Lamentations
June 14, 2021, michaelbray Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
Well I drank me a little booze! I knew I had nothin’ to lose; Wadn’t nothin’ in the law Against puttin’ some beer in that maw! It’s all about regulatin’ That portion you be takin’. Got to maintain moderation; Enjoy life and sensation. Got things to see with your eyes A whole of sounds and […]
June 10, 2021, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry,
Laden with lots of ass wiping, She fell into morbid griping, And finding in life no pleasure, Chose to forsake the treasure. Life was no longer a thrill! Time to end it all with a pill. Just didn’t have time to wait For the Lord to open the gate. Children were such a drag; Didn’t […]
June 9, 2021, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
‘Twas a ship called the USS Bray Named after a fellow named Ray. Leon was his middle name; Don’t know that he had much fame. Sponsored by a wife named Mattie Sunk as a target in sixty-three, Yeah a ship in the US Navy. Raymond Leon was born in eighteen A Texan from the town […]
June 8, 2021, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry, Salvation,
Tchaikovsky, like mankind described by St. Paul in Romans (chapter 7), was a notoriously difficult man when it came to matters of the heart. After marrying one of his students, Antonina Miliukova, he immediately realized that wedded life was not for him. He said: “There’s no doubt that for some months on end I was […]
June 8, 2021, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Lamentations, Poetry, Terrorism - of God and Men,
(2 Sam. 12) Who killed that child Conceived by Bathsheba? The Lord done did him in! (15) Yet David did pray and fast Tried to fix his despicable past Nothing he could do, the child was dead But he didn’t let it go to his head Changed his clothes in his emotion Gave to God […]
June 7, 2021, michaelbray Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
2 Sam 11:271020 on 29 May, 2021(To be read with a tonal drawl) The thing David done was wrongAnd so came many-a songAbout chasin’ after wily women(It’s that story that keeps on givin’).It happens from year to year,Somethin’ you’re always gonna hearFrom time to time againRight to the very end.Don’t chase after wily women!Tellin’ you […]
June 7, 2021, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry, Wars, Just and Unjust,
Don’t know what Gov’nor Reeves got up his sleeve, But you don’t’ got to wait On the Supremes to do right Got a state of your own and your own fight. Kick those baby-killers out of town Put ’em right on the ground With a knee to the neck! Oh what the heck and we waiting […]
June 4, 2021, michaelbray Lamentations, Poetry, Salvation,
Sin thoroughly blinded the whole world. God sufficiently His blood unfurled, But efficiently He saves the elect. And a wall remains erect, Separating goats from sheep. In the darkness they shall reap What they have sown in this life Of rebellion, murder and strife, But we don’t know for sure Who will persevere and endure. […]
June 4, 2021, michaelbray Lamentations, Poetry, Salvation,
How we strive and flail As through rough currents we sail On our turbulent journey Over seas windy and rough Designed to strain and make tough Our stubborn souls to shape Taking us at times by the nape Of our stiff necks to break Rather than leave in that lake Which will burn with fire […]
June 2, 2021, michaelbray Lamentations, Poetry,
David had a time With a poor man’s lady Bathsheba was her name. Went not well, ’twas a shame! He took Uriah right to the grave, A good and a noble Hittite Taken right out of the fight. Nathan said, “You are the man! Yeah, you took another man’s lamb! So the sword won’t depart […]