Sunday, April 11, 2021

Children mirror what they see

 

"We cannot wait for conversion to simply happen to our children. Accidental conversion is not a principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ." Joy D. Jones.


Children mirror what they see
in the home and family.
If you're sour and too caustic
you will raise a fine agnostic.
Show them faith in God instead,
if just a nod for daily bread.



Saturday, April 10, 2021

Beyond Personal Agendas.

 

"The gospel message they [missionaries] offered transcended politics, history, grudges, grievances, and personal agendas."



The gospel message is germane
to our modern fear and pain.
Listen with an ear unclogged
by all prejudice that's dogged.
You will hear of sweet redress
to your own despair and stress.



Photo Essay: Mahatma Kane Jeeves.

 

could this be an NFT?  Yes, it could. 



the higher you reach the less dignity you retain





the meter is ticking but no one is listening







when one door closes, it usually locks






gravity is a state of mind






fame
is less real
than a muon













Thursday, April 8, 2021

Photo Essay: Torku from my walk today.

 

My country, right or wrong -- but usually in the muddle.









what do you hear from the mountains?






I looked into my soul and saw nothing but plastic bags





sheep and goats





what, no Hershey bar?















the price of dreams has gone up











my mortal mortar 









we are all minorities














Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Today's Timericks. (Featuring an NFT!)

 



Vaccination passports are a coming thing, I guess/even though they're causing the Right Wing a lot of stress/If you prove you're punctured you can do most anything/But if you haven't got one it will mean a large hamstring.


The White House don't leak gossip like it did in days of yore/when staff would spill their guts to sharp reporters by the score/Biden's folks are silent as the tomb; and that's the rub/Journalists are feeling that they're getting a scoop snub.


Man’s death after taco-eating contest sparks lawsuit against minor league team.  (WaPo)

The basics of taco consumption

require some daring and gumption.

The filling you eat

is mystery meat --

the sauce is volcanic presumption.





Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Prose Poem: I'll throw in the teakwood furniture.

 



There's an Asian woman lying on my bed.

I don't know who she is

or how she got into my house

and into my bedroom.

I've been home all day,

pondering deep subjects

like how to avoid paying too much

capital gains tax.

I never saw her enter my lovely

and spacious home, where I

love to entertain family, neighbors,

and guests of all sorts.

I'm really a very outgoing

and hospitable person

who cooks lavish meals

and is known for giving extravagant

presents at the drop of a hat.

So far I have not approached her

too closely, nor interacted with her.

But she knows I'm looking at her.

And she's smiling.

There's only one thing I can do --

leave immediately and sell the house.

I'll get a good price for it.

I'll throw in the teakwood furniture at

no extra charge.

And the strongbox of gold Krugerrands in the basement,

I'll also throw that in for free.

Like I say, I'm a generous guy --

who doesn't want any trouble. 

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Rock and Flower.

 



Rock and flower both agree

there is nothing here to see;

yet it seems that destiny

made this scene for poetry.

Yet confess I must sadly

that I see but reality. 

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Today's Timericks. (Now Featuring Matt Gaetz!)

 



Deliver me some pizza/deliver me some fries/and while you go about it/send sixteen apple pies/There's nothing like calzone/while watching HBO/No calories are counted/out on my patio/Spring weather brings rejoicing/and many greasy tubs/of KFC and Popeye's/to me and my fat schlubs!


There was a lawmaker named Matt/who wanted some cuddling, stat/His staff didn't know/that this Romeo/would land them all in  boiling fat. 


The MLB steps up to bat/and leaves Georgia feeling quite flat/by pulling their game/from their state so lame/A great way to show tit-for-tat!

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Today's Timericks. (Featuring Genghis Khan!)

 



There once was a President Biden/who money was always providin'/to fix all the roads/and public commodes/despite all the GOP's chidin'.


The South may never rise again/considering the acumen/with which their states restrict the vote/It's getting many people's goat/So companies both small and great/are leaving Georgia to locate/somewhere that defies Jim Crow/where suffrage never must tiptoe.


The trees are going, going, gone/falling like it's Genghis Khan/chopping down an army brave/not a single trunk to save/Too bad Treebeard ain't around/to protect the battleground!



Break forth into singing, O mountains!

 



The mountains shout; the valleys sing --

to celebrate their hallowed king.

We, too, know of this great report:

that Christ the claims of death did thwart.

The world cannot withstand the cheer

that Christians feel this time of year!