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Emotional Buffet 5

On the road I try each guise,
Today I’ll meet them with new eyes.

Life has left me time to spare,
I bring some idleness to share.

Some may perish in this flame,
I live on gladly, all the same.

A boundless show, yet sweet refrain,
Their voice keeps singing out my name.

Are these feelings just in vain?
Still alone, to them I wend my way again.

Grins and Groaners: Folio 5

Q: When a woman is having a baby, what do you call the periods of time between labor contractions?
A: Pregnant pauses.

Q: What happens when a restaurant doesn't sell all of its "soup du jour"?
A: It goes on tomorrow's menu as "soup du yesterjour".

Q: What do you call a group of witches doing their own laundry?
A: A self-cleaning coven.

Q: What did the prostitute say to the sympathetic arresting female officer from Buenos Aires?
A: Don't cry for me, Sergeant Tina.

Q: What did the cannibal chief tell his people when they were defeated by another tribe?
A: If you can't eat 'em, join 'em.

Q: What did two gay knights tell King Arthur when he asked them if they were dating?
A: We''re not a couple, we're joust friends.

Q: What's the difference between a vase and a "vahze"?
A: The price.

Q: How can you tell if a politician is lying?
A: His lips are moving.

Q: How would Hollywood describe a remake of "Day of the Dead" set in old Tucson with a score and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
A: A zombie western musical.

Q: What might be the motto of a cannibal police force?
A: "To dissect and serve".

Thoughts Running Free 5

Most of us have heard the quote, 
“as a man thinketh so is he.”
Thoughts therefore are a part of creation.

We were created to have purpose in life.
Our thoughts effect what we become here on Earth.
As created, we are our authentic selves by the thoughts of the Creator.

To successfully meet the ultimate challenge in life,
we must align our thoughts with the thoughts of the Creator,
or just acknowledge the spirit within us and accept ourselves as created.

Ultimately, we are our worst enemy.
Many of us think we know better than our Creator,
what we are, what we want, and how we should live our lives.

I was given freewill by my Creator,
without his guidance, I don’t want it.
I give it back and acknowledge him in all things.

I’ll follow the voice of the Spirit within me,
align my will with the will of God my Creator,
and be who God intends for me to be.

Sutra 5 from The Holy Science

“The Omniscient Love aspect of Parambrahma is Kutastha Chaitanya. The individual Self, being Its manifestation, is one with It.”
~ extract from ‘The Holy Science’


Immersed in this density, soul’s light veiled,
to be love enabled is our life’s goal,
so once elixir of bliss is inhaled,
we reclaim brilliance wayward ego stole,
fulfilling here in earth, our ordained role.
Back in our true home, beyond space and time,
light of Self glistens betwixt bliss beat’s chime.

OF LIFE AND DEATH TODAY: A 5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-5-7 FLOW

OF LIFE AND DEATH TODAY: A 5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-5-7 FLOW
(Apropos Of An Ironic Juxtaposed Reality)

Ironically,
it’s cheaper to live than die:
Save, self-cremation:-
Even then, you must pay for
The ashes to be cleaned up:-
And don’t forget, the family
Is charged to pay off all debts
That you may have left behind:-
Ironically,
We are born to live and die,
Life, being cheaper:
Funerals are expensive!

5 Things

Come to me baby
You're much too far away
Come, let me hold you 
These five things I must say:
1. I want you, and 2. I need you 
3. I dream about you too
4. I long to be together 
Love you? 5. Yes, I do

5 Reasons to Avoid Stress

1. Stess Kills
2. Stress causes sickness
3. Stress rasises your blood pressure.
4. Stress make you very much unhappy. It is a terrible burden.
5. Stress lingers on for a long lengthy time without you realising it. It doesn't go away easily.

1 SAMUEL 17:4-5

1 SAMUEL 17:4-5

Like I a descendant of David
Like I a descendant of David
My forefathers Father
I too come before giants
You Philistines come with a sword
But I come to you with the name of the Lord
The Lord of Host
I come not to boast
I am of the God of Israel
I am of the God of Israel
In God he shall never fail
I am David and evil you are Philistine Goliath

Don’t talk about how dangerous and mighty you are
For I am empowered by Almighty God
Like I a descendant of David
Like I a descendant of David
My forefathers Father
I am God’s child and I won’t be defeated
Like I a descendant of David
My forefathers Father
I am God’s child and I won’t be deleted
For the evil you speak of you be defeated




7/6/25
Written words & music by James Edward Lee Sr.2025©
From “I CRY OUT TO YOU”

5 Haiku

1.
quiet morning _
petals love the watering hand 

2.

shadows of a tamarind tree _
your company 

3.

jute bangles _
smell of perspiring hands

4.

light warmth _
cups love having tea from your teapot 

5.

pale yellow hydrangea _
our moonlit evening walk

_____________

July 2, 2025

Eternograf 5

There is within me a thirst,
an unbounded hunger for the infinite,
that pushes me ever forward,
through darkness and light,
through the desolation of my dreams,
seeking a “something”
that even words cannot name.
If I were to reach that place,
beyond the invisible borders
of my own being,
perhaps I would then understand
that I was never truly alone,
that every star,
every shadow,
every whisper lost to the wind
carried me within it,
like a spark
from an undying fire.

Untitled 5

My love, it looks like summer days with a bit of shade. 
Singing birds dancing upon your grace
Rainbows are crying at the beauty that you paint
An everyday Christmas when you're awake
You are a gift to me
Cherishing how your hand sparkles 
Feet smoother than any babies 
Sweet Carmel skin

My love looks like winter but is always sunny
Never below seventy degrees 
Lioness bowing down to royalty
You are powerful 
Understand your force 
Control the wind on this earth 

Is that you, Isis?

~Reborn

Random Thoughts 5: Ants

Does God mourn 
for every ant
that was crushed 
before it was able to carry its own weight?

5 Point Someone

They called him average, just five on ten,
Lost in a crowd of sharper men.
Grades like chains, dreams on hold,
In a system that worships marks in gold.

He laughed too loud, he lived too free,
Not built for this factory of a degree.
He saw the stars beyond the test,
While the world just chased what they thought was best.

His notebook held more than equations or rules,
It held rebellion inked in the margins of schools.
They mocked his rank, ignored his spark,
Yet he was the flame that lit the dark.

For life's not a GPA or a boardroom race,
It's passion and madness and falling from grace.
So judge not the soul by the number it bears,
Some diamonds are made under careless stares.

To every "5 point someone" out there today,
You're more than the world will ever say.
Rise, not in ranks—but in the sky—
For dreams don’t fail, even when marks lie.

Morning Thoughts 6-5-2025

All morning thoughts, to paper, aren’t meant to be,
many are reserved for future time or day.
So some, will rest like leaves fallen from a tree,
thereby to hibernate and slowly decay.

But a few will incline to serve God’s intent,
those whisper to me from deep within my heart.
Oft times its an avenue for me to vent,
but to be God’s witness I’ve been set apart.

Soundbites: 5-31-2025

Self-Owned

Remember
the day
you became entitled
to yourself

No debts to pay
no last charade
the circle closed
— indwelt

(Dreamsleep: May, 2025)


Reflection

Do we just recall
a memory
Or its cause
and its effect

Is consciousness
a chain of links
To front load 
— or dissect

(Dreamsleep: May, 2025)


Beatitude

The deeper you question
the more you constrain
God’s true existence
to never explain

Loosen your grip
on what holds you back
Surrender to glory
— Divinity’s tack

(1st Book of Prayers: May, 2025)


The Only Thing

Winning is always
undefeated
Score
to tell the tale

The victory plum
is zero sum
With glory
— to regale

(The New Room: May, 2025)


All Is Now

Unplugging tomorrow
recharging today
Conscripting the moment
— inside which we pray

(1st Book of Prayers: May, 2025)

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