A modern Star Spangled Banner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sUMv5sbW8

DAYDREAMING

There was a distance in her eyes

Like she was far away.

As if her mind had drifted off...

And gone a different way.

The solomn twist upon her lips

Determined was her thought.

And only she will ever know...

The end for which she sought.

The wind a whisp upon her hair

Her dark and distant eyes.

It gives her beauty well beyond...

This childs dainty size.

We'll never know just where she went

Or what she may have dreamed.

We only know her innocence...

Was closer than it seemed.

A moment in time with Abigail Joy

By Clint Gardner 2013

The Captain and the kid

I just like it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxmgBYlrTs&list=AL94UKMTqg-9AZ56u9b8waCISjmUICeSBp

A CHILD STANDS

A CHILD STANDS

In the turmoil of the winter beach
Stands a child – Oh so still.
Her mind immersed in who knows what...
She waits for what God wills.

Near the constant surge of the winter surf
Stands a child – all alone.
To some she seems a mystery...
Her destiny -- unknown.

With the ocean's breeze upon her face
Stands a child – young and pure.
But there shall never be a wind...
That her God could not keep still.

With the winter sand beneath her feet
Stands a child -- who does not move.
And only God will guide her heart...
A fact she'll one day prove.

On a coast that journeys on for miles
Stands a child – undeterred.
And the only voice that guides her way...
Is the voice of God – she's heard.

On a beach that's filled with God's great glory
Stands a child of God's creation.
She demonstrates the stillness found...
In the peace of God's Salvation.

By Clint Gardner 2013

Flashing Lights - Christmas Poem 2012

FLASHING LIGHTS!

Behold as Christmas morning breaks,

The silence of the night;

We see the proof of what was done...

In the glow of flashing lights.



The Officer who stood his watch,

In spite of winter's white.

He bravely stopped a burglary...

In the glow of flashing lights.



The Fireman puts out the flames,

Of the fire orange and bright.

Thankful he had saved a life...

In the glow of flashing lights.



Working oh so fervantly,

To beat the patients plight.

The Paramedics saved a life...

In the glow of flashing lights.



The Jailer locked the outer doors,

The inmates tucked in tight.

Who knows how many more will see...

The glow of flashing lights.



The Hospitals are staffed tonight,

The Nurses dressed in white.

Taking care of those brought in...

In the glow of flashing lights.



The Records Clerks and LE techs

Keep the stats and info right.

For all the convicts who were caught...

In the glow of flashing lights.



It all begins in Dungeon walls.

Locked up and out of sight.

Where nine one one calls all begin...

As little flashing lights.



Then Dispatchers will take the calls,

Determine need and site.

Then send out help to those in need...

With a glow of flashing lights.



So thanks to all this Christmas Eve,

Who work to do what's right.

You make the world a safer place...

With your bright and flashing lights!      


Merry Christmas 2012! 

Poem by Clint Gardner

The Little Girl I Once Knew

I guess the time has finally come.

The child is no more.

And soon the daughter that we raised...

Will waltz right out our door!

Our daughter with the chocolate face

Is now going out on dates.

And though it is a fact of life...

It's something Daddy hates.

Dad doesn't want to hear the news,

How Gracie got a kiss.

The days of Daddy being King...

Twill soon be sorely missed.

The little girl who loped down halls

Pretending she was horse;

Once sat around and played with dolls...

But now she's changed her course!

Soon she'll register to vote.

Drive to college every day.

Poor Dad can only sit and watch...

While his daughter drifts away!

But just so everyone is clear

She will be greatly missed.

The reasons why – I'm proud to say...

Are too numerous to list!

And though I wish her all the best.

Inside I' m sad and glad.

I'm glad she gets to start her life...

But sad for poor old Dad.

'Cause daughters love to gain their freedom,

But Dads just miss and worry.

So 'bout his daughter's leaving home...

This Dad is in no hurry.

'Cause Dad will cherish all the times

She offered him a hug.

And the good old times they often shared...

Will on his heart strings tug.

Forgive me if I act upset,

And seem a little blue.

But I've lost the sweetest thing in life...

“The Little Girl that I Once Knew”!

Clint Gardner 2012

BUD

The oldest of the Coulson clan
Born to James and Flo.
'Twas Kansas where it all began...
Where Scott would learn and grow.

Soon he had a little sister
They named her Eva Mae.
From Holton to Topeka High...

They lived and worked and played.

Norma was Scott's youngest sister
Boy could that girl sing!
Her birth the final piece to form...
The Coulson Family ring.

Scott then joined the military
A Sailor in the Navy.
A ships mate on a Battleship...
He sailed the stormy sea.

He served his Country strong and proud
In the midst of blood and war.
Surviving what was infamy...
That day at Pearl Harbor.

Earlene became his life long love
They raised two kids together;
Then grand kids came and life was fine...
Like Cali's sunny weather.

Love, and war, and auto-parts
Was the life of Scotty Coulson.
A beloved Husband, Brother, Dad...
And example for his Son.

It all began so long ago,
29th of late November.
The life he lived – a loyal one...
It's one we'll long remember.

The Coulson men who made us proud
Like James and Clint and Scott.
They'll always be remembered well...
By the one's -- who've not forgot.

We'll not forget the love he shared
Nor his service to his Country.
For the memories of the man called Bud...
Live on in Coulson history!

Scott Coulson Sr 1918-2012