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Whelks And Snails
8-1-04

And there are dreams I would rather not live up to
Like dreams of volcanos, earthquakes and floods and drinking
But it is the written Word I raise my coffee cup to
As I do my thing in meditation, contemplation
And sweet praying and thinking
And I'm inclined to trying strange new foods
When all else fails
And over time I seemed to have taken a liking
To whelks and snails
And just as well I've acquired a taste
For sushi and squid
As over such an appetizer
I say my blessing
And upon bounty I place my bid
And I make my contribution
As without extra care I give it all away
Knowing it will come back to me in God's timing
As I will get my answer while I pray
And the door will be opened wide
And the storehouse will be loaded
As the wood will be wet no longer
And the metal will not be created.....





Reasons To Go On
8-2-04

And the Lord knows I'm glad to be me
As Jesus is certain that I like to sit alone as I choose grace
And tonight my liberty liberated and far away from home
With no clock radio alarm nor telephone
And in the night such knowledge I taste
So by morning most of it I will forget
But such painstaking persistence and zealous efforts
Are my blessings that last which I won't regret
As such a singer songwriter will make up my soundtrack
As the music fills as no note nor chord will I lack
And I would be a shut-in if it weren't for my church or my job
And I foretell yet one more evening feast of frozen pizza
And sweet corn on the cob
And I have much to live for
With reasons to go on
And much to look forward to
Of feasts till the light of dawn....