Thursday, December 27, 2007

THE ANSWER





Trail of crumbs
Metaphors
Legacy of prose
Not always well received
Yet necessary
Valid prognosis
Muted cloak
So many eyes
Averted
Truth still remains
Despite such apathy
Weeping willow
Bent
Unassuming
Radical actions
In our face today
Riddle forth
A thousand years
The answer
Still the same


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

SELFISH EYES




December 26th, 2007
Christmas day
Come and gone
Counting new blessings
Licking old wounds
A time of contemplation
Gratitude
Sheer wonder
Divine celebration
My reason to be
Hardly impressed
Broad commercial siege
Video games
Guitar heroes
A Savior in a manger
Twelve mortal tribes
One holy king
The dollar
Tumbles quickly
Skepticism reigns
Stark admonitions
Rife
Rampant gall
It seems we’ve lost our way
Along the storied climb
Selfish eyes
Triumphant
Swollen ego precept
A cautionary tale
Unfolds without restraint
Complicated days
Spiritual debase
Quiet time I seek
Reverent reflection
Continued separation
Love
All that matters


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Monday, December 24, 2007

OPTIMISMS HEMORRHAGE






Condescending tones
Snap like broken bones
Sophisticated naiveté
Grandiose hubris
Daily grind
Through slipshod façade
Witness to routine hurt
My role
Unable to convert
Alter
Another’s chosen course
Quite often
Defiance is encountered
Blue funk malaise
Ballsy brass contempt
Brazen disrespect
For all things virtuous
Earnest prayers
Lifting up those who suffer
Be it consciously
Or not
Misplaced
In life’s pandemonium
Clinging frantically
To their egotistic swagger
I wipe acerbic spit
From this brooding face
My heart
Optimisms hemorrhage
Flowing undeterred
Persistent commission
Offering citation
Paradigm
He who saved me
Love my neighbor
As myself
Grace
Hope
Salvation
Bursting from His holy light
My focus is to share



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2006

Sunday, December 16, 2007

NO SWEAT



NO SWEAT


Absent tears
So noticeable
Hardly
A malady
Trek of inner triumph
Demons flee
From heightened self esteem
Years of melancholy
Melting
Down a mortal drain
Separation
Holy transcendence
Hardened layers
Peeled away
Sacred trip indeed
No sweat
The details
Popularity
Not required
Focused scope
Broad
Vastly uncharted
Artistic gifts
Abundant
Gratitude
Surreal


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Monday, December 03, 2007

FLUID FLAME


FLUID FLAME


Fluid flame
Stoked melancholy
Dancing smiles
In her moonbeam eyes
Salty tear trickles
I close mine so tightly
Suffocating distance
Distressing
Quite depressing
Dull ache
Bitter thorn
Splits my childish heart
Familiar agony
Drooping shoulder blades
Delicious dream
Beyond social analysis
Sleepwalking
Arm in arm
Sentimental waltz
Alas
Reality
Pricks the veil of inspiration
Chimerical fancy
Another lonely night


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Sunday, November 25, 2007

LONELY CHILD




LONELY CHILD


Torch is passed
No mystery
Behind the consternation
On my furrowed brow
Trudging through the minefields
Longing for completion
Sacred glimpse of home
Seeking love
Unconditional
Revelations
Rare
Hurdles
Monumental
Taking time to change
Soaking up the truth
Behind these bedroom eyes
Lonely child remains
Selfish in such longing
Unbiased bulletin
Forgive
My insecurity
Indulge
My fragile passion
Accept
My humble plea



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, November 24, 2007

BITTERSWEET EPISTLE




BITTERSWEET EPISTLE


Bittersweet epistle
Dylan
Spoke of social change
Nobel 60’s movement
Sentimental protest
Gone
The days of dialogue
Banter between comrades
Violence
Raw
So brutal
Crushing mass response
No debate submitted
Religious lines grow deeper
Commercialized excess
Aggressive ways of Islam
Clash of ideology
Rumors of war
Only strife remains
Prayers for our children
Soon
Preponderance
Melts into indifference
Peace is found within
Love
A conscious choice


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Friday, November 23, 2007

ALEX AND JASON




ALEX AND JASON


Their first Thanksgiving
My extreme honor to share
She
Sweet Alex
Natural splendor
Stunning
So beautiful
Her smile
Glowing radiance
Her love for him
So fierce
Quite comforting to witness
Jason
Dashing young warrior
Rugged good looks
Kindness
Bathes his golden soul
A loyal friend indeed
I am grateful for their presence
Celebrate their bond
May God’s richest blessings
Surround their cozy home


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Thursday, November 22, 2007

AZURE NOTES



AZURE NOTES


Bricked windows
Narrow vision
Such is our society
Veering points of view
Misconstrued defiance
Azure notes
Tune of melancholy
Open sky
Poison rain falling
Lack of opposition
Widespread persecution
Thus begins the countdown
Drastic things to come


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007

“YUP”



(Title furnished by my son Will)


Bucolic notions
Tap dancing
Just beyond my minds eye
Smeared embarrassment
Withering angst
Grizzled recompense
Persimmon temperament
Pauper nobility
Statuesque
Yet meek
Her orchid touch
So delicate
Demure
Electrifying
Silent strength
Dancing spirit
Esoteric elegance
Fear
Pause
Downgraded
Every day anomaly
Recent satisfaction
Penetrating glance
If she only knew
How esteemed
Adulation
No time for second chances
This ode
Shall have to do



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Thursday, November 01, 2007

WORDS




WORDS



Sacred hymns
Of prescience
Words
So often overlooked
Poets
Ring the bell of truth
Pallid moon rising
Decency
Fleeting
Echoes of abandoned ambition
We protest
Futile pantomime
All
Is as it shall be
Prophecy unfolds
Global flood watch
Missile silos ready
Political deceit
Wisdom sees beyond
Watchful eyes
Expect


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

FOR LENNITA




FOR LENNITA


I see you there
Above me now
Shining brightly
As you always did
What joy
You must be relishing
Arm in arm
With Jesus Christ this day
I miss you deeply
In such mortal terms
Precious star
Daughter of the King
Your graceful soul
A gilded tapestry
Compassionate splendor
Blessed living faith
No more pain sweet lady
Peaceful rest
Angelic glow
So many felt your warm embrace
Radiant smile
Tender loving ways
I feel you with me still
Inspiration
Sanctified agape
See you soon Lennita
My sister
My beloved friend
How I love you so



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Sunday, October 07, 2007

WASTED




Heads turn as he struts by
Exaggerated intelligence
Wall Street Gladiator
Freshly mowed grass
Diesel fumes linger
Pungent city scents
An ambulance screams
Shrill harbinger
Another violent statistic
Lost adolescence
Dreams of lofty heights
His warm blood
Splattered on the chilly sidewalk
Sarcastic street encounter
Fatal robbery
Wasted
In the blink of an eye
Frantic friends and family
Left to wonder why


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Monday, October 01, 2007

PRAYERS FOR MYANMAR








PRAYERS FOR MYANMAR


Once a peaceful protest
Military response
Junta demon dance
Death toll escalating
Gory Burmese streets
Buddhist Monks rebel
Two score of iron fist rule
Torched Karen Villages
Eighteen to date
Brave Christian Martyrs
Burned alive at the stake
Children of Christ
Killed in cold blood
“Threat to ideology”
A million refugees
Dissidents disperse
Meanwhile
Teflon Diplomats
Enjoy their comfy digs
Rampant persecution
Dictator solutions
Smash mouth style
Satellite eyes are watching
No secrets this day
Brutality exposed
Prayers for Myanmar



http://www.bosnewslife.com/asia-pacific/burma-myanmar/3198-news-alert-burma-army-burns-christian-karen



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007



Sunday, September 30, 2007

SAVANNAH NIGHT




SAVANNAH NIGHT



The orchestra summons
Triple four time waltz
She stands before her mirror
Rouge applied with loving care
Her dancing eyes
Kaleidoscope in motion
Sultry sweet heat
Savannah night comes alive
Horse drawn carriage
Rhythmic beat
Down streets of cobblestone
Aromatic Brandy
Pungent cigar smoke
Her suitor
Waiting patiently
Erie Spanish moss
Spooky cloak
Low country concert
Crickets hold their serenade
Nobel slice of time
Genteel existence
So long ago
Once upon a Southern dream


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, September 29, 2007

HOLOGRAM


HOLOGRAM


Poetic mission
Wordsmith chronology
Path of least resistance
Disappointment
Rife
Ethereal assignment
Experience
So fertile
Growth is paramount
Honest calculation
No escape from change
Constant denominator
Humble execution
The mirror
Brutal harbinger
Gray hairs
Speak volumes
A life
Filled with passion
No fallacy
This day
A child
Once more
The man
A hologram


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

DIG IT (A song about life)....


DIG IT

Just a game
I’ve come to realize
Elevated ego
Somber loneliness
Life
Lust
Laughter
The guttural ache variety
Significant happenstance
Synchronized timing
No coincidences
True essence is connection
Human intimacy
Sense of well being
Safety
In it’s purest form
Love
Compassion
Humility
What it’s all about
Soul rhythm
Open minded progress
So captivating
Dig it


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Sunday, September 23, 2007

ART OF DISAPPEARANCE



ART OF DISAPPEARANCE


Ashes swirling
Scorching wind
Art of disappearance
Ruthless mind games
Doleful consequences
Once
A love so fair
Hope
Satisfaction
Drifting premonition
Not meant to understand
Simply suffer onward
Acceptance
The key
Clarity
Lessons learned
Doomed relationship


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, September 22, 2007

LAKOTA LEGEND




LAKOTA LEGEND


Lakota warrior spirits
Whisper through the dusty land
Nobel Sioux Nation
Sacred Black Hills
“Paha Sapa”
“Heart of everything that is”
Once abundant herds
Thunder hooves
Roamed the vast Great Plains
Chief Rain in the Face
Hunkpapa Tribe
Sitting Bull’s Patrolman
Ghost Dance fugitive
Mighty Red Cloud
Legendary prowess
Garrison assaults
Brilliant strategy
Valiant survivor
Ferocious Crazy Horse
Visionary leader
Fierce determination
Defiant in defeat
Seven Rites tradition
Ancient prophecies
Mainstream Dream Catchers
Precious Earth Mother
Symbiotic dwelling
The white man’s lust for gold
U.S. Army cruelty
Slaughtered Bison carcass
Disgraceful mass starvation
Calculated murder
Paleface desecration
Death of a nation
A travesty indeed
Sometimes American History
Makes me nauseous


http://www.crystalinks.com/sioux.html


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, September 15, 2007

CASUALTIES


CASUALTIES



A taste of truth
Pungent
Bittersweet
Right or wrong
Pieces
Of stark disappointment
Migrants wander
New World Order casualties
Welcome
To Hell
Incarnate


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Thursday, September 06, 2007

I WAIT


I WAIT



She
Figment of my whimsy
Aromatic fragrance
Delicate caress
Scintillating impact
Sultry eyes
Aglow
Aspirating
Pulse
Pounding
Effervescent
Simply unforgettable
Such is her command
Patiently
I wait


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Monday, September 03, 2007

SACRED ESTUARY


SACRED ESTUARY


So easily forgotten
Self inflicted misery
Transcendental crossroads
Souls are sold
For gilded greed
We feed our mind with anima
Futile explanation
Sacred estuary
Lonesome path indeed
Wayward hero
Unassuming
Humble visionary
Stalwart acquiesce
Incidental doubt
To measure valor
Keen success
Look beyond the tomb
Loyal subjects
Kindred souls
Surrounded by devotion
Legacy of love
Compassionate behavior
Legendary kindness
Penetrating peace


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, August 25, 2007

NONCHALANCE





He speaks in riddles
Nonchalance
Esoteric blather
Muddy water
Patience wanes
Inebriated masses
Sordid tale of happenstance
All cards
Upon the table
Destiny
Inherent greed
Lofty disappointment
Charming host
Lavish favor
Inconclusive virtue
Lightening streaks
Across a violent sky
Victorious refrain
Blind annihilation



8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
1 Peter 5: 8-9 (King James Version)

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Sunday, August 19, 2007

ENIGMATIC LADY


ENIGMATIC LADY


Pages turn
Life
Leaps
Onward
She sleeps
In peace
I wonder if she dreams of me
Vivid romance
Seductive satisfaction
Sweet flower
I inhale
Her fragrance
Passionate
Stunning beauty
Fascination
God she seeks
Clarity
New beginnings
Thunderous
My pulsing heart
Anxiously
I wait
Come to me
My love
Enigmatic lady


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, August 18, 2007

HOLLOW SOUL


HOLLOW SOUL


Backdoor slams
Darkness fades
Emotional fireworks
Streak across her ashen face
Life
Love
Primal peace of mind
Crosshairs of intensity
Melting hope
The years
Granulate
Her fragile quintessence
Melancholy dirge
Inner child bemoans
Jagged footpath
Heart of stale cinders
Hollow soul
Destiny assails


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, August 11, 2007

9:30 A.M.



9:30 A.M.


Bacon sizzles
Aroma
Sweet
Hauntingly familiar
Tender fork
That gently turns
The blessed gift
My son
Asleep
Conditioned air
Coffee
Bold
Refreshing
Comfort
Joy
Memories
Of home


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Monday, August 06, 2007

INTIMATE COMPANION




Loneliness
Contrary gale
Familiar wound
Forlorn
Ashen skin
Hollow eyes
Sullied Alabaster
Interpretation
Focal gaze
The years
Cataract
He waits
Morose
Desire wanes
Her fragile essence
Fabled
Broken dream
Perhaps
Love
Drifts astray
Intimate companion
Entombed amulet


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, August 04, 2007

FRAGRANT HEATHER





Midnight stroke
Primary counsel
Czar jabberwocky
Entrenched
Discreet strategy
Poet’s nomenclature
Zen Voodoo
Solitaire
Avarice benediction
Theistic juice
Equity
Appropriate discernment
Murky thoughts
Shimmering
Cumbersome frustration
Sultry lips
Amaranth
Explosive rhetoric
Iced pride of Jericho
Domed goblet
Gleaming
Embraced caramel pleasure
Ruminates
Effaced
Looming threats
Subversive war
Disturbed
The fragrant heather


28 They are a nation without sense; there is no discernment in them.

Deuteronomy 32:28 (New International Version)


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

IT'S TIME



IT’S TIME

Currish moon
Rising low
Conflict
Ominous
Disaster
Looming nigh
Golan Heights
Dismal Darfur
Global chaos
Festering
Hatred
Rampant
Torrid atrocities
We wallow in self pity
Blind
To guttural truth
It’s time
For love
Urgent prayer
Peaceful etiquette
No more excuses
Behind us
All the lies
Fine divide
Between the darkness
Brilliant holy light
Becoming crystal clear


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

FOR YOU (The one I long to meet)


Your beauty
Stunning
Sultry gaze
Alas
Fair Maiden
Thy tender soul
I long to penetrate
Wrap me in your velvet fold
Seduce
My lone desire
Journey forth
Angelic light
In view
Your hand
In mine


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

50 YEARS STRONG (For my parents)


50 YEARS STRONG (For my parents)


50 years ago this day
A family
Borne of precious love
Bill and Dot
Vigor Grads
Endless hopes and dreams
Three healthy children
Gifts from God above
Pop smelled of “bread and butter”
Paper Mill aroma
Mimi ran the household
Little league
Girl Scout cookies
Blonde curls
Little girls
Mischievous boy
Backyard swings
Mop water incidents
A cat named “Fluffy”
A dog named “Trey”
Creek mud stains to deal with
Bible school days
A baby girl named “Buggy”
Pop
The coach
Mimi
Taxi Driver
Lisa Ann
The strong and steadfast one
Earned badge of patience
Sunday drives after church
Chickasaw afternoons
Homemade ice cream
Caramels
Grandparent’s pride and joy
Family dinner round the table
Abundant Lazy Susan
Vegetables my nemesis
Despite the many setbacks
Always a goodnight kiss
Bee stings
Bloody noses
Scraps with Scott Callahan
Playing “Army” in the hall
Weeks old food
Beneath “Queenies bed”
Leslie’s charm
The gerbils
Hard headed Weehoo
Rebellious Dreamer Athlete
Beatles albums
Barbie dolls
Easy Bake Ovens
Football games
Bike rides
Home run balls
Late night phone calls
Abdul and crew
They reverently called Mimi “Mother”
So grateful for the hospitality
So far away from home
Pop’s thunder snores
Mimi’s patient sighs
So many twisted turns
A family remains
Our life together
Hardly dull
Sacred memories
Warm and sweet
We thrive because of this sacred love
Our parents sacrifice
The Grimes Family
50 years strong and growing……..



(C) Bill Grimes Jr. 2007


Saturday, July 14, 2007

FORGIVEN


FORGIVEN


I spent my life in turmoil
Futile justification
Vain attempts to validate
My wretched sinful nature
Then
One gleaming moment
A miracle occurred
Lightning bolt of mercy
Precious saving grace
Forgiven
In majestic form
Burning bush split second
Embraced by Jesus Christ
Unconditional love
His radiance
Immaculate
Glowing peace
Profound
Today
I share this blessing
With all who cross my path
Selah


10 "Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalm 46:10 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Monday, July 09, 2007

"THESE THINGS MUST HAPPEN FIRST"


“THESE THINGS MUST HAPPEN FIRST”


Flashpoint
Trouble brewing
Forecast
Years ago
Ancient armies gather
Golan Heights
Ground zero
Hostility
Raw hatred
Zion enveloped
Countdown to eruption
Jackals
Salivate
War
Revolution
“These things must happen first”
Guiding light upon us
Precious grace
Fear not
His hour draws nigh…….


Signs of the End of the Age


5Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said 6” As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down."
7"Teacher," they asked, "when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?"
8He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them. 9When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away."
10Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
12"But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13This will result in your being witnesses to them. 14But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17All men will hate you because of me. 18But not a hair of your head will perish. 19By standing firm you will gain life.
20"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
25"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."


Luke 21: 5-28

NIV


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Sunday, July 08, 2007

MAKE A DIFFERENCE





Daisy chains
Fluorescent focus
Frustrated souls
United
Beleaguered laws of social lay
Raging thirst for change
Tambourines
Sacred drums
Stoic chants
Grow stronger
Truth shines
Pristine
Through the muck of evil
Hapless bureaucracy
Tainted politics
The people
Rule transition
A voice
Much like a bullet
Sparks a genuine movement
There comes a time
Defiance
Arrives
Instrumental
Alter destiny
Feed the starving babes
Insanity is rampant
We look the other way
It’s time
Practice kindness
Demand accountability
I’ve glimpsed this story’s ending
Righteousness prevails
Revelation tells the tale
We must make a difference now



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Saturday, July 07, 2007

TWELVE TRIBES



TWELVE TRIBES


Rasta’s call Him Jah
Partake of nature’s herb
Biblically inspired
Oppressed
Sincere
Islam
Worships Allah
Majority
Flowing peace
Hinduism
Buddha
Sikhs
Judaism
Shinto
Jain Dharma
Me
I follow Jesus Christ
My word
Spread compassion
Judgment
Not our gig
We
All descendents
Ancient twelve tribes
Harmony exists
Beyond mortal chaos
Love
Inherent instinct
Hatred
A taught response


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

CHANGE




CHANGE


They say
We cannot change the world
Look closer
We have
Already
Gift of Christ
Compassion
Kindred love
Abundant
Impact
Now
United souls
Common peaceful focus
Harmony
Infectious
Living it
Each day


Matthew 7:16 (King James Version)



16 “Ye shall know them by their fruits.”

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

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