[bear_music]

It's a piece-able kingdom, indeed,
when the lion and lamb interbreed.
I think God's intention
was lack of contention,
not the breaking of rules He'd decreed.

[joyeleonora]

Originally posted by Roger Slater:
Our souls would not need to be saved
if God had not made them depraved.
So God's to blame if people lay
a bit too close to Agnus Dei.

Agnus Dei is my favorite song
that I often sing all the day long
and like the angels I then cry
Glory to God Almighty

Because I know God loves this song
even when my day's been long
before I sleep I always sigh
Glory to God Almighty

If you my friend also know this song
please join in and sing along
we'll lift our voices to the sky
and sing Glory to God Almighty


Gabriëlle Joy Eleonora

[Roger Slater]

Bear,

If God were omnipotent, truly,
then why would He dawdle unduly?
He'd end all contention
before we could mention
He's letting his creatures act cruelly.

[This message has been edited by Roger Slater (edited January 18, 2002).]

[joyeleonora]

Originally posted by Roger Slater:
Bear,

If God were omnipotent, truly,
then why would He dawdle unduly?
He'd end all contention
before we could mention
He's letting his creatures act cruelly.

God is omnipotent, truly
and has never dawdled unduly
He has given us time
to repent from our crime
by accepting His Son who died cruelly



[This message has been edited by joyeleonora (edited January 18, 2002).]

[Roger Slater]

Originally posted by joyeleonora:

Agnus Dei is my favorite song
that I often sing all the day long
and like the angels I then cry
Glory to God Almighty

Because I know God loves this song
even when my day's been long
before I sleep I always sigh
Glory to God Almighty

If you my friend also know this song
please join in and sing along
we'll lift our voices to the sky
and sing Glory to God Almighty

On earth we experience hell
when someone with something to sell
like Jesus or mints
refuses our hints
to kindly stop ringing the bell.

This thread called for "rhymed repartee,"
but you do not banter, you pray.
Instead of a prayer
I wish you would share
some rhymes in the spirit of play.

[joyeleonora]

Originally posted by Roger Slater:

when someone with something to sell

My friend I have nothing to sell
and the only thing I have to give
are words that I know how to spell
such as sheep, screw and forgive

I conclude that you are of Lamb
not as fond as I am
therefore we must try
a new subject - why,
we'll talk no more of sheep but of ducks
Gabriëlle Joy Eleonora

[This message has been edited by joyeleonora (edited January 18, 2002).]

[Carol Taylor]

Thank heaven for the joyeleonoras.
We could use someone praying for us.
Now that these rams have risen to porn,
Gabrielle, come blow your horn.

[Roger Slater]

Originally posted by joyeleonora:

the only thing I have to give
are words that I know how to spell
such as sheep, screw and forgive

Screw and forgive! What a line!
To do either one is divine.
Whichever you pick
it helps with the trick
to drink a big chalice of wine.

[joyeleonora]

Originally posted by Roger Slater:

Screw and forgive! What a line!
To do either one is divine.
Whichever you pick
it helps with the trick
to drink a big chalice of wine.

I prefer my whine to be white
screw around I do only at night
poetry mind you
is the only thing I srew
around with when I write
after all that has been said
it is time I'm I'm off to bed
it's almost 3:00 am, good night!

Gabriëlle Joy Eleonora

[Jan D. Hodge]

Since Clary first posted the "mishy-phen"
(a form rather much like a squishy fen,
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTand a treacherous one to explore)
it's been lost in a swamp of theology.
My taste for such quirks of philology
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTis starving--a state I abhor.

I've appealed to the staff of this medium
to help me break free of the tedium . . .
BANNED POSTBANNED POST(Please, I intend no offense,
but it's hellishly hard on the Web, you see
--like jackhammers making like Debussy--
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTto triple rhyme still making sense.)

I digress. My request is a modest one,
and certainly far from the oddest one
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTthat's ever been asked in this place.
Might there please be a separate filament
for verses that wear the habiliment
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTof mishy-phen form, wit, and grace?

I'm hooked on this word-splitting ritual
and fear it will soon be habitual;
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTdoes anyone share this disease?
If so, will you practice your levity
(with maybe a scruple more brevity)
BANNED POSTBANNED POSTand second my asking it, please?

Jan



[This message has been edited by Jan D. Hodge (edited January 19, 2002).]