Various Poems for Reflection and Thought

1. Jon Martindale
(http://linkedin.com/in/jonmartindale)
Poems
•Am I Half – Am I Whole
•He Saw The Sea
•What is Man
•The Dash After The Dash
•Within Arms Reach
•Opportunity
•More

2. What Is Man
What is man, but God’s perfect mold.
What is truth, but God’s word told.
For in God’s image man was made.
For God’s glory man is ever bade.
God gave man the right to choose.
Man has a soul he shall never loose
God gave man all universal riches,
Man must avoid falling in the ditches.
When man from his path does stray,
Can turn to prayer to find his way.
Man may think he is alone
In God’s arms he is carried home.
God sent his Son to show the way,
God’s only Son taught man to pray.
By God’s hand man is lead.
From God’s Word man is fed.
By God’s hand man is lead.
God’s own Son IS man’s daily bread.
Jon Martindale

3. HE SAW THE SEA
From the sea, From the sea
All things came From the sea
He saw the sea, He saw the sea,
He wanted all, when He saw the sea
To the sea To the sea
All things return To the sea
He dried the sea He dried the sea
It was no more He dried the sea
To those who see To those who see
All has come To those who see
Me I see Me I see
Reflected Light Me I see
Mortal birth - Mortal greed - Mortal death
Dream indeed - Perfect man - That I am
Jon Martindale

4. The Dash after the Dash
In the Beginning was the Word
The Word became Flesh and
Dwelled among Mortal Man.
Mortal man did not comprehend
and sent this Word to a cruel
Crucifixion on a wooden Cross
Three days later the Word returned
and dwelled among his followers
for a period of time before the Ascend.
Now the Son of Man sits Right
On the Hand of God for Eternity.
Beginning – Ascension – Eternity
It is the dash after the dash that
is more important for that is where
we will spend our eternity.
Jon Martindale

5. Within Arms Reach
(The Answer is at Hand)
To understand the subject - first extend your
right arm, bend the elbow slightly, and turn the
hand so that the palm and insides of the fingers
are facing you.
Now ponder the following:
Is this a hand for giving?
Or Is this a hand for receiving?
Further Ponder:
Is this a hand through which help is given? Or
Is this a hand through which help is received?
Now place your right hand next to your
left hand with thumb touching thumb and little
finger touching little finger and place your
hands toward your head so the thumbs are
under the chin and the index fingers touch
slightly against the nose.
Next bow your head, close your eyes, and
carefully ponder the above questions.
When the answer comes –
then you will know what you asked.
Jon Martindale

6. I Am
I
Am I?
I am What?
What am I For?
For I am What?
Awake me from this dream,
let me sleep no more
To Thy Holy Glory,
that is what I am for.
Jon Martindale

7. Questions???
As I ponder the questions of my who,
what, when, where, why, and how,
the question arises “Am I on a
sabbatical from Eternal Life to pass
through this material plane called
human life? If the answer is yes, then
what must I do to share and care;
how must I come to know and grow;
when must I love and hug; where
must I give thrust and trust; why
must I seek to find; and who must;
of course I must!!! ------- ‘Tis I.
Jon Martindale

8. Life, Truth, and Love
What is Life but that which is Love.
What is Truth but for the telling of.
Only through spiritual eyes can I see
In that great mirror is reflected me.
In my Life which is filled with Love
All is mine and given from above.
So what I have and what belongs to me
I freely give and share with thee.
Jon Martindale

9. Sailing With You
Weigh my anchor for boat to sail
Filled with love, Thee I hail.
Weigh my anchor for boat to sail
With You at helm, I can not fail.
Sail with me into yonder ocean
Help me overcome this emotion.
Sail with me into yonder ocean
Fill my life with Your devotion.
My hand needs held, my body fed
Give me Dear Father my daily bread.
My hand needs held, my body fed
Let me walk where You have tread.
Help me grow into Thy sight
Where You are is Perfect Light.
Help me grow into Thy sight
A beautiful sight, Your Perfect Light.
Jon J. Martindale July 1986

10. MY GENESIS
From what mortal mind says, I am not
Or else a pillar of salt would be my Lot.
From that only Mind it was revealed
That from that Spirit I was healed.
And from what is Soul, I found my right
Now Principle is for me a guiding light.
From that which is Life, I must grow.
From that which is Truth, I must know.
From that which is Love, I must show.
Jon Martindale
December 16, 1986

11. OPPORTUNITY
Opportunity comes each and every hour
I must plant, water, and weed the flower.
It is I who must do the knocking
As I knock, seek the eternal opening.
That which I seek, I shall find
Comes to me from the one and only Mind.
That for which I ask, to me will be given
From that only Mind, I make my living
Jon Martindale

12. The 23rd Psalm for a Young Friend
God is my Friend, I am not alone. My Friend makes me
happy and has a nice place for me to grow and play; my
Friend explains the rules to keep me out of trouble.
My Friend makes me feel good: my Friend shows me
around to all the right places because my Friend likes me to
be seen where my Friend is known.
When I forget my Friend’s way, get lost, and stump my
toes and get bruised up, I am not afraid to stop and yell for
help because my Friend will pick me up and heel my feet.
When I play by my Friend’s rules, I am a constant me
winner of the little games and can even slay big red
dragons: my Friend show me how to win and that makes
me feel good.
My Friend’s rules make me equal and give me self esteem
so I can spread out and send away those lies, unreality,
and liars: my Friend’s rules are tops and make me look
good.
These rules give me satisfaction and keep me from falling
apart. Only good and kindness pursue me constantly while
I settle down to work and rest with my Friend.
Only good things happen to me when I am at my Friend’s
place and my Friend says that I am always welcome there
.
Jon J. Martindale January 15, 1986

13. Eternal Potter – Mortal Clay
God the Eternal Potter; man the mortal clay
God sent His only Son to show me the way.
God created Adam and within him breathed
Then sent His Son in Whom I could believe.
Satan came and tempted man with greed
Jesus’ Truth delivered has now man freed.
Jesus came and He a cross did bear,
So that I a crown could proudly wear.
God of Power and God of Might
Take my heart and mold it right.
Holy Spirit come dwell within
Remove me from all my sin.
God my Father, Who is the God of Light
Guide me through the shadows of the night.
Jon Martindale

14. Reflection
In God’s image you were made.
For God’s glory you are bade (Genesis 1:27).
An Image is a likeness or reflection of the Real thing –
therefore, let your light so shine (Matthew 5:14).
In the presence of others and even when alone
remember you are God’s reflection.
The way you stand, talk, walk and act is your visible
expression of that reflection.
Remember God is not only good – God is Great. Express
that greatness in and to yourself as well as others.
Jon Martindale

15. Daily Affirmations – Jon Martindale
1. God is my Source, Creator, best Friend, Inspiration, Savior,
Lord and Master.
2. In every day and in every way, I get better, better, and better
•Anatomically and physiologically
•Human and animalistic instinct
•Creative and analytical mental capabilities
•Control over ups and downs of emotions
•Personal, public and social interaction
•Material and financial well being
•Spiritual understanding of self and fellow man
3. I am eliminating feelings, behaviors, and attitudes that limit
me and I am replacing them with a Christ consciousness that
Empower me.
4. I am loved and successful because I am a loving person
helping others to obtain success.
5. In relation to family, friends, and acquaintances, all is well
and balanced.
6. God’s ever present Love servers as a constant Force Field to
protect me and those I love from the arrows of hate and the
spears of anger.
7. The words I choose to use are of value to me as well as those
who have ears to hear.
8. Procrastination, idleness, and busywork are no longer a part of
my character, they are merely tools that may be used to
achieve a higher good.
9. What needs to be done my Creator has already accomplished and
deserves a thank you by my taking proper action.
10. All nations are of one blood, all living things are my brothers and
sisters, and all objects animate and inanimate are here for me to
come to know and grow and care and share.

16. Habit
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half of the things you do you might as well turn over to me and I
will do them – quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed – you must be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few
lessons, I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of great people, and alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am no a machine though I work with the precision of a machine
plus the intelligence of a person.
You may run me for profit of run me for ruin –
It makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me, and
I will place the world at your feet.
Be easy with me and I will destroy you.
Who am I?
I am Habit.
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