Prophetic Propaganda. . . or God’s Own Truth?


And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets,
rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened,nor inclined your ear to hear.
[Jeremiah 25:4]
Surely the Lord God will do nothing,
but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
[Amos 3:7]

 

Dealing Trump Cards

The past participle of deal is dealt;
Thus, when the cards fall is when it is felt.

A deck of cards knows its own unsealer
as well as the skill and art of the dealer.

Trump cards, (although not normally plural)
are to share. The enjoyment is jural.

We hope they are more than dealed incitements:
those fifty-thousand sealed indictments . . .

 

Autumn Festival: Lotus Seed

That Chinese box
Your wares untasted
From whence arose
The lunar doom
Of my obsession.

Some oriental harmony
I never heard

Auspicious omen of prosperity
That passed me by
Like cloud shadow across moon
On a restless night
Long ago.

Your pale and autocratic beauty:
Moon over wall-gate in frontier
Long gone
Like life on a distant planet;
I am out of your orbit . . .

Still you circle
Serving others more worthy
Of your light.

I still love you, Mooncakes
Though I shall never taste you.