Best Defending Poems
Like the bombardier beetle
with an advanced weapons system attached
It can expel an intense hot, pulsating jet of words
the fluid it blinds the frog before he can croak
aiming its turret in any direction with accuracy
After the ejection of each explosion
that of the boiling pressurised fluid
we can see the bug in politics talks hot air from the rear
a weapon system that science can't work out
I can see now why they dig for
it helps to cover over their trail in leading the blind
over the cliffs where they fall victim to a deadly cause
that shifts the whole nature of things to suit tyrants
those whom play a hand in killing
Who knew that I would need
shoestrings to escape rape?
I felt safe on a double date,
the “safety in numbers” misnomer.
He came on like a ten-armed
octopus with suction cup hands.
The couple in the back seat
were obviously in full accord,
based on sounds my ears
were recording.
Out-manned in size and strength,
I searched for a weapon.
I found it in the glove box.
A single, unattached shoestring
serves well as a garrote
when applied to the neck
of one whose hands are
occupied elsewhere.
He took me home.
May 19 Scripture Meditations Based on Psalms 82-84
Key Verse – Psalm 82:3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING ME
Thank You for defending me from injustice
By Your mercy of compassion’s practice
Such is true love, even sometimes I don’t notice
Always working for me in my labour as a servant-apprentice.
Thank You for defending me from wickedness
By Your righteousness of wisdom’s holiness
Such is evident in the midst of my sinfulness
Always leading me toward spiritual steadfastness.
Thank You for defending me from guilt-affliction
By Your forgiveness of pardon’s perfection
Such is abounding beyond my transgression
Always convicting me for repentance-fruition.
Thank You for defending me from persecution’s struggle
By Your voice of Word’s bugle
Such is loud to awaken me from weariness-tangle
Always pulling me up against falling’s angle.
Thank You for defending me from fear-shame
By Your power of might’s flame
Such is bright that speaks of Your name
Always radiating to me Your triumph against worldliness’ game.
Thank You for defending me from distress-sorrow
By Your presence everyday and each tomorrow
Such is sure that shields me from frustration-arrow
Always upholding me and my new nature’s marrow.
May 19, 2022
Spending money without limit
Is indeed a dangerous habit
If we lose money bit by bit
One day we will be badly hit
We must very carefully spend
As, money, none will to us lend
We must be frugal at every bend
Or else, our prosperity will end
We must prepare a clear chart
And use money by being smart
Then in money, we won't be short
As we play a finely shrewd part
Spending too much is a disease
As our greed only will increase
One day, we may lose our peace
So, spend ever carefully please
Expense mustn't exceed income
Or else debts will be the outcome
Addiction to spend if is overcome
Very, very happy, we then become.
With all my might I will defend you my Lord from the blasphemous for I know in my heart your art is holy! *
© Demetrios Trifiatis
10 July 2017
* It is the moral duty of every faithful to stand up and defend our Lord when He is attacked by faithless people who call Him a sinner, as a fellow poet has done! See also my "
Forgive Them My Lord"
September 6 Scripture Meditations Based on Zechariah 9-14
Key Verse – Zechariah 9:15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them…
MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING ME
Thank You for defending me against persecution
With Your assurance of salvation
That’s secured by Your protection
Making me strong midst sinfulness’ affliction.
Thank You for defending me against sorrow
With Your cheerfulness’ glow
That’s available with Your joy so thorough
Making me glad midst uncertainty of tomorrow.
Thank You for defending me against reproaches
With Your truth of devotion-searches
That’s ready every time Your Word preaches
Making me repentant midst correction as Your reproof teaches.
Thank You for defending me against hypocrisy
With Your standard of service-fervency
That’s achievable by Your mercy
Making me purposeful midst worldliness’ complacency.
Thank You for defending me against barrenness
With Your work of fruitfulness
That’s productive by Your faithfulness
Making me diligent midst slothfulness’ destructiveness.
Thank You for defending me against discouragement
With Your exhortation of contentment-fulfillment
That’s excellent by Your commitment
Making me dedicated midst backsliding’s enticement.
Thank You for defending me against unbelief
With Your wisdom of guidance giving ignorance-relief
That’s perfect by Your knowledge as Sovereign Chief
Making me settled midst doubtfulness’ grief.
September 6, 2022
April 28 Scripture Meditations Based on Psalms 5-8
Key Verse – Psalm 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING ME
Thank You for defending me as You consider my meditation
By giving ear to my words of supplication
Truly hearkening unto the voice of my cry and lamentation
Indeed hearing me and my prayers’ intention.
Thank You for defending me as You direct my choices
By guiding me to look up against curses
Truly bringing me to Your pleasure that blesses
Indeed pulling me away from wicked places.
Thank You for defending me as You drive my faithfulness
By propelling me to come into Your righteousness
Truly guiding me through Your counsels’ truthfulness
Indeed compassing me with Your favor’s pleasantness.
Thank You for defending me as You heal my sin-ailment
By forgiving me with Your mercy’s fulfillment
Truly rebuking me not in Your anger’s sentiment
Indeed delivering me from spoiling with Your loving chastisement.
Thank You for defending me as You pardon my iniquity
By cleansing me of my transgressions’ infirmity
Truly sanctifying me from evil’s enmity
Indeed purifying me with Your holiness’ purity.
Thank You for defending me as You visit my stewardship
By attending to me through Your sovereign partnership
Truly communing with me around Your fellowship
Indeed helping me to serve You well by Your leadership.
April 28, 2022
Prayers
Lost and found in the battle of survival
Observing the darkness that surrounded the arrival
Of the lights
Denying the truth or not being perplexed by the presence
Being plagued by liars and slayers
If to live is up to oneself
Killing the other one, what is this profess?
Defending the mind from the thought of evil
Prayers, Meditation, and trying to prevail
How long
the Knees of
these
poets
and police?
Dear Thom the Train
Attorney Page,
Defender of all Creatures
here below
in these DisUniting States
of throwback uncivil disunion,
What is your root foundation
for a constitutional argument
that all living residents
of these remaining United Democratic States
have a right
to restoring healthy justice,
to resiliently retaining healthy life?
Is this sacred democratic Source
inter-related with values
like well-being
prosperity
liberty
public health optimization,
declarations of defensive rights
for all Creation
to freely seek democratic empowerment
and liberating enlightenment?
Non-royalist
non-fascist
non-authoritarian
non-patriarchal
non-colonizing
non-racist
non-demonizing
non-anthropocentric,
non-xenophobic
non-narcissistic
non-egocentric
and, thereby, pro-green new and ancient win/win deals.
I am not a lawyer,
as you can clearly already hear,
but more of a constitutional
polycultural historian,
So, how do you briefly argue
in courts of your licit choosing,
an evolutionary theory
of democracy still healthily emergent?
Starting with straight
white
patriarchal property owners
of
African and Native American
domesticated and feminized
economic and political
natural and spiritual slaves,
Moving multiculturally out
to include prisoners
and homeless shelter dwellers,
human
and now our imprisoned
and life-endangered dogs
and cats,
horses
and cattle,
birds
and guines pigs
of democratic tensions
intentions
extensions
of dominating fraternity
and liberating sorority.
History shows
where our constitutional democratic story began
with white straight male slave-owner privilege,
But, how do you predict where
and when this evolving
expanding
emergent cooperative health-wealthing
cooperative reality
should
or could
or would globally end?
Or,
it is your brief courtship win/win position
that we must expect no such end
to this multiculturally revolutionary
democratic 20/20 revolution?
Moving from more Straight White Patriarchal
independence days
toward more resiliently fulfilling
Earth InterDependence Days
and sensory moonlit nights
Of freely orbiting stars
and planets
from democratizing Positive/Negative
Yang/Yin Energy
Empowering health,
Enlightening true and beautiful
polycultural
trans-historic
epic green
democratic wealth.
Throughout the world's history,
we read compelling stories
of the defending soldiers of the tenderest age;
and we can be moved to tears
by the purity of their courage:
they died on the battlefield,
never breaking their promise
or fall short of integrity...
Defending soldiers of the tenderest age as handsome
as the daffodils of the undulating fields,
nothing scares you when it comes
to protecting your motherland with that freedom:
as intrepid as the eagles in the open skies...
Defending soldiers as true as warriors,
you push forward with the victorious thought
of becoming nothing more
than the boldest soldiers:
seeing the smokey sky blast;
rescuing the wounded and closing the eyes
of the fallen ones bleeding on the burned grass...
If I were younger, and I had the same resistance,
I would fight with the indomitable spirit you own;
but my contribution is merely sympathetic words on paper,
which one of you will read on your return
to the homeland when all wait on you united in fond prayer:
with ribbons on trees and flags in their hands....
Defending soldiers of the tenderest age,
all past heroes had one special trait:
the persistance and will to prevail,
and the final victory on their breath;
when everything else seemed to fail,
an indisputable faith prevented another threat...
Copyright 2008 by Andrew Crisci
Off the plane, from landing,
upon a country, not yet, set free.
Realizing a year, out of, one's life,
is being used, to change, their history.
Allowed, only so much, to bring,
with the comforts, of home, being none.
Told the time, of one's self, is distribute,
by how much, of the mission, is done.
Dealing, with a certain, mind set,
of being, trap deeply, from within.
Always, put under control, by higher,
to not, be lured, in breaking, an army sin.
Having, to face, such animosity and danger,
From disgruntle people, who live, outside the wire.
Fearing every time, one goes out,
in either, being blown up, or receiving enemy fire.
Hoping people, left behind, back at home,
don't forget, the fact, and the soldier, they know, so well.
The fact, the soldier, of whom, they known,
along with, their buddies,are going through, relentless hell.
It wasn’t a green snake
That tried God’s enterprise to foil
Nor one of greenish make
That had man pushed into piteous toil.
The sun-loving green wouldn’t anything spoil,
As often it’s thinking of how to funnily coil,
This presuming to playfully act out on your very soil
While your odd animosities you oil
And not once, not twice, unnecessarily boil.
you see
how the KNEE is nee probleem nie
to rise in stats here
to beat the US and PS
PS: vapors from anything will rise, good and stinky
Defending Depending On Having A Happy Ending
Had decided that we were defending,
Our thoughts that on are depending;
Not delude,
And conclude,
That we would have a happy ending.
Jim Horn