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When you’re a father, don’t shy away.
Stand in the light so everyone can see,
What it takes to be a father and Lead the Way.
With strength and fairness and something to say,
Be the strength and the backbone for your family everyday.
Because a father is the one person we look up to – to show us the way.
Because one day will be Father’s and this is what we’ll say,
We learned from our father who showed us the way.
HAPPY FATHER’S
DAY
By
LENNY JAYNES
The regularly scheduled program of the Historical Society of Frankford, June 13, 2023, 7:30 pm, at 1507 Orthodox Street, will feature Adam DePaul, a member of the governing council of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania.
Chief Adam Waterbear DePaul, Tribal Storykeeper and Director of Education for the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, will discuss the past and present of the Lenape people in Pennsylvania. This will include pre-colonial life, relationships with William Penn, the era of Penn’s Sons and the Walking Purchase, the Lenape diaspora and where they are today, the Lenape who remained in their homeland and how they remained, and what the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is doing today to revitalize Lenape culture and continue their role as caretakers of the environment. Chief Adam will invite discussion and questions from the audience.
IN YOUR HANDS
Where there’s a beginning, there must be an end.
Let’s start at the beginning, where I place my heart in your hands.
There’s not a lot of things that I hold dear.
But this is my heart, so I need you to take care.
Don’t use it as a weapon, use it as a shield –
To hold back temptation and to keep me near.
When things happen, and you don’t understand, just stand back!
Because you have a shield, to hold back all things you don’t understand.
That’s why I put my heart in your hands.
So, when the strong winds blow you from side to side, look in your hand,
And use my heart as a guide, to keep you on a straight and narrow path,
That’s why I know our love is going to last.
So, this is the reason I hope you understand,
That’s why I put – my heart in your hands.
By
Lenny Jaynes
WANDERING EYES
Don’t blame me for seeing your true beauty,
Don’t blame me for seeing your bright smile.
So, stop and look around, and you will see.
It’s not me, it’s all about my wandering eyes.
I may have seen you from a distance,
I may have seen you when you pass by.
So, don’t blame me if I’m looking, it’s not about me –
It’s all about my wandering eyes.
If I see you on the Avenue,
If I see you on the dance floor.
It doesn’t make any difference, cuz
It’s all about my wandering eyes.
So, if I see you on the corner,
If I see you on a trolley car,
Don’t blame me for looking –
It’s all about my wandering eyes.
By
Lenny Jaynes
STRESS FREE
If rain could wash away a mountain. If the sun could dry up the sea.
Just stop and think how wonderful life could be – if you would pray for peace of mind, and be stress free.
Then God would whisper in your ear, I know how hard you have worked.
Now it’s time you focus on yourself, and treasure – all your memories.
Because I knew you’ve done your very best. “Now give all your stress to me”.
BY
Lenny Jaynes
