The Litmus Test
O no, don’t weary the tester! It is guilty of nothing but doing its job; The tester didn’t pick you, it didn’t set the test, It cannot choose you, the timing or the setting It is all
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Disarming The Killer
He is here, he is armed, Run, run, run and hide He is mean and won’t fight fair Run, run, run and hide He is loose with no restraint Run, run, run and hide He will main,
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Attending The Calls of Life
Life is a gift, living is no picnic, death enigmatic So which is better? Depends on questing hearts On positions and possessions, tangible and eternal. Life is like a walk, each day like putting a leg out:
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Eyeballing My Greatest Enemy
The greatest, the quickest killer Of men is not a gun Not the one wielding it Not the bullets oozing out Not even death or grave: It is fear of whatever we dread. For as long as
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Sowing and Reaping
I see a tree, a mighty tree And another, and many more And the fruits, too many to count This tree is standing in the way This forest my grief, my nightmare These fruits are no good at
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Wind in My Hair
This week’s article is an excerpt from my book , ‘Fighting Monsters,’ to celebrate the one year anniversary of its release (June 2015.) There is wind in my hair; stirring, lifting, seemingly Scattering curls I set in order,
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I Salute You!
No, he’s not the billionaire Just a fellow working to make ends meets. No he doesn’t even have enough for himself Just cares enough to ease the pain of another. No she’s neither the president nor the
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