Best Jonah Poems

At the computer sits Dickie McDuff
Searching a password that isn't too tough
    With a cocky demeanor
    He types in...

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To preach to Ninevah was not his wish - 
So sailing west, the prophet disobeyed. 
When God appointed wind and storm and fish 
To punish,...

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You are not wrong
So please don’t feel blue
But people, belittle 
They’ll manipulate you

You are not wrong 
Just because you’re unique
But people will judge
As they love...

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Jonah found himself in a most dreadful fix

   He nearly had an encounter with the River Styx

      He...

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"Closer"



There is a light 
hidden in the heart of man
deeply embedded it summons ignition 
each day the portal opens further
something beckons

come closer 
come closer

the door...

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My hero is Henry David Thoreau
Rather than pay taxes, to jail he’d go
     With Uncle Sam’s hand out
   ...

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There are no more tests
Like Daniel, I stand with the rest

Though like Stephen I may be stoned
But I bet you I can't be cloned

But I...

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Amidst great ocean of life --- voyaging
I’m blest with the Lord’s granted fellowship
partnership-bliss in faithful stewardship…
Captain is Christ by His love’s engaging.

Along life's trip, I've...

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who am I?
why ask why?
we're all matter on the scale
some will pass others will fail
we'll pray and go to church
fearful of Satan's torch
some say fairy...

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Cunning like foxes,greedy as hyenas,they looked at me;
With widened eyes and wet lips,ready to grab me,like an angry lioness; 
And tear me like a beast...

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Jonah refused to speak out
against evil...so, he was 
swallowed by a whale;
inside the big tummy, for
not speaking Judgment
he thought again of scripture
while growing quite pale:
not...

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From shore to deep, the colors of the sea,
tan sand and white meringue bursting forth.
Can you picture the lovers on the edge
   ...

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Honesty
By: Miracle Man
8/7/2019

When things go awry,
It’s man’s nature to place blame.
Accusations and innuendos,
Become the name of the game.

While ignoring the shortcomings,
In our own persona.
We explore...

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--  Just a bit of silliness --

"Baissez le rideau, la farce est jouee..."
           ...

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(These are lyrics to a song I wrote called "Blasphemy")

Verses:
Mother Mary sat on a bench with me today
But I couldn't think of one goddamn thing...

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