Always remember the past
That made your life joyful
Forget bitter memories fast
That will be truly useful
In case you cannot assist
At least please stop spoiling
Never show your strong fist
Very bad if blood is boiling
Fighting injects poison only
Into minds that are involved
Avoiding fights help all truly
As problems are then solved
When we keep mind broad
Great mirth we nicely spread
We appease the mighty Lord
Peace enters into our head
If we send a positive message
The whole World gets bliss
Kindness has an advantage
As true Heaven, we never miss.
War yields massacre
Peace defends with war
Deaths are unavoidable
To start a war with
Conflicts and quarrels
To ends a war with
Destructions and deaths
To start a peace defendance with
A war too
To end with
Destructions more than peace
No round table
Conferences and compromises
No logics
No truths
No limits
Everything can go
Wild and limitless
Hegemony and democracy
Never compromise
War is the outcome
And deaths and destruction are
Two amongst the spoils of war
I shall not hate
I won't stir up troubles
I shall not take, offense of thee
Quarrels I not
I shall not hold offense over thee
I speak these wise words
I speak with lips of understanding
I have good sense, I am from the Lord
Our God has made me the head and not the tale
I not a fish waiting to inhale
I come from love first love makes up for all offense
Lower your defenses
I love you more than you hate me
Quarrels I not
I shall not hold offense over thee
I speak these wise words
I speak with lips of understanding
I have good sense, I am from the Lord
Our God has made me the head and not the tale
I not a fish waiting to inhale
I come from love first love makes up for all offense
Lower your defenses
I love you more than you hate me
2/28/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2022
Proverbs 10:12-13
New day, the same circle conversation!
I slow speak my felt truths,
You stumble-spin lame accusations
And another valid topic will thrash itself mute.
We should just get a tape recorder.
Instead of arguing, we’ll just play that
And save emotional voices the bother.
You may not know what happens next,
But I know, I have memorized the steps:
Your chin will raise as your fists flex and
You’ll accuse me of thinking I’m perfect;
I’ll give up on your ability to reflect,
Execute stern hushing for my quiet effect
And we’ll live stiff with no sign of upset.
Stormy emotions from this current singe
May taint our bond with their imprint,
But our love violins aren’t in quit’s bin.
Our imperfect love remains heart-hinged.
We know when this new circle conversation ends,
I’ll be a silenced pinch, you’ll do a pouting binge,
Until need finds us easing for embrace again.
why does
kindness
quivers in
the cold
when your heart
quarrels with
your soul
Quarrels
Two
people
disrespect
scornful words fly
freely ripping apart contentious foes.
Wisdom and a bridled tongue forgotten
opponents gained
friendships lost
wrath rules
reign.
© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
January 16, 2010
Poetic form: Double Tetractys
Loves echoes
In this marble canyon
Through this gorge
Across this ridge
Love does quarrel
With your heart
Murderous crimes
Getting high
Genocide
Suicide
Poverty
Apathy
Lethargy
Rage
Haze
Attitude
Being rude
Racism
Sexism
Teen pregnancy
Democracy
Social equality
Jaundiced eyes
Deceit and lies
Treachery
Disloyalty
Crazy
Paparazzi