Poetry
March 3, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Sanctity of Human Beings,
O you bountiful bride whomI would lavish my affection Upon and my strong tower You would merrily intussuscept. Those anxious thrusts untamed Would master you as you succumbed To a desire undefeatable by the will Of anyone untamed by the Holy Spirit! And thankfully that Spirit has the Law Given to us by His Prophets […]
February 27, 2020, michaelbray Poetry,
Against that time, if ever that time come,When I shall see thee frown on my defects,When as thy love hath cast his utmost sum,Call’d to that audit by advis’d respects;Against that time when thou shalt strangely passAnd scarcely greet me with that sun thine eye,When love, converted from the thing it was,Shall reasons find of […]
February 27, 2020, michaelbray Poetry,
An Old Christian Hymn (from the third book of Clement of Alexandria) [I don’t know how they make them rhyme so well when they translate to English!] Shepherd of tender youth, Guiding in love and truth Through devious ways; Christ, our triumphant king, We come Your name to sing And here our children bring To […]
February 27, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry,
By Children of the Day (70s singing group) Verse 1 You’re a gift from heaven above You are meant for me And I am meant for you As we pledge our unending love Something is one that once was two RefrainJesus is the reason we are here Pledging ourselves unto each other And I know […]
February 26, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
We wander and wander Wander as if we had no wits Wander, wander, wander Looking for butts and tits. The Lord is above looking, Calling us up to Him. But we look down And all around Searching for sights and feeling. The world is bare! Avoid the snare Of searching and tasting and seeing. Being […]
February 24, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
14 Oct., 2019 The names they tell a story Of Michael and Jayne Bray Of the times in life that they Encountered along the way The first was Elli unplanned And soon came another – one Jonas The man Dove soaring above Dragging them to a new kind of love No longer just us partners […]
February 22, 2020, michaelbray Civil Disobedience, Poetry, Sanctity of Human Beings,
14 Feb, 2016 (A 15 minute creation with a tune – [time: 1355-1410] ) I Can’t Tell You Why! We don’t smoke And we don’t chew And we don’t run With girls that do Chorus:But I can’t tell you why We let those babies die We all tithe An’ pay our tax We keep the […]
February 22, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry,
4 Feb., 2020 (0705) (Following the death of Matthew) Thinking of youI doAnd the land Shifts under my feet.O how sweetWas life when youWere with usWith laughter and joyOver everything.You did live it wellBut who can tellOf the fulfillment of a courseWhen the One who gave lifeEnds it without notice?Oh, He knows more than anyWhat […]
February 22, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry,
22 Feb., 2020 The Evil One has come to steal Life and joy from those Who belong to Him WhoDied for them Forever putting down that sin Which would separate us From our Maker, Savior and Lord. So he prowls about as if he were Something to fear and from whom To flee. Be we […]
February 22, 2020, michaelbray Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God,
Buttigieg’s gig is baby-gigging, Dig? He has no sense of right or wrong Like the hippies with the bong He get’s his wisdom from the popular song He knows not what is right and good Dreams up his own ethics Like the boys in the ‘hood Whatever seems good is good Like the Dems He […]