Gert Strydom, 31 july 2013
Tonight your eyes sparkle like constellations
of yellow stars,
while a strange kind of magic is around.
Away from wars
of domestic mangling, calling duties,
not a thing mars
this perfect night as you smile in delight,
while you are lovely and kiss you I might.
Satish Verma, 31 july 2013
a moonache levitates
on blue lake
you shot me at close range
predictable encounter
the whole truth had plunged
between two eyes
self flagellation
of the waves on beach
i was walking on marigolds
your body becomes a flute
when i was writing an epilogue
on the life of a gold leaf
it was raining on the rose
like gnawing illicit drops
on the upper lip of a virgin
Satish Verma
Bob Gotti, 31 july 2013
We can propagate peace from God, on this troubled earthly sod,
The peace of God, that we receive, when in Christ, we do believe,
A peace, knowing that God above, shall sustain us with His Love,
For from God we have tranquility, a peace, that begins at Calvary.
We will not have troubled hearts, with the peace that God imparts,
Believing in The Lord, Who died, through our faith we are justified,
As we now have peace with God, we fear not God’s righteous rod,
For in His eyes we are righteous, through our Savior, Christ Jesus.
Now, with our minds fixed on Him, God fills us with a peace within,
Focusing not on a troubled life, but, upon our Savior, Jesus Christ,
In this world filled with tribulation, we offer prayer and supplication,
Right to our Lord, Christ Jesus, then a peace from God flows in us.
Our peace inside flows to others, our beloved sisters and brothers,
Even dealing with others in life, those who don’t know Jesus Christ,
While God’s Peace fills our heart, true contentment shall not depart,
As we trust in The Lord above, we shall display His peace and love.
As we seek first God’s Kingdom, God shall fill us with His Wisdom,
Then as we truly obey our Lord, the peace of God won’t be ignored,
By others throughout these days, all for God’s glory and His praise,
So that others within our sphere life, will desire to know Jesus Christ.
(Copyright ©07/2013 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 31 july 2013
When true to God’s heart, Truth to others God will impart,
We pass on what we know, when in God’s Truth we grow,
Passing on the ways of Christ, to others who see our life,
In tribulations that we face, as we are sustained by Grace.
Through trials we’ve endured, men are moved to the Lord,
In the light of tribulation, many see their need of salvation,
For those who know not God, will see the Lord’s Iron Rod,
But all who embrace Truth, will not see His eternal reproof.
Through the witness of our life, God draws many to Christ,
As God’s way is much higher, for in His Love is His desire,
For all to repent and believe, so, Jesus Christ they receive,
So in The Lord Jesus Christ, they too shall see Eternal Life.
In light of God’s Righteousness, all, deserve eternal death,
It’s only in The Lord Jesus, that we gain His Righteousness,
That makes us ever worthy of, God’s love and Hope above,
Hope, that helps us in the night, live in God’s Blessed Light.
In this world, we are blessed, knowing we will soon see rest,
Through Hope we must share, with all who seem not to care,
For God so loved all the world, Truth that we need to herald,
So all in darkness may believe, so, Eternal Life they receive.
(Copyright ©03/2013 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 31 july 2013
May God, who guides all our life, lead us in The Spirit of Christ,
To live out just what we say, while living out our faith every day,
So that our faith is more than talk, truly shining forth in our walk,
As His Spirit guides each of us, to live this life, for Christ Jesus.
While singing I surrender all to Him, may it not be simply a whim,
When to God, we truly surrender, all concerns to Him we render,
In delivering over to Jesus Christ, all of our pain, trials and strife,
As our Lord guides us through, ways He intends for me and you.
We’re to surrender all to God, wherever in life Christ has us trod,
Rendering to God all that is His; and our whole life is what that is,
For He bought us with His blood, through Christ’s sacrificial love,
That death for us, Christ endured, so our life, we give to our Lord.
We must allow God’s Spirit to rend, all sins from our life my friend,
As we reflect upon the cross, allowing Christ to remove our dross,
For our life must reflect His Truth, as our lives are the living proof,
That as in us God makes change, life thereafter is never the same.
We must leave old ways behind, giving Christ, our heart and mind,
Allowing His Spirit to be our guide, so that in Christ, we truly abide,
For, the only way to live this life, is to surrender all, to Jesus Christ,
So men around us will truly see, we were truly changed by Calvary.
(Copyright ©03/2013 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 31 july 2013
In hearts which have gone astray, who came back to the Narrow Way,
God works in ways you can’t see, molding them to what they can be,
Smoothing out the rough edges, as a repentant life The Lord hedges,
Moving that heart with His Grace, leading them back to a fertile place.
Always in The Lord’s way and time, he molds that heart, to His design,
Even before one returns to the fold, that heart God continues to mold,
When it becomes tender and soft, the Lord picks up where He left off,
Going back to God’s original goal, to make that heart spiritually whole.
God’s plan does not change for us, when we come to The Lord Jesus,
We move from Christ, it’s not Him, as we move from obedience to sin,
Turning away from that path we know, our life turns to misery and woe,
Then we turn to our Lord and friend, knowing our old life needs to end.
Working again in a repentant heart, God begins again, right at the start,
First, rekindling that old fire within, which was put out by a world of sin,
Turning again that heart to God’s will; a life of purpose and meaningful,
Returning back, from a rebellious life, back to the Plan of Jesus Christ.
A child of God, when on the roam, by His Spirit will surely come home,
As a saved and sealed child of God, they’re God’s, wherever they trod,
Through His Spirit, they are restored, back to fellowship with their Lord,
As Christ, The Potter molds His family, preparing His Bride for Eternity.
(Copyright ©02/2013 Bob Gotti)
Bob Gotti, 31 july 2013
By the Word a believer knows, through obedience a heart grows,
In God’s Word we’re implored, submit to all over us, in The Lord,
We’re to esteem leaders in love, led by God’s Spirit from above,
This, to be at peace with others; growing as sisters and brothers.
Being one body, with one voice, with our leaders, always rejoice;
Without ceasing we must pray, as together we follow God’s way,
Giving thanks through everything, as we serve our Lord and King,
Never quenching the Holy Spirit, but, obeying Truth, as we hear it.
Despise not prophecies we know, but, in His Truth we must grow,
Testing things, that we’ve heard, against the Truth of God’s Word;
Abstaining from all the evil we see, with our eyes fixed on eternity,
Always obeying The Spirit of God, per His Plan, wherever we trod,
As we follow God’s Word fully, we must warn men, who are unruly,
Comforting the fainthearted in Christ, as we live for Him a holy life,
We’re never to repay evil for evil, as God’s Plan, together we fulfill,
As we encourage a weaker brother, pursuing good for one another.
Looking to the coming of Christ, may The Lord, sanctify all our life,
May we lean on God’s faithfulness, to preserve us, fully blameless,
As we look for The Lord’s Return, may we obey the Truths we learn,
So that as a body, we truly heed, obedient to all the Truths we read.
(Copyright ©02/2013 Bob Gotti)
Greg, 30 july 2013
Grabbing to the green slime that drips from the horror wall
Attached to blackness and squandering faith
A waste on plastic tables melting
Blueness into tear drops of the Now
The shrouded cloud of psychedelia enveloping in cosmic form
The divinity of urban culture so affluent on judgements of any kind
Good Bad Terrible and Lovely
All words that describe the fate of the simpleton
The writer curled up in an impotent ball
Afraid of life and blaming all the rest
Symbolism as a way to hide; not to express
The inner Jew of fear
The subconscious node spoken to me by the realms of Gods
To say:
Hey you are the worst creation to ever come to be
And by acknowledgement you are trapped
Freedom is the trap as well
There is no where to go
And no one to be
The being of self denial is the illusion of the awareness of illusory nature
Divine apathy is the mode of my own distortion
I am the sand beneath your feet
Directionless and made to die; I am the lonely traveler; Alone-ness, essential-ly
Gert Strydom, 30 july 2013
We know violets are blue, roses are red,
carnations too
some hollyhocks are pink and indistinct
I do love you,
unlike flowers words sometimes do fail me,
with feelings true
yet something reaches out to your centre-core
changing us more and more as we adore.
Gert Strydom, 30 july 2013
With big brown eyes you look at me
when you awake
and outside a wild winter wind blows
when you do touch me
and with a glance that is full of trust
you close your eyes
with the brokenness that others see
and I know that I do not deserve you.
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