Patty Thomsen
Fallen
All around us, Does surround us, Lives inside us, Sin’s vile virus. Thousands of ways, Through all our days, Man’s unseen haze, Denies God’s ways. All are to blame, This deadly “game,” “Virtue” we claim. Our pride aflame. On nightly news, In our church pews, Opiates and booze, With God we snooze.…
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O, Human Nature’s Twist
Human nature’s strange twist, The same evils persist. Solutions to enlist? Here’s history’s long list. Oration, Taxation, Donation, Sedation. Education, Reincarnation, Affirmation, Communication. Foundations, Immigration, Legislation, Incarceration. Meditation, Demonstrations, Integration, Segregation. Motivation, Toleration, Equalization, Gratification, Globalization, Modernization, Conservation, Liberalization. Our nature’s change? God’s method, strange. Jesus exchanged! The…
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Man of Sorrows
A man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. His last friend on earth? A repentant thief. Battered, bruised and pierced, crowds hurled their contempt. Hardly anyone shed tears of lament.
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Grass
The grass outside my door, Rain-drenched when heavens pour, Lies under touchdowns scored, My bed for my nap’s snore. My grass is walked upon. Dogs love it! Peed upon! “Dogs! Don’t! Pleeeeeeze!” Pooped upon… God’s beauty paints my lawn. Blades mow it down weekly, It bows, succumbs meekly. Endures blazing sun weakly, Grass,…
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Understanding
I hear your heart’s need, I hear your heart’s bleed. I hear your anger, I hear your hunger. I hear your mopes, I hear your hopes. I hear your thoughts, I hear your sore spots. I hear your disconcert, I hear your hurt. I hear your strain, I hear your…
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“Twitter”
“Be brave and speak your mind.” “Days of Silence behind!” “Blame must be assigned!” “New morality! Find!” But if you speak your mind, On Twitter you’re maligned. In crosshairs you’re aligned. The mob, you, they will find. And if your words stumble, The new mob will rumble. Your career will crumble. Reputations tumble.
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