The Midas Touch

The Midas Touch

Some seem to have a special proclivity;
predisposed in all that they do;
whatever they do; displaying creativity;
the Midas touch; they imbue.

Midas was a king, in Greek mythology;
upon whom a legend was told;
possessing a special type of physiology;
whatever he touched; turned to

A Ship Called Life

A Ship Called Life

I was recklessly sailing the ship called life;
its winds tossed me, to and fro;
my shipmates constantly caused me strife;
I felt there was no place to go.

I was not the captain; or even the first mate;
I was a writer with no sense

The Conglomerate

The Conglomerate

Life is a conglomerate of all energies, within;
comprised of every emotion, and thought;
once granted with consciousness, all lives begin;
from knowledge, evolving, are all things taught.

Many of us claim to speak our own mind;
but, what form of mind, would that be?
How are those

The Wages Of Sin

The Wages Of Sin

Everything in life has a consequence;
and everything happens for a reason;
death once thought, a type of recompense;
is only a transition to another season.

There’s a cost assessed for our every sin;
a price for every transgression;
all of it; by the Master,

The Mystery Of Tears

The Mystery Of Tears

What could be the purpose for our tears;
for it seems they often get in our way;
flowing from laughter, sorrows or fears;
even occuring when we pray?

Often they come, as an answer to pain;
no one asked them to come;
sometimes, a result of

My Personal Reality

My Personal Reality

Most believe in an outside kingdom;
brought about by mystical means;
seeking to live their lives in freedom;
tho this world is not as it seems.

Few consider this, a kingdom of their own;
only a place where they’re born and die;
you might just say;

An Old Little Boy

An Old Little Boy

I find myself living in life’s strange place;
an anteroom to the kingdom above;
although basking in God’s saving grace;
I’m too old for someone to love.

I can feel love in the sunshine of a smile;
in the heat of the sun’

Guilt Of A Lifetime

Guilt Of A Lifetime

We accumulate much throughout our life;
furniture; scrapbooks, and keepsakes;
most of us, attached to a husband or wife;
tho, all of us try to hide our mistakes.

Eventually our mistakes come to define us;
our guilt even overcomes our pride;
such was the Master’s

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