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Author of A Time to Kill.
Poetry
The Big Ten (in verse)
You shall have no other gods but Me, Before no idol bow the knee; Take not the name of God in vain, Nor dare the Sabbath day profane; Give both your parents honor due; Take heed that you no murder do; Abstain from words and deeds unclean; Nor steal, though you be poor and mean; […]
michaelbray
Apr 29, 20201 min read
On Matthew’s Passage
(Written on Thursday 30 January, 2020, two days after Matt’s death on Tuesday) We are all on the same path And we all fall from it And so meet death At some time and some place. We don’t know when or where But death is, indeed, there. Matt met him unexpectedly In the middle of […]
michaelbray
Apr 27, 20201 min read
That Nick
13 November, 2020 at 1020 That Nick Can some kinda pick That guitar When he’s a-strummin’ And a-hummin’ On that church stage! What a rage Must be made Down in the shade Of that underworld Where demons cry As they die Under the victory Of our Champ Who did stamp, Yea and did tramp All […]
michaelbray
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Corona – 13 April
Corona Virus He’ll Take Some People Out! Do all your duties. Be ready for the end. Leave all your cuties. To whom will He you send? Pack up your troubles In your old kit bag. Don’t look for a moment At that nasty hag. It comes upon us – down To people all around. Death […]
michaelbray
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Corona Judgment
0835 on 11 April, 2020 The Lord is come (He’ll take some people out!) Some will go miserably Others rise with a shout Make sure you are ready Do not be a jerk Boldly rise to glory Or hide somewhere to lurk
michaelbray
Apr 11, 20201 min read
A Corona Spring
Spring is here and There ain’t much cheer. Folk are locked away With little to say to one another As they keep to themselves under cover In the hope that isolation Will be the protection they need To continue to feed on good air So they can breathe with ease and please One another with […]
michaelbray
Apr 9, 20201 min read
The Gin Sippin’ Grocer
[Composed on 2 April in 10 minutes, prior to the drive to pick up Semnos from Covenant College] He met the gross grocer At the grocery Who had a heavy Hankerin’ to pee. Nothin’ he could do But grab a cup or two And hand it to him 1, 2, 3. He left him on […]
michaelbray
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Well the Virus Is Upon Us.
Well the virus is upon us. What’s Qing Ming Got to do with this thing? Judgment is come Long overdue. What do you do? Gird up your loins Save up your coins Press through like a screw Tightly driven into the wood While He does us good. Yes, He will use us to show, His […]
michaelbray
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Wisdom for Youth
Dost thou piss against the wall And thy stones, be they intact? Didst thou have a nasty fall, Did they fall out of thy sack? Good man, if not, then hearken to me Listen to my sound advice Lest thou being caught too surly, Snare thy manhood in a vice. Steer clear of the wayward […]
michaelbray
Mar 30, 20201 min read
The Lusts of the Flesh
The lusts of the flesh Never conquered They are suppressed RedirectedMay be reduced For a moment But rear up And astound us As we press onTo that goal Way over there On the horizon. Oh we’ll be risin’Incorruptible! Hang on, The road is rough. Be tough, His grace is enough. 0955, 30 March, 2020
michaelbray
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Niggard Negroes and Witless Whites
As there are niggard Negroes There are many-a witless Whites. It matters not the label One levies upon another, Rather the character of the soul Whether rich in deeds of justice Or full with feigned benevolence. Make a case for a race that is pure! But who will endure When the scrutiny of the Almighty […]
michaelbray
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Avoid Fornication!
Avoid fornication! Practice social distancing Look straight ahead Sneak no peaks Abstain from streaking Keep on clothes in the creek Have fun in the sun Hands off the buns Keep your wits Don’t stare at tits 26 March, 2020
michaelbray
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Corona Prayer
That the virus yield “virtus” Rather than “stuprum” (The opposite of virtus). God is an excellent engineer. He will work His sanctifying purpose By means of plagues such as this “Corona Virus.” He is an engineer of character construction. He knows, in reformation of ill-developed personalities, Just what to cut and break and Tear down […]
michaelbray
Mar 29, 20201 min read
O Hitlery!
O Hitlery can’t we expel her To that place below the seller Way down yonder in Hell Where she is destined to dwell? Got no sense of the Law No understanding at all! Thinks it’s okay for boys and boys And girls and girls To give up their curls And throw out their toys Okay […]
michaelbray
Mar 29, 20201 min read
Covenant Eyes
0640 on 27 March, 2020 His mission is derision Of that holy institution. He takes you for a ride Where you can hide From the eyes of others. You do it with mothers Under the covers But God sees it all. Ever since the Fall He made the devil His fool, Nothing but a tool […]
michaelbray
Mar 27, 20201 min read
O the Boasts!
O the boasts Of those who toast To themselves The glories of this world. One declares himself hospitable, The other most biddable. One a full-fledged eff-er, The other a dainty tit licker. Vanity, vanity Let it go. There is only One Who knows And He calls us sure To be pure, Forsooth, To walk in […]
michaelbray
Mar 27, 20201 min read
Judging Corona
How shall we judge The current judgment? AIDS was sodomy-specific, Corona is general. All are doomed Under the gloom Of Corona. Makes all moan-a And groan-a. Got to submit With all wits And laws To the Boss Who reigns On high Above all us. 26 March at 1005
michaelbray
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Nigh on Fifty Years
Nigh on 50 years of baby-killin’ A lot of blood been shed Funny so few baby killers Have ever been shot dead Don’t know what the matter How the folk can tolerate So great a moral mess A decadent estate What kind of people are they Who look the other way? What duties do they […]
michaelbray
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Vain Boastings
O the boasts Of those who toast To themselves The glories of this world One declares himself hospitable The other most biddable One a full-fledged [eff-er] Another a dainty tit-licker Vanity, vanity Let it go There is only One Who knows And He calls us sure To be pure Forsooth To walk in truth 26 […]
michaelbray
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Hobbling About
Hobbling about the house Rather shiftless Thinking about whom To put on my shit list Someone to blame My condition so lame Upon What inklings to tame Got no virus or runs Quite free of bad health But away goes the wealth Of a land ignorant Of that stealth The Almighty can bring To those […]
michaelbray
Mar 25, 20201 min read
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