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On “Men Working” Signs
The “Men Working” sign’s are gone What could have gone wrong? Will they never finish the street? O maybe it caused some heat; Those men might be women And might not be alright withBeing called a “man” on the street. Well, sometimes a job brings some heat. What will it cost to enlarge all those […]
michaelbray
Aug 1, 20221 min read
Isaiah Chapter Two Redux for You
Those Philistines were nothin’ but a tool; It was the Lord Who put Saul to death. (Remember where you get yourself breath!) Stick with the Lord and do His will; Sometimes you got to just sit still. It’s all about those commands, More glorious than all the world’s bands; The very words of life He’s […]
michaelbray
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Fight on My Knees and . . .
And when I fight I’ll Fight on my knees And when I get up, Oh God, I’ll blow a damned “clinic” up. You are the God who Always sets free, And when I light that match, I know You’ll bring the victory. You know saving babies Is just such a blast: Gives a lovely feeling […]
michaelbray
Jul 30, 20221 min read
Just Took a Walk
Just took a walk and it was hot; Went all around my block. Saw on the porch a few paranoiacs Wearin’ a mask without annoyance, Sittin’ quite alone with no one to commune Hopin’ a friend would come soon, I reckon. Made not a lick o’ sense, But put into mind some suspense. Who’s gonna […]
michaelbray
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Some Have a Lot of Flare
Some have a lot of flare but lack the flair To bounce that ball and jump in the air, Or take a man down on that mat And pin him for the win like that. Got to have some skill with that zeal If you want that real success to feel. Combine that skill with […]
michaelbray
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Holy Poetry for the Common Man
(Caution. Not necessarily for children or pernickety adults) It cannot be denied, I am a piece o’ shit ‘Tis my confession; can’t deny it. We are sinners in the hands of a holy God, Traipsing all over His beautiful sod. I am I among this nasty congregation Unable to achieve a feasible segregation. Sin’s hold […]
michaelbray
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Those Post-Roe Lazy States
Well, buck up states! Don’t F-up the opportunity To do what is right! Come into the light And save a little child or two; The least you can do After sitting on your butts Letting the feds on their strut Trample all over the lives of babies! Quit with the slothful “maybe”s And get some […]
michaelbray
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Pressing on into the 71st Year
Here I am at a mere seventy Saved from the pull of sin’s gravity By that blood that cannot be conquered. Time has no power to conquer; Eternity is in His hands, And He has me in His grip No matter if a I fall or trip. The Savior is invincible; No sin can conquer […]
michaelbray
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Need Ike to Cut That Lawn
Need to get Ike back on the lawn; Got to get that grass cuttin’ on. The boy is down right necessary; Can’t go find a girl to marry! We need him here all his life Can’t have him out findin’ a wife! “O Lord, help us find a way The grass is growin’ every day! […]
michaelbray
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Biden (Another wishy-washy fake Christian)
What’s wit’ dat ol’ man Biden?Hidin’ where no one can find ‘im? He knows his days are numbered; In the doing of right he has slumbered. He’ll answer to the Maker of babies Who on the fools brings rabies And all sorts of nasty trouble Down on the wicked on the double, Thought he could […]
michaelbray
Jul 27, 20221 min read
The People Are Going Into Exile
(Is. 5:13-23) The people are going into exile For a big o’ lack o’ that knowledge (Got nothin’ t’ do with that college) The honorable men are famished And the multitude is downright parched Sheol got his mouth wide open For some souls ready and gropin’. The city’s getting’ swallowed right up (14) The Lord […]
michaelbray
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Annapolis: A Fond Recollection
There are those events in everyone’s life, one may suppose, which are fondly and, perhaps, proudly recalled. And so we do call them to mind from time to time to delight our souls. There is one, accordingly, which I would recount on this particular morning as I reflected once again upon it. It was the […]
michaelbray
Jul 27, 20222 min read
On the Reception of Children
The pics on the wall are eleven; They testify to the Lord of heaven, Who gave each one of them to us. Ours was in Him to trust As He brought them into being From our praying to our seeing. Oh we prayed not for them to come (We were happy to drink that rum); […]
michaelbray
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Justice and Mercy at Once
Love existed eternally in the past. Love – the Father, Son, and Spirit – Needed nothing else to love. He is love itself and ruled all above And below and everywhere to know, And there was no where one might go To escape His gaze or presence. This One made the world and man And […]
michaelbray
Jul 25, 20221 min read
A Healthy Termination
(That Musical Sound) Whenever an abortionist is terminated And sin from the people is segregated, Rejoice in the triumph of justice, The victory of truth among us! When the blood of the innocents is spared By that musical sound of the bard Playing on the trigger of a gun Sending those murderers on the run, […]
michaelbray
Jul 25, 20222 min read
What if Mom (Hadn’t Gone Past Three)?
Now if Mom hadn’t gone past three, There wouldn’t be a Bessie;And if not past four, Who would draw on the door? Why there wouldn’t even be a Perse! (We’ll get around to that Merse.) It could be a lot worse What if we had no Alethea Or no one to trouble or bother ya? […]
michaelbray
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Hope 100
My Local Christian Station (when I’m not listening to classical) When things go wrong and life is fierce Check Hope 100 and Julie Pierce Got a song for you and a Word that’s true Telling you He’s not through with you. Get that music in your brain Helps keep you straight and sane. Life is good […]
michaelbray
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Blossom Blows Away Like Dust
Isaiah 5:24 Lest your root become like rot And the anger of the Lord gets hot And your blossom blows away like dust, You better buck up and get it right. Got all night to get the Law in your sight! Get a grip on the Word; don’t flow with the herd! You know His […]
michaelbray
Jul 22, 20221 min read
A CRS Sitiation!
It’s a CRS sitiation; Ya know I Cain’t Remember Sheeit. Got to do what I can t’ git ‘er done, But it’s hard without nary a wit! So I do what I can when I can And when I think it’s done, it’s done. Ain’t no other way to say it; It’s just that I […]
michaelbray
Jul 22, 20221 min read
A Good Conversation
(Jim and Sam have a talk. Sam gets it right!) “What ‘cha doing Jim?” “Just drinkin’ my gin. Actin’ like a jerk; Sent the wife off to work, Findin’ in life every perk. When things go slow Go to the One in the know Chat with that Man above All about that heavenly love. And […]
michaelbray
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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