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Franklin Spriggs
Franklin Spriggs
(December 28,1951 / Portsmouth, Ohio)
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Dear precious readers,
Just a little of your time,
I’ll try to speak about myself,
And try to make it rhyme.
I was born in a small little town,
About fifty six years ago,
A small town indeed it was,
I’m from Portsmouth O-HI-O.
Raised in Columbus,
From the time I was two,
Where I was educated to some degree,
Where I was ... more »
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Franklin Spriggs Poems
My Mother Did Not Want Me
Not really wanted as a child,
Yet into this world I came,
Not to be a bundle of joy,
Just someone to give a name.... more »
Forgive Me Lord
As I set with pen in hand,
I stop to consider why,
Forgive me this day, oh Lord I pray,
For bringing a tear to your eye.... more »
I Asked The Lord This Question
Sitting around the house one day,
I stopped to consider this,
Why am I upon this earth,
If it's Heaven that I miss?... more »
God Has Not Forgotten You
Down this highway that we call life,
Of all it's heartaches, toils and strife,
It's hard for the saints to keep pressing through,
But always remember, God has not forgotten you.... more »
A Fathers Son-A Sons Father
As I sit to consider,
The events of my life,
Through many toils and heartaches,
Much bitterness, anger, and strife.... more »
The Lonely Husband
I was sitting around the house one day,
This thought came into my mind,
Why am I always by myself,
And a wife I cannot find.... more »
The Days Of Wine And Roses
The days of wine and roses,
So happily they seem,
Of youthful days and red bouquets,
And faces full of glee.... more »
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I Asked The Lord This Question
Sitting around the house one day,
I stopped to consider this,
Why am I upon this earth,
If it's Heaven that I miss?
So I asked the Lord of Heaven,
Could you please tell me why,
You have brought me into this world,
And here was his reply.
My dear son Franklin,
Before the universe would ever be,
I had you in my heart in love,
By faith you came from me.
I made the Heavens and the Earth,
A temporary place to call home,
You had to leave me for a while,
But I left you not alone.
I put music and poetry in your heart,
To ...
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