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Author of A Time to Kill.
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An Exceptional Fellow
An exceptional fellow I want to be God, wife, kids, all three O Gee, the majesty Of making good decisions Not wasting old bread, yeah Feeding the pigeons With prayer ever ascending Not to err, never bending, Onward to that life unending. And what to my wondering eyes Shall appear in years to come? Children, […]
michaelbray
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Humbled By Death
We will all be humbled by death Sent to that place of eternal rest And for the blessed it is the best, That very entry way into the light Where eternal bliss is found And does indwell and surround Each one of those residents Dwelling with opposition quelled Against the One who reigns forever And […]
michaelbray
Apr 19, 20211 min read
The Back of a Woman
Now the back of a woman When she’s walking down the street, Well, it just can’t be beat. She looks so fine And you might well whine That you got to have her. But a thing you must remember Long before December Is that it’s gonna get old. Life is passin’ you by And you […]
michaelbray
Apr 16, 20211 min read
David Gets His Wives Back
From 1 Sam 30 (the longer version)(Maybe to be read with rap rhythm?) David had two wives,Ahinoam and Abigail. The latter was the widow of Nabal But he had another reason to be stressedHe came back to his cityAnd it wasn’t very prettyThose Amalekites had burned it to the groundSo he said to the priest, […]
michaelbray
Apr 14, 20212 min read
1 Samuel 30
A third of his men were weary So he only took four hundred. Two were too tired to fight (20:10) And he found an Egyptian half dead Showed David the enemy’s location. (16) He whooped up on those Amelekites And took back what they had taken, Including two wives, sons and daughters, (19) Sheep, cattle […]
michaelbray
Apr 12, 20211 min read
One Man, One Woman
One man, one woman, one wife! Saves you a lot of strife In your life if you want to get on by. Don’t have to always ask why! The Lord gave an easy command: Pick one out of all in the land And press on with that lady For hard times you’ll be ready, Have […]
michaelbray
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Got a Resolution
Got a resolution, even a solution: Gonna grow out the beard! Yeah, gonna grow out The beard and have fun! Gonna tickle all those grands. Take their little hands And run ’em over my chin. We gonna run all over that sand And jump in that water: Moms, dads, sons and daughters. We gonna have […]
michaelbray
Apr 9, 20211 min read
I Sit in that Room
I sit in that room With pictures on a tree My many kids staring at me. They’re all up and growing And the Truth they’ll be knowing As their parents bring it to minds With words and cracking their behinds. How good it is to know That all those seeds you sow Will come up […]
michaelbray
Apr 8, 20211 min read
In Appreciation of My Mental Trainer
So you’re going to have a baby! Give up my brain for a child? What about my poor head? Oh the dread of my mind Striving some order to find Without provision of strategy! Well, we will have to find a way Out of this darkness and stay Firm in our steady resolution To make […]
michaelbray
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Suicidal Democracy
It is the nature of this beast. “The people” choose what they think to be best for themselves. But, of course, in their selfishness and Lawlessness, they choose poorly. Having rejected the wisdom of God in favor of the wisdom of men, they play the fool and follow the path of self-destruction. It is only […]
michaelbray
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Gotta Gig!
Booty Gig, got a gig Gotta gig wid a fella’s booty Oh he like a sick cutie tooty fruity! Mercy on us if he ever gets in a seat (I mean of seat o’ powuh.) Lord it’s not the hour. Is it? O, please! Need some relief! Can’t have these purvy Dems. Got a gig, […]
michaelbray
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Jessica, My MT (Mental Trainer)
She functions like a coach, Instructs in technique, Presents strategy, and Cheers when I get it right. Encouragement and praises Accompany all her ways And it makes my days Go by with greater ease. I like to be productive and deliver Something useful for my own And for the nation and the world. We are […]
michaelbray
Mar 25, 20211 min read
He Will Come
What can be said of forty and five? Walking and talking? Still alive? Got a house and a job and health By world standards great wealth? Eleven and fifteen without teens Lots of little ones on the scene Got plenty of spirit and words Pens and key board and like chords I type out tunes […]
michaelbray
Mar 25, 20211 min read
My Mental Technician
My MT does her thing Bringing those drills And making me think! She dutifully comes to the door And performs her chore: Questions and answers . . . Well, I can’t remember, But the mind is worked By drills without pills. “Strategy” is the key! Need a technique to deal With the brain as it […]
michaelbray
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Busy Ladies and Perseverance
Up north Down south Back east Out west To heaven. Where’s the leaven? Got my eleven. You only got seven? Got on that stick! Time to get sick, Deliver that baby! Don’t say maybe. 0900 on 14 March, 2021
michaelbray
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Judges 11
Jephthah was the son of a whore. He knew life was so much more And he was real good at war. Gilead was the daddy o’ that boy And let his wife kick the boy right out. He fled from his brothers and went to Tob And found a lot of worthless friends. But when […]
michaelbray
Mar 10, 20211 min read
The Hope of the Resurrection
The hope of the resurrection is not a “I hope He picks me” kind of a hope or a “I hope He picks my kids” kind of hope. No. It is a hope of confident anticipation. It is a waiting hope like the people in a church with the groom facing them as they wait […]
michaelbray
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Jovial Jessica
Jovial Jessica Jumps through hoops To make miserable men merry She draws out conversations, Overcomes the frustrationsOf aging and memory failures. Like the ticking of the clocks She drives through the blocks To get where she needs to go, And sometimes they may not show, But onward she goes to her duty. (It may help […]
michaelbray
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Jephthah’s Vow
Jephthah was a whore’s son But for him there was no fun. One day there came a summons. Said, “Come on! We need some help!” He said, “So now you want to yelp!” You shunned me as a whore’s son But now you want a portion Of my might to set you right! You hate […]
michaelbray
Feb 24, 20211 min read
King Scotus
There once was a king, Scotus Who laid a lot o’ crap upon us. We had to rebel, He was takin’ us to hell Sheddin’ the blood o’ those babies. (Oh, worse than rabies!) Yeah, a rabid disease it was! Folks said, “What’s the buzz? What’s up with this shit? Y’all lookin’ at tit While […]
michaelbray
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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