Welcome to The Kathy Flanary Nelson Photography Gallery
First and foremost we give thanks to God, and honor the courage of our troops. We miss you and appreciate your service to this great country. May God Bless you and be with you all. Amen.
Books for Soldiers
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"You Make Me Want to Sing"
(Music Stories)
is an illustrative children's book
Click on the cover to order and to read or sing...
This book is written for boys and girls.
Visit Amazon.com in the book section above, click on the cover and find a peek inside the book.
Stated at www.JacketFlap.com, are my greatest expectations for "You Make Me Want to Sing" (Music Stories).
Below is the first poem I wrote and the title poem for the book "This is Life". I couldn't sleep that night, six years ago, because the words would not let go of my mind. I tossed and turned, and then had to get up to write it down. Twenty minutes later, I had it, "This is Life", and then went into my newborn's nursery to watch her sleep for a while. The book, "This is Life" was published five years ago, and out of print for four years to date, but the poems are still dear to my heart and food for my soul and continue to inspire me each day, including my new publication for children "You Make Me Want to Sing" (Music Stories).
This is Life,
this is love,
I thank God in heaven
for you above.
You are an angel,
pure as snow,
and as you age
your soul will glow.
You'll cut, you'll bruise,
you'll hurt, I know,
God give me the wisdom
to help you grow.
And when I die,
the rivers will flow,
the sun will shine,
the grass will grow.
You will be strong,
with heart so true,
filled with lessons
I taught to you.
You're never alone,
you never will be,
I've prayed for angels
to watch over thee.
This is life,
this is love,
in heaven with God,
watching you from above.
(c) from the book "This is Life", (Embracing the Seasons through Poetry and Songs), published 2003
(c) "This is Life", published 2003, revised 2008, Kathy Flanary Nelson
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Thistles and Blue Springs is the site's theme and below is the poem that inspired the photography. I do hope you enjoy the gallery.
Thistles and Blue Springs
Away I go to the clear blue springs
where the wind is calm,
and thistles are clouds that I stand upon,
where my mind is free to be.
Where the children play,
on a lovely day and apple blossoms fill the air,
pure goodness shines from heaven's door,
and on this earth is hurt no more.
Then a thistle pricks my mind,
and stole this time,
and again I have to run,
where fragrant blossoms flowing,
keep safe my mind from knowing,
not every child is there.
The thistle looms to ensure I see,
children's hurt beyond this tree.
Where do I go from here?
Every child is part of me,
chasing blossoms from the apple tree,
and wishing wishes to come.
Not every child is here.
The time is yet for Glory's reign to part from heaven's door.
Until that time while the thistles blow,
release my mind to a place to go,
where earth is pure once more.
Away I go to the clear blue springs,
where the wind is calm.
Thistles are clouds that I stand upon.
Nothing stings and my mind is free to be
where nothing - nothing - will harm us there.
(c) 2007 Kathy Flanary Nelson (revised 2008)
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