MIGHTY MAN

Man, you're a superman but you are not aware of
It yet; You are like a child who fears the borogrove.
God has given you free will and a most potent quark--
Hidden in your inmost being is His Divine Spark;
Ten trillion joules plus much much more is its potential,
Yet it will not blaze unless fed with thoughts celestial.
Man, there are more wondrous works and worlds for you to see;
All you need do is use your spiritual energy.
Never despair; Aspire and fly high to God's Country...

CASTIGATED (Memo for the Conservatives)

Cast not rocks at him, altho' the buck stops
At his desk, and belay licking your chops;
Shame him not head to toe for his missteps,
Twist not his swift tongue with your steel forceps.
Inexcusable, true, for a leader
Getting branded as a 'Great Misleader';
Act best, nevertheless, to try and save
That health care project from an early grave.
Early errors should be correctible;
Don't deny health care if affordable.

SIMPLICITY

Simplicity, it seems to me, is our Pope's underscoring.
If so, many wealthy people will find life very boring;
Multimillionaires will have to throw out their luxurious toys,
Palaces like the Vatican's should not be lived in--good choice?
Living simply without ostentation is Pope Francis' goal;
In the end, what matters most is providing food for the soul.
Capitalism's material gains built paths to compassion;
Individual millionaires do give more but with great caution...
Try surviving on EBTs in a low income dwelling,
You will bolster Charity and experience Simple Living???

(I doubt it.)

CARICATURE

Comme ci comme ca...
Ah, Obama!!!
Reckless spendah,
Ill-prepped healthcah,
Cliff-bound moola,
All is hoopla,
Toasted dollah;
Uncle Sam's 'blah'!
Result:-bad blog.
Exeunt--Humbug.

MYSTERY

May I speculate for the benefit of unbelievers...
Your logical mind scoffs at dogmas as tales of deceivers;
So you think a Triune God is an Impossibility.
The fact is that you too have a 'triune' personality...
Each human brain has left and right hemispheres on a tripod;
Relaying corrective views is your third eye, the pineal 'bud'.
You are indeed created in the image of our Lord God!

BULLY (A Memo for a Master in Brinkmanship}

Before you lecture on the hazards of brinkmanship,
Use less hurtful epithets that won't bounce back at you.
Looks like you won the first skirmish with your gamesmanship...
Look out, however, there are shoals coming into view.
You must with all hands now steer clear of partisanship!

INCANDESCENT

In order to survive, we have to fight,
No need for flight if you are in the right.
Confront opponents squarely and sidewise;
A fanged foe must not be allowed to bite.
Note, however, Christ's difficult advice:-
Do turn your other cheek and love your foe...
Extremists, terrorists crawl in the dark;
Smothered Christ's Light may still be made to glow.
Continue efforts to revive His Spark,
Except when self-survival makes its own demand...
No other option but to use your righteous hand?
Then give the coup de grace; that, friend, is my command.

THOUGHT

To recall the past is to travel in time.
Have you scanned the future and cruised thru that clime?
Or on wings of your imagination flew
Up and some parsecs away so as to view
Galaxies and worlds beyond our Milky Way?
Human beings need not on sullen earth stay;
The speed of light we can exceed any day...

TRYST

Tell me, Mr. Sandman, what goes on in your Isle of Dreams?
Rendezvous of tricksters like Ariel with his bag of schemes?
Yesterday night a shade beckoned, as well threw me a kiss...
Surely, that was not my long lost love whom I sorely miss?
Tell me, Mr.Sandman, in your dream isle will I find bliss?

BAGGAGE

Belongings accumulate
As I age;
Gone, however, from my pate
Greying hair.
All I have is surplusage,
Good home care
Excepted, plus poems to share.

MONSTERS

Man, O man, who gave you your life?
Our Lord is not a god of strife.
Now, who taught you to terrorize,
Slaying Christians to 'jihadize'?
Ten Commandments should be your guide;
End homicides lest woe betide.
Riders four bring calamities,
Sure to end all monstrosities!

SON OF GOD

Substantially, essentially Divine,
Our Savior did catch fish and build a fire,
Nor did He abstain from good food and wine.
On one occasion, He did vent His Ire,
Flushing out the muck from His Father's House...
Go check out His catch and stoke up His Fire;
Out in that dark park where mad men carouse
Do spread His Lovelight to the world entire!

A DREAM OF BLUE

A dream I had last night that at dawn's light
Did not, like frightened Sprite, flee out of sight.
Recalling now that I'm awake, a stage
Exposes into view a gleaming cage
And there imprisoned naked...in a rage--
Myself shrieking, "Give back my blue plumage!"
Obviously, I lost my cerulean hue,
Forgotten like the Atenean blue
By dreaming of Fortune and Fame all day,
Like Little Boy Blue asleep in the hay...
Use all your skills and talents now, old man;
Ere you go, go azure; Show them you can!

LET US LIVE

Let us go out with God and have some fun,
Exhale our worries and absorb some sun;
This day is too precious for us to waste,
Unlock your heart; Let Friendship out, make haste.
Step lively now, let's go walk at the mall,
Let every minute count, greet one and all.
In us, with us Almighty God does stay,
Voice out the love you feel and say "Good Day"!
Enjoy! Our Lord will keep bad things at bay.

INTAGLIO

Incised deep in my skull,
Not seen by X-ray scan
The marks simply spell 'MULL'...
A brief pause, IF I can,
God's gift for me to think,
Let Caution work a wink.
Instead, I slugged that fink;
Oh, but the sign didn't blink!

NOSTALGIA

New Autumn's teardrops of slow-falling rain
On my bald pate and eyes did soothe the pain;
Sweet memories of carefree childhood days
Turned nagging sorrow to mad roundelays.
A soft caress from long ago recalled
Left gentle warmth to a heart turning cold,
Giving this eighty-year old cause to smile.
In Nostalgia, let me linger awhile...
Ah, Love, first love was true and without guile!