Once More!

I could not ever say I hate my life
For if I were to say I hate today
I’d thus reject my children and my wife — 
And I could never have a day so gray.

Upon the Seas of Anarchy, Canto III

There is a certain circular justice
In building the first charter city on
The continent of Africa. A kiss
Of freedom for the world, a kiss of hope
For all the world that looks in the abyss.

Below Minimum

His stomach rumbled, but he had to go
To his next stop — it was a little shop
That sold mere flowers, nick-knacks. In the flow
From shop to shop, he wished that he could drop

On Biblical Governance

“You render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s
 And render unto God what is for God.”
 If money’s made by government, it’s theirs — 
 And thus to anarchy came Jesus’ nod.

An Alba for Anna

The sun breaks on the Texas fields
 For the first time for me when I
 See you every day. A cavern-
 Like darkness descends, a dreary
 World of shadows, chains on a wall — 
 That was my one world without you.

To Prosper

Could I give up the magic I have earned,
 The power over spirits I have fought
 To gain? To see the spells I love be spurned
 By me and never given any thought?

Upon the Sea of Anarchy: Canto I

Canto I

A freedom fighter fighting all the lands
Upon the earth is hardly how I saw
Myself a few long years ago. Demands
Upon one’s life can change one’s destiny:
 A news reporter finds that he commands

Expertise

With my degree in beauty, can’t you see
That when I say you’re beautiful, it’s true -
I’ve analyzed all beauty thoroughly,
But what I’d reproduce the most is you.

Upon the Sea of Anarchy: Canto II

Canto II

And now I have to sing the song of Song,
Of Michael Song whose vision was to show
The world the way the poor could become strong
By building for a poor country a brand
New city that would show where we went wrong