boxes are coffins

with the best intentions we sort things out the occasion or motivation could be a move, death or split we determine what needs to go and what’s to be kept we cram it in a box and that’s the end of it stacked in a basement, attic or closet we…

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square pegs in round holes

you say i’m old fashion, don’t know a thing but brother you are disputing the natural order of things when we go against nature and expect to be blessed it isn’t going to happen, we have failed the test so when we decide times have changed and things evolve we…

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catching raindrops

life will give you the information you need but if you can’t be honest with yourself and implement what you learn go catch raindrops i am a spiritual giant when i am alone, approaching nirvana but upon re-entry into my everyday world, it is all i can do to keep…

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Billyfull

lucky me to have such a friend, where life is an adventure that never ends ever willing to stop and explore, everything the cosmos brings to his door i’ve heard him go on and on about a leaf’s journey as it became airborne how he described it as it tumbled…

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time, God’s Sandpaper

a life will include certain things and i am glad this is so sometimes fast and sometimes slow depending on how we grow we label things good and bad initially, then when we look back again it was just like it was supposed to be, the labels were a mistake…

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lip service

talk, talk, talk yak,yak,yak jammer so much gives me a heart attack we profess a faith and hang it back in the closet till next Sunday yo, they all all Sundays nice and fresh, no wrinkles or spots because it is rarely used first sign of rain and the sky…

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no more shoes

no more shoes you only have two feet and if you live to be a hundred let me repeat no more shoes i see a pattern hope you see it too everything in excess is the way you do and if a little is good that means more to you…

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scratching Gods’ Back

when one of my dogs need a little pet, they jump in my lap and i scratch Gods back i am of the group that believes God is everything so when i do for others, i do for Him God needs love that’s why we are here, to share His…

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find myself through you

i find myself through you, a different avenue takes me away from myself and gives me perspective your share your trials and i am not so different after all alone i am confused and overwhelmed with the constant bombardment of half-truths that i tell myself with others i see the…

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old but still His Child

i’m older now but often God will sit me on His knee, brush my hair and washes my face as He talks to me often He reminds me that He has been at this thing longer than i and it wouldn’t hurt if i asked more of His advice and…

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i sit in the darkness/ but i live in light

i sit in the darkness in the early morning, quiet and still, a good way to start my day but my day picks up a few notches as light begins to creep into the room the darkness soothes a tired mind that often gets to tight, and i unwind and…

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Hard to be Blind

it’s hard to be blind when your eyes work fine just not seeing what you want me to see i’m not convinced once we mend this fence the animals will stay in their stall i’m not going to pretend i’m on board with this plan, there seems to be a…

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[l]love [t]them [a]anyway

you have no right to talk to me that way l t a you lied to me about the money l t a how can i believe what you are saying is true l t a there are other ways to handle this l t a you don’t have to…

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when u find your feet

call me when you find your feet a word with you i wish to speak about someone we know showing signs they are about to go back into the abyss of their mind don’t know what we can do but we have seen this dip before together we can explore…

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I’LL TRUST THEM, BECAUSE I DON’T TRUST ME

those men who walked along the shore mending nets and building ships followed a man who taught them how to fish for men to show them a better way to live this life and spend their days in the presence of the King, the maker and builder of everything they…

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PROPER VOCABULARY

ALL PROPER AND PURPOSEFUL VOCABULARY MUST INCLUDE THESE WORDS ATTENTION, BEAUTY, CARE, DIVINE, EXCITEMENT, FAITH, GIVE, HELP, INTEREST, JUSTICE, KINDNESS, LOVE, MERCY, NICE, OPEN, POSITIVE, QUESTION, REASON, SERVICE, TRUTH, UNDERSTANDING, VERSATILE, WISDOM, XANADU /”YEAH I KNOW LAME” AND ZEAL KEEP IT SIMPLE, LESS SAYS MORE AND MORE IS LESS MORE…

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NIRVANA IS BEYOND CIRCUMSTANCE/BILLYVILLE

WATER CASCADES SIDE TO SIDE, FRONT TO REAR THE CANOE MEANDERS DOWN A LAZY RIVER ON A MAIL ORDER DAY OLD BOATS FLOAT DESPITE UNDETECTED LEAKS THAT CHALLENGE BALANCE AND LEAD ONE TO ACCEPT A DRY REAR IS NOT AN OPTION NIRVANA ISN’T HAVING EVERYTHING YOU WANT AFTER ALL, RATHER…

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Robert Johnson’s Lament

Vanity, vanity, i suppose got the best of me traded my soul cause i wanted to be a celebrity lived hard, but not long and you can hear it in my song know’d the price was to high but the deal was done, nothing to do but carry on trying…

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my most valuable possession: faith

sometimes i wonder how it would be without something i treasure family, friends, health, possessions, travel, love, laughter and faith i am convinced my greatest loss would be to lose my faith faith allows me to experience everything else that matters loss of family…..devastating loss of close friends………regretful loss of…

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WOULD IS OUT/COULD IS IN

would rather hurt than be oblivious would rather lose than to never give would rather be heckled by those professing to love me, than pretend would rather be alone than settle for adequate would rather take chances and fail then to fear failure would rather accept that pain will accompany…

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brilliant simplicity/for Bill K.

i couldn’t help but notice, in an effort to go unnoticed, you are quite noticeable no trappings, no wrappings, no facade, beautiful in your simplicity your speech, easy to understand…………..measured, as you choose your words wisely………..careful to respond in a non-threatening tone you seem to glide as though there is…

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just like it says

you can get into a jam when you try to expand what you think the doctrine says you better be right we are talking about your life, and you only get one to live so simplistic me will try to avoid a tragedy, by thinking i have the wisdom to…

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i fall

i fall and look around and see from another point of view gives me insight into things that i never knew pick myself up and continue on careful where i step but i trip upon a hidden root and the process begins again i use to be annoyed that this…

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SECURITY

security begins with me and what i feed my soul guns and wire can keep me safe, but i might as well be living in a hole i believe my body is a case that carries the real me so you could harm my body but the rest of me…

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SILENCE

SILENCE IS THE STRONGEST RESPONSE TO SOMEONE SEEKING A FIGHT CROSSES THEM UP WHEN YOU SEE THE BAIT AND REFRAIN FROM TAKING A BITE HARD TO ARGUE WITH A SMILE AND THEY KNOW YOU HAVE ALREADY WON THE BEST DEFENSE IS SILENCE AS THEIR WORDS WRAP AROUND THEIR THROAT STRANGLED…

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THE FORK IN THE ROAD/for TIN/MAR

along the way everyone will come to their fork in the road the sign is very clear and marked as follows: #1 this way continues on the path you have been traveling, you know what to expect and you can almost walk it in your sleep, it is more of…

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SPLINTERS IN MY SOUL/2

I SUPPOSE I WILL CALL THEM SPLINTERS THAT LODGE AND PIERCE MY SOUL REMINDERS OF THINGS THAT DON’T SEEM RIGHT AND MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE I OFTEN TRY TO IGNORE THEM THINKING THEY WILL GO AWAY BUT CERTAIN THOUGHTS AND WORDS REMIND ME OF THEM AND I HAVE A CHOICE TO…

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CAREFUL WHAT YOU KEEP

BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU KEEP THEY BETTER BE THINGS YOU CANNOT DO WITHOUT WITHOUT THEM LIFE WOULD NOT BE WORTH LIVING FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY, HONESTY, COMMITMENT SACRIFICE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE NAME OF SERVICE LIFE IN IT’S SIMPLEST FORM IS STILL THE BEST WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS WE CAN ASPIRE TO…

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the great dilemma

the great dilemma for every man as he turns the pages in life is that his head is rarely in line with his heart aka as a young man trapped in a old man’s body i don’t think the spirit ages because it is infinite but the body is finite…

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waiting vs. procrastination

i have a tendency to place priorities on things that really don’t merit it -i have a lawnmower that needs repair, not a big deal or i could buy a new one………….either way the old one still works but i would rather fork out the money for a new one…

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