Michael Bray

Author of A Time To Kill

February, 2022

Latrine Levity

or“Ho, ho, ho! To the Latrine I must Go!” To an “off-loading” I must undergo “It’s a gas,” I say – “Ho, ho, ho!”Got to get to that latrine Soon! Or I’ll be mean! Yes, I hate to leave this scene; Y’all are not bad company, But when the time comes for me to pee, […]

Lookin’ Out on that Snow

Lookin’ out on that sparklin’ snow I say the Lord is pretty cool. He shines His light real bright All day long and then brings the night For us to hide or rest in the delight That all we need He can provide And take us well over that divide To that place way on […]

That Facebook Image

Facebook gives some folks a chance To enjoy this world and join in the dance: To be somebody you otherwise would not; Establish a “profile” –  make yourself hot! So what is the viewer of Facebook to view? The way you’d like others to think about you? When he sees another person’s self-image, Is he […]

Some Good Nazis

Certainly there were.  Similarly, we might say today that we know some good people who support “abortion rights,” even though we regard such a deed as the murderous, blasphemous, holocaustic slaughter of innocents.  We confess that we know folks on that “other side” who are otherwise fine people.  So, again, there were some good Nazis […]

Song of Solomon 3:6f. (Poetized)

Like “columns of smoke perfumed with myrrh” Came Solomon down the road With all the scented powders of a merchant, A traveling coach of sixty men around. (7) O what a mighty fine sight it was: All eyes upon him!  What’s the buzz?” The men were all “”wielders of the sword”; (8) Guarded against terrors!  […]

Quite a Girl

She is, yes, quite a girl, A respectable husbander, But finding no one worthy She keeps about her duty Chasing those wicked fellows, Working with the FBI. Truth be told, she gave it a try, But sometimes the how and why Don’t line up with a special guy. Life goes on and no stranger Than […]

Song of Songs (4:4 redux)

How beautiful you are my darlin’! Got me peckin’ around like a starlin’ Lookin’ for somethin’ to eat; You’d make a fine little piece of meat! Your lips are like scarlet thread, But that veil is gettin’ to my head. Want to see what all’s behind, Feel around for what I can find. Oh baby, […]

Those Nasty Products of the Fall

Heart issues comin’ down From the maternal side And brain issues from the paternal Here and there comin’ diurnal: Those nasty products of the Fall. Oh, Adam done wrong to us all! Got a grievance to bring to the Lord (You know He’s got to be bored! That whinin’ and cryin’ every day From humans […]

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