Ocean Of Reckoning

Ocean Of Reckoning

I’m swimming in an ocean of yesterday;
today exists as a part of its residue;
yesterday has turned into a new today;
and reality has, again, become new.

Tomorrow is on the horizon, beckoning;
memories; just driftwood, floating;
I live in a season of personal reckoning;

The Butler For God

The Butler For God

In what manner, does God enforce his will;
what can He do to hold back the seas;
what energy forced the sea to become still;
how did tiny seeds become trees?

How many mansions did the Master build;
what were the energies behind it all;
what

The Right To Fail

The Right To Fail

What in the world is happening to us;
our world is becoming upside down;
few show concern enough to make a fuss;
while majorities vote for a clown.

Entitlement has reared its ugly head;
for success; none should be driven;
winning should be automatic, instead;
and

A Prospector For Truth

A Prospector For Truth

I’m just a relic; seeking eternal truth;
in a realm where truth rarely exists;
thoughts, desensitized by dry vermouth;
lonely; longing for a passionate kiss.

A prospector; well beyond my youth;
in search of rare treasures of gold;
a wordsmith, of sorts; as well as

Tunnel Of Understanding

Tunnel Of Understanding

Life is a tunnel of limited understanding;
a journey that all of us must travel;
within it; all are divided by branding;
causing reality, itself, to unravel.

Although it is true; that all of us are equal;
each of us is separate and unique;
we’ve been,

Smart Bombs

Smart Bombs

Civilization rapidly continues to advance;
but not all of that progress is good;
mens’ jeans with shotgun holes in the pants;
I dare not claim, I understood.

The arrows of archers are no longer around;
smart bombs have made them irrelevant;
determining within; where they’ll hit ground;

My Sunday Prayer

My Sunday Prayer

Dear Lord,

Your people are gathered together;
one people; one spirit; one mind;
divisions shall evaporate, forever;
it is how your love is designed.

You didn’t create walls of separations;
you created us all to be One;
there’s no getting even; nor reparations;
we’ll

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