Jason on bass

Jason On Bass
1-2-09





On the base, Jason Newstead
Pricked by the thorn within
A gardener is glad to have slightly bled
CD's are material possessions
Yet the content and substance can be spiritual, profound and deep
That which enters one ear is not the product of ones transgressions
Black ice on the pavement beneath our feet
By faith alone I take that leap
I have hopes that in heaven the music will go on forever
So I begin my feast at seven
Better late than never
My treasure is in beauty and the arts
Knowledge is for testimony
Yet not to be puffed up in smarts
Athena and Palate await
Yet Jesus is still king of kings....










Rhyme To Learn The History
1-2-09


Eighteen fifteen
Napolean was defeated
In the village of Waterloo
History is worth reading about
Whether it's fiction or if it is true
There are more than one timelines
To inform the reader of when such events have occurred
I begin with a single subject
So that my blood cab be quickened and stirred
Dharma is the teaching
Yet we need to step out to make it work
Back to the assembly for the enlightenment of preaching
Soldiers lie in wait
Where peacemakers linger and lurk
Sixteen eleven
King James translation comes into being
Always left wanting more and more
As eyes are never satisfied with seeing....










Ode For Shaw
1-2-09


The existential epicure prefers his steak raw
Soon to take up the writings of George Bernard Shaw
It's a bitter pill I swallow here
Rather that being down and out
I'd sooner be in my reverence and fear
Open your hand to a neighbor
Invite a brother and receive him at your table
On the Sabbath day take on no manner of labor
Yet still we rescue a man's goat from the pit
According to what we are able
This is my own advice reveled to me
As I took a look within
One hour before I go home
I'll play the game even what I can't win...


















A Man That Needed To Go
1-2-09


A preacher goes to a rock concert
Only to yet defame and slander
Takes a look at the stage image
Says that it is of Satan
Pompous, pious and insolent
In his delusions of grandeur
It turns out that it was only a crocodile
With a basket of summer fruits
For a crown such artists will be as no gods
A band in its later stages
No longer call themselves men of renown
They are only glad to serve
And put on a wonderful show
Finally got around to purchasing the three disc set
Of Rush live in Rio
Piracy in times like these
Encouraged.....


















We Have Not All The Answers
1-2-09


The panacea is not always the cure all or the solution
Carbon monoxide from automobiles
Needs not be perceived as pollution
We can try to save the planet and do our part
Yet God won't let one stone remain upon another
Someday soon he will tear this world apart
Say not because of this that he is unjust
All flowers do fade
All metal will corrode and rust
I can call myself a wizard
Yet I am only but a prolific bard
Some make an idol of the Geico lizard
To cheer up a man watching the commercials
When life is hard save money on car insurance was the message
I've got nothing of the sort to worry about
Because I don't drive in such this way...


















Lost Cap, Found Hap
1-2-09


Poetic erection
Requires patience, longsuffering and fortitude
Lord provide me my night time bread
Jesus thank you for my drink and food
I pray, Lord make my Mom strong
So we can go out and have another lobster dinner
To inspire a delectable song
Pen has lost its cap
I am given my lot, my portion and my hap
I stoop lower where there is water to be found in plenty
I persevere to flow through past chapter twenty
Cursed the day is long
Yet blessed is the trial inspired song
Poetic erection
I'll just have to wait...