happy birthday, MJ

Happy Birthday, to the girl with a thorn in her side.



May you not get what you want, may you not get what you deserve, but instead may the nail-scarred hand of the Saviour touch yours and bring life, light, forgiveness, and joy forever more.



You changed my life. Now, let the One Who saved my life, give you Life.

There are a ton of lyrics that would be appropriate to put here, on this date, following the above words. Kite by U2 comes to mind, as does anything by The Smiths. Instead, I'll go with honesty and hope...

"Turnaround" by Guardian


Jenny's sixteen, she was feeling down,
Living on the edge in a dead end town,
Everybody's talking, saying she's gonna fall, whoa,
Daddy left home when Jenny was five,
Mamma's broke down, is she dead or alive?
When it all adds up she's got nothing at all,
She got nothing.

You gotta turnaround, you know Love won't let you down,
I wanna tell you now, I know a Love that won't let you down.

Now she's eighteen,
Gonna leave it behind, heading for the city, got the lights in her eyes,
Gonna make it happen, she's playing to win,
Living high-wire with the "happening" crowd,
For a while she was happy, now it's bringing her down,
No matter where you go, you know it's all the same.

You gotta turnaround, you know Love won't let you down,
I wanna tell you now, I know a Love that won't let you down,
Ooh yeah, you gotta turnaround, you know Love won't let you down,
Won't let you down,
I wanna tell you now, you gotta turnaround, turnaround.

You lie awake and you remember the Love you felt so long ago, whoa,
The Voice that spoke to you when...when you were younger,
The Love of God won't let you go,
I want you to know, no, no, no.

Whoa,
You gotta turnaround, you know Love won't let you down,
No, no,no.
I wanna tell you now, I know a Love that won't let you down,
You gotta turnaround, you know Love won't let you down,
Won't let you down.
I wanna tell you now, you gotta turnaround, turnaround.

Won't let you down,
Won't let you down,
No, no, no, no, no,
Turnaround,
(fade)




Jesus bless you, MJ.


Added two brand new poems here...


http://leplaunpoetree.blogspot.com/2010/08/just-dance.html

and

http://leplaunpoetree.blogspot.com/2010/08/left-right-left.html