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Author of A Time to Kill.
Family Matters
Cut a Swath With That Gas?
No need to cut a swath with that gas; None o’ that pride will last. Might be rippin’ real strong Impressin’ the simple in the throng, But in public you know it’s wrong! Try switchin’ up and singin’ a song; More folk will come along. You know you always got a new tune Everybody knows […]
michaelbray
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Song of Solomon (8:6)
“Love is strong as deathJealousy as severe as Sheol,” So keep your temper cool And stay on solid soil. “Flashes like the flashes of fire”; Hellish is romantic desire! Control that flame of love; Chill out! Take a tip from a dove: A little peck here; a little peck there. Then take leave of that […]
michaelbray
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Risen From the Dead
Risen from the dead, His glory unfurled, Gonna come back Judgin’ the world. Might be done with you! What you gonna do? Get yo’ shit together right quick Done with those deeds that make Him sick! Onward, then, on that path! On Him He poured out that wrath, So you could make an escape. Must […]
michaelbray
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Born in a Bathtub
To the tune of “Davy Crocket” Verse 1 Born in a bathtub on the Twentieth Month of January: twenty-twenty-two They just didn’t know – what to do That baby’s comin’ with a big howdy-do Refrain: Luka! Lu–u-uka Moore Born in a warm bath tub! v. 2 Bo’n in a bathtub down in Ohio Greatest feat […]
michaelbray
Feb 18, 20221 min read
My Girl, More Precious Than a Pearl
What can I say of my girl? What more than of a pearl, Valuable among all treasures, Delighting the eye with a measure Beyond all things in the world? Well, no pearl can compete with a child Though some do get kind of wild And who else can drive one insane And entertain bringing joyful […]
michaelbray
Feb 14, 20221 min read
The Silverware Organizer
I am the silverware organizer! Nobody can organize it better; Got all those utensils nice and neat: Lookin’ pretty when it’s time to eat. Gives the cook a real nice thrill; Looks down, gets herself a chill: “What a wonderful set of spoons! Even better than a listen to tunes! Makes me want to just […]
michaelbray
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Black Christian Supremacist!
I confess to being a supremacist of this sort. Actually, I don’t care if he is white or black, but a Christian who puts the Law of God first above any contradicting laws of men is the ideal ruler. But if there are no white candidates holding high the Scriptures and only black candidates are […]
michaelbray
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Latrine Levity
or“Ho, ho, ho! To the Latrine I must Go!” To an “off-loading” I must undergo “It’s a gas,” I say – “Ho, ho, ho!”Got to get to that latrine Soon! Or I’ll be mean! Yes, I hate to leave this scene; Y’all are not bad company, But when the time comes for me to pee, […]
michaelbray
Feb 9, 20221 min read
That Facebook Image
Facebook gives some folks a chance To enjoy this world and join in the dance: To be somebody you otherwise would not; Establish a “profile” – make yourself hot! So what is the viewer of Facebook to view? The way you’d like others to think about you? When he sees another person’s self-image, Is he […]
michaelbray
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Quite a Girl
She is, yes, quite a girl, A respectable husbander, But finding no one worthy She keeps about her duty Chasing those wicked fellows, Working with the FBI. Truth be told, she gave it a try, But sometimes the how and why Don’t line up with a special guy. Life goes on and no stranger Than […]
michaelbray
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Divorce? No!!
An “exesis” ’twas called by the Greeks; “Divorce” they call it in America When a husband or wife calls it quits Givin’ up that fun with those tits. Have divorcing folks lost their wits? Want to bust up a holy matrimony? Toss it out like a piece of bad baloney? Got to buck up and […]
michaelbray
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Song of Songs (4:4 redux)
How beautiful you are my darlin’! Got me peckin’ around like a starlin’ Lookin’ for somethin’ to eat; You’d make a fine little piece of meat! Your lips are like scarlet thread, But that veil is gettin’ to my head. Want to see what all’s behind, Feel around for what I can find. Oh baby, […]
michaelbray
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Pater Familias Paraphernalia
Pater familias paraphernalia Is a problem in our house: Dad likes to save mementos: Mom likes to throw them out! Everyone’s got his “thing” to do: Some like to work, some like to chew And don’t know just what to do. We, each, have a plan; Can’t just sit, (You understand!): Some like to write, […]
michaelbray
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Song of Songs (3:7f.)
That traveling couch of Solomon Had sixty men round about. They could each wield that sword; Yeah, they were experts in war! (8) With that blade on his side, No man had to hide, For fear of terrors of the nightHad a real Sedan chair From the timber of Lebanon. (9) The posts were made […]
michaelbray
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Ike and the Ladies (or “Family Reflections”)
Ike grew up with lots of carping; There were ladies everywhere. Over anything they loved to chirp (He offered no more than a burp), But he made a way through the harem Played around sometimes to scare ’em. ‘Twas a mighty fine way to grow up! Then college came along to interrupt. They, each, had […]
michaelbray
Feb 2, 20221 min read
Spring Board Diving
A Lost American Treasure Let us reason together. How boring is it these days to go to a pool and watch kids float around with their plastic, air-inflated devices? Absent from our times now is the high dive! It was my go-to event throughout the summer wherever we lived growing up in eight states from […]
michaelbray
Feb 1, 20222 min read
What You Gonna Do?
What you gonna do If your daughter gets POOW, Talkin’ Pregnant Out Of Wedlock? Hope you’re not a dope Who just cannot cope And lets her go “take care of it,” As if the baby were a piece of shit! Come on men! Got to man up! Lead your family; don’t drop! Stand up and […]
michaelbray
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Fanataborts
“Anytime, anywhere, anybody” Kill those babies! Make ’em die! We just love to live that lie: Nothin’ but a “blob” in that womb, But if it’s a baby, put ‘im in a tomb! Got no time! Got no room! You know we got lots to do. Might have a child someday; Maybe two! But if […]
michaelbray
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Remember? Children are a Blessing!
What is it with people and divine blessings? “One and done”? “Two and we’re through”? “Three and we’re free”? Think that’s liberty? From what? The blessing of children? When did the Word get supplanted By liars and birth-control bandits? How about some attention to Law What does God say to us all? Says those children […]
michaelbray
Jan 25, 20221 min read
BBTAFG*
(Sung to the tune of “The BIBLE, Yes that’s the Book for Me!” BBTAFG, Yes that’s the way for me If I have a mood, got to be good BBTAFG! I want to drop a bomb. I know it’ll please my mom; She loves those little babies More than hangin’ with the ladies! Yes, she […]
michaelbray
Jan 25, 20221 min read
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