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Author of A Time to Kill.
Poetry
Playing the Tax Game
That which is due Caesar And what he thinks is due himself Are not necessarily the same. Got to play, you know, the tax game. Figure this; figure that like a rat Deduct this, deduct that Trying to outdo the tax man, Necessary that you have a good plan: Keep those records, but don’t lose […]
michaelbray
Feb 18, 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
Dey Pukin’ Chicken Wings
Dey pukin’ chicken wings an’ chili And dey feelin’ kinda sickie. Don’ want t’ eat no breakfast; In dey bellie got a tempest. Just want t’ get some re-est Don’t want to be a pe-est Hopin’ to get ble-essed So dey can do dey be-est Need dat good health back So as t’ git on […]
michaelbray
Feb 16, 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
More Wicked Dan Da Pagans Dey Displaced
2 Chron 33:9 “More wicked dan da pagans dey displaced Judah was a messed up disgrace! How could it get like dis?! Da Lord, you know, got t’ be pissed! Wha’s up wi’ so many jack-asses? Dey brains mus’ be slow as molasses!” So goes the complaint of the masses. Comes, then, the prophet of […]
michaelbray
Feb 14, 20221 min read
Jesus, the Best Psychotherapist
Jesus, the best psychotherapist. Yeah, the Healer He is of souls! Bring on that healin’ – that therapy Got to have some of that right now! I said bring it to me no matter how! Can’t wait ’til after a while. Bring to my soul and my brain; Don’t matter what kind o’ pain. Talkin’ […]
michaelbray
Feb 11, 20221 min read
What a Day!
O what a day When we are lifted above the fray! No more death, no more sin; Each will have his own story: Out of the dregs and into glory; The challenges in each nation Or whatever one’s station. Choose each day to live upright Forsaking foul deeds of the night. 1158 on 10 Feb., […]
michaelbray
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Go Robyn Strader!
Go Robyn Strader!Down with CVS!Find a new store,Righteous to the core.Need to take a stand,Stomping on the wrong,Singing the world a new song,Upholding what is good,Improving the neighborhood.
michaelbray
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Everding Was a Snake
Ed Everding was a snake Leading students off to the Lake Of Fire that burns evermore. He lied and tried to shut the door To students studying the Word; Said the Resurrection was absurd. Smarter than God, don’t ya know? He would kick the Scriptures to and fro. Educated in “historical criticism” Said students must […]
michaelbray
Feb 11, 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
Delivering Some Mighty Blows
Anger issues may redound To blowing clinics to the ground, But it may be a level headed matter Requiring very little chatter: A decision to “just say no” To a decision of a beau and his who’. No parent of a child has the right To slaughter his baby in the night. Short and simple […]
michaelbray
Feb 11, 20221 min read
So Buck Up!
He reigns! Now. And will continue Even until and beyond that time When He stomps out all the kingdoms of this world And all who oppose the Truth. “He will come again, indeed, to judge the living and the dead And HIS kingdom will have no end.”So gird up your loins and take charge; We […]
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
Lookin’ Out on that Snow
Lookin’ out on that sparklin’ snow I say the Lord is pretty cool. He shines His light real bright All day long and then brings the night For us to hide or rest in the delight That all we need He can provide And take us well over that divide To that place way on […]
michaelbray
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Vayntrub is a Boob
Actress Milana Vayntrub Needs to find a new gig; We need her in our homes Like we need a pig. Don’t want her at all around us Or to watch her on “This Is Us”! Nothing but a Nazi-like baby-killer Advocating for the “right to abort” A child from the womb to a tomb Or […]
michaelbray
Feb 8, 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
Song of Solomon 3:6f. (Poetized)
Like “columns of smoke perfumed with myrrh” Came Solomon down the road With all the scented powders of a merchant, A traveling coach of sixty men around. (7) O what a mighty fine sight it was: All eyes upon him! What’s the buzz?” The men were all “”wielders of the sword”; (8) Guarded against terrors! […]
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
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