The Apple Polishers
Many people, today, love to curry favor;
expecting something in return;
a benefit, a job, or something they savor;
when will apple polishers learn.
It started by bringing an apple to school;
especially in its growing season;
tho it seemed innocent; not violating a rule;
to gain
Forgotten
Memories are pages in the book of life;
pages become yellowed and rotten;
but not memories of a husband or wife;
precious memories; never forgotten.
How can memories be words on a page;
and words become flesh and dwell;
how could my love, ever leave life’s stage;
leaving
Beggars
We live in a world of growing entitlement;
many seeking alms from above;
all the while; there’s a growth of enlightenment;
while the lonely search for love.
Many are those who seek to become rich;
how can we be; what we can’t define;
others fraudulantly employ bait
The Thorn Of Frustrations
Life twists dreams to unexpected complications;
to a point where we can take no more;
elevating all of us to the anguish of frustrations;
so that we just want to even the score.
Frustration is a natural response to opposition;
when pride fails to get his
The Windows of Life
When I was young; it was a different time;
I’d look in a department store window;
seeing both the practical and the sublime;
for it was Christmas time, in the snow.
The potential gifts, I saw; led me to dream;
becoming dreams of my tomorrow;
A One Sided Conversation
Several years ago; I sensed a revelation;
I felt that God wanted me to write;
my gift, of poetry, was to be a conversation;
so I labored intensely, into the night.
Sometimes, my thoughts were a constant flow;
sharing God’s wisdom from above;
I quickly
Immersed In Love
Creativity extends far beyond imagination;
waves of thought spring from God, above;
the Master’s wisdom brings forth causation;
all life has become immersed in love.
Feelings and emotions distort all reality;
an eternal creation yearns for peace;
peace brings about a season of neutrality;
allowing divisions
Why I’m Still Here
I do believe in perfection and purpose;
circumstance has nothing to fear;
surely a reason hides under life’s surface.
Dear Lord, why am I still here?
I am a prodigal; sent down from above;
a victim of my own foolish pride;
I think I’
