John T. Baker., Footprints</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=92.htm>John T. Baker.</a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>Footprints</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b>(based on an old story, author unknown)<br>Long, long ago in the bloom of my youth<br>I spoke with the Lord and He taught me His truth,<br>He offered to help me and serve as my guide,<br>He promised forever He'd walk by my side.<br>I trusted the Lord and obeyed his command<br>And together we've walked through the years hand in hand;<br>But I recently had quite a curious dream:<br>I dreamed I was out on a beach by a stream;<br>I spotted some footprints etched deep in the sand<br>Arranged in a pattern as if they'd been planned;<br>And somehow I knew that those prints were my own ---<br>And there was the proof I had not walked alone!<br>There were two sets of prints in a matching design,<br>The second set merging to parallel mine ---<br>Except . . . for one stretch . . . there was only one pair ---<br>The parallel footprints no longer were there!<br>Those days, I recalled, were the worst of my life,<br>I was burdened with cares and surrounded by strife;<br>So I said to the Lord, I do not understand<br>That break in the footprints I see in the sand.<br>It was then that I stumbled and strayed from my post<br>And that was the time when I needed You most.<br>The Lord sweetly smiled as He said, That is true . . .<br>And that was the time I was carrying you.</b></font></p></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk1.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk1.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>