A Collection of Poems Originally published in the book "Poems to Ponder"© by Ruth Sutherland

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(Poem Titles with an * next to them indicate poems that have been added SINCE publication of the book.)

A Child of the King
A Cloudless Day
A Dozen Thankyous
A Heros Passing
A Mothers Fame
Almost
At Mother's Knee
Barbara
* Congratulations Mike
Dad, Brad and Chad
Do You Really Want Revival?
Everything is Just Enough
Famous Mothers
Fathers Day
Finest Gift of All
Foresight
Forward Project Payoff!
From the Pastor's Window
Garden of Love
God's Rainbow
Graduation
Hand in Hand

Happiness is the Lord
Happy Birthday Grandma
Happy Day
He Leadeth Me
* His Name is Jesus
Home
How to Stop a Revival
I'm so Glad
It Isn't Just Enough to Be There
* Joseph
Let's Get Acquainted
Made to be Broken
* Mama's Comin'
Memories of Black Creek
Men Only
Mirror of My Heart
My Comforter
My Dad
* My House - His Home
My Mother's Prayer
My Ship and I
* My Son My Son

My Teen-age Son
My Tithe
Ode to a Snowflake
On That Same Night
Our Bill
Our New Neighbors
Our Sailor Boy
Our Wordless Guest
Peter and I
Poor US
Praise the Lord
* Retirement
Shooting the Baby
Smell and Sell
So Send I You
Success Can Be Lonely
Sum Good Add-Vice
Thank You Lord
The 23rd Psalm
The Animal Farm
The Assassination of JFK
The Devilish Truth

The Evangelist's Wife
The Great Roll Call
The Pastor's Lament
* The Shepherd's Love
The Warmth of an Afghan
To a Deaf Friend
* To Homer With Love
What If--?
What Troubles You?
What Will It Be?
What's a Boy Worth?
When Mom had Laryngitis
* When Mothers Pray
When the Deacons Kneel to Pray
Where I Live
Where Your Treasures Are
Where's the Lesson?
Who Cares?
Why?
Woodshed Memories
Ye Too Shall Live