A New David for America

Because he led a righteous movement
To cleanse the language from much cursing
Some people hate and threats were sent
But this young man, God will be holding.

No weapon formed against him prosper
The Lord will be his Sun and Shield
The Mighty God be his Deliverer
To Him all enemies will yield.

Curses said within the Land
Have borne fruit with rage and violence
Evil had thrived and gone out of hand
God raised this young man now to cleanse.

Like David he is facing big Goliaths
With verbal tentacles laced in curses
They will rant and rage in vicious aftermath
But they face the God of Heaven's forces.

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The Avocado Mutiny

I'll tell you a little secret
Girls don't usually tell
Childhood days I can't forget
When I was eight, oh well.

We were a group of five kids
Around the country neighborhood.
A lot of naughty things we did,
They were not really very good.

We'd climb the avocado trees
Pretend we were some pirate.
We'd swing each branch with naval ease,
And give a shout 'Hi Ho there Mate! '

I was their Missy Captain
Who steered the verdant ship.
We'd fight the foe with broken canes,
Who'd dare to cross my helmsmanship.

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From Emptiness to Fullness

From out of the depth of emptiness
His hand reached out in Divine Love,

My soul to ransom from its death,
With mercy show the way above.

He led me to my crucifixion
Of self and doubt and blinded pride.

To die there in my Calvary
With my Lord and Savior by my side.

Without my cross there is no filling
No Holy Spirit there residing,

My Self is slain there on that hill
For God, He did the resurrecting.

He cannot fill what He cannot have

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The Headless Friar of Santo Tomas

In my alma mater, Santo Tomas
We had heard of a mysterious tale
Of a gentle, young Spanish friar who was
A sight that turned anyone very pale.

They said he was a handsome novice
And that time, his superior took fancy.
But the events after that were amiss,
When this friar was lost into mystery.

They say he had been beheaded
By civilians the Spanish called 'Indios'
Though no one believed what was said,
And presumed the circumstances - devious.

Through the years the old building there saw
The appearance of a friar without head,
Frightening students in this age and so
There were masses and prayers for this dead.

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ASK...You Will Receive

Evasive Wisdom is never known
When Man relies on his conclusions
For human wisdom on its own
Is full of shallow, vague assumptions.

Man, with Pride, will never ask
Content to sum up philisophies.
For Humanity will completely mask
The Truth with empty vagaries.

For truly the Man who asks, receives
As those unlearned fishermen revealed-
Unschooled, but Wisdom God did give
Their Life, in writing, Spirit sealed.

For God does not play hide and seek
His Word is a lamp unto our feet,
He gives grace to the humble and the meek
And the Seeking, He will surely meet.

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Tweet

He fell from the mango tree nearby
In the nest where three others lay
After the rain, their chirping cry
I heard in the morning at break of day.

A few days old they must have been
Eyes still shut, and such tiny wings
Scarcely with feathers on their skin
But they had a strong will to go on living!

I took the nest and kept it inside
Quite safe in a handy fruit basket
From my cats, the birds I tried to hide
As they heard the noisy chirping racket.

Two of the chicks failed to survive
The rains made them wet in the night
But the other two I had kept alive
Named him 'Tweet' and his brother 'Knight'.

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Refiner's Fire

Logic has no answers
For such inequality-
Why do good men suffer?
Just a painful reality.

The righteous suffer so,
While the bad remain untouched,
The reasons we don't know
Why we suffer things so much.

To put my mind at ease,
In my prayer He gave me
A glimpse of His masterpiece
A purpose there to see.

'Pain will purify thee
With water of Affliction,
And the bread of Adversity,
Will teach you life's direction.

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Real Wealth

You wonder why I do not cry
And why I am not breaking?
These eyes of mine are strangely dry
Right after your departing.

It's not because I do not love you
But I decided it was best,
We clash in all things that you value,
And with money, it was a 'no contest'.

Yes, I took it quite with dignity,
For I weighed the wealth I have,
So I bravely faced reality
And freed myself from my web.

You wonder if there's any anger,
In my heart there is no room for that.
And know you'll be my friend forever,
I care for you no matter what.

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Free Will

Created in God's likeness
But distinct because of free will
Men were made for goodness
But some choose evil still.

God did not create abortion,
Terrorism, drugs, perversion
Homosexuality, or rebellion-
Nuclear bombs of destruction!

God did not create the famine
The climate changes and tsunami
These were effects that is seen
By man's greed and idolatry

To blame God for everything
Is to conclude that all men are robots
No brains and are not thinking
An easy option, but surely not.

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Cranky Poet

Maybe it is the weather
That makes you grow crankier
Or better yet the hormone
That lets you give an acrid tone.

I do not care if you review,
Please be kind in all you do.
Today maybe your very last,
For life is over, oh so fast.

We all have joy to try and write,
And all you here we do invite.
No one's perfect so be true -
If you're not happy, say 'Adieu! '

Kindness is the best to give
Adds sunshine to this life we live.
We may not have a lot of money,
That's better than to be so cranky.

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