In the bonds of peace
are released sweetness
that are anger release
touches her peace
making a sour begins...
a sweetness apologize
Solely to myself for myself
by myself
I analyze while I'm why ?
why I stutter the thought
of being distraught
and Gathering all the
monies in sack coth
I'm being spiritual enriched
Enriched 100 fold blessed
Revenue
4/10/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2025
Categories:
monies, analogy, appreciation, humanity,
Form: Free verse
The fox quakes with delight
Means testing winter fuel
what a future precedent
Already ditching the social care plan
They say they have a black spending hole
so spending must abate for a while
Tax your January private schools
and who else
They ride roughshod over the old
tax forms for the lot
They collect monies
you've never read about
like inheritance tax
Categories:
monies, anger,
Form: Free verse
What treasures will be in the plate
Meant to provide for the good
Monies from thither and yon
Doing only what saints could
Why does the surplus never touch
The hurt that all good has done
Heavier and heavier grows the weight
That forgiveness and mercy can not outrun
Decades of healing attest to grace
Boundaries line the field of the mind
The gate is open to whosoever will
But TRUTH is far from doing fine
I wished to GOD, words were straight
Communicating LOVE between hearts
But fear has gnarled the lines
Making it impossible to find where to start
The clogged lines of others
Is pushing back on my continual flow
The plate goes around, once again
And everyone knows...TRUTH has nothing to show
but the shame of being ignored
Written by Trudy Schrader on 11-24-2023
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Categories:
monies, hurt,
Form: Rhyme
In the winter of life
Escape to waters azure
Forget stress and strife
Baja adventure’s a lure
Friends from bygone years
Brothers for sure
Through pain and tears
We helped each other endure
At Big Daddy’s Bungalow
A safe harbor of choice
Reunion bestowed
Old friends do rejoice
A chance to reflect
On paths we have tread
Of the roads behind us
And the few up ahead
With more life behind us
Than we have up ahead
It makes us give thought
And causes slight dread
What will we finally leave
Of substance and grace
When from life we are cleaved?
When we end the race?
The family we grew,
The friends we have made,
The impacts not few
Not the monies we’ve saved
Categories:
monies, feelings, friend, introspection, journey,
Form: Rhyme
In a dither for a dollar
Monies are being squandered
The pox is upon us
Taxes are ponderous
Stuffed shirts are foolish
Peace yet eluded us
The world gets Denuded.
We're living in the space age
Can't eliminate war and hate.
These hard truths we face
We are a better human race.
Are'nt We.?
Categories:
monies, destiny, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Woman’s Desire
What’s all this rigmarole and claptrap
About the man being the only one thinking of sex?
Well, truth be known,
A woman, skin deeply eager, thinks much of it too…
Once leaving the job, after
The shopping; the vaccuuming; the cooking; the pots,
Pans, and dishes; after the childrens’
Homework, meals, baths, and good-night kisses;
Once the cat and dog have gone out and in
Twice, been fed, and cooed over while petted;
After inquires about her spouse’s work, complaints,
And wishes; after the phone calls to people of concern;
After checking the bank account, new emails, and
Cleaning out her handbag; counting out lunch monies;
Preparing the morrow’s snacks and clothing; writing
The lists of to-do’s and schedules; and, preparing medications…
Afrter all that, following ten minutes of rest
In a cushioned chair,
Among the first wishes of her long-patient body,
Is for some time to linger, living
Pleasure’s words whispered by her passion’s tongue.
A woman desires to lay felt and feeling sensuously
With her beloved, warm and spent,
Close to sleep at her side.
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(c) sally young eslinger 9/16/2023
Categories:
monies, feelings, gender, love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
If Jesus were running in 2024 he'd
require no pac monies, just strengthen his core..
He's seen the devastation of the Ukranian war
and would end peoples suffering for ever more..
Jesus would still be preaching while caring for the poor,
mending those hearts that life has tore.
He'd offer his redemption to the criminal and the
whore, heal the sick, our planet restore,
and Jesus would reign for more then just four.
Categories:
monies, political, religious,
Form: Light Verse
Our foxy former president
who rallied the rioters and
then safely went,
is hoping that we all forget,
the January 6th Capitol attack
and the good judgement that he lacked,
and how he didn't have poor Mike Pense's back.
Trump was the president, our supreme boss but
still takes no responsibility for those lives now lost.
He's gearing up for 2024, with his big pac monies
and hopes to score, holding rallies and stirring up his core,
with his same divisive message again once more..
Categories:
monies, political,
Form: Political Verse
Having known scoundrels, like these up close,
Happily using your monies on which to dine
Family coffers stuffed, be they duly accursed!
High cost yes,your money buys them fine wine.
Why stand you chairlesss,at graveside service,
As these pretentious mongrels at you,widely smile.
Are you not aware of their most greedy malice?
You, the mourning,blind,unaware of their unholy guile.
Let serving all the grieving, be their primary practice.
4/15/2023
Categories:
monies, funeral,
Form: Quatrain
You who have a faithful love
One who brilliants outshines the stars
A faithful love agape
Gold monies monetary gains money
No need can't by love with it
Just priceless
I am a bird with feathered wings
Out stretch wings embraced
God humanity finds refuge
In the shadow of your wings
1/27/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr
Categories:
monies, appreciation, celebration,
Form: Light Verse
If I had a dollar for every time;
I’ve sin I be a billionaire;
If I had a dollar taken away by God;
Because of those sins;
I’ll be impoverished;
So I went to the Bank of Jesus;
We’re covered by FDIC?
(Father’s Deliverance in Christ Jesus)
I also got a loan for my new home in heaven;
A home that’ll be my mansion;
Only credit I needed was repentance;
So I got eternal payment plan;
Now I’m neither rich nor poor;
I am just a once sinner freed sanctified saved by grace;
I have no need for monies, got Jesus promises;
~a loan for Grace
Original poem10/23/17
James Edward Lee Sr©2017
Revised poem 1/5/23
James Edward Lee Sr©2023
Categories:
monies, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
*Image of Lyre Box Organ Grinder by Pixabay
Orphan 'Round
A chimp's bereft tambourine in its paws
jigged 'round a bunch of detaining gazes,
donning smiling countenances or jaws
that plunge as the organ grinder phases.
Rhythmic jingling in sync amid the crank
that stirs 'round, eliciting monies freed
from purses and billfolds as the rich thank
the dual busker's intrigued act indeed.
A sincere beast calms down by a soiled boy
fronting the crowd, an orphan of the streets
note 'round the hurried hush and yields his joy
and sadly looked down as woe gauged heartbeats.
Coins and bills spill and a bright lad kneels cause
a chimp's bereft tambourine in its paws.
2022 May 28
Categories:
monies, animal, character, cheer up,
Form: Sonnet
Your body is worth more than a mint
Far more than gold and silver
Not like brainless piece of meat
Open your eyes little girl and see beyond
Defy poverty woes with intelligence
In due time it will subdue
You shall own all these gold mines
You shall proudly spend your own mint
If you defy poverty woes with your body
You be like a chained slave
You have to suffer all the pain
Emotional physical and psychological -just to breathe
All these monies you are dying for
You can make them if you sacrifice your time
What comes tomorrow is not known
But tomorrow comes anyway -what shall you do?
Don't be carried away with things you can replace
Get carried with things you cannot replace
Your own life if it loses it breath
Make sure it won't lose breath before its time
Categories:
monies, care, child, desire, father
Form: Blank verse
If you could would you give something of yourself to better a life of someone you may never even know?
Do you live for niceties, niceties, niceties or do you live?
Do you appreciate the weak jawed woes of education bought or education earned to make the life of somebody
Do you look down your nose at trade or honest hard earned skills because of the stupidity of breed?
Do you see the importance of or do you cut yourself away from the snobbish ancient rules of fools and their antiquated, irrelevant society.
Is social mobility a road only open to the clique of the variety of monies?
He’s an engineer, she’s an engineer
Does it matter if the degree was bought at court or within clubs or sold to someone who wanted a life, a hope, a dream to live hard earned, honestly and free?
Are the shackles of somebody’s ancestry a bind to how they could be?
Look at what we’ve got. The sheer elitist rot, tell me is that our lot or do we bend and break to deliver hope to the hopeless of their twisted, evil and archaic society?
Categories:
monies, abuse, betrayal, class, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Lord, I got somethings
I got monies, a job a variety of things
Got a house filled with stuff
Yeah, things are tuff
And also guess what
Yet I got a family
Just so handy
Got some same old material things
A little jewelry few diamonds rings
O' Lord
My God
If I had ever needed you
I need you ever more now
These things got me down
I need you ever more now
If I had more than everything
Don't need nor want more material things
All I need bring
Give me Jesus
All I need is just the sweetest thing
Jesus
12/16/21
Written by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
Categories:
monies, analogy, character, conflict, confusion,
Form: Dramatic Verse
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