Dreams Undreamed
If you never write
another word
will what’s written
be enough
If you never speak
another rhyme
will your Muse
in silence rust
If you never hear
another’s plea
will you bear
the selfish cost
If you never feel
another’s pain
will your dreams undreamed
— be lost
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Aces & Eights
Luck is for losers
wish as wish may
Winds of your folly
— keep fortune at bay
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This Instant
Stop waiting for your
just reward
the gift has come
today
Not past or future
but wrapped
inside
this moment on display
Freeing you from
reference
and statutes
that define
Presenting you
in every way
this instant
— most sublime
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A Freer Time
Voting against ...
no longer for
Our ballots
cast in vain
The product of
a system rigged
What’s left
in hope’s disdain
Our heroes locked
inside death row
Their skeletons
remain
The remnants
of a freer time
Elections
— forcing change
(The New Room: June, 2026)
I have come in the volume of the book written of me
To do Your will, O God, not mine.
Let Your will be my daily bread,
And Your will be my final supper.
Order my steps in the statutes of destiny;
Let me not stray,
Not to the right, nor to the left.
Keep me firm, Lord
Unshaken.
Even when I stumble in compromise,
Teach me how to plead rightly before You.
O Lord, let not Your word be mocked,
Let not what You declared through the prophets
Be cast away as dust.
For You are the God who watches over His Word
To see it fulfilled.
So I pray:
As You were with Jeremiah,
Be with me.
Let me not say, "I am too young,"
Let me not shrink back in shame.
Let me stand bold in Your will,
And remain anchored in it.
Watch over me, O Lord,
That my destiny may be fulfilled.
Guard my heart from pride,
Guard my soul from sin.
In my commitment, keep me from falling.
Grant me the strength to bear the crown
You are preparing to place upon me
That I may never lose it.
But rather,
That through it, many may be drawn to You,
And every glory be returned
To You alone.
Amen.
The sun still spills on the oranges' skin,
Bright as the lies we bury within.
The sea is patient, the palms still sway,
But silence gathers at the edge of the bay.
How many rules must the warm wind bear
Before it forgets how to kiss the air?
They scribble statutes in hurried ink—
Do they ever pause long enough to think?
Children dream under moonlit skies,
While lawmakers trade in their lullabies
For leashes on thought and tide.
Liberty wilts when shadows need not hide.
Let me lie down where the wild birds go,
Far from the noise of the men who know.
A law for this, a law for that—
But none to hush the diplomat.
Oh Florida, must you cage the breeze?
November 8 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on John 11-12
Key Verse – John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HE IS
THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
Praise be to God for He is the resurrection and the life:
Saving our souls with His security-seal
Sanctifying our spirits along His statute-standard
Satisfying our service by His sufficient supply-support
Sustaining our stewardship upon His Scripture-statutes
Strengthening our supplication through His steadfastness
John 12:7-8 Praise be to the Lord for
teaching us to have Him always:
Trusting Him amidst crises
Thanking Him for His compassion
Toiling for Him despite challenges
Triumphing in His calling and caring
Treading upon His championship charge
John 12:46 Praise be to the Saviour
for being our light against:
Zeal where greatness pretends
Zenith where godlessness prevails
Zones where gloominess pervades
Zooms where goodness is perverted
Zest where greediness against grace pesters. Amen!
November 8, 2024
October 5 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Matthew 11-12
Key Verse – Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR TEACHING US
Praise be to God for teaching us with His:
Instruction from His Scriptures
Illumination toward our spirituality
Influence upon our salvation-security
Impact along our stewardship and service
Interest for our soul-sanctification by His standards
Matthew 11:22 Praise be to the Lord for
revealing to us His:
Worthy, wealthy will
Wisdom through His Word
Wonders warming our worship
Ways of winning against wickedness
Warnings in wearying from worldliness’ wreckage
Matthew 12:39 Praise be to the Saviour
for answering us:
Propping us to stand upon His truth
Preaching to us His statutes we must trust
Presenting to us His secured trustworthiness
Pointing to us our sinfulness and transgressions
Propelling us toward sincere toiling of triumphant thanksgiving. Amen!
October 5, 2024
September 21 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Joel 1-3
Key Verse – Joel 1:19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HEARING OUR CRY
Praise be to God for hearing our cry of:
Faith to flourish by His faithfulness
Fervency for His fruitfulness-fulfillment
Flight toward His freedom against futility
Fight against fear by His force midst fatigue
Faults along His forgiveness to flee from frustration
Joel 2:13 Praise be to the Lord being gracious
and merciful, always:
Securing our salvation-settlement
Sanctifying us from selfishness-strife
Sufficing us with His satisfaction-supply
Strengthening us by His Scripture-statutes
Stabilizing us for steadfast service-stewardship
Joel 3:16 Praise be to the Saviour for
He is our hope against:
Catastrophes causing to us crises
Curses clinging to our chastisements
Conflicts contending with our cravings
Clamors creeping against our contentment
Calamities creating our cries for His compassion. Amen!
September 21, 2024
September 5 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 23-24
Key Verse – Ezekiel 23:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me…
PRAISE BE TO GOD FOR HIS WORD
THAT COMES AGAIN UNTO US
Praise be to God for His Word that comes again unto us for our:
Good works by His love
Guidance to walk in His light
Glorious worship with His liberty
Gracious wisdom along His leadership
Guided willingness, learning from His lessons
Ezekiel 23:35 Praise be to the Lord for warning us
not to forget Him, but to:
Remember His redemption for our rejoicing
Recognize His rulership for our reformation
Repent by His restoration for our renewal
Rest in His reign for our rejuvenation
Receive His rebukes for our revival
Ezekiel 24:24 Praise be to the Saviour
for speaking to us:
Securing us with His salvation-surety
Saying to us His Scripture-sovereignty
Sanctifying us toward standard-separation
Satisfying us around His sufficiency-shelter
Settling us upon His statutes of shielding support. Amen!
September 5, 2024
February 29 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Deuteronomy 5-7
Key Verse– Deuteronomy 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO FULFILLS
HIS COVENANT WITH US
Praise be to God for fulfilling His covenant with us through His:
Salvation we must thank, value and cherish
Scriptures we must trust, learn, and meditate
Statutes we must keep, do, and teach
Standards we must observe, uphold, and submit to
Satisfaction we must lean on, stick to, and enjoy
Deuteronomy 6:5 Praise be to the Lord for
loving us as He commands us to love Him with:
Renewed heart along His graciousness
Redeemed soul by His goodness
Revived might through His greatness
Rejuvenated faith upon His governance
Refreshed spirit midst His guidance
Deuteronomy 7:9 Praise be to the Saviour
Who is constantly faithful to us:
Filling our consecration with His blessings
Feeding our contentment with His bounty
Fueling our commitment with His bracing
Fixing our clamor toward His best
Furthering our championship by His benefits. Amen.
February 29, 2024
In the court of justice, where truth's pursuit reigns,
As a lawyer I stand firm, amid legal strains.
With scales of reason and a mind's keen might,
I navigate the corridors of justice's light.
Plaintiffs fire arrows attempting to confuse my sight,
So I craft arguments, striving for what's right.
In the hallowed halls where judgments decree,
My lawyer's voice echoes, setting innocent free.
With briefs as shields and statutes as swords,
I champion justice with relentless chords.
In the chambers of law, I weave my skills,
Defending the innocent to save them from ills.
Think of the clock chiming
its your homecoming
At home she's a tourist
filling the disco floor with virtue
her bourgeois extreme thrives,
transport yourself a new personality
brandish your interment interest
show your mental process
2 steps forward
6 back
At home she feels timid
there's no gang sweetheart
just the statutes of the once great
awaiting toppling
in dew clad desperate February
February 11 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Numbers 1-2
Key Verse – Numbers 1:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation …
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO SPEAKS UNTO US
WITH HIS INSTRUCTION
Praise be to God for speaking unto us
with His instruction along His:
Authoritative precepts
Assuring promise
Affirming presence
Abounding provisions
Assertive protection
Numbers 1:54 Praise be to the Lord Who
helps us to do what He commands us by His:
Compassion midst our frailty
Courage to enable our faith
Comfort pushing our fervour
Cheer toward our faithfulness
Concern propelling our fruitfulness
Numbers 2:1-2 Praise be to the Saviour
for enabling us to pitch our camps by His:
Standards set along the Scriptures
Sovereign stature
Sustaining sufficiency
Steadfast statutes
Sure Security. Amen!
February 11, 2024
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes 12:13
I do keep You, and Your Word, Lord with all my heart
Being Your child whom You redeemed by wondrous grace
Since You declared Your love for me right from the start
Keeping my soul around Your compassion’s embrace.
As recipient of Your everlasting life seal
I keep You, and Your commands, Lord with all my heart
Nurtured with Your mercy and wondrous kindness’ zeal
Kept in Your perfect plan, I should never depart.
Surmounting trial-challenges and testing dart
My spirit You keep triumphant midst serene bliss
I keep You, and Your precepts, Lord with all my heart
Keeping Your promise in my well-being abyss.
Keeping great loyalty of fidelity zest
My faith does grow stronger along Your truth rampart
Fortifying my trust and covenant, so blest
I keep You, and Your statutes, Lord with all my heart.
October 30, 2023
2nd place, "Keep, Knock, Knotty Words" Poetry Writing Contest;
Chosen Word: Keep; Sponsored by Constance La France; judged on 11/1/2023
Lament to cruise control..
Once in a while you see the natural
not a thief taking a spot to mental morph
their workboots into bare feet.
Transparency in their statutes,no strategies to tie their beliefs to thoughts and actions mimicking make believe.
the truth they feel they need
Constructing fences and walls to hide a plunder of lazy conspiracies
Everyday Everyday hiding everyday buckets of shrunking heads
A giant of warfare bullying, Freedom's a monster
who directs their belief into this is how you should be, but you cant look at me
because I hide behind the white walls of ice formed cement,my torn Jean's lament
Broken fears ,whispered ears
will never find a place to celebrate
Broken hearts, broken pockets
City conspiring no way to win
searching the dead for souls to win over
A giant, a good death,a soul trap
Theres just off and on
Walk before me now,
keeping my commands,
my statutes and my rules:
your throne shall be forever.
But if you turn aside,
go serving other gods,
then I will cut you off,
and cast you from my sight,
and all will be astonished,
and everyone will hiss,
why has the LORD done this?
And Israel will be
a proverb and a byword
abandoning the LORD
who brought them out of Egypt,
served other gods instead.
Blessing and protection,
severance and rejection,
carrot and a stick;
which one will you pick?
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musings on 1 Kings 9:1-9
I remember the precious days of my life as a kid
The days of waking eagerly to greet the morning breeze
Where the sun smiled sweetly to greet the decent horizon
The skies were as clear and as fresh as the dawn
Where swimming on the river did not cause a disease
And fishing did not cause a notion of devastation
For everyone knew the bounds of their limits
The laws were adhered to whether statutes or common
Where working on farmlands was just like a hobby
And not much were blinded by the luster of a penny
Where the most precious thing was the purity of the breeze
And everyone revered the sanctity of the trees
Where fishes in the river swam together with the kids
And the cattle and the horses ran freely on the fields
Where the purpose of hunting was only for the needs
And no creature was killed just for merriments
Where the ladies wore a decent fashion
And everyone was dressed right for the occasion
Where every creature shunned exploitation
And no one was shamed just for greedy reason
September 10, 2022
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