GOD WILL SPEAK

 

“You may have all the money you need, and more” said

   He!

“But little do I care, good man, love comes first,” said she,

“So what really matters in the world,” pride cried –

There is only one fact, rich or poor, they all have died!

 

Listen to your heart, know what is true in life, and hear

  Your spirit call,

And then think, “All that we mass is temporary, and know

   That God owns it all!

Stop and take inventory, and ask, “What is it I truly need?”

And know, in your heart of hearts, most of it was greed!

 

To most I know this sounds strange, “Is it money you seek?”

Or is it peace and contentment, it seems to be a simple choice

   So listen, “Truth God will speak!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 17, 2025

JUDGE ME NOT

 

A package was left at my front door

The young lady I’d never seen before –

On the camera she appeared old,

With her baggy jeans and an afro –

But she was working with such delight,

And the sun was shining so bright!

No one knows about people it seems –

Their ambitions or their dreams . . .

On the package I find this little note –

Such beautiful words she wrote:

“I once was young and beautiful too,

And I still believe in the golden rule –

But like others I too have grown old,

So judge me not as you watch me go!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 15, 2025

COBBLED STREETS

 

From the soy fields of England clay

Where horses and cattle slowly walk;

The smell of sweet clover upon the dried hay,

And the smoke filled pubs where people talk.

For its tomorrow we cannot ever frame

And the times spend playing on the grass;

Yet today as yesterday remains the same,

And tomorrow if it comes will surely pass.

The cobbled streets with buildings left to right,

And the whispers of people rushing by;

Soon another day will fade into night,

And before tomorrow I may die.

 

Epaphroditus© September 6, 2004

 

A HAPPY HEART

 

Tears of joy, laughter, smiles of delight

   When one’s heart sings,

Let the endorphins dance in your mind

And troubles of this life we cannot find!

 

Sunshine now fills this cloudless day,

Storms may come, but they fade away!

 

Good thoughts rule, it’s a must!

Get out the dancing shoes, clean off the dust!

 

Not a moment in time is there to waste,

Our time is here, it’s here at last!

 

Our wait is over, prepare to celebrate

   With a heart of joy;

Now love each other to death; a new art

Sing to the heavens with a happy heart!

 

Epaphroditus© March 2, 2015

 

DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS

 

I came,

Drifted

Down from the mountains,

The sky was so blue

Stars so bright,

A cool February night

I walked alone

The road was my home

Clothes on my back

A gunny sack,

And a smile

I mere shadow

Of becoming a man,

God holding my hand,

No worries

Patches on my jeans

Tall and lean,

Curly waves in my red hair

Singing a tune

Looking at the moon

A beautiful night

All is right

Tomorrow will come

Rivers will run

There will be storms

I’ll bear them all

As I recall

The words my dad said:

“If God is with you

Then never be afraid!”

Yes, I remember

To that I surrender

Then I smile

Just one more mile

I came,

Drifted

Down from the mountains,

(Thomas)

That’s my name!

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 13, 2025

THE BOOGEYMAN

 

Elon Musk is taking the Government down!

It’s all corrupt – let’s make that clear,

Always the guilty one’s scream the loudest!

They drink champagne while we drink beer.

 

The left don’t want us to know – so they lie!

Look at all the things that they demand –

Cry on Elisabeth Warren your day has come

“We The People,” are taking back our land!

 

God has stated: “All things will be revealed!”

And the wicked tongue will be tamed –

So cry on and on you worshipers of Satan!

You’ve been called out – you’ve been named!

 

Elon Musk is taking the Government down!

All of your evil deeds are being found!

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 9, 2025

THIS GENERATION

  

Peace and mercy upon this nation,

If our status is (Big or small)

Humble ourselves before God –

And remember He loves us all!

The table is set – let’s come and eat

The fruits of life are so sweet!

Remember we all reap what we sow,

It’s time, listen to freedom ring,

And to be thankful wherever we go!

Our forefathers gave us a plan –

But now it seems so long ago . . .

Just look who has fought and died!

“America the beautiful,” God’s land

Where we raise the flag with pride!

God gives us our daily bread  . . .

And to remember we all bleed red!

Peace and mercy upon this nation,

And to serve God in this generation!

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 8, 2025

BOTTOM OF THE GLASS

 

Soft music the Guitar will play,

But what is it trying to say?

In the quietness I sit . . .

And suddenly her memory hits –

I look at the bottom of my glass,

And I think – yesterday passed!

I would go back if I could . . .

If only this whiskey understood:

I was young and out of control,

And the future I didn’t know –

Soft music the Guitar will play,

But what is it trying to say?

“Whiskey can numb the brain,

But your regrets will still remain!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 7, 2025

 

MR. WINTER

The little flowers that come in May,

That Mr. Winter can’t see,

O the cold that makes us ache!

The beauty, the beauty that you take,

But spring waits with its delight

As unto the dew that falls at night:

Locked in your dormant stage

While time turns another page.

 

The cold ground that wraps your feet,

But soon winter will be complete,

Ice lingers on pond and brook –

But it was our beauty you took,

And soon we will find,

That winter is never kind:

The little flowers that come in May,

Soon you’ll have your say,

And put Mr. Winter on his way!

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 6, 2025

 

WE’VE HAD ENOUGH

 

Wake up! Wake up, people! It’s not a plane!

It’s just the sounds of yesterday’s train!

Maybe the cries of the left, No use! No use!

GITMO waits with its hangman’s noose!

We have had enough – we won’t be still

The American Dream you’ve already killed!

The oath you took was only a lie –

And you look at the people and wonder why?

When you lie down at night and prayers said

Tomorrow my liberal leaders you better dread!

You see, there is a new sheriff in town . . .

And soon the Bogeyman will be coming around!

So put on your tie and pull it really tight –

Pray to God – this may be your last free night!

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 4, 2025

 

DON CORLEONE

 

From the Queens to Flatbush,

Like winds that blow and never hush!

 

And all that’s left cannot be undone –

We all would hide, but there is nowhere to run.

 

All the stories and lies that people have told,

As we wait for the next trumpet to blow!

 

In the corridors of Trump Tower comes a breeze,

The winds howl, but who can anyone please?

 

Our Forefathers voices crying from the ground,

They cry for truth, but it’s nowhere to be found!

 

Truth! O Truth! It pounds upon the door!

But it seems it has died forevermore…

 

Then there is music – it seems to fill the air –

Then a voice cries out, “Who is there?”

 

I am “Don Corleone” the mafia king!

Then in his New York brogue he begins to sing.

 

He holds his head up high and faces the sun,

Then says, you want truth, wait until I’m done!

 

Epaphroditus© April 15, 2018 

THE BEST TIME

There is nothing like a dawn

Just before we see the sky

A misty fog rising high,

As dew drops from the thorn

O the beauty of morn –

When all things come to life,

And there is no strife!

 

It’s the best time of day,

A time our souls want to leap,

The wet clover beneath our feet,

As if the world went away –

The flicker of light prolonged,

As the wind sings its song:

 

There is nothing else to say:

(God made it this way!)  

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 4, 2025

ON THE STAGE OF LIFE

 

Who am I?

To know the things I know,

Thoughts upon thoughts,

Faults upon faults

Lost in this universe,

Like a forgotten soul,

Always fighting evil assaults!

 

O the things I know,

And I don’t mean to be so bold!

But I can say with a voice of power:

“I’m not promised another day!”

Life is not measured by the hour,

And the truth I have to say!

 

Who am I?

I’m just a mere vessel –

Born in this place and in this time,

With my own story that I can tell

With a good heart and a good mind,

And to say: “We all have a chance –

On the stage of life to dance!”

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 3, 2025

 

DISTRACTED

  

I look at this life

Things are not fair –

Scratching my head

Fingers in my hair –

Here by the sea

I sit all alone –

The tide comes in

Then it’s gone

A lady walks by

With a G – string,

And looking fine!

I forgot my worries

With thoughts in mind!

Yes, life is not fair

I have to declare –

What color was her hair?

 

Thomas Theophilus© February 1, 2025