Guidance Absence Prudence
“God chooses
God keeps secrets
too many secrets”
far too many
guidance is there any
for life decisions heavy?
We need a little guidance
more faith more patience
forbearance offers balance.
First stanza quotation from the poem ‘Perplexing Divine Decisions’ by Terence George Craddock.
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Scenario Difficult Decisions
difficult decisions
to make requires
time needs energy
focus firm resolve
quite meditation
to recharge batteries
praying for guidance
and strength is good
difficult decisions
can be hard
we can only
try our best
we rarely know
in major decisions
our best solutions
what is best
for each of us
God knows?
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Perplexing Divine Decisions
God chooses
God keeps secrets
too many secrets
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Never Together Affirmation Confirmed
I do not know why
we shall never...
be together.
Yet even now I know
set decisions are taken...
forever.
I do not know
why my love...
we shall never
be together.
Yet I feel
even now...
dreadful decisions
are taken.
poem by Terence George Craddock
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
quote by Donald Rumsfeld
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Geometry Seeds Of Life
the universe bodies
of life are born in
geometry seeds of life
living walls contain secrets
of ephemeral beating...
creation purpose life breath
numbers form divine sacred
veiled geometric relationships
living in growing balance
life branches nautilus shell sun
flower coded internal harmony
growing in mathematical balance
eye all galactic universes
spiral grow in physical balance
seed packed time expansive
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Reborn
Sub-aqua marine blue
accosts my [limpet] eyes
my retinae shrink
childhood parties, balloons nestling against
my [naked] knees
The depths of the [saline] sea
seen from the Arahura,
Acrid, acid the salty, sandy seawater
Sprays up and I inhale
all that
is [suffuse] sea
blue
the
Blue green dark wine water
embracing me now
with the warm comfort
of a long lost
yet now sought womb.
Title And Insertions: Terence George Craddock
Stanza One: Anonyms
Stanza Two: Katie Tamanus Thomas
Stanza Three: Terence George Craddock
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We Need Inspiration
What do I do now
NOT KNOWING WHICH WAY IS UP
Where do I go from here
What do I do
What can I do
WHEN I DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT ME
BESIDES MY NAME AND EVEN THAT
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
So what do I do
I AM LOST CONFUSED
PRAYING THAT SOME ONE
MAY HELP TELL ME WHO
I AM AND WHERE I AM FROM
GUIDANCE IS ALL I NEED
NO NOT GUIDANCE
GUIDANCE IS
A EUPHEMISM FOR DICTATORSHIP
I WANT TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS
BUT HOW CAN I WHEN I DON'T
KNOW UP FROM DOWN
I AM JUST MEANDERING THROUGH THE WORLD
HOPING THAT I MAY SOMEHOW
COME ACROSS SOMETHING GOOD
BUT WHY GO SEARCHING
I COULD MAKE SOMETHING GOOD HERE
BUT what and how
WITH NO IDEA WHAT
DIRECTION UP MAY BE
SO I SEARCH NOT FOR THE GOOD STUFF
BUT THE INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO MAKE IT
AS IF IT'S SOME EXOTIC RECIPE I SEARCH HIGH AND LOW
NOT KNOWING WHICH IS WHICH
NOT KNOWING WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR
OR WHAT I AM LOOKING AT
AND THEN IN DESPAIR I CALL TO GOD
FOR INSPIRATION
AND REALIZE THAT IS ALL I NEED
ALL I HAVE EVER NEEDED
ALL ANYONE NEEDS
ALL WE NEED IS INSPIRATION
AND ALL OF OUR WILDEST
FANTASIES WILL COME TRUE
Never Together
I do not know why
we shall never be together.
Yet even now I know
the decisions are taken.
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Pale Black Rider Ridge Shadowed
dust darkened brown mustard
pale black rider ridge shadowed
there is a resolute stillness about
you in your solemn purpose trod
onward motion do you ride resolved
soul determined to certain death filled
Stanza extract from the poem ‘A Thousand Flamenco Fires’ by Terence George Craddock
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Does God Gossip?
God is the greatest
keeper of secrets
secrets no other knows
unlike teacher's
God seldom explains
his lesson actions
study your text books
Holy Written Words
learn wise moral lessons
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In The Name Of...?
“abusive use power
is tide endemic
to the entire world”
rulers kings councils
from time immemorial
abused privilege power
in name of divine
right to usurp rule
in name of religion
twisted to cause personal
in name of deity human
desire to be god worshipped
Quotation from ‘Tide Endemic’ by Terence George Craddock
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Tapestry Of Diversity
when we gaze upon view God’s
wonders woven into all creation
perceived is balance exhibited
in exquisite exceptional beauty
images flow through sand times
hourglass a tapestry of diversity
lamp lit suddenly before us symbols
symbolic recipe eluding to life secrets
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Guidance To A Better Life
Many of us seek out
those older and wiser than ourselves
for the guidance to a better life.
We seek out the old and wiser
learning from the mistakes they made
so as we travel down the same path
we know which pitfalls to look out for
with guidance to a better life.
We can take less wrong turns
and journey forward in the knowledge
we will not make the mistakes they made.
We know life is never easy
so we seek out the guidance
from who have lived it longer than us,
those older and wiser than ourselves
for the guidance to a better life.
Then one day when we are as old as they,
we can pass on our knowledge to those young
who need guidance to a better life.
21 November 2009
poem by David Harris
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This Our Crucible Gifts
this is our crucible
our trial by fire
in molten furnace
we are smeltered
by conflict ordeals
we like ores dug
from yield earth
contain impurities
imperfections
character flaws
we fail to rise above
which limits nobility
of mind impedes us
from quest embracing
enlightening harmony
catalysis furnace
is severe ordeal
life trials killing
off fatal our soul
impurities as iron
ore is tortured
in blast furnace
so are we tortured
broken crushed
liquefied recast
reshaped into new
being like iron ore
we are born free
of dross slag purified
into finest pure steel
thus experience
insight vision
pierces perplexing
problematic realities
with pulse passion’s
need we gift
unguarded
“noblest prayers
to bestow upon
others an eternity
of light
in beautified
likeness of purity
immortality'
fleeting moments
Quotation from the poem ‘An Eternity Of Light’ by Terence George Craddock.
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God Given Morals Guide All
script choice chosen decisions
God and Christ judge Christians
yet God give all Guide Morals
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Flower Grow Before Snow
Transformation of expression.
I cannot say
on these silent
serene pages.
Much of future success
I would wish you.
Throughout awaiting lifetime.
With arduous studies.
Complementary necessity
interlocked within
all forthcoming endeavours.
As you make
many varied decisions.
Which will alter
determine possibilities
upon rendering paths
you will walk in life.
Least I may
heartfelt solemnly say
is make firm
cognitive decisions.
With belief trust.
Founded in fact.
Creative fantasy
expressing individuality.
Build upon
acquired sought
knowledge. Hard
industrious work.
Live hope
learning enlightenment
strength
developing determination.
Strive for balance
seek first foremost
central good at heart
in depth defining people.
I would wish life filled joy
happiness fulfillment.
Which is righteous reward
complimenting encompassing
strenuous studied effort.
Balance maturity
attained peace
within self-mind.
Discipline love
responsibility
true friendship.
Hold as comfort on days
when rain must fall.
poem by Terence George Craddock
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A Land Gone Black Global Nightmare
A Land Gone Black global nightmare
seems to be a spectral image that haunts
global interaction political world trade
commerce sets base minimum price
virgin land is exploited for all resources
ripped greedily but not wisely ground
renewable resources solar wave wind
are discarded with industrial grip contempt
for decades by oiled robber baron despots
once I thought in a Moment In Time
“The flash of the president’s pen
deals with the life of men.
Starting a war settling a score
all happens so far away.”
But the poor ever suffer among us
eyes of sick starving children accuse us...
“the soldiers of petroleum
buy a whore, a dime, a quarter.
dine on the flesh of children; ...”
Inspired by the poem ‘A Land Gone Black’ by Eric Cockrell. “The flash of the president’s pen” quotation is from the poem ‘Moment In Time’ by Terence George Craddock. Second quotation “the soldiers of petroleum” is from the poem ‘A Land Gone Black’ by Eric Cockrell.
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Temple Lusts
“Temper loss is not the end
For a man’s lust.”
I had a friend once
who claimed;
he looked forward
to his future
temple loss;
in hopes of freedom
from compulsive emotions.
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Quotation from ‘Urge Survives The Organ’ by RM.Shanmugam Chettiar.
poem by Terence George Craddock
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This Sucks Ahahahahhahahahah
according to Sarah Bechara
“nature’s laws... (as) encoded God’s laws” sucks
“interlocking interrelated creation laws” sucks
“time space big bang conception secrets” sucks
according to Sarah Bechara
laws of nature laws of God are not creation beautified
laws of science creation are not harmonious beautified
time space big bang conception secrets wonder is denied
to such wonder Sarah says “this sucks ahahahahhahahahah.”
A reply to Sarah Bechara’s comment upon the poem ‘Science Creation In Harmony’ by Terence George Craddock.
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You don't make spending decisions, investment decisions, hiring decisions, or whether-you're-going-to-look-for-a-job decisions when you don't know what's going to happen.
quote by Michael Bloomberg
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