circumfrance

Circumfrance
9-4-15


Whose trust be as the spider's web
Like the tide yet to flow and ebb
Whose hope shall be cut off like a pruned branch
According to the Rhind papyrus
And all of these literary and poetic treasures we are entitled to
Of the great pyramid of Gaza
So are ones infinite pleasures
With a purpose to measure the land
And come to be as one to understand
Put me in my box out on highway twenty-four
You said that I wouldn't understand
I cried in laughter "Madness!"
O, what does it accomplish...








Life, But A Handbreadth
9-4-15


In a fortress strong
O, have I joined the dark side
O, have I gone wrong
O, have I chosen over love my pride
For words as working tools
And birds that sing to the wise as well as fools
As surely as the hands and eyes
And the truth just as relevant as the lies
Bringing all the good things out in me
Another red leaf for God's purpose dies
Start with what you can grasp
And befriend your adder and asp
A line of thirty cubits compass round about
If you hate it then blame Euclid
And pass on through...












It Shall Stand
9-4-15


Brim to brim, five cubits height
Hate not your brother without a cause
You don't like the sound and sight
I'll tell you further on up the road
And we will yet reconcile
I believe in a better place
I believe in God's love and grace
He builds a molten sea of ten cubits
He shall lean upon it but it will topple over
I searched once my heart to gratify my flesh with wine
And I begged for an auspicious sign
He that is green before the sun
And his branch shoot forth in his garner
O, I beg your pardon....












On Job 8:18 (check it out)
9-4-15


Paradoxes, eagles and foxes
I manage the problems I lay upon myself
Indeed it was vanity and grasping for the wind
Does this depress you?
I apologize two hours before the sunrise
His roots are wrapped about the heap
And we can see the place of stones
Everything worked out when I put it into the hands of God
If he destroy him from his place
Then it shall deny him
Saying I have not seen thee
There is a man whose labor is for knowledge
Yet we must one day leave it all behind
No one exempt....

Jonquil

Jonquil
9-4-15


By the selfish ways in me
And of this
We've had a few smoldering days
Far from what one might consider bliss
A pine of Cyprus family that one cannot miss
Achaia ready a year ago
For I know the forwardness of your mind
And it is not always going to be kind
As your zeal prevailed and stirred very many
I stop and think about them
Repercussion not always the power in its echo
And reverberation impact to rebound and recoil
Jonquil
Colored Narcissus bulbous of the Amaryllis
The sea is not full to the place from which the rivers come....








To Macedonia
9-4-15


On another forever Friday afternoon
A cold shoulder is turned in the heatwave
For cup-shaped corona and too much sun
I'll be glad when it grows cooler
Falling in love with his own reflection
In the pool for narcissism and inordinate fascination
With what God has made me
For in much wisdom is much grief
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow
Soon again to give place to the thief
Setting my sights upon tomorrow
And erotic gratification derived from such an admiration
Damn it all
I only want the things I won't get
O, freedom
That's just people talking
Ones Macedonia, his region of north Greece
Still I will seek my peace
What is lacking cannot be numbered....










Of Quarrelsome States
9-4-15


O, lonesome whiporwhil
Feeling too low to fly
As time goes crawling by
The moon is waning
To hide his face and cry
I sent brethren lest our boasting be in vain
That as I said ye may be ready as with sorrow herself
I am going steady
Coming again on its circuit
Hastening to the place where it arose
May the wind whirl about continually for emptiness
The final result of all life outside of the God one still hopes for
Be not ashamed in this same confidence boasting
May it be my tear stained letter
At my personal Balkan Peninsula
Hoping to be feeling better....












Shotten
9-4-15


Today I let them call me
Shotten and ejected
Like the spawn of God's elected
For amphibians and mycelium
Of numerous progeny
And swarming brood crass and crude
First to the courthouse far from pure and prude
One generation passes away
But the earth abides forever
I write this letter of my own Now and never
Regarded of offspring
I'm better off alone
Yet to balkanize these blisters
Can the rush grow up without the mire
Can the flag grow without water
See this is new
We are still inclined to say
Tell them that I won't be long
It has already been in ancient times before us.....










Born To Toil
9-4-15


Vanity of vanities, all is empty
Is it not born to toil
As the ox treads out of the corn
That as well will spoil
Yet dissuaded to join them down there
With a humble heart on bended knee
I pray you take me somewhere
While it is yet in the greenness
Release these chains of darkness
Cut not down yet it withers
So are the paths of those that forget
I'm begging you please
In rue and regret
Come now, I will test you with mirth
As you are yet to find
What such a treasure might be worth...

confirmed

Confirmed
9-16-15


Salvation at first spoken by the Lord confirmed unto us
By them that heard Him
Let me help you fold your clothes later
We're meant to live and love together
Made a little bit inferior to the angels
Crowned with honor and glory
Last enemy put under him is death
Off on another mission
I want to get my message through
Five minutes to spare like a cigarette
That's not all I want to do
Leaving nothing that is not put under him
Set over the work of thine hands
One in a certain place yet testifies
All are teachers of what they hear
And speak to teach themselves....












Fashionable
9-16-15


In such a way you will awake
Live for today and never mind the snake
Another power play
Another goal scored is at stake
So let your reasons be true to you
Yet to die happily our prevailing custom and style of dress
Our etiquette our manner way and mode
So it is time to hit the road
Only one mile north
As I pour my words forth
To construct and to adjust
And to know that all will return to the dust
To adapt and to fit
And to never throw in the towel or quit....












Patronized
9-17-15


How you are cut down to the ground
O, morning star you've come so far
Stylish, modish and fashionable
My brand new car
I patronize to behave
In ones offensive and condescending manner
Towards one with a word out by our writing hand
I don't blame you if you don't understand
Of fashion sent and kind
You are not your mind
The time is near
For days will not be prolonged
The dentist gets me numb
But I am not wronged
To give a particular size or shape to
Patronized by the world of fashion....

look alive

Look Alive
9-16-15


Stagecoach is parked down at J building
I will survive and thrive and look alive
As a vesture thou fold them up
And they will be changed
But thou art the same
They perish, thou remain
For pleasure and pain
Over to that Sunday side road
They wax old as a garment
And today there is no such law or code
Main and general plain and clear
Insane in my funk and fear unconfined
Free and unrestrained
Every which way
Indelicate and indecent
Of pronunciation strongly dialectical
Of extreme range or scope
Yeah, there is hope...


















We'll See
9-16-15


Like the slaughter of Midian
At the rock of Oreb
Half hour to spare
I resurrect two birds with one rock
As his rod was on the sea
So will he lift up in the manner of Egypt
Ramah is afraid of drama
The price again is paid
Pertaining to dialect
Used to denote regional
Or social language variation
Love must have made you on a Sunday
I go back to hear another sermon
Indelicate rather offensive to propriety unconfined
Lift up your voice, O daughter of Gallian and we'll see....












Desideratum
9-16-15


Offensive to propriety and decency
I'm talking to you
For such is profound
Broad is the way that leads to destruction
And many go therein
Confined in childbirth yet in ones parturition
It only took me three minutes to make that call
To my father according to the flesh
Desideratum
I wish and long for another good day
Your friends don't have the time
About to bear young my song is again out
Loud sung parturition
In coughing up a lung
I have a tale to tell
From my reply, such exact from the juice
As opium offensive to propriety...










Poppy Revisited
9-16-15


Plants not woody of leaves lobed and dissected
With showy solitary flowers
I need to get it out of me
If you know what I mean
With milky white and pinkish juice
And another weekend for Bono and Bruce
Behold the Lord of hosts will lop off the boughs with terror
Where there is mercy
Those of high stature are hewn down
I want that love again for yet a little while
Indignation will cease and we will know love and joy and peace
Against which there is no such law....

by inheritance

By Inheritance
9-16-15


Planted in the closet
Scratching at the door
Little baby roses punch you in the nose
These words belong to us all
And therefore it is not an infringement to quote them
Made so much better than the angels by inheritance
Obtained a more excellent name than they
Or shall a law itself against him
When cutting down that Christmas tree
He will kindle my burning
In my zeal that yet consumes
Shall the axe boast itself
Against he that hews down the cedar
For the Assyrians' advance and defeat
There is no such name for my street
A remnant of them will return....








Express Image
9-16-15


Come the express image of his person
A caution beginning line to another poem
Making his angels spirits
And his ministers a flame of fire
Thou loved righteousness and hated iniquity
We don't need to be on our own
Therefore God anointed thee
With oil and gladness above thy fellows
Sitting down at the right hand of the Majesty on high
As Lebanon will fall by the mighty one
Someone needs to turn the page
As our Davidic kingdom is to be restored
We have nothing to defend
In that which we heard
Come the express image....










A Remnant Will Return
9-16-15


If the word spoken by angels was steadfast
Surely this tabernacle would be built to last
How then shall we escape if we neglect such great Salvation
For every transgression receiving a just recompense and reward
All things are possible today in the Lord
Roll muddy river
I pour you down the sink and put on a fresh batch
For the Lord the God of hosts will make a determined end
In the midst of the land
And he will have mercy
If we go there and seek to understand
Where there's nothing left to do but count the years...










Shake A Fist
9-16-15


Yet to shake his fist
At the mount of the daughter of Zion
Our high hill
Shadow boxing in the apartments
As a vesture thou fold them up
As this morning I refill my cup
Esau holds a blessing
I expected something worse
We ought to take more earnest heed
To the things we heard lest we should let them slip
Yet again we're wandering the land
But thou art the same and thine years shall not fail
Still I look for my chateau
And make that commitment to set sail....

swallowed

Swallowed
9-16-15


Destroyed and swallowed up
But at least full again is my cup
Let us brush your rock and roll hair
Life is hard but God is fair
O, sweet mama knowing tribulation works patience
We still ask for it
We have access by faith into the grace
As patience works experience
For when we were without strength
In due time Christ died for us
To commend his love
In that while we were yet sinners
He paid the price
As a body without breath
It is dead so is a faith without works
I've been wandering for years
As I linger where the poor in spirit lurks....










On Romans 5:15 (to memorize)
9-16-15


Reconciled by the death of his Son
But I still don't understand
How his blood can assist us
Reconciled
We are saved by his life
No one will be able to resist us
I will give him change
To cease the spoil and take the prey
The truth to you I tell
The dead in Christ have a lot to be grateful for
If through offense many be dead
Much more the grace of God and its gift
Many abound by one man's obedience
It's a lesson to me...










All And Sundry
9-16-15


To reign in life by One
To praise the rising of another sun
Whistle through your teeth and spit
Say it don't spray it
And no more bullshit
God at sundry times and in divers manners
Spake to our fathers by his prophets
We will get by all in sundry
Everyone collectively and individually
It's no lie various and diverse
The blessing in the curse
Jaded a long time ago
In these last days
Spoken to us by the Son
Whom God appointed
Heir of all things
And the staff in whose hands is my indignation
For the taste of your eloquent pie...










Our Ancient Site
9-16-15


Soon time to purchase more tablets
This year has been the most prolific
By also whom he made the worlds
God makes the earth in seven days
As beef jerky at seven eleven spoils as it pays
At least I'm enjoying the ride
Being made in the brightness of his glory
Just so that the bible scholar can tell his story
In Capernaum
The center of Jesus' ministry
Shaking in the desert
Wherefore do you cry
Making his angels spirits
And his ministers a flame of fire
Where push comes to shove...

acceptible

Acceptible
9-4-15


It's the story of our time
And never letting go
Still we manage to make it rhyme
Given the green light now therefore perform the doing of it
That there is eagerness
So that there will be a performance
Also out of that which you have and lack nothing
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof
Not afraid of snow for her household
O give her of the fruit of her hands
Not therefore perform the doing of it
The bible scholar at last
And at first understands
Sancrosanct and inviolable
The soldier in his boldness stands
Prohibiting violation secured from violence
Free from infringement
Subject to science unassailable
For if there be first a willing mind
It is acceptable...










In Vino Veritas
9-4-15


It is according to what a man hath
And not according to what he has not
As so my desire to take an Irish Spring bath I forgot
But I see the need and take the lead
Regarded as being beyond criticism
Keep up the good work so she says to me
O, in Vino Veritas
In wine there is truth
Bear the yoke in your youth
I bathe again to start all over
To tell a yarn and tend to the beasts in the barn
I mean not that ye be burdened and others be eased
But by an equality
That now at this time
Your abundance be a supply for your want
O, give and take a few
I do it all again just for you....










Yarmulke
9-4-15


For skullcap and yarmulke
For the orthodox and the conservative
I wear it in a figurative sense
During my religious study
I know the truth and I cannot deny it
Give and take, live and slake
Sieve and snake
He that gathered much had nothing over
He that gathered little has no lack
And now that I've gone through it  again
There's no going back
Every smile for the man that held your hand
But you excel them all not to take pride
But to welcome the coming of fall
The times are changing
For indeed he accepted the exhortation
As blessing more forward of his own accord
He went in unto you....








Rattan
9-4-15


Forever Friday afternoon
Out of habit I turn it over to Cat Stevens
For its sweet nostalgia
With expletives and intensifiers
Thanks be to God which put the same earnest care
Into the heart of Titus for you
And I declare to go country instead
As I decline from the godforsaken phone call
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree and canebrake
If he calls again I will talk just to prove that I can
For all rattan, wickerwork and tough stems and palms
Some are born and some are dying
Vanity of vanities
All is vanity....










Whirlwind Revisited
9-4-15


God fearing
O, can I call myself
Such as with brother John
Again I get in touch
Where the needle tears a hole
Deeply pious and devout
O, can I claim such a position
And you can have it all if you just follow through
Interlaced for chair seats
I wear this crown of thorns
Yet unvanquished
You are someone else excluded from membership
By my own doing to bar my entrance phlegmatic
This is why we need to laugh and cry
O, no more indifference
Titus is my partner and fellow
Helper concerning you
Hate not your brother without a cause
The wind whirls about continually....












Conifer Revisited
9-4-15


Wherefore shew ye to them
A proof of your love
Giving it all away might result in boasting
As in dreams od bicycles down a steep acclivity
I'm coasting like a captive bird
That was there at my command
As touching and ministering to the saints
We're not always going to be on the top of the world
I know your joy would fill the earth
It is superfluous for me to write unto myself
All the rivers and unto the sea
Yet she is never full
Boasting on your behalf
By the liberality of Macedonians
Come the dry scales of ones conifer and scales arranged
Reach out and touch faith...