Wishful Tinkering From My Front Porch
by
Pastor Brady C. Harness
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Pastor Brady C. Harness on SMASHWORDS
Wishful Tinkering From My Front Porch
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First and foremost as a Christian and American,
I would like to thank the good Lord Almighty for
being my Salvation and creating me in the greatest
and certainly the freest nation in His world!
Secondly, I joyfully give thanks to my country;
the United States of America for giving me a home where
I could travel freely, observing His handy-work
in all of Nature so that I could realize at first hand that
"Creative Intelligence" is the only rational explanation
for this assume synchronization all about us!
Now I wish to thank my sweet Wife, Parents, brother Dan and Friends
who so lovingly encouraged me to think freely and shoot for the stars
so that I could at the least land on the moon!
Life is full of trials and tribulations
but with the Lord guiding you
and Family and Friends all around you
even when you stumble and fall
You can stand back up
and
start running again!
So it is with Love and Pleasure
that I dedicate this first book
of
"Free Verse"
to all who help others see Life's fun!
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Wishful Tinkering From My Front Porch
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Table of Contents
Poems by Alphabet
Ah Literacy, A Millennium Day, A New Year Proverb, An Improvisation, Autumn Scene, Auto, Plane and Omnibus
Betwixt, Be Yourself, Born of Action, Business, But for a Moment
Christmas Poem, Circulation, Clouds
Dark Rumbling War Clouds, Dew, Do, Dracula's Death
First Winter Snow, Friend and Lover,
Gifts, Gigolo, Give our Minds a Break, Greener Pastures
Haunting, Heaven Cries, How High
I'll remember well, If
Losing Freedom, Love is my Flower
Mans Enchanted Mind, Mister Poet, Morning Dew, Monsieur, Mothers, Mortal Essence
No perfect fits, please, Now we're Friends, Now we're one
Ode to a Special friend, Ode to the Sea, Old Fashion Picnic, On losing a Lover, On Retiring, One Family, Ostracized Soul
Pealing Bells, Picnic, Pixie Princess, Poetry, Politicking,
Salvation Years, Sea Beast, Sex, Shoot none down, Simple as pie, Spirit, Spirit's Breathe,
Steaming, Step on out, Swamp, Symbol Understood
Thank Thee Mother, The System, The World, Travel and Learn
Until Morning
Victim or Thief, Vessels
What to do, Wish, Whittling, Wise old Turtle, Write for Fun
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Ah Literacy
It is a Magical key,
It is an opening to more possibilities-
the bridge between not and have!
To know your name,
and express an idea
all through scribbling for sight-
is Noble and Magnificent indeed!
Genius in Creativity
is nearly useless for himself and others-
without that Magical literacy!
Why suffocate yourself or others
how many Emancipators, Teachers and Philosophers
have gone unheard from lack of literacy?
Pray that when a Brother or Sister
are stumbling, unable to decipher-
that you Friend be there
to help them read the ways!
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A Millennium Day
Unicorns and Amazons
chasing in a derby race;
what a noble thing
for us to see!
Saint Peter tappiong-out the rhythm
whilst old Gabriel leads a tune,
and Saint Francis sings harmony!
Mary
and the ladies hence-
spin and play
making and baking!
The Heavens envelop
and Eden's times are warm-
Man, Earth and Love!
Rhymes that made no reason
seem all splendid in this season-
betwixt has made the scene!
Jesus sits beside His Father
and ponders with the children-
dashing as a noble Prince!
could things be any grandeur!
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A New Year Proverb
Stepping through to a new threshold
with fresh horizons, expectations and joys-
let us embark with believing hearts.
Wipe the old slate clean
shattering grudges and mending hurts-
so all will be bright and clean.
Make not quickly composed resolutions
for in your morrows, they're soon forgotten-
permitting bad old habits to bounce right back.
Speak to your Soul, Family and Friends,
digesting and figuring that which is told-
so your new resolutions are heartedly held.
Indeed welcome this dawning year,
be not afraid or hesitant-
for all is possible if we but Believe!
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An Improvisation
Life is but an Improvisation
a moments lark held too tightly
by fledgling immortals, who know no better.
Greedily clinging to its very essence,
Dumbfoundedly creating stupefying actions-
as if it is all the time they've got.
Oh do pray the Masterful Teacher to come
and lead these wandering immortals home-
so they might know, Life is beyond the grave!
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Autumn Scene
Chipmunks burrowing nuts,
Jays striking at wolves-
this is Falls essence.
Sloshing,
Swirling creek
carries images of Winter.
Brown Bear,
how he grows with fat-
another sleep to pass away.
Hues of red, green and gold,
causing Natures excited vision-
drifting from the trees.
Good Hermit near bowing stream,
halt your stroll-
come visit with us.
We are her Creatures;
Elk, Hawk and Unicorn!
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Auto, Plane and Omnibus
Auto, plane and omnibus,
what a marvelous fuss,
that stupored man
creates with you.
Ladies, Gentlemen and Nom De Plumes-
what frolic,
just yesterday unknown;
is Reality tomorrow?
That which is up, that, which is down,
how can we tell right from wrong-
when covered with technology?
It takes the Roses essence
and be little it to nothingness-
until Poet and Philosopher,
re-erect it on the citadel of Love!
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Betwixt
Betwixt that which is
and seems not,
and that which isn't
but seems so,
there is such little distance.
The fluttering of an eyelash,
a long embracing glance;
both so quickly done.
Yet, lasting immemorially
they are the bridges
to both so far apart!
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Be Yourself
HIGH-
Fly like a kite,
swirl as smoke,
dance through the night.
Don't get up-tight
your, yourself,
and that's out of sight!
You may not hold fortunes
nor sing harmoniously,
yet, your Spirit fills many rooms!
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Born of Action
Propagation-
it is born of action
stretched up on the glen.
It comes in many forms and styles-
High and Low,
Bright and Dark
all elements cast about.
If it's to grow
Strong and Bold,
Honest and True,
it must undulate on.
Not within the Realm
of darken valley;
rather gently,
and lovingly-
beyond the breezy valleys depth.
High up on a mountain,
nurtured in the Son of Life!
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Business
Soaring and Gliding,
moving with the wind
be no ones Fool.
Learn the trades tricks
then multiply and amplify
the Families Pride!
Laying bricks or Shooting craps,
Incorporating or Franchising-
just do your Best!
Step on no feet,
Leave no Sorrow-
yours is Gold.!
Push and Shove,
Tare out Hair,
You'll reap only dust-
Blown so quickly away!
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But for a Moment
Oh cast Thee not a doubtful shadow,
but run a muck in unrelenting Love-
for in the morrow, yours is Heaven above.
A Foxy Lady from down the path
hast come to borrow sugar-
and spend a moments time with Thee.
You ask her kindly to come in,
Stumbling backwards over chairs-
for none's so blind as unrelenting Love.
Rum and Cola, fancy the mind to ease,
whilst but a moments conversation-
has turned the hours past.
So soon the young ones came
to fold away the years-
through chattering and meandering.
It is true only yesterday
you ran a muck in unrelenting Love-
with a Foxy Lady from down the path
who has but come to borrow sugar!
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A Christmas Poem
It is Christmas, It is Christmas
a most joyous season-
with Jesus as our reason!
Gather Ye Families and Friends about,
Iin Church and Home with cheer-
for on this day the Lord came here.
When sharing gifts with those we Love,
both large and small, home made and bought-
remember He is the Grandest Gift of all!
For when man had gone amuck
from feasting dail on satan's decadence-
the Lord was born to lead us home again!
So gather Ye Family and Friends
in Church and Home with cheer-
for on this day the Lord came here!
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Circulation
Dew drops
Drops to Earth
Earth holds puddle
Puddle crests
Crest makes stream.
Stream flows
Flow meets river
River creates sea
Sea evaporates
Evaporation forms cloud.
Cloud is heavy
Heaviness descends
to recycle again!
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Clouds
Clouds,
Oh wonderous,
wonderous clouds;
what fancy you form?
There are Beasts
and Feasts,
and things of many forms!
Day up on days,
Months up on months
and on through the years.
Yet,
always we are mystified.
"YOUR SPLENDOR?"
It seems to reach down
and touch our very Soul.
Lifting us up ward,
up ward into the joys beyond!
Even when you are heavy,
and bursting at the seam,
and all seems a bad dream;
we look at you in wonder,
asking that forever
Your splendor carries on!
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Dark Rumbling War Clouds
When yellow daffodils deck the hills
and Unicorns come out to play-
there shall I choose to stay!
Where Fox and Rabbit are known as kin
and the word Enemy is long forgotten-
there shall I choose to stay.
Soon as dark rumbling war clouds,
shatter in a bright spring haze-
then shall I choose to stay!
For I am Harmony,
Gentle and Serene-
a mortal essence not known to stay!
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Dew
This morning,
when all was fresh and new,
I chanced to wake
just in time to see,
the morning dew.
Thus feeling new myself,
outside I went,
barefoot and all,
just to feel
the sweet morning dew,
ll fresh and new!
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DO
Time-
infinitely cataclysmic,
for those who sit in stupor;
watching realities meander past!
Rivers of current,
wander not purposeless
they fee the eager!
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Dracula's Death
DRACULA-
Varmint of Death,
Outcast from Hell!
Drink your blood,
Hicky your necks-
turn all to stone!
Torches flare tonight-
we're after you!
Flee to castle dark,
yourself is full of stench-
the hounds will know of you!
You Master of Revolt-
have little eve left.
Soon comes dawn
and through your horrid heart,
I'll drive a wooden stake!
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First Winter Snow
I sit in my front Window
wishing, oh so desiring,
that Snow would be on the way.
The leafs are gone,
and it's cold to the bone-
darn there is still no snow!
I want to see Children playing,
sledding down hills
not feeling the chill-
but no snow even yet!
I am back at work
trying to compose a poem
for only fifteen minutes.
When up I look for inspiration
then WOW!
It's here, it's here!
That wonderful miracle called Snow.
Now I know that
all will be right.
So I put on my hat
and run into the chill.
Grabbing at Snow
as though it's here only for now!
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Friend and Lover
I wish to be your Friend
a Pal to weather-out storms with-
but most of all just a Friend,
who is always there when needed!
I desire to be your promised Love
not the dreamed of Knight-
but the man to cushion hurts
and keep the hearth before Thee warm.
I want not to build about Thee
nor to set you on a pedestal-
rather I wish all the world to know
that we are both Lovers and best of Friends,
united in a partnership
to make all Life seem better!
I'm not a man of gilded-tongue
nor one who plays the peoples games-
and so eavh night up on the twinkling Heavens,
I've asked a way to tell Thee.
Then just last night
as I slept on my pillow-
two brillian, soothing Angels
rendered me this poem;
and now to you, I've brought it!
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Gifts
Box's full of Joy,
looks like Christmas,
at least a Birthday.
Smiles of Surprise-
it's for Friendliness,
the noblest of Gifts!
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Gigolo
Decent, Devoted and Dependable-
most necessary for gentlemen,
quit disastrous to a Gigolo!