Poems

"The Poet's Prayer"
Lord, thank You for this day!
Thank You for this food!
Help me to obey!
Help me to be good!

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"A Frequent Prayer"
Lord forgive my awful attitude;
Let me be Thy similitude,
That I may share this interlude
Remembering Thy Empty Rood.

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"At a Loss"

I don't know what to do or say.
I only know to wait and pray.

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 "These are the Basics"

This is the stasis of  phthisis and thistles.
This is the basis of Christ plus epistles.
This is the crisis of kisses and missiles.
Sin is the sepsis of lies plus dismissals.
Blood is the glacis (or lysis) of sinful
Business of  slavish entices and hustles.
Love is the thesis for Bibles and missals.
These are the basics of Christ plus epistles.

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"Waking"

Awake O sleeper! Arise!

Awake and open sleep-worn eyes!

Weary though ye be,

Drop your chains of sleep

Into the briny deep  

Of nightmares and your dreams.
Morning comes it seems 

In two ways, nay in three 

With raucous noise of hounds 

Or urgent alarm sounds 

Or even quietly, 

It slips in through your dreams.

Be ready in the night 

To wake and start the day 

To work or play or fight, 

So in the end you may 

With your conscious right 

"I've done my best" to say.

(This poem was requested by Levi Adema, a fellow blogger and great man. Check out his blog here.)

Levi: I changed the topic from what I originally said, but it still fits your topic. Plus it's a double entendre. :)

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"New Birth 1"

This is birth number two

It's something new

You can't undo this birth

Cause you can't abort from the church

It's grace given light livin'

We don't just survive

We strive to enliven

All men

Amen

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"Wisdom"
           What is fear but respect
           Of what's stronger than yourself?
           What is love but neglect
           Of your good for others' wealth?
           Obedience is the effect
           Of love and fear in the elect.
           Humble yourself before the Lord
           And all these shall be your reward.