“Generally’

“Generally’

cji
9/20/11

Storms raging to the East
sandstorms in the West
hurricanes to the South
blizzards found up North
yet generally good news
weather is what is there
heat in the Summer
ice in the deep Winter
colors in the late Fall
rains pouring in Spring
thus generally the same
depending on the view
nothing ever quite new!

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“Crossing”

“Crossing”

cji
9/19/11

Current flowing
twigs and branches
whirlpools at times
natural instincts
mother to push
friends to assist
crossing in life
side to other-side
morning and night
choices to be made!

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“Contumacious”

“Contumacious”

cji
9/18/11

It’s okay to disobey
fine to just disregard
spend your money
pay for services
absolution has a cost
more tempest tossed
caught in crevices
no milk or honey
feeling Satan’s chard
you’re course to stay;

Sabbath Days come
and then they go
another day to pass
games and freedom
some to church go
then quickly to a show
never seeking a kingdom
after attending a mass
surely nothing to know
this is only for some!

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“Walking the Dog”

cji
9/17/11

How times have changed
My life so fully rearranged;

Once leading men to battle
Others my horse to saddle;

Charging up far-away hills
Feeling of victory’s chills;

How long ago and gone
Once where I did belong;

Now walking the dog alone
Checked on by a cell phone!


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“Hailstones and Talents”

“Hailstones and Talents”

cji
9/16/11

Pondering the Scriptures
can make one wonder
how much is a talent
when talking of hailstones;

Talking of crushing bones
18” in diameter a talent
76 lbs of natural wonder
all to be learned in Scriptures!

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Revelations 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

“Know Ye”

“Know Ye”

cji
9/15/11

How often do we ask
speaking to the Father
sharing an inner thought
expressing love and pain
searching truth in rain
wanting so to be taught
praying unto Father
remember pasch;

Know ye the answer
given in many a way
while we from men seek
through the Spirit felt
as in prayer we’ve knelt
coming to the very meek
each and every day
the Spirit does answer!



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“Quickened”

“Quickened”

cji
9/14/11

Even so peaceful
quiet embraces day
then suddenly alert
quickened within
ever so restfully
being patient again
till unexpected stirring
quickened within
thus over and over
feeling a miracle
sensing the Spirit
as an unborn child
announces arrival
kicking and pushing
quickening within
then again quiet
peacefully to rest!

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“Perpend”

“Perpend”

cji
9/13/11

When one does stop
putting away the worldly
reviewing the important
as the songster sang,
‘Is this all there is?’
do we comprehend
the magnitude of all
knowing so little today
seeking to know so much
are we found attentive
to the things of feeling
things of the Spirit
carefully thus to ponder?


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“Elegiac”

“Elegiac”

cji
9/12/11

Yesterday – everyday
tomorrow and so on
Father cries for us too
hearts dearly plead true
generations to spawn
for so many to pray;

For so many are dead
while yet alive to live
storms, earthquakes
thus the world shakes
Father able to forgive
repentance to be pled!


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“Great and Terrible”

“Great and Terrible”

cji
9/11/11

Strewn glass all over
flames raising high
cries and then screams
soft prayers being asked
death lurking in the day
murder – terrorism
great and terrible
shaking and burning
signs of the times
ever present ignored
Sabbath Day for games
while Father is ignored
lip service nothing more
Commandments ignored
great and terrible
Babylon again restored!


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“It Will Get Worse”

“It Will Get Worse”

cji
9/10/11

Time’s a passing quick
This earth is quite sick;

Swamps are drying up
We can only say yup;

Earthquakes frequent
Hurricanes sequent;

Fires and violence
In beguiling silence;

It will get worse quick
Men/women quite sick!

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“Starting Small”

“Starting Small”

cji
9/9/11

Not all are full grown
many starting small
temptations to bemoan
sirens singing call;

Soon invited within
predators thus change
causing chaos' sin
hearts to rearrange!

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“Insipid”

“Insipid”

cji
9/8/11

Floundering in meaning
seeking not to be seen
rustling in the darkness
no wisdom ever to glean:

Covering in the rhetoric
any useful aspiration
beguiling any and all
without any cessation!

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“Truth”

“Truth”

cji
9/7/11

Matters not the evidence
even who says what
matters only to oneself
what describes truth;

Seventy sources to see
2000 years old are some
yet denying some do
mattering not the proof!

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“Window Washing”

(the US policy with China and maybe the world)

“Window Washing”

cji
9/6/11

Raining buckets of snow
winds blowing the sand
billowing clouds of smoke
ash and soot collecting
yet each day going about
window washing the norm
not caring of the events
moving dirt here to there
really just without a care!

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“Palliate”

“Palliate”

cji
9/5/11

No sense nor why
just excuses made
easing the pain
never curing the hurt
reducing exposure
covering over the sin
teaching rhetoric
palliating the lie
within truth to raid
washing with rain
profanity to blurt
seeking closure
wanting to win
using rhetoric!

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“Simple Blessings”

“Simple Blessings”

cji
9/4/11

Doing what’s right
for the right reasons
brings in the light
in all of the seasons;

Simple blessings had
where some do miss
choosing to do bad
tempted by the hiss!

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“Preparedness!” (Spiritually)

“Preparedness!”

cji
9/5/11

Storms and adversity
tempests and revolution
heave waves pounding
swarming people chaotic
food, clothing, warmth
money, transportation, etc.
all the physical needs
preparedness requires
yet on the Sabbath Day
professing a belief
professing a love
yet without obedience
yet without accountability
yet without responsibility
standing in the weather
shaking now in dread
without paying tithing
without doing callings
without a recommend
without – within – without
preparedness in Spirit
lacking the most plain
no excuses to explain!

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Spiritual Emergency Preparedness:
1. Having a Testimony of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
2. A current Temple Recommend
3. Daily Personal and Family Prayer
4. Reading the Scriptures Daily (Ponderingly)
5. 100% Home Teaching or Visiting Teaching
6. 100% Tithe Payer
7. 100% Fast Offering
8. Sustaining all of Father’s Church Leaders
9. Fulfilling each of our Church Callings
10. Being in the Service of Others
11. Understanding the Plan of Salvation
12. Sharing your Testimony with Others

“Little Pebbles”

“Little Pebbles”

cji
9/3/11

Oh we see the big rocks
even the larger holes
ruts and broken bones
so much life is so large
bigger than our eyes see
building stumbling blocks
grander than pyramids
yet deserts dry to wait
temptations found always
as the little pebbles
trip us up on the ground!

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“Special”

“Special”

cji
9/2/11

Innocently closing eyes
marvelously to behold
images and visions oft
carrying me far aloft
my being thus to mold
answering so many why’s;

Special – sacred more so
where dreams find truth
studying more and more
seeking one more door
my life spent in sleuth
eternal life thus to know!

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