Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor
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My father served as pastor of the Warwick United Methodist Church, Warwick, Georgia, from June 1998 to June 2001. Here is one of his columns from the Cordele Dispatch, Cordele, Georgia.
Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor
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My father served at the Alapaha United Methodist Church, Alapaha, Georgia, and the Glory United Methodist Church, in the Glory community outside of town, from June 1989 to June 1991.
Jean-Luc LeChat C. Taylor (1990-1991)
Photograph by Kenneth Randolph Taylor
When I needed companionship,
A furry friendliness,
He was there.
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Jean-Luc was special,
For I virtually worshipped
The fur he shed on my clothing.
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He was the first cat
I truly loved and adored.
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And now he is gone.
I shall see him again in Heaven.
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He was a cat,
Taken all in all;
I shall never look upon his like again.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
September 24, 1991
Rain
Image Source = Bigdee
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FoggDam-NT.jpg)
October 10, 1990
Was a rainy day,
The day of the downpour.
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The liquid precipitation
Began
To fall–
In the morning–
And
Continued
Until afternoon,
(The)
Afternoon.
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It was
Wonderful,
Refreshing,
Regenerative,
The impetus of
Resurrection.
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Rain–
Fell to the surface of
Earth–
The day of
October 10, 1990
(10/10/90),
Refreshing Gaia.
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Rain–
Fell to the surface of
Earth–
The day of
October 10, 1990
(10/10/90),
Refreshing me.
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Merci Beaucoup,
Mon Dieu,
Il a pleut.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
October 11, 1990
Yosemite Valley in the Morning
The utter and simple
Beauty of Nature
Enthralls my soul
And
Beckons to it
Awe and thanksgiving
For the
Simple, yet profound,
Joys of life
All who open their eyes
Must see.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
September 6, 1992
Full Moon
Image Source = Fir0002
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_and_red_blue_haze.jpg)
Diana
Bathed me in
Her lunar light
And
Gladdened my soul,
Enlightening it
With natural beauty.
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The clouds
Partitioned the early morning sky
Into strips,
And
Diana, the huntress,
Sat in the sky,
Suspended on a gossamer thread
From Heaven.
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A nip occupied the air,
Giving the early morning
A wintry sense.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
February 2, 1991
Blue Sky
A Public Domain Image from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, via Wikipedia
The afternoon
Of
09/30/90,
I walked outside
And
Heard
Birds singing luminously,
Saw
A beautiful sky,
And
Felt
GOD in the midst of all that.
That experience
Contributed
Much to my
Wonderful day.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
October 1-2, 1990
November 10, 2009
The Constellation Orion
Image Source = Mouser
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_3008_huge.jpg)
Nature
Sings to me a
Song of Tranquility,
A
Song of Peace.
Nature,
Through her
Birds,
Crickets,
Stars,
And
Others,
Gives me peace and strength
To continue
With my life
And
To conquer my fores
And
Meet my challenges.
This
Tranquility
Is
GOD.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
August 29, 1990
The Moon
A Public Domain Image from NASA, via Wikipedia
On July 6, 1990,
About 11:35 PM,
I walked outside,
Alone
But
Not alone,
And
Saw the clouds,
Diana,
The shadows,
And heard the crickets.
Peace was in my heart,
For I heard and saw
God.
I crossed myself,
Saluted Diana
(And God)
And went inside
To write this poem.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
July 6, 1990
Once,
I noticed
A few blades
Of
Green grass
Growing
In the midst of
Burnt
Debris
In a
Ditch
By the side of
The
Road,
At the
Side of
The
Yard.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
June 7, 1990
