bittersweet

Bittersweet
7-5-12


Astonished for the remainder of the afternoon
Spending time in prayer
To start fresh again
With my coffee and the morning news
Where most of what I am afflicted from
Is of my own doing
Where I wish I could break through the walls
That environ the gardens
Where the weeds are permitted to grow
With the flowers and strawberries
Given victory in their bitter sweetness
In using more force than what is necessary
In a need to slow down the tempo
Of such a task at hand...


























Staying Cool
7-6-12


The highroad and the low road intersect
At the junction of Memory and Main
With the expedient as a means
To an end of a new beginning
Where I spend my day in another book
Captivating in its meaning
Of the life we define
As what lies beneath every situation
Where I stay cool and hydrated
In this heat wave...










Simplicity
7-6-12


In the simplicity and innocence
Of love and peace
We justify all that is liberal
Entitled to our left wing philosophies
Because Jesus loved as such quite much
And by the playing of another bootleg concert
I pass the late morning
In that it's early
In the simplicity of the present moment....












Cruse
7-6-12


I bring my king a new cruse of oil
In the form of my enthusiasm and sincerity
Towards the retaining of the word I refer to
From the first book of Kings
In a new sense of song
Where the dove perches upon lower branches
As she sings
Referring to the notes
I once took on Elijah
Taking no thought
Of an empty stomach
In knowing that today
God provides....




















Crouse
7-6-12


Crouse and brisk
Is the Spirit
That flows through those willing
To take that risk
In such a hidebound technique
Of incorporating new words
Into ones mouth
Having not the right to traduce
These traditionalists
I don't know why I wrote this poem today
I just did....












Half Page Of Thanks
7-7-12


I thank you Lord for another day
And for the shelter from these elements
Quite harsh
In the heat wave
Of this early July
Where I don't need to know just why
When I know of the Who
In Jesus whom I know
According to the Spirit
That accompanies the flesh....