This world has many distractions
it always has been so much
what a place it is to live within
it affects you in nearly everything you touch
So much noise to blast you out
your hearing is affected in every decibel
it dulls your listening sound
harder to hear things ever to tell
The world has its own message
Satan uses it to drown the divine sound
take no notice; keep looking above
make sure you're truly heaven bound
Be a keen student of God's word
study and meditate on it every day
love the habit of hearing it preached
make sure it's soundly sure to stay
In God's word you have God's voice
pay attention to it in every detail
hold fast and faithful to scripture
His word shall truly never fail
(" The world is a noisy place; don't let it stop you from hearing God's voice" - Anon.)
At 1 B.C.
In a country of lonely,
Felt bare in me, Holy;
As a mother,
In covenant style,
Came forth a little child –
Being a good artisan takes learning years:
Cum exposure to strange but desired art-
By which experience builds up what fault clears...
Different from rote learning which is by heart.
Here, learning is at will; at your own pace-
Where no one dares compel you to learning,
Unless you see the need to be in race...
With yourself to hasten time cum earning.
Being a great artisan takes sacrifice:
To detect ability of rare skills,
And make it functionally suffice...
Enough to standout; quality fulfills.
There, learning is by quests; tough to handle,
Unless mistakes light its guarding candle...
He's a jungle boy
Smoking his pain pills
Steadily rolling his blunt
Jumbo size is his favorite
Doing whatever makes him happy his priority.
Always smoking
When he's not, maybe he's
Asleep, bathing, eating and more
He said smoking is his hobby
Because it keeps him reasoning not thinking.
Lost his parents at a very tender age
There was no guidance
Started living reckless and dangerous
Never jealous of anyone
Always zealous in all his endeavors
Many sees him as a savior
Because he always savor every moment.
My time is vitally precious
I most jealously guard and protect it
~ I make room for silence
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Priority, thy possession?
Primer, coat the prize?
Plight, blight, bane, ban, thy passion!
Pine trees? Fine eyries...
Ghoul in ancient armies?
He surely battle seeks?
Dole and duress, pass en prise!
Lentil, call the leeks...
Tumultuous tempest, toss!
Dynamite the dross!
O for painters without gloss!
Lyrics lament loss!
Folly? Well, gosh golly!
Blessed are the dead!
Hang high, Yule-rite holly!
Coffins line with lead!
Soul of wizard, thy blizzard!
Blossom, mandrake, here!
Urgency lead
Time for yourself
Big prime concern.
Helping others
Keep heart's duty
Great self reward.
Loving others
Firm second law
Carves every heart.
Loving yourself
Thrive with loving
Your enemy.
In life, love isn't everything
It's a priority and a game plan
You can sacrifice something
For personal reason and affection
You can't promise everything in life
But you can give a word and consulation
An action that would make her trust you
Making assuring statement to the one you love.
Religion is the priority
I don’t want man-made
science in my life.
I believe in God
And in the Satan
No psychology!
In my life!
I come from the Nature
Driven my life
By Love
By God
Leader is
The Satan
Promised a honey baked life by Uncle Sam,
a V.A. loan, and a mini-van.
Three kids and a fenced yard.
It should be attainable to those who
worked so hard.
They served, they sacrificed as mother's wept,
came home to be forgotten to a government
that's inept..
Our unsung hero's who fought gallantly, are
supposed to be our nations first priority..
What will truly make ART great again, is when people return to the critical realization that it is not about quality, it is about expression, and more importantly, JOY. Don’t be too concerned what others say about your work, whether it’s painting or music or writing or woodworking or cooking, etc, if it brings you enjoyment, then do it to your heart’s content!!
Everything we do and say and make and write, is a little piece of us, and should be treated with the deference and appreciation that we give to one another, and no one knows better than WE do, how our intent compares to the result. If you get critique, take it kindly, but with a grain of salt, and the knowledge that others do not see the world the way you do.
EVERYONE on this planet has a special talent, and not all of those talents are the artistic type, but that savvy was given to you to make the most of. Maybe you’re not the “artistic” type, but you ARE talented, I guarantee you, and I also guarantee that endowment you’re blessed with, whatEVER it may be, is something you enjoy, and it brings others joy in the process.
THAT, my friends, along with love, is what life is all about!
Planning for my fall was a priority
Trying to destroy my purity
Forgetting about my ability
Their act of inhumanity
Made me discover their inferiority
And decided to bring it to reality
Had to work hard to strengthen my security
Since all this happened trying to fight for equality
Challenges came in for my prosperity
Godly renowned my superiority
Poem by
Muzungu Noela
I'm always so urgent
I'm top priority doubtless
In the relentless pursuit of me
You are not a pick
You are the lick! The real Bag!
Don't think otherwise!
What things are most important to me?
Things that I must give rapt attention to
We must all consider this individually,
Deciding for ourselves what is right and true
And prioritize our days accordingly.
Written July 20, 2022
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