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Sunday, February 26, 2012

PUPPETS, DON'T BE...

Puppets today not only gyrate, they orate
Under the thumbs of moneyed/influential friends.
Presidential candidates and some Heads of State
Prate rainbow promises, then seek self-serving ends.
Even that frail-looking President of Iran
Talks tough, but who pulls the strings tied to that poor man?
Sad-eyed, he sees the hazards of their nuclear plan...

Dare, government leaders, to use sound discretion;
Oppose whover is giving misdirection;
No one should willingly fall down a precipice.
Tell your stubborn mule what body part he can kiss.

Be the true leader expected by your nation,
End puppetry or else face world ruination

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Ash Wednesday Reminder

The priest says:-  "Remember, human, that thou art dust
                            and to dust thou shalt return."
Skep says:- "Remember, human, that thou art more than dust,
                   "For to God thou shalt return...have faith, do trust!."

Sunday, February 19, 2012

OUR FATHER

Omnipotent and Omnipresent Deity
Upon whose Bounty and Magnanimity, we
Rely each day, nay, every instant to survive,
Fill us again with Your Blessings that we may thrive.
Allay our ailing brethren and our Planet Earth
That we may all be cleansed and given a new birth.
Have Mercy on and forgive us if we get lost;
Ever be our Aegis against that evil ghost,
Route our ship back to Your Safe Harbor when storm-tossed.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

A Thank You Note

To thank You Lord, I'm offering this note.
How dare I even try, since You need naught...
Acrostic writing was a barren field,
No wordsmith thought it would give a good yield.
Kernels of tested truths and sage advice
You bade me to search there-- to my surprise.
Once hidden beneath the verbiage mound
Unread; Now friends can see what I have found.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

My Two Cents Worth

   Never mind who among the candidates for Presidency is truly ramrod straight, absolutely unwavering in his expressed beliefs re the functions of the Executive Office, the Federal Branch of government, etc. It is not necessarily important that not one of the candidates has clearly indicated what he expects of the individual citizen:- Must the citizen be at least 55%  self- dependent, 40% government dependent, and perhaps 5% God dependent? Or should the dependency percentages be in the reverse order? Is a record of changeability or varying approaches to exigent circumstances or issues a liability? Isn't the ability to adapt, to be flexible like the bamboo a wiser survival mode than that of the stubborn 'sturdy' oak which prefers to be branchless or uprooted and blown to the ground rather than move an inch when confronted by Aeolus' wrath?  All these considerations aside, the handsomest among the candidates will not only win the nomination but ultimately the Presidency. Two cents, I bet you....

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Chameleons

Chameleons would have been driven to extinction
Had they not achieved their 'quick-change' adaptation.
A politician too may have to bend his views,
Must not, when compromises are needed, refuse.
Emergencies occur in rapid flux world-wide;
Legal restrictions may have to be put aside,
Even Constitutional restraints shouldn't shackle,
Otherwise, we may have a global debacle...
No nuclear touchdowns versus a timely tackle!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

AWAKENING

Ask God for what He knows is best for you,
Whatever it is and whenever due--
A prize perhaps or an epiphany...
Keep faith e'en when hindered by agony,
Endure the aches that mortals are heir to;
No peak can be reached unless we dare to.
In Winter, Spring is never far behind;
New dawn, new challenges soon you will find:-
Go, carve a brighter future for Mankind.

GRAVITY

Gravity reaches out to all of creation,
Ruling all molecular and stellar motion,
A pervasive power that can even bend light,
Verily demonstrating our Lord's awesome might.
I can stand safe and sound on this speeding planet,
Trusting God to hold me from sunrise to sunset.
You too are blest every instant, never forget.

Monday, February 6, 2012

I BEG TO DIFFER

Is God the Father that man with the white flowing
Beard, and is that Jesus Christ with halo glowing?
Excuse me, is the "Third Person" in avian form?
God as Holy Spirit dons a dove's uniform?
These pictures reveal the artists' difficulty;
One Triune God, though, didn't deter their piety.
Depicting on canvas or stone God Almighty
Is indeed per se an impossibility,
For He is a Boundless Invisibility,
Formless Power pervading His whole Creation,
Engulfing men's minds with His Illumination.-
Regard His Light within you with adoration!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

TOMORROW

    Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow...
    Our leaders think there is more to borrow.
    More likely, to our grandchildren's sorrow.
    Our stewards strayed from the straight and narrow:-
   "Read my lips, no new taxes.  Nevermore...
   "Richer people, however, must give more!"
    Of course, the law-abiding billionaire
    Will simply move his funds where few can share....

Thursday, February 2, 2012

SCUTTLEBUTT

   "Stay with us for a while,"
    Coaxed the green blades of grass
    Ungrazed over a mile,
    Tempting both deer and ass...
   "Take a moment to rest,
   " Learn to turn crass to class;
   " Everyone, be our guest;
   " Breathe in our gift--pure air...."
     Unnoticed, rarely blest,
     Trampled on without care,
     Their waste product--our share.