pullman

The Pullman
10-24-09


The structure of the Pullman
Is small, long and narrow
In architectural design
As so out of envy
Many carpenters whom compete will malign
The poison of ale is the remedy
Upon an unbalanced scale
God will prevail
But wine will fail
Time to light the incense
Better with age and richer when stale
I say I'm a true believer
But is this just talk
I am expected to do yet more
To back up my walk....








The Egg That Could have been A Pullet
10-24-09


We fry upon our gas stove
An egg that could have been a pullet
As so the mess I make
Will serve as a bullet
I was inebriated when I wrote this rhyme
As God will have His purpose
And use for every such petty crime
I stand in the shadows of love
Yeah, a word that has been abused
I look to the beyond and above
Scales fall from my forehead
When I pray while confused
If this means anything to you
Take heed and may it be so....




















Heliotrope
10-24-09


If we want to plant a heliotrope or a turnsole
We must needs take up a shovel and dig a hole
Gardening is rewarding
And worthy of a man's laurels
As over what manner of fertilizer
We use there will be misgivings and quarrels
I'm a Jesus freak
I cannot hide the word in my heart
As long as I'm alive
I will always seek
As the thought of stagnation tears me apart
I must proceed
As I cannot give in so easily...










While Yet White Not
10-24-09


Wine stain on a page
Forms the shape of a clam
I must persevere only because I am
I am what I Am
Yet I'm nothing more
As never in this lifetime
Will I be white or pure
My sins are as scarlet
God makes them as white as snow
As I still resort to the harlot
Praying ahead of time
So I'll be ready to go
It's helmet against helmet
Yet my favorite team
Still I do not know
I have not preference
I practice not favoritism
Nor partiality
When it's all good....








Of 712 B.C.
10-24-09


Reading a passage written
In the year of seven hundred twelve B.C.
As it is said that faith works
In the things you don't see
Here are ladies down and out
Whom are content with being whores
Yet is this the same as saying
Thou fool
In our spiritual battles and wars
I'm all set yet only for the time at hand
We cannot analyze everything
For we won't always understand...










Freely
10-24-09


Freely I have received
So freely I must give
We need hold fast the love in our hearts
So that we might live
I stroke my elder cat's fur
And she bites my hand
I don't want to go to sleep
Nor miss a thing
So I wipe away from eyes all sand
In is good when you are certain
Of how rent in the midst is torn the curtain
I have much to say in being a Jesus freak
As the things that I've been taught
I hope to of such speak
Freely I have received
So freely I must give....