Wednesday, November 18, 2009

WASTED



WASTED



THE STORY OF LUTHER
AND THE APPLE TREE
IS PROBABLY
APOCRYPHAL

THE STORY THAT GOES

WHEN ASKED
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF THE WORLD
SHOULD END TOMORROW

HE REPLIED
I’D PLANT AN APPLE TREE
TODAY

BECAUSE
THAT’S ALL WE HAVE
TODAY

TOMORROW
EVEN IN THE BEST OT TIMES
IS TOO UNCERTAIN

I’M REMINDED
OF THE SAYING
IN EPHESIANS

IF ANGRY
BEWARE OF SINNING
LET NOT YOUR IRRITATION LAST
UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN

GOOD ADVICE
WE ALL SHOULD FOLLOW
ESPECIALLY ME

I RUE THE TIMES
I WENT TO BED ANGRY
WASTING HOURS
DAYS
AND BEYOND

WASTED HOURS
OVER MANY TIMES
NOTHING MORE VALUABLE
THAN A BUCKET OF WARM SPIT
WASTED HOURS

NOT TO SAY
THAT SOMETIMES
THE ANGER
WAS NOT JUSTIFIED

BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE PART
WHERE IT CONSUMED ME COMPLETELY
THEN IT WON
AND I WAS TWICE DEFEATED

I RUE THE WASTED HOURS
PARTICULARLY NOW
WHEN MY HOURS ARE LIMITED
THEY DO NOT RUN ON
AS IN MY YOUTH
FOREVER

AGE HAS GIVEN ME WISDOM
I NEVER HAD BEFORE

I’M IN MY SUNSET YEARS
AND I HOPE
MY SUNSET
IS BEAUTIFUL



FRANK A VOLLMER

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