stan schmidt
This collection of poems deals with life and spiritual issues. The author bases his poems on many years of reading and personal experience. This poetry paints vivid word pictures of practical living and theological themes. The poems are simple, yet profound. They are written in common language and easily understood concepts. The style is unique, yet refreshing. These rhymes will assist the reader to contemplate the deeper side of life.
Stan Schmidt was born and raised in North Dakota. He moved to Minneapolis in 1989 when he went to Bethany College. He received a degree in theology. He has always been an avid reader of spiritual books. He has written several theological books as well as a number of poetry books. He is a self-made poet who puts his daily thoughts into poetry
GRIT
some days are a marathon to survive
having lost the passion to feel alive
being surrounded by only struggles and pain
less the sunshine with too much rain
where it seems prayers and hopes only discourage
and your favorite song feels like a dirge
so you hold your head in your hands
wondering if anybody else understands
hence, sadness becomes a circuitous journey
with a reality that makes thinking a gurney
and little pep talks are merely a nostrum
and nothing leaves you awe struck
wishing that lucid something would be
although clarity is nowhere to see
even God seems like just an intellectual concept
now this is where faith and living intersect
the crossroads of perseverance
a time that we dare not live by appearance
but dig deep down inside
no matter how much we have cried
putting into practice what we proclaim to believe
and unto our Lord we must cleave
trusting that the one set of footprints are not ours
when we are attempting to overcome the trying hours
as faith is the evidence of things unseen
centered in the Divine human being
the assurance of things hoped for
this dark day's alternative door
