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Speed Limit Fifty

I had a funny feeling today
that forced me to go to the park and pray
I was neither happy or sad but I felt a bit mad
I jumped into my truck and drove to the top of the street
and pulled out my bicycle from the car seat
I rode down the park near London town
to escape the horrible sound
and  the noisy traffic finally died down
When I arrived at my favorite spot
The phrase "river bank "shouted from a sling shot
I quickly looked around but nothing was in the trees
Nothing on the ground and nothing could be found
But something mystical had me spell bound
I walked over the rocks and found a comfortable spot
and raised my head towards the heaven for a blessing
The bare trees hangs proudly over the swelling river
and the water raised anxiously over the rocks
covering the path that leads to the other side
Everything was still except the sound of water
beating against the tired rocks and the sound of
mother bird and her children chirping in the background
Waves upon waves moves harmoniously down stream
positioning themselves in the proper place
Oh it felt as if I was having a day dream
Here I am sitting on the rock latched onto the river bank
The water is roaring beneath me but it cannot get on top of me
I am sitting firmly on my throne planted in the rock
buried deep beneath the ground watching aimless rocks
floating purposeless in the river bed
and desperately looking for a place to lay their heads
The sun shone brightly upon me through the trees
signaling that God has not forgotten me
I have prayed a strong prayer for thee
He has your back for the next round
and no one can spin you around
so don't be dismayed when things are not going your way
I can't bear to see you frown 
I feel bad when your spirit is down
He said he will stabilize your ups and down
and he has driven the bad spirits out of London Town
You have made a big turn around
But don't be proud walk gingerly and speak honestly
You must take the lead to stamp out misogyny, inequality and greed
I prayed a strong prayer for King Saul too but the water around him
is getting higher and the people around him are going under
A big boulder is lined up on the river bank getting ready to roll over the land
I grabbed my bike and left that place
But when I reached the main road the sign speed limit fifty was staring in my face
I wasn't sure what it was saying to me I stared at it for a while and smile
and continued my journey along the path
I have passed this place several times but never saw this symbolism so high
I started thinking about fifty and its meaning
but just when I thought about it my camera was not on me
I rode back to the park and found the camera on the river bank
I paused a while and tried to figure out everything in my mind
The camera, the river bank speed limit fifty and a conversation
I had about age fifty with a man  that studied in England earlier on
Everything started to make sense
Its a confirmation about fifty 
I rode down the hill 
and read a scripture at various parts of the street
that says sixty six east and west 
while I was standing at the signs praying
five black birds flew low and circled around
and went in the direction of sixty six west
shortly  a white van turned the corner on sixty west
with sign on the van that says rigging 360
my heart started pounding and my spirit was groaning
The lord God has sent a sign to remind me that he was not playing
I circled around all the sign and prayed
Then I went up to Front Royal West and place the cup at her feet
and prayed a special prayer
The atmosphere was clear and a strong sunlight
radiated over me in front of the sign
The answer was coherent 
The almighty God was there
Speed limit fifty is your approval rating
He is guiding you through the swelling river
But the writing  on the van 
that said three hundred and sixty rigging
was indeed a master mind rigging job
shouting loudly from King Saul's property.

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