Morphological Confetti

I was just sitting here thinking about the "Stay-At-Home" order and how to be content through the madness. Trust me, it is not always easy. I have moments where I feel a little anxious, and I have moments where fear will try to set in to disturb my peace. Nevertheless, they are merely moments; they are not part of my daily existence. Most of the time, I feel content and at peace; most of the time, I feel happiness and joy; and most of the time, I feel loved and respected by my friends and family. I can only hope and wish the same for anyone who reads this post. Well, take care and be safe. I just wanted to share my thoughts with you today. Peace~

Supplication The rising sun warms me The moon cast shadows on the night But nothing in this world compares To Your Grace, Your Love -- my Guiding Light Lead me, Oh Lord Lead me to that Righteous Place Let Your Will be done -- not mine So that one day I might see Your Face Amen This poem is featured in my book, Liquid Lunch .  Now available on Amazon.com Note:   This is a repost from Aug 2008.

Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (January 6, 1906 - October 26, 1947) was a South African Zulu poet, novelist, and educator. In 1946, he became the first black South African to receive a Ph.D. A year later, he died. Amazon has a book or two, but that is all I could find. Please share links or references with us if you know of any. Khotso~ I'd like to thank Rosalind for finding this additional information and Poem: Now I Do Believe (Lament for my father - ten years later) Translated from the Zulu by Cherie Maclean Now I do believe that he has died, Because when the sun lights up the earth I see animals grazing in the morning, Whisking their hairy tails, Which are white like the cows at umHlali, Still however I sometimes see dusk at midday. Now I do believe that he has died, Because it also became dusk for me at midday with Mandlakayise. When I asked them to take me to him, They sorrowed with me, I saw him lying down not yet covered up. I saw a dream ...

Haiku #5 Today, I saw God in the eyes of the homeless there was contentment By: Stephen Bess Photo source: Leroy Skalstad (homeless Mike)

Lewis Sheridan Leary (March 17, 1835 - October 20, 1859) "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live. " ~ Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This day, October 16, marks the 149th anniversary of the John's Brown raid on Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia in 1859. It was an attempt to capture the arsenal and seize the weapons by John brown and 21 men: 5 blacks, including Dangerfield Newby, who hoped to rescue his enslaved wife, and 16 whites, two of whom were Brown's sons. This raid would strike a blow against the terrible system of Slavery that kept millions of people of African descent in bondage. Abolisionist and African American leader, Frederick Douglass told Brown that it would be a “grave mistake.” John Brown knew that this daring feat was nearly impossible, but he was willing to try, and most of all he was willing to die. For the raid, Brown trained and brought with him five young African Americans, who were also willing and ready ...

A Child's Prayer Dear God I want you to have a hand in all that I do When I do my daily chores and arithmetic too I want you to speak for me in all that I say When I say my grace for dinner or ask to go outside and play I want you to protect me and my family as we sleep at night When all our world is dark and our only comfort is your light Amen Photo source: earthlink.net

Man 1: "Why is it this man wanna take a picture of us?" Man 2: "I don't know, but I sho hope my check come today." Photo credit: www.discoverblackheritage.com

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible." ~ Vladimir Nabokov

Hello everyone. I thought I would just share a few of my thoughts this afternoon. It’s been a really busy day here at work and it has reminded me how important it is to do what you love in life. I like the way that Aaron Neville said it in his 1966 hit, Tell it like it is : “Life is too short to have sorrow You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might as well get what you want So go on and live Baby go on live” It would be wise of us to make the best of this ephemeral existence (on earth) given to us by God. We should strive to do all the things most important to us and with all of our might. For me, I will strive to pray with all my might. I will love with all my might. I will hope with all my might and I will live with all my might. I’m not really sure where this road in life will take me, but I know I will not be alone. Enjoy your weekend and accomplish something. Peace~

Hello all! I haven't posted this week because life and work has been a bit demanding. It's all good though. It's all for the better. By the way, this a picture of me giving a presentation at one our meetings a month ago. Ain't I clean? I was witty that day. The crowd appreciated my twisted humor. *smile* Peace~