Killick
Sailing across the voyage of life
Amidst witty wilful waves of trials
Often subdued with wicked wily spells of pains
Buffeted below the belt by wild woeful winds
Faith ever serves me as my killick
Never lets my boat run astray
Day and night holds me to the shore
Averts my drifting against rocks of despair
Holds me firm during tempestuous gales
Secures me during winters of distress.
When darkness of night veils my life
When hands of fate deal me massive blows
When clouds of loneliness enrol me
When the low tide subdues my spirit,
The killick, as a guardian angel,
Softly whispers in my dainty ears
To gaze at the heavens with flame of faith high
Comforts me its vigil will outlast my breath
And it will keep me company till judgment day
When my soul reaches the celestial sky.
Categories:
secures, faith, life, voyage, wind,
Form: Free verse
The gunas three represent our soul’s modes,
being darkness, desire and tranquil peace,
each taking us along different roads,
wherein the right choice secures soul’s release.
It is not denied that we’ll oscillate
but by making steady our heart’s resolve,
ego spawned desires then no longer bait
and holding God’s hand we slowly evolve.
Whatever comes and goes is unreal,
so sagacious souls hold steady focus,
on flame of love holding promise to heal,
propelling us along heaven’s locus.
We have been bestowed with free will to choose,
sloth, rage or light as flavour of heart’s muse.
Categories:
secures, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
O Trump, bold Prince, who stirs the crowd,
With thunderous voice, both fierce and loud,
You grasp the reins where power flows,
A lion’s heart that fiercely grows.
In towers tall and gilded halls,
You stand where empires rise and fall,
A master of the public gaze,
You walk through fire, yet set ablaze.
Your words, like arrows, pierce the veil,
To rouse the strong, to shake the frail,
A leader shaped by modern strife,
You wield your will to guard your life.
Yet heed this truth from ancient lore,
No throne endures by wrath and roar—
The wise embrace both strength and grace,
And temper power with humble face.
To rule is not to crush and break,
But bend the will for common sake,
The prince who listens, learns, and bends,
Secures his realm beyond the ends.
So, Trump, O prince of storm and fame,
Not all the battles need a flame,
The greatest kings, in shadows deep,
Are those who sow what others reap.
Command your fate with steady hand,
And lead with wisdom’s subtle brand,
For power’s path is thin and steep—
The vigilant shall truly keep.
Categories:
secures, america,
Form: Free verse
We are not Alone God’s Comforts-HE’S GOT US
-Dedicated verse for Mother Chlorine Rodgers—
God got this, the Lord fights for me
I am a child of God and He’s able
The Lord fights for me
And I am a child of God, and He is able
We are not alone God’s comforts He’s got this
There is no sorry, He can allow us to endure
There’s no hurt, His heart and love secures
And we love Him, we love Him as He comforts us
I am a child of His, He’s able and so wonderful
We are not alone God’s comforts He’s got this, He got us
I am not alone, we’re not ALONE
I am fearfully and wonderfully made
Fear not God knows us He’s has us
A grip on us we are a new creation in Christ (Jesus)
We are not alone God’s comforts He’s got this He’s got us
God is good and He’s got us
God got this
God got this
O’ yes He does
You’re prechosen agape loved
You are not alone God’s comforts He’s God this he’s got us, and all is well
1/14/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2025©
Categories:
secures, appreciation, beautiful, caregiving, celebration,
Form: Free verse
The Lord secures my heart through Scriptures’ light
unveiling truths of great virtue and grace
midst consecration showing progress trace
Holy Ghost breathes peaceful worship delight
illumining me of my spirit’s plight
to glow, walking by faith along life race
with Christ’s hand, clasping mine upon hope’s brace
I now ascend toward service-bliss height.
Propelled to obey the Saviour with joy
yielded against selfish vanity pride
as His forgiven child, freed to fulfill
assigned mandate and roles despite sin’s ploy
I trust my God* - the wise, omniscient Guide
Who knows what’s best toward submission hill.
*Psalm 9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
January 11, 2025
4th place, "Pick-A-Title, Vol 48" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh; judged on 1/16/2025
Categories:
secures, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Italian Sonnet
AI, the vigilant guardian, stands at the digital divide,
A bulwark in the world where our secrets reside.
It advocates for security, a shield in the night,
Ensuring our data stays out of the malicious sight.
AI, the steadfast, defends without rest,
A champion of privacy, in its quest.
It fortifies walls where vulnerabilities lie,
Preventing breaches where dangers might pry.
AI, the tireless, a true ally in the fight,
Against cyber threats that loom in the twilight.
It enforces the fortress, secures every link,
So we may browse, and shop, and safely think.
AI, the wise, calls for our trust,
In its code we rely, for secure it must.
It pleads for ethics in the code we weave,
For a safer tomorrow, in which we can believe.
Let us then champion AI, secured and smart,
For it holds the key to safety's art.
In its circuits and systems, our hopes are sown,
Secured AI, the protector, forever known.
Categories:
secures, 8th grade, appreciation, computer,
Form: Lyric
Sundial numerals illuminate
Knowing noon narrow shadow arrow strikes
Flicks ‘round corners of maze elaborate
Heraldic daffodil, dormant out psychs
Lion, amber assured stride resolute
Teams beside mine, admires canter cloud bounce
Trembled meshing manes make brushstrokes astute
Abstract turns apparent, rewound amounts
Labyrinth lane secures our fears slumbering
Canary chortle performs audacious
Honey wine celebrates when Summer brings
Walls torched in lofty laughing blazes
Flung flaxen, fertile wheat fields’ wispy waltz
Scorched xanthe seeds multiply dream results
24th July
Yellow Leo
Categories:
secures, animal, anxiety, daffodils, environment,
Form: Sonnet
The Lord secures my heart through Scriptures’ light
unveiling truths of great virtue and grace
thus, I see Him despite hurricane's trace
upholding my soul with peaceful delight...
He illumines me, reviving my sight
to glow and walk by faith along life race...
with Christ’s hand, clasping mine upon hope’s brace
I now ascend toward service-bliss height.
Propelled to follow His footsteps with joy
yielded against selfish vanity pride
as His forgiven child, freed to fulfill
assigned mandate and roles despite sin’s ploy
I trust* my God - the wise, omniscient Guide
Who guards me midst storms toward triumph hill.
*Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Categories:
secures, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Italian Sonnet
July 15 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Proverbs 10-12
Key Verse – Proverbs 10:29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS WAY
Praise be to God for His way that:
Strengthens with His great influence
Saves along His gracious illumination
Safeguards through His good impact
Settles upon His glorious instruction
Secures around His grand intention
Proverbs 11:1, 20 Praise be to the Lord for
protecting us against abominations so we can:
Walk in along His direction
Watch with discernment
Wake against despair
Work midst delight
Win by His drive
Proverbs 12:2 Praise be to the Saviour for
enabling us to obtain His favour while we are:
Loving Him by His compassion
Leaning on His care whereto we cling
Living for Him with His conscientiously
Listening to His call, cleaving to Him closely
Learning from His commands with circumspection. Amen!
July 15, 2024
Categories:
secures, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
Not you
You know I have Asperger's Syndrome
Yet, you laugh every time I find it difficult to find something to say
You make me feel like I am not enough and just a barking drum
In conclusion, with tears in my eyes and my heart in my stomach, I declare:
I am not the one for you
Because I need someone who secures me in their treasure chest
Not anyone who cannot speak nice things out of the blue
If you are the only man in the universe, I prefer to stay a mess
Categories:
secures, anxiety, boyfriend, break up,
Form: Free verse
Salacious, sultry
Simplistic signs of
Seedy sensory
Semi sentimental sales on
Socials
Surreptitiously
Slinking ..
Slowly
Sliding into your
Sphere and
Psyche.
Psychologically
Seducing
Some senses so
Suspiciously
Satisfying
So,
Surrender self;
Shield for safety,
Stand strong
Secure salient sentience
Successfully
Set sights solidly -
So soul secures solidarity
In sacred sanctuary of
Shalom
Somewhere,
Sandy sunsets certainly save,
Silky spider's web sparkles in sunshine,
Soft sensory surroundings subdue
Significant silent scenery in
Summery satisfaction.
Soporific seaside sounds
Singing in sympathy
Solitary safe sanctuary of seduction
Saving soul's sanity.
Selah.
Slowly, so slowly..
Spirituality of the natural
Nestles into the nape of
Normality
Now knowing
Nature's notably neutralising
Nurturing
Nourishment nectar of
Never-ending
Nirvana
Categories:
secures, parents, prayer, psychological, scary,
Form: Alliteration
Forbidden love, deadly finales, Cupid’s tragic legacy
An altering agonizing fate, a lover's tale the soul it'll violate
Romeo n Juliet had pure love, pure ecstasy
Forbidden love, deadly finales, Cupid’s tragic legacy
Samson’s lust, Delilah’s betrayal bribed from jealousy
Secrets unfurled delayed, poison secures not heaven’s gate
Forbidden love, deadly finales, Cupid’s tragic legacy
An altering agonizing fate, a lover's tale, the soul it'll violate
Categories:
secures, analogy, death, love,
Form: Triolet
January 16 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Genesis 46-47
Key Verse– Genesis 46:1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO WELCOMES OUR OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES
Praise be to God for welcoming us to offer sacrifices unto Him Who:
Speaks to us with His “I am God” with assertion
Secures us with His “Fear not” assurance
Settles us with His “I will surely bring thee up” affirmation.
Genesis 47:12 Praise be to the Lord for nourishing us with His:
Bread’s bountifulness despite famine and fruitlessness
Benefits’ blissfulness despite failure of money
Business’ bonuses despite fear of futility. Amen!
January 16, 2024
Categories:
secures, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
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Eyes closing as the day grows late,
you've waged your war on sleep and lost
And in my arms, your puppy weight
secures my love at any cost
Full grown, you commandeer my bed,
eyes closing as the day grows late
and pinned beneath your golden head,
I'm helpless to negotiate
When years and aging joints mandate
you climb into my bed no more,
eyes closing as the day grows late,
I feel for you down on the floor
The best Friend I will ever meet
No Boy so good has lived, to date
I tell you so and watch your sweet
eyes closing as the day grows late
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Categories:
secures, death of a friend,
Form: Quatern
Once again bewitched I be
And why? I do not know.
Her eyes alone enchant not me
Nor do they Love’s seeds sow.
‘Twas not her hair that did me in
(‘Though not unlovely it).
Her touch did not my fool heart win,
Not a smile this fire lit.
Something more intangible,
Something more divine,
Apparent yet invisible
Secures attentions mine.
A word? A phrase? A furtive glance?
Her perfume in the air?
What sets my stricken heart to dance?
What draws me to Love’s lair?
No matter what the implement
That did so shackle me,
My freedom’s key is to a woman sent
(In this surprise none be).
Blissful torments! Anguished joys!
Old friends, I welcome ye.
Watch how she, unknowing, toys
With my captivity.
Categories:
secures, love,
Form: Rhyme
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