30 x 36 inches

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A gentle breeze rustling leaves

Afternoon sun beats down

Blue skies, skylarks rise

The church bell’s distant sound

As they fade, here in the shade

There’s no place I’d rather be

In the grass I lay on this beautiful day

I thank the man who planted the tree

16 x 20 inches

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Good days bad days

Happy days or sad

Today may be the worst one

You think you’ve ever had

Go into the garden

Ask Christ to come along

Listen to the robin sing

In every day you’ll find a song

15 x 18 inches

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When you wake up in the morning

And the sun is shining bright

Always thank your lucky stars

You made it through the night

Go and make yourself a brew

Sit on the step outdoors

Be grateful for today’s a day

You’ve never seen before

13 x 16 inches

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In the stillness of the evening

In the quiet of the night

Put your hands together

Close your eyes up tight

For every breath and heartbeat

You’ve been blessed with on this day

Let gratitude be the pillow

That you kneel upon and pray

13 x 16 inches

£8,500

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I thank the Lord for this morning

I thank the Lord for the day

I thank the Lord my saviour

And all that comes my way

I thank the Lord for my old dog

My children and my wife

A man who forgets to say thank you

Has fallen asleep in life

13 x 16 inches

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Here we are tucked up in bed

Our Master’s fast asleep

Little Ted and I would like a word

Before we count some sheep

When you pray there’s no need to say

A lot of waffle and stuff

If your only prayer is thank you

Then that will be enough

12 x 10 inches

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I know I’m a very lucky dog

I live in a lovely home

There’s a garden for me to play in

In my dish I have a bone

Lots of toys to play with

My favourite’s little Ted

I carry him around all day

He sleeps next to me in bed

My Master’s very kind to me

Sometimes he gives me toast

Sometimes it’s got butter on

It’s the little things that mean the most

32 x 40 inches

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The old man and his dog often walk here

It gives him time to reflect

He likes to think of positive things

No time to waste on regrets

There’s been happy times sad times

Times he’s suffered pain

But he couldn’t have gotten where he is

Without coming the way he came

30 x 36 inches

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In the shade of a tree by an old stone bridge

There’s an old man who can often be seen

He sits there by the water’s edge

Beside a little stream

Once I stopped to say hello

This wisdom he did impart

Water may reflect your face

But life reflects your heart

24 x 28 inches

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I often sit here and reflect on life

On those days when I was a lad

I’d come fishing here on a summer’s eve

With our dog and my dear old dad

One thing he used to tell me was

Be as happy as the day is long

Make sure you know what you’re doing is right

So you know what you’re doing isn’t wrong

20 x 24 inches

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Check the depth of the water first

In case you cannot swim

Take time to think in case you sink

For trouble this could bring

So if your boat is going down

Full of things you’d rather forget

Then a moment of reflection

Could stop a lifetime of regret

20 x 16 inches

£13,500

Whatever things are lovely

Whatever things are true

Whatever things are pure

These things God wants for you

Whatever things are heavenly

Whatever things are good

Reflect and think upon these things

The things you know you should

16 x 20 inches

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Wouldn’t it be such a wonderful thing

If your dog was a reflection of you

And you could show love to everyone

Like the way your dog loves you

10 x 12 inches

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Never judge a book by its cover

It’s not very wise to do

For the flaws you see in others

Could be a reflection of you

40 x 48 inches 

£34,500

I thought I knew most everything

When I was just a lad

No need for all that knowledge

Passed down from Mum & Dad

All seemed free and easy then

There was nothing much that bothered me

Til life’s ups and downs rolled in

Like waves upon the sea

The journey has been hard at times

But I’m grateful it’s been long

You can’t change the things of yesterday

Those times are past and gone

I have slowly come to realise

Now that I’ve grown old

Better a drop of wisdom

Than an ocean full of gold

32 x 40 inches

£25,000

By the water’s edge I love to be

Pebbles beneath my feet

The sound of the sea calls out to me

As the waves caress the beach

No time to stay they are pulled away

Only to return

Where the sea meets the shore

And the shore meets the sea

My heart forever yearns

32 x 40 inches

£25,000

Blessed is the life I’ve been given

Down here by the sea

Walking along the clifftops

My old dog and me

Never wanting much in life

Happy as I am

Whatever tomorrow holds for me

Is just part of the good Lord’s plan

If he lets me see the sun come up

Then see it go back down

Live every minute as if it’s my last

Never watching the clock go round

Then there’s nothing more I can ask for

I have come to understand

This day is the first of the rest of my life

Time and tide they wait for no man

24 x 28 inches

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I lean on these railings

Looking back at my failings

Yet I don’t have any regrets

Yes there’s things I’ve done wrong

But life’s journey is long

Time to forgive and forget

I think of my dad

The advice I once had

The last thing he said to me

“Keep on following the river my son

And one day you’ll find the sea”

20 x 24 inches

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When a distant storm is brewing

And the forecast isn’t great

Have a word with Him above

Before it gets too late

I was once told by a fisherman

This he said to me

“He who knows not how to pray

Let him go and sail the sea”

15 x 18 inches

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The sun has opened up the day

So let it bring you light

New beginnings could await you

Before the day turns into night

Each moment oh so precious

There’ll be a time when there’s no more

You will never find new oceans

Unless you lose sight of the shore

13 x 16 inches

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At the beginning of creation

On day three He made the sea

I love to sit here with His book

Just my old friend and me

Tides ebb and flow, waves come and go

As I ponder on God's glories

Of all those endless horizons

And all life's untold stories

40 x 48 inches

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As the day fades away

The flowers soon shall rest their heads

All is still, all is quiet

Amongst the garden beds

The old man likes to say good night

He’ll be off to bed quite soon

Whilst the moon looks at many flowers

And the night flowers look at one moon

32 x 40 inches

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Don’t waste time thinking about things you want

Losing sight of the things you have

A best friend to hug a best friend to love

Is better than worldly fads

You can be rich without lots of money

You may not have fancy cars

But even a poor man with nothing

Can own the moon and the stars 

24 x 28 inches

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We’re out on the bike on this moonlit night

That’s me up front in the basket

I’ve a question for my Master

I just wish I was able to ask it

All dogs believe in Jesus

Of that we have no doubt

But if he doesn’t pay his electricity bill

Would the sun and moon go out?

20 x 24 inches

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This wise old man has no secrets

This wise old man tells no lies

This wise old man knows that nothing grows

Unless the seed first dies

This wise old man is humble

This wise old man is clever

He knows the sun, the moon, the truth

Cannot be hidden forever

16 x 20 inches

£13,500

My master is a kind old man

He wouldn’t hurt a fly

Always willing to lend a hand

Never questioning why

I wish everyone was just like him

The world would be a better place

Instead of causing someone hurt

Share a warm embrace

I wish that all could learn to love

I hope that peace comes soon

For we all live under the one same sky

Looking at the one same moon

16 x 20 inches

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Just because it’s dark at night

Don’t think you can’t be seen

Someone’s got their eye on you

To see how good you’ve been

Even if it’s Sunday

And He’s resting on day 7

You could have regrets lest you forget

That the stars are the eyes of Heaven

13 x 16 inches

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When I was young I asked my mum

Why God hangs the moon out at night

“So that in your darkest moments

You will always find some light”

30 x 36 inches

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As the years come and go

None of us know where the path will end

But I wander on wherever it leads

Along with my best friend

I make my way one step at a time

What’s up ahead I cannot see

But faith is the bridge between where I am

And where it’s taking me

20 x 24 inches

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The sun shines on the righteous

The sun shines on the blessed

The sun shines on the old man

His sins have been confessed

Now that he’s found Jesus

He hopes that you do too

So have faith that you will find the light

And the sun will shine on you

20 x 16 inches

£13,500

If something is missing in your life

If there is something you’re searching for

Seek and you will find it

If you knock on the good Lord’s door

Open up your heart to Him

As this world is getting sadder

Take up your cross and remember that

Faith is the first step on the ladder

15 x 18 inches

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Yesterday has come and gone

Tomorrow isn’t here

Today will take care of itself

Don’t fill it up with fear

Each breath you take, every smile you give

Come absolutely free

So accept what is, let go of what was

And have faith in what will be

30 x 36 inches

£21,500

The tides are ever-changing

The clouds they come and go

What the forecast holds for you

You’ll never really know

If your ship has already sailed

If there’s a hole in your rowing boat

The storm will not last forever

So never give up hope

16 x 20 inches

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Now the bleak midwinter

Has given way to spring

Now the sun is shining

Now the birds will sing

Now the broken-hearted lovers

Shall once again elope

For now there’s blossom on the trees

For everyone there’s hope

10 x 12 inches

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When you lay your head on the pillow

At the end of one of those days

When hope has gone out of the window

Leaving you dismayed

When you’re tossing and turning in your bed

Laying there awake

However long that night is

The dawn will eventually break

12 x 10 inches

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If it’s dark and overcast

Find a summer within yourself

Dust your mother’s bible off

Take it from the shelf

There’s hope within its pages

Let God’s will be done

And you will never see the shadows

If you keep your eye on the Son

20 x 24 inches

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This old man knows a thing or two

He's lived a fruitful life

He's very kind, very wise

He once gave me this advice

"Whatever anyone asks of you

You can only do your best

And always remember that love and eggs

Are better when they’re fresh”

16 x 20 inches

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Not one minute can we stop

Or second can we save

A day only lasts until sunset

But love lasts until the grave

15 x 18 inches

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If you plant a seed in a pot

And keep it in the dark

If you have a guard dog

That can't be bothered to bark

If your boiled egg is hard

You’ve left it in too long

Has it ever occurred to you

You’re living your life all wrong

Perhaps you are in need of Jesus

To send you the spirit from above

For a flower cannot bloom without sunshine

And a man cannot live without love

10 x 12 inches

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Love thy neighbour

Love God

Love me

Love my dog

32 x 40 inches

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The fields once green now turned to gold

Days still long and bright

Swallows gather on telephone wires

Soon they shall take flight

That time of year has come again

Summer’s nearly passed

The earth has been tickled with a hoe

With a harvest she now laughs

24 x 28 inches

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The farmer has no time to sleep

His old red tractor digging deep

Up and down he gently tills

Sows the seeds in fresh cut drills

Then patiently waits for the land to yield

You’re not a man until you’ve ploughed a field

20 x 24 inches

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Will today be wet or dry

Could the evening end with a shepherd’s red sky

How will the wheat and barley grow

Until the harvest nobody knows

How many springtime lambs will be born

How many pigeons will eat his corn

Early in the morning will his tractor start

Could a wheel fall off the donkey cart

What if it rains when he’s making hay

How many eggs will Mildred lay

This farmer knows there could always be a catch

So he never counts his chickens before they hatch

20 x 24 inches

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This old farmer’s a wise old man

Gets his work done whilst he can

Whether it’s sunshine whether it’s rain

Never takes God’s name in vain

Milks the cows feeds the hens

By his side a faithful friend

Ploughs and scatters sows and reaps

Scrubs his pigs looks after his sheep

Through pastures green he wends his way

Until it’s time to hit the hay

15 x 18 inches

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There is a jolly farmer

Who lives a simple life

I met him down a country lane

He gave me some advice

Don’t give thought for the ifs and buts

The whys the whens the hows

You’ll end up having sleepless nights

And get a furrowed brow

Buy yourself a tractor

Leave all your worries behind

You’ll never ever plough a field

By turning it over in your mind

16 x 13 inches

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Weather’s changing skies are clear

Winter's over spring is here

Birds are nesting in the trees

Farmers busy sowing seeds

One for the rook one for the crow

One to wither and one to grow

13 x 16 inches

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Some people think my Master’s rich

Because he bought a farm

He’s got a brand-new combine harvester

100 acres and a barn

But when my Master does his books

I often hear him sigh

“If I ever get out of the red

This pig might bloomin’ fly”

32 x 40 inches 

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Love the bees and butterflies

Blossom on the trees

Birds that sing their evening song

Cauliflowers, peas

Dahlias, Hollyhocks

Little Ted and dog

Do good deeds, love the weeds

And all things made by God

Love your neighbour as yourself

Don’t become too greedy

Give a trug of vegetables

To someone who is needy

Make sure you pray least once a day

Of your sins the Lord shall pardon

We come from the earth return to the earth

And in between we garden

32 x 40 inches 

£25,000

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The old man is in his garden

Many seeds he’s sown

With the help of the good Lord up above

Many things he has grown

He potters in the vegetable patch

Potters in the shed

Toils the soil, hoes the rows

Tends the flowerbeds

Then on the handle of his fork

The robin doth appear

To make it known he’s not alone

His loved ones dear are near

24 x 28 inches

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Some hearts are full of joy and peace

Some hearts are sadly hardened

You reap what you sow but be sure that you know

There’s always hope in a vegetable garden

Like the onion sets and runner beans

The cauliflowers all in a row

Sweet peas and the cabbages

Your faith in Christ can grow

So plant the seeds and water them

Dig as many holes as the old man’s dog

You will probably unearth a bone or two

And one day you’ll find God

20 x 24 inches

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The gardener loves his garden

The gardener loves his shed

The gardener loves his chrysanthemums

With their delicate petalled heads

The sweet peas and the runner beans

Love the rain and showers

The very busy bumble bees

Loves the scented flowers

On the breeze the fragile wings

Of summer butterflies

Love’s a garden seed that’s sown

A seed that never dies

16 x 20 inches

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Bury me in the garden

Bury me in my boots

Put me in my vegetable patch

I’ll rest amongst their roots

Never forget my dearest love

When you’re out here pulling weeds

Us old gardeners never die

We only go to seed

15 x 18 inches

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When I’m in the garden

I’m never ever sad

I often think of those summer days

Spent here with my dear old dad

He’d give me a ride in the wheelbarrow

When it was time for his flask of tea

We’d sit in the shed on an old wooden chest

Where he’d tell stories to me

He told me about some fairies

And the angels that lived in the woods

How one day he would take me to see them

If I kept on being good

Although I still miss him dearly

With these memories I am blessed

If you plant a garden

You’ll be planting happiness

12 x 10 inches

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Nothing lasts forever

So the saying goes

What lies around the corner

I don’t think anyone knows

Of this we can be certain

From God our time we borrow

Remember this life is a precious gift

To sow a seed is to believe in tomorrow

32 x 40 inches

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How does a primrose know

When it’s time to grow

How does it know it’s spring

I wonder if a primrose knows

Of the joy that it can bring

Take a leaf from nature's book

Let God's will be granted

Don’t worry too much

About how and why

Just bloom wherever you’re planted

20 x 24 inches

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Soon there will be flowers

It’s now that time of year

If you’ve been sad it’s time to dab

Away that falling tear

For soon there will be flowers

New life shall begin

Leave what’s gone behind you

For soon it will be spring

16 x 20 inches

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I’m so lucky I have my Master

He means so much to me

If he’d never saved me from the home

I don’t know where I’d be

I’ll be forever grateful

For that day he took me in

For a house without love

And without Jesus above

Would be like a year without a spring

10 x 12 inches

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Fresh mown grass fills the air

The winter tree no longer bare

At the top on a bough

The song thrush sings

Blossom by blossom

Spring begins

40 x 48 inches

£34,500

Thank you for the blue skies

Thank you for the trees

Thank you for the warming sun

And the gentle cooling breeze

Thank you for my best friend

I pray we shall not part

Thank you for the summer days

From an ever-grateful heart

30 x 36 inches

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Remember that old saying

When the sun shines

Make some hay

Horace the Roman poet wrote

"Carpe Diem" seize the day

So don't let another harvest pass

And end up asking why

For soon you'll see a falling leaf

Which is summer's wave goodbye

24 x 28 inches

£18,500

Days are long, skylark's song

A pheasant's distant call

Sparrows happily chirping

Upon the old church wall

Daisies, cornflowers

Showing off God's glory

All of this without a word

Telling summer's story

12 x 10 inches

£6,750

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We are not in any hurry

We slowly make our way

The two of us side by side

Feeling blessed on this God-given day

As the evening sun was settling down

I felt my soul was healed

And I tasted all of Summer

As we roamed from field to field

40 x 48 inches

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Misty mornings

Colours warming

Open fires roar

Leaves are falling

Autumn’s calling

Winter’s knocking at the door

20 x 24 inches

£16,500

Another page turned in the book

Of nature’s word unspoken

The summer sun takes two steps back

And autumn has awoken

16 x 20 inches

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There’s comfort in the wind that blows

Through the autumn trees

There’s secrets within as the rust sets in

Their ever changing leaves

Listen hard to what they’re telling you

They are trying to let you know

The end of the year is near

The time is here to let the old things go

12 x 10 inches

£6,750

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The old man loves this time of year

And once told me the reason

"Autumn carries more gold in its pockets

Than any other season’’

40 x 48 inches

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While shepherds washed their socks at night

And glory shone around

The choir sang the church bells rang

The snow lay on the ground

I stopped and looked in the window

It took me back in time

There I was in my pyjamas

The stairs about to climb

Paper chains, Christmas tree

With dodgy fairy lights

A stocking at the end of the bed

Santa comes tonight

A train set I’d been wishing for

It was top of my list of things

I stand outside the toy shop

Such memories it brings

Here I am now an old man

Long ago mum and dad did depart

But I’m never alone for those Christmases at home

Are forever in my heart

16 x 20 inches

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Up on the dales

The north wind blows

Across the landscape bleak

Now covered in winter's blanket

Beneath it nature sleeps

16 x 20 inches

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Gone are the busy bumble bees
Gone the blackbird's song
Gone are the days of summer
The nights now dark and long
Gone are the leaves, now naked trees
Stand bare neath dark grey skies
Snowflakes fall on seedheads tall
Like winter butterflies

10 x 12 inches

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I remember when I was just a lad

Building a snowman with my dear old dad

A bobble hat and matching gloves

Knitted by my mum knitted with love

Like silent thoughts that come and go

Upon my face fell soft white snow

I remember she told me, I was six or seven

That the snowflakes that fall

Are God's kisses from Heaven