Poetry
October 29, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry, Sanctity of Human Beings,
The fathers went down to Egypt Many long years ago And became as numerous as heaven. He sent me to jail with only three. Now – plus grands – we have eleven. When I think of Anastasia Who would have made us twelve, The child who never was among us, I imagine her well occupied […]
October 28, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Poetry,
They call it “natural” That death that takes us all. ‘Tis the bane of our existence Plaguing the race since the Fall. We pass our days in rush and hurry Driven by that zeal To get it all done Before we’re buried. And when we make that final run Nothing counts But to have followed […]
October 28, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
The following 65-word creed contains the names of all the children of Mike and Jayne Bray. They are represented in the text in order. Some appear candidly; others in metaphor. The Lord is my God. ElliI have peace with Him through the One JonasWho revealed Him to all men. EpiphanyHe rescued us from […]
October 28, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry, Position Papers,
What fools those ghouls Those self-acclaimed progressives! “Regressives,” indeed Who take no heed Of the Word from above. They talk big about love But know nothing of it. O puuulllleaaaase! Shove it! Got no time for your jive. You got nothin’ to give But your Godless protests. And as for the rest Who are doing […]
October 20, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry, Sanctity of Human Beings,
Our capacity for salacity Is beyond what one may imagine, And to our chagrin It does not end But begins anew rightIn our hearts, Wicked in every new day. O that sin within Every day rises up to begin Another assault upon our souls, On friends and foe taking tolls! And what of it shall […]
October 19, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
(Deuteronomy 7:22 Poetized) Think of all the times when Answered prayer was delayed. Oh the whining and the moaning The groaning for our wishes To be fulfilled on our table Of time. But what a crimeIt should be (And we shall see!) The folly of our own wants Displayed in the haunts Of our personal […]
October 19, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Character - or not, Defending the Defenders, Family Matters, Poetry,
Saving Babies “violently” Was not in vogue when we firstArrived in the great town of Wilmington. Only the Church of Christ was kindEnough to let us in. But time has passed And now we have a Presbyterian Church willing to lurch Out and give us a try! But we will say “Goodbye.” A kind try […]
October 17, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
Like the pro-aborts going under The name of “Planned Parenthood,” Phony communism advocates Fraud and deceit like a snake Slithering into a room Of frolicking fools and ghouls. So the Godless pretend to be full Of truth and justice for all. But, no. Got no balls To seek and stand for the Right. They opt […]
October 16, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
Reading along in my lexicon I came across a word Most absurd it would seem. “Ekthesis” it is. Oh, how coarse And yet, back then, so normal So regular, however morose. “A putting out, exposing” It reads – but of what? A child indeed – “a child”! Barbaric seems not Sufficient a word to tell […]
October 16, 2020, michaelbray Apologetics, Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
(Erotica from the Good Book, the Song of Solomon revisited (or “rapped up”) on 16 Oct., 2020 Somethin’ about those titsSolomon said it!“Your form is lovely”! (2:4)Yeah, “Your voice is sweet” (2:10)“How beautiful you are”“And your mouth is lovely”“Your breasts are like two fawns” (4:9)Wanna climb on“You made my heart beat faster” (4:9)So I wanna […]