A Law — is but a Whisper —
That trembles through the Air —
It binds — the speaking Conscience —
To what it dares declare —
The Truth — may wear a Shadow —
And Fraud — a fair Disguise —
The Jury — peers through Windows —
That open — into Skies —
A Word — can build a Prison —
A Glance — can set one Free —
And Justice — is an Angel —
That cannot always See —
The Fine Line — is a Filament —
Between the Heart — and Oath —
Where one — will perish — speaking —
And one — survives them — both —
So Florida — keeps her Balance —
Upon this Thread — so thin —
That even God — must marvel —
At how it won’t give in —
Frog reads the last chapter of each book to begin.
He does not want to waste time on boring ones then.
He sits on a stack, going through them with haste.
If some are dull, they go to the bottom and I mean post haste.
The current one he is reading has him highly intrigued.
He is a professor frog who truly is always “on the read”.
This one has pirates, gargoyles, witches, dragons and werewolves too.
I have a feeling he will not put this one down until he is through.
I
Two trees, two fruit
Thistles, thorns: not food
Good fruit - good tree
Bad fruit reveals tree-truth
II
Matthew 7 reveals heaven
As in Second Eden
Read "Revelation" - last book
Garden Truths, discern fruits
Will
thoughts
discern
your heart
arouse
or
will fear
fail
to witness
love
a challenge
proving
God
is love
power
utter
words
abundance
of the heart
whisper
in my ear
arouse
my heart
1/4/2022
Discerning Insanity
By David J Walker
It is in the collective thought
The safety of a plausible
Fantasy
The alchemy of
Turning lies into truths
That makes us the irrational
Passionate beings
That rule the earth
In the end
We are who we
Believe we are
With no proof
That we are not
We are
For lack of substance
Aloof
To the discernment of
insanity
R-ead
I-nspired
C-omposer's
H-appy
A-crostic
R-emarkably
D-iscerning
R-ighteousness
O-nce
S-cribe
E-mploys
N-atal
D-ay's
O-ccasion
Topic: Birthday of Richard Rosendo (December 16)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Be that there more so
Are there any Spirits
And yet all Spirits are not from God
Some Spirits are demon filled
miraculous gifts from the Holy Ghost
God's a virtue of which
Spirits of man
Tried and true
To show whether they were
of the Lord our God
Hinder 4th reoccurring spirits
Discerning of spirits
Give unto us those ways to discern the spirits
2/13/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
There was a woman named Honey
Who didn't have lots of money
in fact
she only had
enough greenbacks
for one designer hat.
But she was very discerning
and she found a hat that with a lot of turning
She could wear this hat many different ways
Over many different days...
See the hat in TangeneNicole's store on Etsy
L-et your discerning eye
H-ave the clear sight or view;
E-verything is nice and pleasant,
N-othing will make you blue.
D-iscerning eye has seen
E-ach and every passing day;
G-lowing light in the bright sky
U-ses not the dark or gray.
Z-one of beauty and warmth
M-akes the cloud white up high;
A-ugust twenty-fifth Friday,
N-ever close your discerning eye.
Discerning Eyes
So beautiful are many a woman’s derrière.
Perfectly shaped, full, round and oh so fair.
A sculpture worthy of the masters, beyond compare.
The sight of, brings men’s minds, his eyes to stare
at such wonder, the beauty of Mother Natures design
and the desire of oh so many, wishing it were mine
to pat, to caress, to admire, to compliment, to define.
But alas, never to touch, unless the lady be so kind.
Giving ecstasy to every man’s desirous mind.
Allowing him to define, in order to refine
his insatiable taste
without any haste.
B. J. “A” 2
October 3rd 2016
Discerning Deception
Intuition and scrutiny, everything you need
Just read the following, if your sure you want to see
They're saying yes, while their head shakes no
Their hands are often moving around their face and throats
If they shrug their shoulders only one goes up
The words they like to use are except and but
Their body language doesn't match the words
They often face sideways, not forwards
They give way too many unnecessary details
Their feet are moving, their fidgeting with their nails
Their breathing is rapid, hands behind their backs
Their mouth is dry, their voices crack
They never touch there palms to their chests
They avoid eye contact, may look up to the left
Their mouth does all the expressing
The rest of the face is stiff and repressive
They want to make their bodies small
Time between answers, lots of ums and ahs
There is redness in their cheeks
Leave out pronouns when they speak
It's a lot to observe and not all people are the same
It could be fun in a poker game !
The poet was in love; as was his wont,
he took his lovely lady to the dell,
a place of solitude, his favorite haunt,
where two could go. . . and this is what befell:
With images of pleasure in his mind,
he led the fresh and beautiful young maid
through nature’s Eden. . . Soon they were reclined
upon a blanket in a secret glade.
the murmur of a stream, the trill of birds
accompanied him as he then intoned
his well-rehearsed and flowery sweet words
when unexpectedly, the maiden groaned. . .
“Please cut this short. Your jumbled verse is stale,
and tell me in that basket there’s some ale!”
Feb. 24, 2014 for the Angel of Odd Contest.
To ever wonder
To always see
Even for the Discerning me
Is a Trophy
Hatred and Strife
like the daggers
In the Smile of a Man
Concepts Never die
Only Change
bonded by the crimes
of Mind
Register me again
only to Find
Easy Off
Stress resale
Let's wonder
Let's always See
what it's like
to be
what is the (pensive)
Discerning Me
No apologies
No criticism
Significant abhorrence
Distorted transfiguration
Angsty mornings
Disheavled evenings
Annoyance , frustration , disdain .
Paradoxial inception
Analytical depression
Muffled whispers
Defunct agression
Ultimate paranoia
Unconsciously decisive
Submissive arguments
Disoriented contortion
Twirling whirlwind of suppression
Tumult of words
In finalè
Pure satured composure guided by
motives of predestined animosity
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