Poetry
May 4, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry,
I adjure you to abjure asinine jesting And jocularly to join with Jesus. Jettison juvenile joys and jump on the Bandwagon as we bust balls And break wind without whining While we wind our way through days of Dreary drudgery dreadfully facing Fearful foes and friends forsaking Foolish ways while we wander wistfully Wither we […]
April 29, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
You shall have no other gods but Me, Before no idol bow the knee; Take not the name of God in vain, Nor dare the Sabbath day profane; Give both your parents honor due; Take heed that you no murder do; Abstain from words and deeds unclean; Nor steal, though you be poor and mean; […]
April 27, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry,
(Written on Thursday 30 January, 2020, two days after Matt’s death on Tuesday) We are all on the same path And we all fall from it And so meet death At some time and some place. We don’t know when or where But death is, indeed, there. Matt met him unexpectedly In the middle of […]
April 13, 2020, michaelbray Poetry, Wilmington Ohio,
13 November, 2020 at 1020 That Nick Can some kinda pick That guitar When he’s a-strummin’ And a-hummin’ On that church stage! What a rage Must be made Down in the shade Of that underworld Where demons cry As they die Under the victory Of our Champ Who did stamp, Yea and did tramp All […]
April 13, 2020, michaelbray Apologetics, Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
Corona Virus He’ll Take Some People Out! Do all your duties. Be ready for the end. Leave all your cuties. To whom will He you send? Pack up your troubles In your old kit bag. Don’t look for a moment At that nasty hag. It comes upon us – down To people all around. Death […]
April 11, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry,
0835 on 11 April, 2020 The Lord is come (He’ll take some people out!) Some will go miserably Others rise with a shout Make sure you are ready Do not be a jerk Boldly rise to glory Or hide somewhere to lurk
April 9, 2020, michaelbray Poetry,
Spring is here and There ain’t much cheer. Folk are locked away With little to say to one another As they keep to themselves under cover In the hope that isolation Will be the protection they need To continue to feed on good air So they can breathe with ease and please One another with […]
April 7, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
[Composed on 2 April in 10 minutes, prior to the drive to pick up Semnos from Covenant College] He met the gross grocer At the grocery Who had a heavy Hankerin’ to pee. Nothin’ he could do But grab a cup or two And hand it to him 1, 2, 3. He left him on […]
April 2, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Character - or not, Environment/Creation, Lamentations, Poetry,
Well the virus is upon us. What’s Qing Ming Got to do with this thing? Judgment is come Long overdue. What do you do? Gird up your loins Save up your coins Press through like a screw Tightly driven into the wood While He does us good. Yes, He will use us to show, His […]
March 30, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry,
Dost thou piss against the wall And thy stones, be they intact? Didst thou have a nasty fall, Did they fall out of thy sack? Good man, if not, then hearken to me Listen to my sound advice Lest thou being caught too surly, Snare thy manhood in a vice. Steer clear of the wayward […]