Your Needful Hour

Oftentimes when hardship strikes
And darkness hides the light,
It seems as if there's no way out
And no strength left to fight -
It appears as though life's lost its color
And joy is gone forever
And all the good and happy moments,
Life did from you sever.
But just as sure as little wings
Help a bird to fly and 
Furry cats were given claws
To help them to survive,
And without water clouds would cease
To revive a pretty flower,
Be assured that God will help you
In your needful hour.

Rouby

Return

Like a little ghost returned,
I sought the old familiar haunts,
Where happy childhood memories
Had long supplied my meager wants.
Down dusty avenues of years,
Unerringly I walked before
The well remembered places where
Nobody knew me anymore.

The dear beloved house was gone,
The bridge was down, the lake was dry,
The shops were closed and everywhere
So much had changed ... or was it I?
Somehow he seemed to understand,
The old stray dog, who licked my hand.

Rouby