ghastly grimy gruesome greedy gray ghost
happily haunts Henry’s hoarder habitat
igniting icy incredulity
jiggery-pokery jimjams justified
kismet keeping kowtowing kin keen
lighthearted lively long-winded laggard laughs
magnifying mystical malefactor’s mysteriousness
SENIOR MOMENTS. FOOTLE
Here I am at a very great old age with same chat
for these days I can only recall old tales, off pat
Toothless now and decayed so no, long kiss
for that's certainly something best, to miss
Reading with a magnifying glass in , large print
with very strong glasses for close-up, or squint
In my chair most afternoons having, no sap
having to pace myself or without doubt , need nap
We are much alone when old,
after lifetimes of accompaniment,
of tacit support and connection
from our friends and peers.
Must I now label as mental failing
sometime strange behaviors I exhibit?
These are a consequence of long living,
result in my speaking to the air, to myself and
to my beloved pets. No one else is around.
This becomes habitual. I explain that it is
only to retain my sanity, ability to speak,
to think, to hone skills of artful conversation,
of facile verbal composition.
Although silence may be soothing
or oppressive, calming or profoundly
disturbing, pets are a great comfort --
though they sometimes underscore
and magnify lack of human interaction.
Loneliness is a sad consequence
of aging, intensifying losses, magnifying
declining mental agility, dulling consciousness
of changes in behavior. To fill empty hours,
to calm fears, feel at peace, welcome
the company and affection of pets.
Treat them as deserving beloved ones.
We must protect, support, preserve them.
They are as central to our lives as we are to theirs.
Veracious vanity about victories over
veils shows vain values corrupted by
vicious volatile villains in hopes for
votive to vindicate,
Grossly gluttons gain grains over
gloomy groups of ghastly greiven gulls,
Foreign fighting by ferocious foes gets
fulfilled here by fat-headed fools
fulminating for their unknowing fatalities,
Deep dark derivatives of evil dance daily
drawing delusional dimwits to drown
devishly in damnation,
Multimedia manipulates millions
maliciously magnifying multitudes of
mass misguided many,
Local laws layover latitudes of laundered
logistics layering subliminal taxations
lowering lifestyles lived by the
Land of the Limited.
Magnifying Glasses
I’ve erased using white out some
items listed on my
magnifying glasses’ shopping lists. They get really bad
gas after
eating all
savoury foods!
Join me, friend, in a rhyme
of the painful and sublime,
as I remember
every late December
in my sixty-sixth Christmas time.
Joy and sadness, unsurpassed
like a magnifying glass -
I recall my spirit rise and fall
before a decorated tree, so tall,
remembering Christmas past.
With my favorite toy I'd play,
or alone, my love had gone away -
sometimes blessed, sometimes cursed.
Either way, my heart would burst -
remembering Christmas day.
Magnifying the Lord
in language transcended
rising to heaven
a thank offering-
Christ my shepherd
Christ my light
Christ my peace
love peals aloud
healing for the broken-hearted
liberty to the captive
New life to those who believe
November 26 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Romans 11-13
Key Verse – Romans 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS TO US
Praise be to God for His goodness to us:
Granting us His grace
Girding us by His governance
Greeting to us with His gladness
Gripping us around His guidance-gear
Giving us through His generosity for His glory
Romans 12:1 Praise be to the Lord for
enabling us to present ourselves unto Him:
Making His will fulfilled
Ministering by His ways faithfully
Mentoring through His Word fruitfully
Mastering to walk worthily with Him fervently
Magnifying Him in our worship against worldliness’ futility
Romans 13:14 Praise be to the Saviour for
teaching us to submit to His power along His:
Love with His steadfast leadership
Light midst our sinful lamentation
Lessons for spiritual learning
Laws on Scriptural liberty
Life of salvation-lifting. Amen!
November 26, 2024
The endless Forest is showcasing,
The beauty of Nature ,so satisfying.
Green and green everything,
Where life is the most happening .
Nature’s harmony on its whole swing,
As if all have got virtual wings.
So soothing and life defining,
Nature itself is rehearsing .
To witness this is amazing,
Proposition of life is redefining.
Negativity is quickly receding,
Positivity is strongly magnifying.
Yes nature is still self-sustaining,
If we are not interfering .
Let me be a part of this learning,
It secretly touches my soul’s lining.
Nature and its divine dealing,
Always promotes self-healing.
November 3 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on John 1-2
Key Verse – John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR BEING THE WORD
Praise be to God for being the Word Who:
Lights us by His lessons
Loves us beyond our level
Liberates us through His law
Leads us toward His lordship
Looks for us through His lens
Labours with us for His legacy
Listens to us with His language
John 1:36 Praise be to the Lord for helping us
look unto Him as the Lamb of God with His:
Keeping that fuels our service and stewardship
Knowledge that frees us against selfishness
Kingdom that focuses us toward spirituality
Kindness that fills us with His satisfaction
Kingship that frames our faith-stability
John 2:11 Praise be to the Saviour
for manifesting His glory by His:
Mercy in meeting us midst mystery
Might moving against man’s magic
Miracles magnifying His magnificence
Majesty marking His managing mandate
Mission and mandate as our Messiah. Amen!
November 3, 2024
September 10 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 37-39
Key Verse – Ezekiel 37:6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR PUTTING BREATH IN US
Praise be to God for putting breath in us to:
Redeem us by His grace along His mercy
Refresh us with His goodness and might
Restore us toward His guarded molding
Revitalize us against grievous misery
Revive us for grand ministry
Ezekiel 38:23 Praise be to the Lord for magnifying Himself:
Manifesting His majesty and magnificence
Melting our masks of mythical mentality
Mentoring over our mobility’s motives
Mounting toward His miracles
Monitoring our morality
Ezekiel 39:13 Praise be to the Saviour for
inspiring us to glorify Him against:
Polluting problems
Prideful perversions
Propelling powerlessness
Purposefulness’ proddings
Preferences presenting no peace. Amen!
September 10, 2024
Legos, crayons, yo-yo’s, shells,
Key chains, postcards, notes from camp,
Magnifying glasses, tokens
And a clip-on bedside lamp…
Action figures, racing cars,
Sticker books and rubber snakes,
Pez dispensers, memo pads and
Statuettes with cracks and breaks…
Baseball cards and ping-pong balls,
Loose erasers, sweatbands, dice -
Most would take a glance and toss ‘em,
Never even thinking twice.
Going through my kids’ old treasures,
That is what I try to do
And, though progress has been made,
It will be hours before I’m through.
I used to be able to run full steam all day with little sleep
Now I can barely walk unless I have a little cat nap
because I still am a fitful sleeper at night, up and down
I once ran around my yard with my dogs
Now arthritis in my ankles has me ambling, slowly
I dream of walking fast, which I also did once upon a time
My vision used to be better than twenty-twenty
Now I cannot read books or magazines unless they are big print
or I keep a magnifying glass close by my easy chair
Sitting around watching TV was the last thing I would do
until ten years ago when I tore my meniscus
Now I spend a lot of time eating potato chips in front of the boob tube
I used to be clever and funny and fun
I do not feel that way anymore
I feel dumpy and frumpy
Do what you can while you are young
Fifty five is a lot younger than seventy-three.
You might as well know it now.
the steady light of a white votive candle
reflected and amplified in highly polished brass
symbolises devotion
talents never to be hidden under a bushel
but the secular world isn’t privy to magnitude
of the delinquency some are at great lengths to hide
very tendentious opinions defended
though harsh magnifying glass of consequence
held up to each and every regrettable past act
beware of the dogs
countenance in commiseration with the terror
that was struck in the quaking hearts by Black Shuck
sequenced scorch marks from its claws in evidence
when the church door was struck open by thunder
in fear we repent our moral lapses and expiate our folly in tears
February 26 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Numbers 35-36
Key Verse – Numbers 35:34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO DWELLS AMONG US
Praise be to God for dwelling among us:
Staying with us for our protection
Satisfying us by His provision
Securing us against perils
Sanctifying us by His power
Subduing us of our pride
Numbers 36:2 Praise be to the Lord Who
grants us inheritance of:
Eternal value
Exceptional verities
Expected virtues
Extraordinary vibrancy
Exalting victory
Numbers 36:13 Praise be to the Saviour
for His commandments and judgments:
Magnifying His name with His miracles
Making His Word meaningful
Moving us His children by His might
Melting our arrogance through His mercy
Managing our affairs by His ministry. Amen!
February 26, 2024
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