authenticated

Authenticated
1-10-16

Taking again my vitamins that taste like gummi bears
From South American trees of legume
Happy today in my room
Another purple heart is hewn for the making of furniture
In spite of haze and gloom
And another calumet from which I choose to inhale
Used ceremonially by those of ways unconventional
And of those willing to try something new
I won't recommend it
But it could very well be you
Of miracles in New Testament times
Authenticated in the witness of God's messengers
O, how the sky could be blue
Taking again my vitamins
For echoes of the broad everywhere
Our great wonder in heaven
A woman clothed with the sun
And the moon under her feet....




Another One For J.J.
1-10-16

Doing one for professor John
Just to say that I did something
Have I come too too soon
As she brought froth a man child
On her head was a crown of twelve stars
Forty-two months in the act
As a matter of fact
And a war in heaven with Michael and his angels
Against the dragon
Call him Puff if you will
And do so as sunshine fights the mid afternoon gloom
Three and a half years in the making
To rule all nations with an iron rod
The math all works out
And the teacher says that I am indeed correct
All for our Castor and Pollux
I feel the wretching
In that I am a worm and no man...





The Math Works Out
1-10-16

Her tail drew one third of the stars
And the dragon stood before her
As we observe the shape of cars
We're getting a little bit short on heroes
In this desolation row
Known by Dylan for not being able to decide
What to pray next
Where there was a place prepared for our God
We can only see by way of faith
The math works out exactly
Or a little less than eighty
For my shopping list tomorrow
And the brightest of love
In my apples and pears
O, pull up three more chairs for Tuesday
Where we cast away all cares
In desperate grieving of tongue teasing...





On Revelation 12:12
1-10-16

Prevailing not
He did not win
Telling you the lie that you were the misfit
Saying to make me cry saying you'll never quit
Another mantra repeated
As the enemy again is defeated
Our formula and stock phrase
Our Algebraic equation
For which the student prays for the patience to tackle
Trying for the desk of his days
Rejoice, O heavens
The devil knoweth that his time is short
Of our brethren the accuser is cast down
Come let me play with you
Another hand of rummy
Numerator and denominator
No dummy
By the estate of the leading citizen
Of such an island
Comes to visit the mainland
As they honor us in many ways
O, requiem....