Predictably Poems

I am Expecting a Blood Letting

...the vampire ball will be held in Salem for a lark
a place where witches don’t like to be after dark
I went anyway, with my cousin Glud
For he loves gruesome stuff, gore and blood

I was dressed ...

Expanding Hell

...No paradigm of peace will ever dwell
Upon the land of evil and the outcasts
Who are not evil, but were born in hell
And this alienates them from the lucky ones
Who despise those unfortunates, bel...

An Ancient RuIn

...The guide with his cheesy hat, and colorful umbrella
encourages us to: gather 'round.

His anecdotal spiel is by rote. His shtick is fact-slim
and slick, but it’s also my current gestalt as I am ...

One must possess the patience of Job,

...“The patience of Job” applied as an idiom that means to have great patience or endurance in the face of suffering. It's used to describe someone who perseveres through many problems or hardships.

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Ancient Ruins

...The guide with his cheesy hat, and colorful umbrella
encourages us to: gather 'round.
His anecdotal spiel is by rote. His shtick is fact-slim
and slick, but it’s also my current gestalt as I am dr...

Invitations to life

...Dive deep if sea seems inviting enough,
Leap in a river, forget swelling flood, 
Climb on to that temptingly tricky crest,
Walk down to the valley sloping that go,
Be guest to an unknown nameless...

Ivans Shortcomings

...Imperfect indifferent ineffective Ivan Inglebritzen
Was wistfully, wildly, wantonly weird at work.
Not indispensable, but rather despicable, desperate and diabolical.
Cautious co-workers candidly ...

Mood Swing

...When Patty was in the manic phase, she'd ignore dangers:
She'd hold parties in her motel room for hordes of strangers.
One of them she married after knowing him half a day -
Did it occur that some...

Gratitude and Candor

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Written: March 2024
                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hold a revered status globally.
Strength only shines through when the glow appears.
unfolding behind them.

...

Let My People Shine

...At sixteen
People's Bible Church
sent me from rural Michigan farm lands
to Moody Bible Institute
in siren-screaming Chicago

Church fathers assumed,
despite curious evidence to the contrary,
...

BELLS

...BELLS

Bells that talk among themselves
Sounding their distinct messages
From one city church to another
Predictably on each exact hour
Yet sometimes for special reasons
In celebration, maybe ...

The End Is Near

...One day the sun will rise only so far,
the earth will rotate but only slowly,
the elephants, whales, and jungle cats
will call out to each other,
rats and snakes will
dive deeper into their skin...

Predictably Irrational

...In a world of endless choices, so often do we roam, 
Guided not by sound reason, but the latest iPhones, 
Predictable irrationality, our minds do plainly sway, 
Making crucial life decisions, marr...

Singleton

...SINGLETON

Why do memories always make me cry
Many are old now, after so many years
One would’ve thought they’d run dry
But predictably, always yet more tears

Familiar melody or maybe even a ...

Writers

...Let me tell 
You some 
More stories

Since so many
Of you are into
Stories

This one’s about writers
And a bit about
Social media

I’m no encyclopedia
But I’m a wannabe writer

And I s...

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