Greetings God omnipotent Who would have us forever on our knees? If you gave us the seas and mountains Then you also gave us flies and fleas. If you give Africa the water Which saves a dehydrated mite You also include the cholera Which kills that child in the night. Mankind falls prostrate to your glory Everyone blinded to your sins You preside over wars most gory And allow grotesque nature the wins. Aren't tsunamis splendid? Such power on display A ruinous earthquake in Pakistan Means the devout clear more bodies away. It can't be said you only send Fine rains and blessed sun When there's genocide and torture While you simply just look on. You watched while we mere mortals Strove for religious accord When always the cost was people Wantonly put to the sword. The ace you hold in your godly hand Is that we are frail and simply made And inevitably always turn to you When we are lonely or afraid. Don't you think we have had enough? Of great things heavenly and earthly Hey - thanks a lot for the show Lord Now demonstrate your mercy.
Tag: Glory
No Escape
Sitting amidst green glory on a hillside quiet alone on the gentle wind now comes the chime of a mobile phone. But for a while I am at peace and God is in his heaven and from my left comes the drone of the busy A127. Around me are just trees and hedges and it's good to be alive who cares about the incessant hum of the M25? I dig deep within me for calm and solace but even as I delve just over that hedge to my east buzzes the old A12. I look up to the blue sky for clarity but then I surely know there will be a line of planes letting down to land at Heathrow. We live on a lovely island and are glad that that is so but if one needs peace and quiet just where are we supposed to go?
Debate
The grief of life? The joy of death? What's more important Our first or last breath? Honour what's coming? Or glory times gone - For a babe crying feed me Or a corpse saying so long? Life, perverse when present Is stranger when it's left We either stand appealing Or lie alone bereft.