Solely the summer’s heat dissipates,
Temperatures at night cooling daily;
The promises of the ants to gather,
Gatherings awaits the time that so last
Tunneling burrows interphases space;
Burrowing systems of storage down, down,
down, down, down, burrowing storing livelihood;
Pasting all climate changes summer speaks
To fall amidst the season flow floating;
Flowing as summer turns to fall labor works
As the ants travel working autumns rush;
As the ants pack up preseason storage;
Rushing for soon summer’s autumn turns to winter call
As the ants pack up preseason storage
To fall amidst the season flow floating
Ant’s tunnels ready to hibernate food
As the ants pack up preseason storage ;
9/19/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
A new dawn is coming
When no one will be running
It's boldly written all over
Our pains will soon be over
It's a preseason of restoration
Soon we shall be bestowed with decoration
For the services we render in this war
Against those who make us useless with metaphor
A new dawn is coming
When the youths won't think of running
Across foams for greener pastures
The newbirth is an end to insignificant departures
A new dawn is coming
When Nigeria will come out shinning
Cos the captured stains on our flag
Shall be bleached out to wash off bad tag
It's a preseason of restoration
And there's an unbelievable collaboration
To ensure a reposition of our flag
With promises to boost our ag.
Happy Independence Day (Nigeria)
Destiny has built this mission
ending with this one decision
there will be no repetition
take the chance or be left wishing
Conquer now or collapse
once it’s gone it won’t come back
You can focus through the pain
this time you’ve a prize to gain
It won’t be for nothing now
like before when all fell down
this is not a gravel path
this is concrete set to last
set in stone volcanic foam
lava flows shape the unknown
erupting up from so far down
landing to reshape the ground
It can change the mountain face
fill in the rivers and the lakes
bring the sun to rainy days
building rainbows here to stay
Rearrange the lunar view
the sun and moon shine brighter too
let flames that reign start a new
this moment when you became you
All before this fades away
just preseason games you played
get the season underway
tell your story from this day
You’ve been in a dormant state
now to move accelerate
finally perform your fate
a destiny only you create!
Wind, Seasons, And Life
Written: by Tom Wright
9-1-2019
3:00 AM
In spring it arrives disguised as a breeze,
In summer, heat, causes premature browning.
Of manicured lawns and foliage on trees,
Which often induces a homeowners frowning.
In fall, trees are cloaked in a contrasting blend,
Wearing make up, in colors of various hues.
In winter, snowflakes, will hitchhike this wind,
While we’re stuck inside singing the blues.
But whatever the season that we most embrace,
God spoke it this way and not without reason.
Like seasons, life passes, and we leave little trace,
Think of life as being, God’s eternity preseason.
James 4:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Preseason Baseball
two-thousand-sixteen
is now underway
oh what fun it is
watching baseball played
the grapefruit league
the cactus league
in Florida
Arizona
who'll make team
and who won't
get in shape
April
for real
play
Don't know 'bout you, but I'm in a stew
that Rice ain't nice and the NFL smells.
Seems a shame, just 2 games
suspension for sending fiancé to unconscious dimension
but 5 games in the pink for some "illegal" ink
and a season on the rope for smokin a little dope.
Too bad, violence gainst women so sad
but these are men in a violent pen
NFL pretzel logical?
Whatever the reason, dirty laundry in preseason
washed clean yawl, if Ray take us to the Super Bawl.
Tennis anyone?
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/here-s-how-badly-the-nfl-did-in-its-punishment-of-ravens-rb-ray-rice-200513481-nfl.html
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