Don Johnson Poet Ballad

Waste of Time

Waste, time

If life is not a total waste of time,
perhaps we had a different other line,
back and forth a hundred thousand years,
with blood n death impaled by spears, 
sometimes,

duty caused the crime,
if it's not a total waste of time?
resurrection, sometimes, 
have some faith I’ll bung it in:(
oftimes,

borne again upon the wind,
another chance to help a friend,
or waste your life, in worthless sin,
but, on you I can depend! 
Sometimes?

Is grey a seeming state of mind, 
overcast has gray behind, 
but then the sun comes out... 
unwind...friend, 
And suck some life back in!
sometimes.

Don Johnson 29-aug-11

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Carol Sunshine Brown August 29, 2011 at 3:50 PM What more could I ask for today? It is a beautiful day the sun shining and birds singing. I am reading your poetry in which you share a little of yourself maybe without even realizing it you have written from your soul. Thank you for sharing your wonderful poetry with us Don. Love, Carol

Francine Roberts August 28, 2011 at 9:58 PM another interesting write

Andrea Dietrich August 28, 2011 at 9:21 PM YOu always have interesting perpectives on life. Much experience has taught you well! Luv, Andrea

John Smith August 28, 2011 at 9:16 PM I like Blaise Pascal's argument: none of us knows; there's naught to lose and all to gain, so go for it.

Sara Kendrick August 28, 2011 at 7:51 PM I tend to disagree..Once and only one time around..The choices we make need to be very wise ones..There is an afterlife and an eternal life but not a second time around at being in the human form that we now know..Sara Francine Roberts August 28, 2011 at 9:57 PM I believe in reincarnation too, to each their own Sara Don Johnson August 28, 2011 at 8:25 PM Theodora married a Pope, she was a harlot run out of some roman citys, tween 300 and 500 ad. Seem she didn't want to suffer coming back again, so she took the Reincarnation out of the bible then. Google might have her? The Jews were always looking for the return of different prophets too Elijah and the Messiah etc.

Don Johnson August 28, 2011 at 7:38 PM Hello Bob, there must be rhyme an reason in the universal reality, otherwise it makes no sense... I you were running the show there would be penaltys for bad behaviour

Nancy Jones August 28, 2011 at 7:17 PM Hey, it's already tomorrow where you are! We've still got a few hours of yesterday to go here.. I see lotsa karma gettin' worked out in this one, Don Johnson.. Nicey! ~N Don Johnson August 28, 2011 at 7:23 PM If God and man are of one thought, there is rhyme n reason in the universe, Adam/Christ influenced all the great religions! Why not look at the best ideas of the many great written texts for the answers... Does it make sense to live once and be dead forever...or to move in spirit from one host to another baby born?