Poetry
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The Church Without Walls
This morning, Thursday, March 19, 2020, the church without walls, calls on the eternal Word, God of glory, and God of love who cannot be contained, who cannot be confined, and who cannot be quarantined to fill us with His peace, fill us with His joy, and fill us with His blessed hope. As we are Continue reading
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It All Happened In Black
The word Black has been misused and abused by definition and design for centuries in the Western World. We now find ourselves trying to be supersensitive and culturally aware of how it impacts black people and people of color. This really speaks to the depth and degree of psychological damage caused by corrupting the pure Continue reading
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Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride
A very close friend of mine, asked if I could write a thought for her Dad’s eightieth birthday celebration. “Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride“ Abba, Father, Dad, you have been granted the miraculous gift of life and longevity. As you have lived beyond the days of our years which are 3 scores Continue reading
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
We ask the LORD for our daily bread and we cannot eat for there is no room inside. As we are saturated, soaked and sated by silt, sediments carried by those who dwell outside the covenant community in secular, social and libertine streams of life. We sit in the seat of sedition, walk in the Continue reading
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Let Go Of The One You love
A friend of mine asked if I could write a thought to read at her mom’s wedding, because she didn’t want to grab some generic off-the-shelf poetry for the occasion. As her mom is getting remarried and she’s having ambivalent feelings about letting go of the one she loves. “Let Go Of The One You Continue reading
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Can Anything Good Come Out Of Roxbury?
This thought was instigated while attending the homegoing celebration service of the Reverend Dr. Michael E. Haynes at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, MA on Saturday, September 21, 2019. “Can Anything Good Come Out Of Nazareth And Can Anything Good Come Out Of Roxbury?” Today, I was privileged and honored to witness in awe and Continue reading
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Today, Glory Came Down
This thought is in memory of my mom who journeyed the last 6 years of her life while experiencing the debilitating effects of vascular dementia. She was laid to eternal rest on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in the presence of family, friends, loved ones and Almighty God. “Today, Glory Came Down” Today, Glory came down Continue reading
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Red, White and Blue
With the recent ongoing discourse regarding standing while America’s National Anthem is sung and respect for her flag, it reminded me of my poetic twist or perspective I had of the flag back in September of 2000. As we seem to forget that America’s National Anthem did not always stand for us and her flag Continue reading
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I Am Human. I Am Human.
First and foremost, I am human before The Middle Passage sailed the seas for centuries. I am human before the Declaration of Independence became a figment, fluid, form and fruition. I am human before the Constitution of the United States was conceived, crafted and consummated. I am human before Emancipation Proclamation became the utterance of Continue reading
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Hidden Beneath This Ebony Soul
A tribute to my beautiful Sister-in-law’s 60th Birthday Celebration last night. From my heart with love. “Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be Continue reading
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