be an encouragement
to your fellow man
tell them of the firm foundation
on which you now stand
be an encouragement
lift up a lost soul
Inspire someone to go out
and achieve their goals
be a help and not a hindrance
be a source of strength
be a buoy and not an anchor
a life raft with good intent
be an encouragement
lift up a lost soul
Inspire someone to go out
and achieve their goals
God is in control
He has our best interests in mind
God is on patrol
and restoration in Him we will find
for God encourages
God reassures
through Him there's salvation
that's been fully insured
so be an encouragement
lift up your fellow man
help them onto that firm foundation
on which you now stand
be an encouragement
lift up a lost soul
Inspire someone to go out
and achieve their goals
IN AND OF TRUE DESTINY
Galvanized in faith,
Let us navigate onward:
Destiny waiting:-
True justice, let’s keep seeking:
Its arrival, God insured:-
Injustice trumped out,
We shall reflect equity:
True justice shining:-
Resowing democracy,
Greatness shall be rereaped:-
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“LIGHTNING STRIKES JETLINER SULFERLY”
The Jetliner was flying through a violent storm
This is the norm at times
The Jetliner originated from Los Angeles enroute to Chicago
A fierce lightning bolt sheared through the side of the air craft
The captain managed to maneuver the air craft
However, there was some damage
All the passengers were shaken up
Some were insured during the ordeal
The captain radioed the nearest airport
It was Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
The captain wanted to make an emergency landing
The Dallas-Fort Worth Control Tower told the captain that the runway was all clear for his descend
The Medical and Emergency team quickly went to runway 5 for the air craft
The captain had the Jetliner wheels down and turned towards Dallas-Fort Worth
The plane landed safe
Some of the passengers were taken to nearby hospitals
While others refused medical attention
Lightning bolt impact damage
Luckily no deaths were reported and everyone survived
Survival chapter
black boy Joy is not just noise
it is a voice that should be heard from word to word
like thunder in the clouds or a lion roaring in the jungle they should hear the rumble not your grumble
speak loud and proud cuz you're black will never be silenced or unbalanced
your joy is created equal just like any other people peacefully we have March for years
and shed it many tears endured whips and chains through all of the pain
we manage the gain knowledge of self worth when we insured our Legacy and Scholars
they try to hold his back but now we got a fist full of dollars
they tried to destroy our forefathers now look at us where doctors lawyers judges and even made it to the White House
showing that anything is possible if you believe that you can achieve greatness in this world
black boy Joy is not just noise
Make sure you shake your shoes out before putting them on.
I once got bitten by something (I suspected a spider)
on the long toe of my left foot.
It swelled, itched, and throbbed on and off for three weeks.
I wasn't insured at the time
So, I self-remedied-mainly with ice, aspirin, and cheap spirits.
I'm insured now but rarely meet my deductible.
Always shake life out before you put it on.
Poison is the love of shadows and the unemployed.
Jake was an unlucky man
Three of his wives had been murdered
Not at the same time of course
One in Georgia in 1972
One in Alabama in 1975
One in New Mexico in 1979
He collected lots of insurance money
They had all been heavily insured
So that was lucky
This was before the FBI and police officers were online
Before people and police stations had computers.
He might get caught if he tries to do it now.
I think of this when I see Jake
An unlucky man
Who has lost three wives through murder.
Could this really be a coincidence?
My lifetime friend, I feel so odd.
I'm not insured for acts of God.
Everything, it seems, is lost or gone.
I can't feel the ground I stand upon.
Today, we oldsters sat down to look
inside your yellow paged scrapbook.
I saw a picture and letter there.
I was frozen and could only stare.
You, I'm sure, didn't want me to see
the familiar face that gazed at me.
Of course, it was my only wife,
the only true love of my life.
Love's sad lesson learned in one day,
I'll see myself to the door, okay?
I thought stories had two sides, you see,
but triangles all have three.
owl guarded the owl pellet house nightly
bats tried to get him to move
but he was a serious guardian
the inhabitants were from another world
helpless to defend themselves in this realm
he insured their safety
the aliens owed him a mountain of debt
before they left, they granted owl a power
he chose invisibility, thus becoming a most dangerous predator
his gift was well earned and appreciated
night owl loved his gift
Holy Ghost* lights divine flights
while forgiven soul, joins heaven as sublime goal
grace-secured, faith-assured, godly love-insured
freed through Christ's sacrifice indeed.
*Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.
October 15, 2023
For Folly Was When Adam And Eve Ate
Drowning the naked landscape in a fog
Far away bursting city in its smog
Along the beach sea-salt floats right on in
They, bustling crowd, treading footprints of men
Of the coming storm we dare shut the door
Raging sea-winds batter innocent shore
With the angry weather the mind goes blank
Noisy bars carefree, puke up what they drank
Whilst the far-off Greek Gods watch with sweet glee
Storm knocks down buildings and up-roots giant trees
The usual do-nothing crowd parties inside
Enjoying the change while full of their pride.
Humans cannot stop the weather at all
Failure was insured with Icarus' fall
Hercules bellows and Thor walks the halls
For folly was when Adam and Eve ate
And now we all must face the Hands of Fate.
Robert J. Lindley, 16 verse sonnet.
June 17th 1972
Note: I was barely 18 years old when I composed this poem.
If you make a claim
they freely raise the annual fees
and then they confound the issue
with talk of a depressed market
and rampant inflation
I wanted to change horses
but realised the claim we had made
would make our insured sum more expensive
I felt their snide behaviour
There was an elephant in the room
Armed by protective sensibility
I offer my warming security
Around loving protective certainty
Insured with comfortable serenity.
I’m your mittens, full of vibrant beauty
Ready to fulfill my granted duty
Prepared by orphanage authority
To guard kids from infectious germs so dirty.
I serve as your gloves of identity
With embroidered names, daintily pretty
Assuring compassion*’s tenacity
Marked by kindness midst gentle purity.
*Lamentations 3:22 It is the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Personification in monorhyme
January 19, 2023
Honorable Mention, "UPTO YOU" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Brian; judged on 2/10/2023.
Take all your vitamins and meds, twice a day
Exercise often, don't just 'play'
Eat healthy foods, but sparingly
No caffeine ever after mid-day
Regular visits, doctor and dental
And don't forget to check the mental
Make sure you're insured: life, health, house and car
Work long and hard hours, you're not a rock star
Constantly check your emails, texts and twitters too
Don't neglect your cousins in Kiev and Timbuktu
Inspect the a/c, heater, all vents and sump-pump sure enough
Use color-coded folders for your financial records and stuff
Now just follow these simple regulations and rules
And don't sweat the sleep ~ you insomniac, you
Kids the world over ceased believing in Santa Claus
Worshipping Amazon they put Big Red on pause
Stirred by the blue truck instead
Toys—never coal never lead
Deliveries insured, reindeer lack a cause
Dusted with magic the good children await
Like Twitter it’s the end of Amazon‘s fate
Gifts stolen, or lost, kids are sad
Thinking twice about being bad
Laughing all the way, Big Red can’t stay irate
but a collection of slim syllables which became monolinear
to keep the vocabulary from becoming even skinnier
no matter what is written, experienced or elegantly lied
existence flows toward eternity for change will not be denied
trying not to get lost in depth of individual helplessness
prime numbers and beings stand entirely on their own prerequisites
denial that existence must be about each species improvement
would deeply flawed gods create humans simply for their own amusement?
where things choose to correspond to individual dependencies
hard to shed the burdens of our ancestors' habits and tendencies
written history becomes polluted, diluted, often obscured
all remembrance soon fades, despite how robust or heavily insured
human lives are molded by the severity of challenges endured
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