He is the earth
The
wind and the fire
He
is the sun
That
rises in the east
And
sets in the west
He
is the tree in bud
And
the mare in foal
He
is the rain that gently falls
He
is the birdsong
And
the cockcrow
He
is the staff of life
He
is the Son of God
The
prince of peace
If I am the first to go
I will wait for you in the place
Where the crowns of Angels glow
If I go first because I lost the fight
I will be waiting with the Father
Where the tunnel opens into light
If I am the first one there
I will await you in lush meadows
Where heady perfume fills the air
If I go first and leave you lonely
We will meet again in paradise
In our loved ones company
If I am the first to go, allay your fears
I will be waiting in the place
Where there are no more tears
If I go before you and we must part
I will wait for you in heaven
Where sweet music soothes the heart
If I am first to go we will meet again
In a far better place than this
Where God has banished pain
If I go first through the eternal door
You will find me with the angels
Where suffering is no more
If I am first to go by days or years
You will find me waiting there
Far beyond this vale of tears
I saw a Buddhist monk today
At a hot dog stand
The cook stood at the griddle
Doing his thing
“What can I make you” was his
Gruff demand
The monk replied, “Make me one
With everything”
There is, today, a fierce debate
Well
in America at any rate
Darwinism
is again causing friction
Some
claim his work to be a fiction
And
his “Origin of the Species”
Is
likened to a pile of fetid faeces
Fossil
evidence has caused the strife
Showing
Random explosions of life
Evolution
was not a gradual change
Thoughts
we now must rearrange
It’s
not at all as Charles Darwin said
But
Intelligent Design instead
Nanny had unwrapped
The christening gown
Handed down through
The generations
Grandma hand-knitted
The booties
Laced them with
Pure white ribbon
The God parents
Presented a shawl
White as fallen snow
And we stood together
Beside the font
And welcomed him
Into the family of Christ
The Nine Worthies
Figures of history?
Men of scripture?
Men steeped in myth or legend?
Any or all might apply
But these figures personified
The chivalric ideals
Of the medieval world.
Three of the nine were pagans
Hector prince of Troy,
Slain by Achilles
Alexander the great
Conqueror of the world,
Julius Caesar,
Founder of a dynasty
Three of the nine were Jewish
Joshua, Apprentice of Moses
And leader of the Israelites
David, of the house of David,
Second King of Israel
Judas Maccabeus, leader
Of the Maccabean revolt
Three of the nine were Christian
King Arthur of Camelot,
Fair and just
Charlemagne, the first
Holy Roman Emperor
Godfrey of Bouillon, first ruler
Of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
These nine worthies
Were considered paragons
Of the ideals of chivalry
It’s just as well that Jesus
Wasn’t
born today to be fair
As
there aren’t 3 wise men
And
a virgin anywhere
