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Category Archives: Rhymes

Tony Funderburk’s rhymes to help you understand and enjoy God’s love. For kids from 1 to 101.

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Down The River

Tony Funderburk Posted on March 15, 2014 by TonyJanuary 1, 2020

Down the river there’s a ripple and a wake That doesn’t seem to end like it does in a lake. It doesn’t need a storm or a deep earthquake To shimmer and shudder and shiver and shake. Down the river … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged mile high, share a smile

Love Is Snow don’t you know

Tony Funderburk Posted on March 14, 2014 by TonyFebruary 16, 2024

I know you’ve heard love is patient. You’ve probably heard all those other descriptions like love is kind love is blind love is true love is blue But have you ever heard that love is snow? One day, as I … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged love is blind, love is kind

Behind Statues And Doors

Tony Funderburk Posted on March 12, 2014 by TonyMarch 3, 2022

I remember an ongoing study, in a high school English class, on the implications, metaphors, and similes found in John Keats’ poem, “Ode On A Grecian Urn“. It wasn’t a simple class on which words rhymed and which did not. … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged hidden meanings, John Keats
Tony Funderburk Posted on February 23, 2014 by TonyFebruary 18, 2022
Let sparkling salvation shine in your heart.

From the time I became a Christian, when I was 13, I’ve had a vision of salvation as being like crystal. What I mean by that is the clarity…the clear, clean, crystal eternal life promised to me by God. When … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged had a vision, like crystal

Crescent Moon is a phase and not the end of days

Tony Funderburk Posted on February 22, 2014 by TonyFebruary 27, 2024
The Crescent Moon...an ancient song by singer songwriter Tony Funderburk.

One of the most beautiful and poetic lights in the sky is the crescent moon. Often written about…used as a logo…a symbol of different meanings to different peoples, it’s technically is just the sliver of light we see on the … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged monthly phase, poetic lights

Sad Regrets

Tony Funderburk Posted on February 21, 2014 by TonyFebruary 24, 2025
Sad Regrets can happen in life...do you know a way out from under them?

Do you have any sad regrets? If you’ve only lived into your teens so far, of course you’ve had sad regrets…and just about any other kind of regrets there are. Am I right? (imagine that question with a strong Greek … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged scrape off the barnacles

Forever Gone Lyrics

Tony Funderburk Posted on February 20, 2014 by TonySeptember 1, 2019

As I sit here this morning, looking at the yellowing paper in my old spiral notebook, it’s hard to believe it’s been almost 40 years since I wrote these “Forever Gone” lyrics. Yet, there it is in my very own … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged almost 40 years, in living color

Mercy Belle

Tony Funderburk Posted on February 18, 2014 by TonyFebruary 19, 2014
Mercy Belle is a song or poem by singer songwriter, Tony Funderburk

When I was a young, aspiring writer and poet, I wrote many verses and stories ripe with open, seemingly vague implications, unspoken intimations, and underlying innuendos. I wrote that way to elicit responses and ideas from readers. It worked very … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes
Tony Funderburk Posted on February 5, 2014 by TonyJuly 9, 2024
As a kid it's what I did

As a kid, I had a vivid imagination, and I loved to spend time in my own little world of make believe. I don’t think that makes me unique at all. I’m sure just about every kid enjoys conjuring up … Continued here

Posted in Christian books for kids, Rhymes | Tagged as a kid, dream big, my own little world
Tony Funderburk Posted on February 2, 2014 by TonyFebruary 18, 2022
High Horses, a song about humility by singer songwriter, Tony Funderburk

When we ride our high horses, we often have much further to fall. Before I go on let me ask you this: Have you ever heard that expression…high horses? I remember my elders saying things like that when I was … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged high horse, old-fashioned

Unknown

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 30, 2014 by TonyJanuary 30, 2022
Hitchcock had a way of making the unknown terrifyingly entertaining.

There’s the unknown road, the unknown composer, and most famously, the unknown soldier. We humans seem to like our mysteries. Alfred Hitchcock proved that. There have been times in my writing life where I assumed the role of a character … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, unknown soldier

A Whole Lot Like Me

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 27, 2014 by TonyJanuary 30, 2022
They guy in the lyrics was a whole Lot Like Me

Once upon a time back in 1981 I found a guy who was a whole lot like me. He was living in the lyrics to a song. It was a song I had just written. It was one of those … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged living in the lyrics

Cowboy On Every Corner

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 26, 2014 by TonySeptember 23, 2014

In America…and especially in the south…there’s an expression we use to describe a trend or fad that’s really catching on. We say something like “yeah, there’s one on every corner”. It just means you can find it anywhere. Back in … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged really catching on, urban cowboy

Golden

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 25, 2014 by TonyJanuary 30, 2014
Look into the Golden Disk and tell me what do you see.

I’ve always looked for golden opportunities to write about things I couldn’t see or explain. Does that make any sense? For example, as I sat down to my computer just now I looked over and saw the reflection and refraction … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged simple little song, the exact feeling
Tony Funderburk Posted on January 24, 2014 by TonyJune 6, 2024
Fall Fast Asleep

Fall Fast Asleep When you want your little ones to fall fast asleep, do you read them a story or play them some lullaby songs? I’m curious how many parents still do that. And I hope bedtime stories and lullabies … Continued here

Posted in Author, Rhymes, short bedtime stories | Tagged bedtime stories, lullaby songs

The Thrill Of It All

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 19, 2014 by TonyJanuary 24, 2014
Taking unnecessary risks for the thrill of it all

Parachuting. Bungee jumping. One night stands. So much in life is done simply for the thrill of it all… …isn’t there more to life than that? Don’t get me wrong. I love the feeling of exhilaration, the take-your-breath-away moments that … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged take your breath away, unnecessary risks

You Can Avoid It

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 15, 2014 by TonyMay 8, 2017

Life can look pretty bleak sometimes. You find yourself up against a wall. You don’t believe there’s anyone in the whole world who could possibly understand what you’re going through. Your heart becomes a wasteland. You feel null and void. … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged against a wall, null and void

Freedom 1988

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 12, 2014 by TonyJanuary 14, 2014
Freedom is the lifeblood of creativity. Read these lyrics by singer songwriter, Tony Funderburk.

Freedom I’m gunning for the gold medal”aiming for the sun dance Don’t wanna be a drifter all my life, I gotta take a new chance I’ve driven down the pipeline. I’ve seen so many street signs I’m headed back where … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged when the bubble pops
Tony Funderburk Posted on January 9, 2014 by TonyJanuary 9, 2024
Celtic Clouds Cabins featured in a music video by singer songwriter Tony Funderburk

In 2009 I wrote 10 lullaby songs in 10 days. Those songs became my first collection of lullaby songs for kids called “Lullabye Bye”. And one of those songs was called “Blue Celtic Cloud”. Today, by accident, I found a … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged celtic clouds, lullaby songs

Favorite Color

Tony Funderburk Posted on January 4, 2014 by TonyJanuary 5, 2014
Singer songwriter, writer, and illustrator, Tony Funderburk, shares why his favorite color is blue.

I think I’ve made no secret that my favorite color is blue. Just take a look around my website, and I think you’ll see it’s pretty obvious. But have you ever wondered about blue? “Uh, no Tony. Why would I … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged a very interesting story, favorite color blue

Merry Christmas 2013

Tony Funderburk Posted on December 25, 2013 by TonyDecember 27, 2013
Singer songwriter, Tony Funderburk, wishes you a Merry Christmas 2013.

Merry Christmas. I hope you have a blessed day full of the the things you enjoy most. And above all…I hope you truly understand the only reason we have Christmas and the “holiday season” is because God took on human … Continued here

Posted in Rhymes | Tagged blessed day

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