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So Spake Simple Simon
Is it right and proper to treat us fools so bad?
We are but simple souls, not completely mad.
This world is but a complex place full of traps and snares
That can catch us all out if we’re taken unawares
Even Kings and courtiers find themselves caught out
So, what chance do we have who know next to nought
We are so often laughed at as we try to understand
Why it is that others have all the wealth and land
And when we ask for twopence for to buy some food
We are told we’re stupid and we’re not doing any good
And when we would go fishing so very far from sea
We practice in a bucket. It made such sense to me
And as for seeking plums for to make some jam
Whilst I was a searching, I was chased by a ram
That landed me in thistles; not pleasant you’ll agree
All that was in the larder was dry bread for my tea.
I could go on for ever about injustice and ill use
How those who care not for others avoid the truth
Who only see the world through their selfish eyes
People who are less fortunate are those they despise.
how well do you acknowledge your blessings from the Lord Christ?
how well do you show appreciation for what He has done in your life?
you can't deny that God has always somehow pulled you through
so what have you done to reciprocate that which He has done for you?
God has assigned you to take care of this planet and your fellow man
to keep His fauna and flora, His beasts and plants well in hand
He also desires that we have a right relationship with Him and His earthly Son
in keeping your assignments real in regards to all that He has done
to feed anyone who's hungry, to clothe someone who's gone without
to tend the sick and give living water to anyone who's suffered a drought
for us to be kind, loving and merciful to each other
to activate the Great Commission towards our sisters and brothers
to help those less fortunate by giving Christian aid
to give a hug, to lend and ear or help someone get a bill paid
to use your time, your talents and your worldly treasures
to reach, to teach, to motivate on a level that's unmeasured
but most of all to do these things with love, kindness and faith
to know that but for the grace of God you might be in their place
keeping your assignment real knowing that God has your back
keeping your assignment real on the right spiritual track
as you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you
so keep your assignment real by doing all you can do
I am the honey pot
Famous for the well brewed bittersweet content within my belly
Like molten chocolate sweet, only more sumptuous
Not that I’m a bragger –
But many have come to me for an ounce of my content
And I must say; it has them licking their fingers
They can’t seem to have enough of me
But before you judge me a drug – hard or soft; which I’m none
It’s gospel my attraction is just as strong if not more
Having colleagues at all ranks, my fan base is overwhelmingly high -
Dozen power suits have shaken hands with me
Lucrative business deals sealed in my presence
Services are efficient under my order
Law lenient at the mention of my name
Findings less unraveling with me at the middle
Lands change titles under my brokerage
A few helping hands more willing at the sight of me
Small favours too at this age seek me first
My tentacles truly reach far and wide
And lest you call me a blackmailer or worse a prey –
I seek not, but sought after
Hooked as a bait on my colleagues’ preying poles
And cast into the stream of the less fortunate
To the oceans of abundance
Where their ever hungry greed is never filled
They care less of my side effects
That range from a sour reputation
Law catching up if I don’t buy a way out for them
To the recycled injustices from the days of their fathers
Injustices that to date rock the social, political, economic arenas
Bitter side aside–
I still remain an allure
To them it is survival of the fittest
©GraceM Composition
While in London we visited the British Museum…where walking on our own
we stood in front of and marveled at the famed…Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta Stone it turns out was one of archeology’s greatest gifts…
allowing us to decipher and read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs,
I mention this because after returning to the states while walking around Asheville
we came across this haunt….
on a side street off the beaten path called Rosetta’s Restaurant.
It turns out Rosetta’s is a Vegan restaurant…so with fate nudging us…on a hunch
we entered Rosetta’s Restaurant and sat down to have some lunch.
Lunch was a Vegan delight…a meal we wound’t have wanted to miss
A Vegan delight you scoff…yes there is such a thing as this.
But what caught our attention at Rosetta’s was the sign when we paid our bill
asking if we would make a small donation
to help them in their quest to feed Asheville’s homeless population.
What a wonderful idea we thought…one we hope other cities would repeat…
so we gladly paid a little more so a homeless person could eat.
In the short time we were in the restaurant four different homeless people were fed.
proving kindness, generosity and giving…despite the callousness of our government…
is still alive…not dead.??The Rosetta Stone proved worthy of all the accolades it’s way were hurled…
as it changed our understanding of history…of people and the world.
Here’s hoping’s Rosetta’s Restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina
will help us all discuss….
ways to accept and assist people who are less fortunate than us.
It took 23 years to unlock the secrets of the Rosetta Stone…
23 years to decipher its format
I hope we can decipher the secrets of Rosetta’s Restaurant…
in a lot less time than that.
Walk with the power of love
You’ll always feel the glory from up above
The absence of evil cannot access your soul
It will not be able to have any control
Your thoughts will be pure
Your heart filled with all elements of the spiritual brochure
The eyes filled with emotion of the luminescent sea
Your peace is guaranteed
A mission to cleanse humanity
From all of the immorality
The path of the veracity spirit
Will pivot the world in a fast minute
Keeping the most powerful sane
The less fortunate free of man’s inflicting pain
It truly is the miracle that we all have found
Making all of mankind heavenly bound
I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
I'm thankful for that.
I know the value of a dollar.
Everything I have I've had to earn myself.
I'm thankful for that.
I have a reason to hold my head up and be proud of my accomplishments.
I was born, raised and live in a free society.
I'm thankful for that.
I take for granted freedoms others only dream of.
I was raised to be charitable and to help others.
I'm thankful for that.
Otherwise I might look down on those less fortunate than myself.
I was taught not to be cruel and uncaring.
I'm thankful for that.
I could have become a very unkind person.
I am not wealthy. I work hard for everything I have.
I'm thankful that I can.
I'm thankful for good health, my job, my home, my car and all that I call mine.
I was raised to know there is a Creator and that He loves me and wants me to know Him. He already knows me.
And I'm Thankful For That.
We are all a product of our environment
Under different influences
Each one of us could have been a terrorist or a man of God
A President or a homeless person sleeping in the street
It's the luck of the draw... or is it
Are we not in charge of our own destiny
Can we not overcome the trials that life has in store for us
To become an upstanding individual to be proud of
Whether rich in monetary terms
Or just rich in the ways of living
The ability to reach out and change someone's life
To make another person happy
Is there any greater reward or feeling of satisfaction than that
They say everyone was put here on earth for a reason
Whether it's a lofty world changing event
Or just an act of kindness towards those the less fortunate souls
It matters not, we have made a difference
So next time you question your purpose here on earth
Just remember... even the simplest act of kindness
Is richly rewarded and never forgotten
Having experienced the Almighty’s goodness
to our dear Motherland ---
I envision her as constantly enjoying freedom bliss
vis-à-vis accountable responsibility-exercise
among people diligently led by government officials
exemplifying servant-leadership
as they earnestly seek the Sovereign’s guidance
in their endeavour with faith and practice
to fulfill our Constitution preamble*
with daily thanksgiving gesture.
In partnership with the authorities
I entrust to God …
… myself and fellow citizens
for the prioritization of family nurture
nourished with loving responsibility
strengthening home buttress
along virtue values’ pillars
promoting accountable parenthood
along children holistic development program
simultaneous with pedagogical endowments.
Beholding functional geriatric welfare at work
midst relevant andragogy advancements
I view my country with adults and grandparents
basking in their senior years, glowing
still met by physical, mental, emotional care
welcomed with psycho-social health accessibility
as everyone is braced upon hygiene
of sanitation anchor, exhorting cleanliness
recognizing ecological preservation
cognizant of next generations and their future.
With unity’s cord tied by blesed righteousness**
I cling to the Supreme Commander
for the prevalence of peace and order
midst imposition of lawful justice system
balancing truth with mercy
while reaching-out to the less fortunate
toward wholesome lifestyle betterment
vanquishing power-abuse
combating parasitic dependence-mentality
through the fruition of “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
*PREAMBLE
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
**Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”
March 23, 2021
2nd place, "What You Really Want" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Richard Lamoureux; judged on 4/24/2021.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT NATION
AH..the joys of public transportation
The “T”, the “El”, the “Tube”
short trips through hell
wading through the masses of humanity
clinging to the subways lack of sanity
sleeping men and women – homeless
sprawled upon the benches,
the less fortunate among us – “bums”
redefined as “monetarily deficient”.
“Elderly” – strap clutching hangers-on
ignored by the seated “texters and tweeters”
video game players, and “up-skirters”
inhaling the toxic cocktail of perfumes,
colognes, body lotions, hair sprays,
hair gels, and anti-body odor poisons -
choking on the inhaled culture of diversity
Focused on one spot lest eye contact occur
swaying to the music of too-loud ear buds,
strobe lighted rumble through darkness,
flashes of life, of history, never fully known.
John G. Lawless
8/29/2015
Homelessness
Homelessness is not an illness, People have lost their damn minds with a bunch of silliness. People who are homeless get stereotyped as Alcoholics, Mentally ill, Panhandlers, and Drug users, Whoever says this about all homeless people is a bunch of losers. The homeless take care of each other and give a little shove, We share what little things we have with each other with lots of love. Some in today's society are wanting to push the homeless away out of sight are out of their mind, People who look down on those who are less fortunate are not so kind. Let's reflect on the that Jesus Christ our Savior had no bed, He was homeless, and didn't have anywhere to lay his head.