Revelations ch eleven verse eighteen.' (When I was a child
I acted like a child and thought as a child..? Yet now i am
Grown i must put away the things of childhood ' this last
Parable talks about me as a person..For I did once think
That the ' climate change ideaology' had merit.' And God
Was part of the enviroment..Yet the Truth is God is God is
Above all things.. And the destroyers.' Are in fact the eco
Zealots pagan earth worshippers..The wisdom of worldly
Counsel is evaporating before the eyes of any whose eyes
Are open.'
fulfillment is achieved,
when all is said and done, by the trek not the prize
ill conceived.
as way forward
when it's not a shallow, hollowed
reward
chest task
as memento
mask
fulfillment is achieved
when it's not a shallow, hollowed
mask
It was just another pestilence....bring on the burning frogs.
John G. Lawless
©5/14/2023
Inclusion
births Integrity,
As contentious Equality
bows to common Equity,
As Acceptance
longs, yet, for Appreciation,
As Sympathy
hopes for Empathy,
As being Me-Autonomous
moves toward becoming
profoundly We-Democratic,
As multicultural Awareness
embraces warm Inclusion
births Integrity
Unmasked,
her smile summons
hope held hostage by fear.
It feels good to feel free again,
assign yesterday's woes to memory
and once more, indulge in a hug
received in a world where
everyone's smile's
unmasked.
(Rictameter)
02/10/2022
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There are policemen in the subways
Who refuse to wear their masks.
Ironic, since enforcement
Of that rule’s among their tasks.
When a patron on the platform
Asked some cops if they’d obey,
They at first pretended that because
His mask was in the way…
They couldn’t hear him but, of course,
Somebody filmed the scene,
So everyone could see the cop
Was simply being mean.
What followed was much worse; that cop
And partner pushed the guy
Right through the exit with no
Legal explanation why.
With half the force unvaccinated,
Masks should be required
And those who won’t obey should be
Suspended, fined or fired.
The mask was torn from his face.
It lay broken, cracked, discarded.
The flawed illusion,
the imperfect facade of worth and value,
revealed at last for all to see.
Behold! A bare-faced liar.
saw some smiles today
wandering in a distant dream
returning to play
John G. Lawless
5/24/2021
Smashing Thrill
Indomitable Will
Unquenching Desires
To Conquer the World he Conspires
Now made to sit still
With a Mask … by his window sill
Unmasked ©Pollyana Darrell 2020/06/01
Spiked fuzzy tennis ball
From where did you crawl?
Who told you to call?
Your presence brought brawl
Nothing could stop you at all-
Not even a wall!
Microscopic invader-
Jeopardizing our safety
Insisting on physical distancing
We put up resistance to your existence
Your persistence over run our self-subsistence.
Stealth bomber-
Invisible and deadly
We did not recognize you readily
While speedily and steadily you attacked us
Ravaging our bodies and economies
Leaving some to die alone and in ignominy.
Now you have been unmasked!
Though we wear the mask
We see you-
Marauder-
In quest of plunder.
Move on fear monger
No more her wander.
We will stay the course
Be patient; social distancing en-force
There is no recourse;
Wear our masks until you have passed and
We will be free at last!
She opened the door and tiptoed in,
golden luscious hair, tossed to spin,
her legs were naked,longer on heels,
Here she was with my evening meals!
Blue eyes smiling behind black lashes,
Mask on face and shoe without laces!
She adjusted bed to serve me food,
For man of romance, so far so good!
She poured me water, from a bottle,
My heart was going at full throttle!
Her perfume put my mind in a trance
Every bit of me was up for romance!
Some evening she brought me a treat!
My high fever was all from love heat!
one day she slowly took off her mask,
poured me coffee from thermos flask,
That was the day I saw her full face,
her smile was running out of space.
From that day on, mask she never wore,
With every smile I was in love even more!
fever came down, the bill was high,
I left the hospital with a deep sigh!
Now I wander in thunder and in rain
So I can get sick and go back again!
Written 21/07/2020
Premier competition winner
10 to 20 lines on Mask
Sponsor Mohan Chutani
I see beyond today,
come closer..
hear what I say;
I see beyond your mask,
trust me..
it's all I ever ask;
I see beyond your pain,
be healed..
And live again;
I see beyond your cry,
hold my hand..
I'll dry your eye;
I see beyond it all,
turn to me...
And walk tall.
Running early at heavens gate
The late, at hells gate, wait
First blood and young too
Under forty but already blue
This virus stalks us all
Shades of the 1920 fall
Community spread fears, a reality true
Unmasked, they sing and shout, without a clue
The experts know enough, not
The politicians cover up the rot
The people are hungry for work from home, away
So open up the economy,towards you they'll sway
I will respectfully wear a mask
Washing my hands, a frequent task
If only I didn't have to sing this dirge
I would gladly give my treasure,to purge
I walk the streets of heaven
all alone
blinded by the alabaster
GOLD
searching for the God
of endless names.
The streets are empty
under quarantine
the clouds all closed
no angels in the fluff.
While hell is flaming still
in merriment.
I wonder - was I chosen
or just sent?
There are no children here
they took a pass
refusing to accept
salvation's splash.
All the flags are white
no rainbows here
wherever GOD went to
he isn't here.
I somehow breeched the barriers
of faith
and scalped a season ticket
to this place.
The angel's wings are tied
behind their backs
cuz they refused to wear
the foolish masks.
They say the thunder's
just GOD getting grouchy
Because he's not as powerful
As Dr FAUCI.
John G. Lawless
5/31/2020
The Mayo Clinic has a rule
For visitors which states
That everyone must wear a mask –
Not open to debates.
Yet our V.P., when stopping by,
Felt he should be exempt.
For policies outside his realm,
He seems to have contempt.
Informed before his visit
Of the masking regulation
He defended his position
With a bogus explanation.
The White House sets the standards
Which serve only to incense
So we shouldn’t be surprised to see
Such disregard by Pence.
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