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Premium Member Of Sheep and Goats

(“Pantheism Merit Badge”, 2011, original oil)

People come in all shapes and sizes
But in my experience 
There are basically only two types;
Sheep and goats.
Now everyone knows
Sheep go to heaven and goats go to hell,
But pretty much you are what you are
And can only pretend otherwise for so long.

Of course the heaven of sheep
Is nothing more than a nice green pasture
Fenced in and patrolled by a big dog
While the hell of a goat 
Is a rocky knoll, with a nice view 
And no body to disturb him.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll take the rocky knoll
Without its vaccinations or public school indoctrination
Any day, and any way
Come hell or high water.
After all, I know how to climb and swim
And living free or dying
Isn’t a choice
But a statement of fact.

Now that I think of it
I can understand where the sheep are coming from
And that safe little pasture down there
Sure looks nice,
But wait, isn’t that the mobile slaughter truck
Coming up their drive now…

(10/4/25)
Form: Narrative


Come Hell Or High Water

8/25/17


From here to over yonder
Come hell or high water

Before, during and after the dog days of summer
Standing out like no other
Showing my true colors

No one I need to convince
I drink like a fish
Not a myth
Eversince 
It's
Been hit
And miss
Holy s***

Good intent
Was always meant
So please excuse my french

Too many
Showing envy
Involved in a feeding frenzy

Going for broke
Won't 
Be looked at as a joke

With my own style
Going to go the extra mile
In order to make it more worthwhile

A lot of people high on the hog
It's rather odd
Just like the concept of god
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member A Moment Too Late

Come hell or high water the line he marched toward
To head off the charge that the foe would make
He chastened himself, urged his tired feet forward
  Cruel sun with no mercy his uniform baked

He saw them ahead, and he started to run
Heart's chamber pounding, he stepped up his pace
But footsteps unsure, his plan came undone
  Deep gashes and bruises covered his face

I spied him a moment too late, I'm afraid
Smoke cleared and he lay on the ground, so still
The shots that had felled him whistled 'betrayed'
  The specter of death did my vision chill

(Yet) one thing I'll recall forever that night
  Those lifeless eyes asked me if I was alright
Form: Sonnet

What I Want

I want much more than one..night of passion
I want our dreams and desires to come true
I want each memory, to be beyond our belief
That’s what I want...with you

That’s what I want 
That’s what I need
From the first time I met you, I  believe
You changed my whole world
You are my soulmate girl 
That’s what I want with you

You make me see that life... is worth living
You’ve been a rock when I’m on..sinking sands
What you must understand, is I’m your biggest fan
I’ll forever want.. you girl

You’re what I want 
You’re what I need
Let me show you complete.... ecstasy 
I wear my heart on my sleeve, let me make you complete
That’s what I want with you

Come hell or high water, I’ll be here
We’ve missed years and what a price we have paid
It’s never seemed right, without your kiss goodnight 
I’ve always wanted you girl

You’re what I want 
You’re what I need
Let me show you complete.... ecstasy 
I wear my heart on my sleeve, let me make you complete
That’s what I want with you

I wear my heart on my sleeve, you make me complete
You’re what I want.... in this world

You’re what I want in this...world
Form: Lyric

Premium Member A Technicolor Christmas Tree

Long ago and way up north
Further than you can ever believe
Joey, a jaunty little fellow appeared
Folks wondered what was up his sleeve

Joey was unusual to say the least
Had lotsa neat things on his mind
No building forts or throwing snowballs
Was a kid of a different kind

Went straight to visit Santa one day
Brought him happy holiday joy
When Joey showed him his unique treasure
Santa hugged this unusual little boy

For what little Joey brought with him
Made Santa's heart dance with glee
The magnificent sight in front of Santa
Was a Technicolor Christmas Tree

They placed it in the centre of town
Folks sang and all joined hands
As they danced around this colourful tree
Bells rang out all o'er the land

There's a moral to this charming tale
Don't brush these wee kiddies aside
They're our future come hell or high water 
So treat these young people with pride

© Jack Ellison 2012


A wee bit early...
Form: Quatrain


Premium Member Ever Wonder What's For Din-Din

In the heat of a passionate encounter

Do you ever stop and think

“Wonder what's for din-din?”

Seems all our thoughts and energy

Are devoted to the task at hand, so to speak

So much so that it feels like our head will explode

Then that indescribable moment

When the trumpets blow

And a band of angels start singing, “Hallelujah!”

Are we interested in who won the big game last night

Or the political situation in Kazakhstan

Well I can surely tell you here and now

Because at that indescribably moment of joy

I REALLY don't give a poop!

The building could come collapsing down around me

I'm intent on finishing what I started

Come hell or high water

Did you ever stop and wonder

What's for din-din tonight?



© Jack Ellison 2014
Form: Narrative

Defined By Idioms

Defined By Idioms

Naked truth, bent nails
dead men tell no tales
bad Apple, broken mirrors
burnt out light bulbs, crocodile tears
spilt milk, goose chase
two cents worth, rat race
rotten egg, bad to the bone
eagle eye, no place like home.
bat from hell,
pulled punch
big cheese, 
no free lunch
can of worms, bleeding heart
knock on wood, 
till death do us part
bite the bullet, checkered past 
good as gold,
last laugh
burning bridges, 
ball of wax
hold your horses start from scratch
wooden nickels ace up your sleeve
hair of the dog 
all Greek to me
axe to grind
behind the eight ball
bigger they are 
the harder they fall
jack of all trades cat's got your tongue
fair weathered friend 
like father like son
small world 
on thin ice
speak of the Devil roll of the dice
blood's thicker than water
lie like a rug
dime a dozen 
when push comes to shove
dog eared pages 
eye for an eye
bury the  hatchet how time flies                       clean as a whistle C
chew the fat
crime doesn't pay.   cover my ass
throw me under the bus gentle as a lamb
cold shoulder  
 hit the fan
buyer beware 
woman's work never done     
never say never 
takes one to know one 
come Hell or high water
pissing in the wind
pretty as a picture through thick and thin 
beat a dead horse pass the buck
whole nine yards down on my luck
life’s a  
don't rock boat
needless to say 
go for broke
My life is the sum of trite cliches
Jaded expressions
so worthless so worn
I couldn't give it away
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member What's For Din-Din

In the heat of a passionate encounter

Do you ever stop and think

“Wonder what's for din-din?”

Seems all our thoughts and energy

Are devoted to the task at hand, so to speak

So much so that it feels like our head will explode

Then that indescribable moment

When the trumpets blow

And a band of angels start singing, “Hallelujah!”

Are we interested in who won the big game last night

Or the political situation in Kazakhstan

Well I can surely tell you here and now

Because at that indescribable moment of joy

I REALLY don't give a poop!

The building could come crashing down around me

I'm intent on finishing what I started

Come hell or high water

Did you ever stop and wonder

What's for din-din tonight?
Form: Narrative

Lawrence, a Modern Saga, Part the First

They called him Lawrence of Neasden
And he dressed in Khaki shorts
And he always rode a camel 
Which he kept in his car port
Oblivious to the glances 
Of the people passing by
He solemnly rode his mount
And he always wore a tie
He knew he had a mission
Was ready for the call
Though quite what it was
He’d really no idea at all
So he kept himself in condition
Led a blameless model life
Denied himself the joys 
Of a family and a wife
When the human race required it
He was primed and ready to serve
You could see in his steely glance
He was a man of drive and nerve
And the people could sleep soundly
Even though they didn’t really know
Come hell or high water
Lawrence was ready to go
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Decide Part

What do you want, my friend?
Do you know what you want?
What is important to you?
What perks your interest?
Makes you stand straight up like a recruit in the Army
What brings you to attention like you wouldn’t believe?
Ahh knowing what you want is a working process
You don’t know what you want overnight
You may have to think about it
Usually we discover it
We may come to know what we deem important to us
It comes over time
So if you say you already know what you want
Chances are you don’t really know what you want
As you will discover that it is a discarding process 
Discard what you deem not important along the way
Only then will you come to a conclusion that yes that is what you want
Because only when you determine that that is exactly what you want
Will you be able to go after it
And at that point you feel like you already have it
It is just like that
Because you already will it to you
You can never get what you don’t really want
Chances are you either discard it
Bored with it
And/or give up
But if that is what you really want
Ha come hell or high water you are gonna get it
So determine what you really want okay?
And see

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