observation

Observation
1-1-09


When I was baptized
God had a purpose for me
To not give up my rock and roll
As I conclude that no matter what I hear
God will always have my soul
Nothing can pluck his sheep
Out of his right hand
May us be true to ourselves
And prosper in what we are given
To understand
Last cup of wine
May it come to pass
There are more grapes upon this vine
And for cattle to graze
There is greener grass
Music and coffee
For us to avail
Two out of three ain't bad
May our treasure be in knowledge
That will not fail
May us be happy
Even when we are sad....
















Nothing Fake
1-1-09


A product can be an imitation
Yet according to reality
It is not fake
Our sense of taste has its limitation
Yet God in his glory has made no mistake
Purchased a new computer
Such an intervention was not coincidence
As it is said it is not of faith
When it makes perfect sense
We wonder can gluttony take the place
Of ones winery habit
We wonder can we be yet enlightened
With the taste of the flesh
Of a deer or a rabbit
Tomorrows responsibilities
May us knock them out one by one
Take no thought of futilities
May us celebrate the rising of another sun....












I Welcome Gabriel
1-1-09


The chamber was in confusion
My quarters in my future are in order
Perfection is more than fantasy and illusion
Don't need to flee to the New Jersey border
Such a land we might think of as swamps
Yet much of it as suburbs of peace and beauty
If I ever go there again
I ask of God just what will be my duty
Someone throws your gospel tract in the trash
So may us try, try, try and try again
The seeds we scatter by the wayside
Will be as fodder and forage to an idle pen
May all ambitions be guided by the Spirit of God
May we see it as familiar
And no longer as odd....










Analogy
1-1-09


I am like Phil Collins
Dashing back and forth
From the drum set to the microphone
Industrious in such a passion
I'm not alone
Can a fine dancer be as a financer
And we quote things we want to hear
Can the Savior serve as well as the necromancer
We wonder is anger the brother of fear
I am as the Poet dashing back and forth
From the computer application to the page
I am a fortunate soul
To see that my rib cage is not my prison cage
I salute all artists
Even the abominable and the base
I take heed to all music
To know that there is so much more
In store in God's grace...






















Merchants of Tarshish
1-1-09


Sheba and Dedan
As the merchants of Tarshish
May we run our own market
Of candy, beef and fruit and fish
May us buy by the pound
May by our greatest desire
Be content and sound
Not only satisfied
But thankful in our precious souls
May our education have no flaws or holes
May us take the bull we catch
Even when it is likened to our hell
May us strike the sulfur of another match
Accept the fire and brimstone
In stories we are yet to tell
So I will read on
Of Faust and Mephistopheles
Photograph of an infant for a bookmark
For whom I get down on my knees...










Ode Inspired By Faust
1-1-09


God will answer prayer
But the devil grants wishes
I write these poems upon my chair
Soon to partake in raw bait fishes
Still I seek
I am humbled to the degree of the poor and meek
Consider not the value of the elephant tusk
Or the eagle's beak
The past is a treasure
Yet we must not allow it to hinder us
Or hold us back
Memories are as a treasure
Yet we as people cannot make one hair white or black
The wine is now depleted
In the night I work on the sharpening
Of mine instruments....