Best Favor Poems
Oh whispering wind, my sensuous friend
I ask of you today
With love I send, caress her skin
To steal her breath away
Breathe in her ear, sweet words so dear
Words that I cannot find
For I am here and she's not near
But always on my mind
A seductive tone, an ardent moan
A feathery light kiss
But for a while, her knowing smile
Would bring my heart such bliss.
by Daniel Turner
My name is Miriam, the prophetess
I have spent my whole lifetime in slavery
Moses my brother was saved from the river
and grew up in the palace of Pharaoh the king.
But now I see that God was preparing him
to set the slaves of Israel free
today the Lord has thrown the foe’s horses and riders into the sea.
So I praise God for unmerited favor
and I thank him for his undeserved grace
and I rejoice that his goodness and mercy
shall follow me all of my days
My name is Mephibosheth,
I live in the palace of royalty;
every meal I eat is a banquet, and every day I say ‘how can this be?’
I bring nothing to the table but crutches
and a sinful and bloody family line,
my father’s father tried to kill the anointed one,
and I’m living on borrowed time.
So I praise God for unmerited favor
and I thank him for his undeserved grace
and I rejoice that his goodness and mercy
shall follow me all of my days
My name is Mary Magdalene,
I confess I have walked down the sinners’ path
I have known the curse of man’s judgment
and I have known the fear of God’s wrath.
Until I met this Jesus the Nazarene
only he could see past my sin
he showed me he was the way to forgiveness
he purified me from within.
So I praise God for unmerited favor
and I thank him for his undeserved grace
and I rejoice that his goodness and mercy
shall follow me all of my days.
Water, water, rippling down my morning shower,
Just the right temp – a pleasing thing.
The snore of a little dog to comfort
During a midnight bad dream.
Simple happenings.
The smell of coffee, the pop of toast;
Classic songs on the radio;
A neighbor’s “hi”, dew on my face;
A creaking door, loving this old place.
Simple sounds.
A cloud forming the face of a friend on high;
The ferns grew another inch last night;
No air conditioning needed this day;
Laughing kids with just one more day to play.
Simple sights,
Then when life tells you you have needs to settle
For the humble ways, without complications,
And let quarrelers quarrel and frowners frown;
You opt for peace without limitation.
In Favor of Simplicity
In Favor of the Storm
The clouds are gathering in the distance..
They will be here soon.
The colors are important.
White, black, gray,
and mixtures of blue, gold and green.
The ocean has come to the sky.
It is full of water,
and the torment of the sea.
The fluffy softness disperses
in favor of sharp lines
and electric lights...
of all kinds.
The lightning flashes,
the thunder rolls,
and giants in the heavens
stomp, and romp about.
It is so loud now,
you can barely here a shout.
Small droplets,
large tears of rain,
balls of ice, the size of your fist fall,
and make all who are tall,
small.
The deluge continues,
until the crops have failed,
the mountains have slid down to the sea.
The people have changed,
and they are not the same anymore.
Some gather and cry,
while others look up at the sky... still.
The sun returns,
and with it...
a new hope of a new day,
comes with her.
Yet,
nothing
is
promised.
There was a time I would save
Rain checks for another day
I was sad and really down
Hoping you would be around
When I tried to cash one in
Excuses would begin again
You would leave me far behind
You were too busy to find
Any time to help a friend
Always stranded in the end
By someone I realized
Was a fake and full of lies
Using me when necessary
Always thinking less of me
And our friendship than I did
Keeping his horns fully hid
A devil disguised as an angel
Only being a nice pal
When he needed me to show
Kindness as the days would grow
Into months of being used
Now I'm lonely and confused
How I could have missed the signs
I was nieve trying to find
Someone I could depend on
Now those days are finally gone
Seeing you for what you are
A user of my kind heart
But now you will see how I
Turn it around as you try
Asking for another favor
Leaving you alone I savor
In the glory I am free
From your evil cruelty
No cantes para mí, vida mía.
No cantes más para mí.
Cuando tu ojo ya no llore,
porque ya no soy,
No cantes para mí, mi amor.
No pienses en mí, querida.
No pienses en mí nunca mas
Cuando sueñas con otro
y mi vida ya no es,
no pienses en mi, mi amor.
No me ames, cielo mia.
Favor, no me ames más.
Te he dado todo
y no tengo más.
No me ames más, mi amor.
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Don't sing for me, My Life.
Sing no more for me.
When your eye no longer cries,
because I am no more,
Don't sing for me, My Love.
Don't think about me, Dear.
Do not think about me ever more.
When you dream of another
and my life is no more,
don't think about me, My Love.
Don't love me, My Heaven.
Please don't love me anymore.
I have given you everything
and I have no more.
Don't love me anymore, My Love.
06/08/2021
Give me strength
Give me knowledge
Break my shackles
Give me freedom
Do good for the good
Not mentioning this kindness
Is treasure alone
An old Irishman was on his deathbed
He was nearly at the end.
He had one final wish to be granted
so he motioned to Patty, his friend.
"Patty, I need one last favor".
"Just ask me", was Patty's reply.
"Find me bottle of the best Irish whiskey",
he said with a tear in his eye.
"When I'm gone, please pour it over me grave,
just in case I have me a thirst"!
Patty agreed, then sheepishly asked,
"Could I run it through me kidneys first"?
Give me strength and knowledge,
Break my shackles from all bondage,
Let my soul acknowledge.
With each valley I pass through he walks with me
Safely he guides me where I cannot see.
He knows my need before I call and he picks me up each time I fall
Always he reminds me he knows what’s best for me and that
It’s impossible to lose my footing when I am on my knees
Many times along the way I have stumbled and grieved him so
but his mercy on me has never ceased to flow
For you see, through the love of my sweet Savior I have been given
UNMERRITTED FAVOR
Currying Favor With the Boss
By Elton Camp
The CEO stood at the shredder, a puzzled look on his face
He called out, “If I can’t make this work it’ll be a disgrace.”
One of the younger secretaries happened to be passing by
And rushed over when she heard the boss’ anguished cry
“An agent from the FBI is coming to see me right away
Miss Prunella, my secretary, has already left for the day.
“If I don’t get this done there will much trouble, my dear.
For to my private office this investigator is drawing near.”
Seeing her chance, she said, “I’ll be glad to do it for you.”
Sue inserted the document and then she pressed Start too
Just as the stack disappeared into the shredder’s inside,
“Only one copy is all I will need,” the big boss then cried
“I have worked day & night on this report for nearly a year
For this to remain the only copy causes me so much fear.”
The first thing she does
when she gets out of bed
is to place her crown of favor,
on her head.
Then before she leaves to
to start her day, she looks
in her mirror and, begins
to say.
I thank you dear god and,
it's beautiful to see all the
favor, grace and, blessings
that you have given to me.
That's why I don't worry
with you by my side, you've
got my back, you always
provides.
It's the crown of favor she places
on her head, everyday when
she get out of her bed.
Her crown of favor is no crown
of thorns, her crown of favor
was a gift from god the day
she was born.
When I was born, I could have ended up
an orphan, or worse I could have been aborted,
but instead I was wanted, adopted by two wonderful
parents.
I could have been deformed and not doing well at all
but because of all the great doctors, treatments and
advice during my young life, I managed to turn out
alright.
Though I still have many physical, mental issues to
deal with, God has turned all my issues into stepping
stones... into something more.
His favor upon my life is akin to high waters bowling
me over with all their might.
Where I and others may see lack, I know that my Lord
God has got my back, for He fills me with His joy - a joy
that has no words to describe, and that which is
unspeakable is on my inside.
One of my doctors said "you are diagnosed with depression,
but you look so happy?" I told her I was blessed with the
joy of the Lord despite what things might look like.
Not every day is easy for me either, but the more I tap
into the Source which has never left me before I left my
Heavenly Father's Kingdom, and it has never left me since
I was born upon this earth...
I must never forget to be brave, because I had volunteered
to help the One and only Creator of all that is, and all that
we see and don't see as of yet...
So if things on paper don't share what God says then I must
take it on faith that I will do what I was sent down here
to do, and that my Lord will help me follow through - to remind
people that not everything is as it seems, and that our Lord
can use what appears to be weak to set the world on fire and
be used as quenching waters that devour thirsty shores.
GOD IS YOUR FAVOR AND HE LOVES YOU EVER SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU KNOW
And on this day do yourself a favor
God is your favor
He's is your most true and intimate lover
There is no other, no, no other who loves you ever so much more
God is your favor
He's the head of all families
There is no other, no, no other who loves you ever so much more
He loves you just as you are, He so loves you as you is
He's the head of all families
He's is your most true and intimate lover
He loves you just as you are, He so loves you as you is
And on this day do yourself a favor
3/21/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2023©