to pray.
He asks for help when he feels the need,
Cares not what the critics say.
His faith sustained him through so much,
For he knows he was not alone.
He felt God's protection when he was shot -
He scarcely uttered a groan.
His recovery truly surprised the world;
He healed so exceedingly fast,
Though we're sure he dreamed night after night
Of that terrible handgun blast.
He's a man to compare with Washington.
We've needed him for so long -
An example, a hero for our youth,
One who is true, is strong;
A man, who is not ashamed of the love
He feels for Nancy, his wife;
A pattern for other men to follow
For a happier family life.
Now, he is faced with another cross.
He has proved by his attitude.
His faith will carry him through this, too,
While his health is being renewed.

The Millennium Is Near

As one sees the signs, the omens,
He is sure to realize
The millennium is drawing very near.
Predictions are unfolding
As the Bible said they would, although, at times, they are not very clear.
But nation has fought against nation-
Proving wars and rumors of war,
While famines and earthquakes cannot be denied.
False prophets with cunning
Have led souls astray,
And the evils of wickedness have been multiplied.
Oh, there is no denying
The millennium is near,
When descending to the earth upon a cloud,
With every eye upon Him
And with Angel trumpets loud,
Will come the Lord of Glory!
Come with power and great Glory!
That He may claim and gather as His own-
The chosen ones, the righteous,
The ones whom He will save
To be with him when He ascends His throne.

Haiku

Snowflakes fall to earth;
Everything is turning white.
We must shovel paths.