SPEECH FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB

Some people hold their shares of corp'rate stock, and all they care about is what they Get! Oh, they may say they give, but What a Crock! They're Greedy, lettin' others rot in Debt! So Are we Holdin' More than What's our share? That's Prob'ly true of Many people Here! Folks, hoardin', stealin', killin': all not fair, and those who Do them always live in fear! Oh, I myself may not be all that cool, but sometimes I Do answer Heaven's Call. So, Help me, Lord, obey the Golden Rule, and Highest Heaven, won't You Bless us All!

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

THAT MORE OF JOY WILL SOON APPEAR

That More of Joy Will Soon Appear

Too many plants and animals are dyin', too many soldier's mothers now are cryin', too many crooks their selfishness denyin', and still we slumber on. Too many politicians lies are sayin', too many faithless people never prayin', too many fools their god of greed obeyin', and still we slumber on.

“So When will we aWaken?”, I dare ask. There still are blessings all aRound us Here! So, Holy Spirit, What should be my task? “Ta Love... that More of Joy will soon appear! Okay?”

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

KINDNESS IS SWEET

Kindness Is Sweet

(to a greedy warmonger)

When People Buy your Lies, they feel aFraid, and That's the Way you'd have your Suckers Be. And You, you're Scared ya Haven't Got it Made; your Greed's imPrisoned you, No-Way you're Free! It Must be Lonely, There inSide your Cell; if You ain't There, its There you're Headed For! Your Deadly Fears creAte your Special Hell – you ain't conTent, you're Always Cravin' More!

But Me, I've done some Evil stuff, mySelf, so I can't Claim ta Be so Lily-Pure; and I can't really Judge noBody Else – but Buddy, You been CHEATin' Folks, fer Sure!

So When you Count your Cash beFore ya Sleep, and Poor folks Pray ta Have eNough ta Eat, just Know that What ya Sow, you're Gonna Reap, and KINDness, Not yer Selfishness, is SWEET!

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

THE GOLDEN RULE

The Golden Rule

When Rich men Steal, they Say it's “Fair eNough”, ta Rob and Kill ta Make a Buck's “All Right – 'cause After-All, a Winner Mus' Be Tough”, “ya Can't get Nothin', Buster, 'less you Fight!” In KinderGarten We were Told ta Share, but Somehow, Some reFuse an' Lose their Cool. I'm Sure that Many People just Don't Care, but I say, Let's oBey the Golden Rule! How 'bout You? 

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

HELP ME, HOLY ONE!

Help Me, Holy One!

(children's song lyric)

Self-Centered Ain't a Way that's Good-ta-Be; too Often do I Tend ta Think of Me. But Lord, you Came ta Earth ta Make us Free – so, Help me Care fer Others, Faith-ful-Lee! I Guess I've Got a Long, Long Way ta Go, a Kinder Heart's jus' What-I Need-ta Grow! But You kin Help me Grow-it, This-I Know, so Help me, Lord, beCome a Kindness Pro!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

FOR A COMPROMISED CHRISTIAN FRIEND

For a Compromised Christian Friend

Is “Love Your Enemies” just Stupid, Man? Is Doing Good ta Them and Prayin' Dumb? Are We ta Kill as Many As we Can? Is That the Way ta Help God's Kingdom Come?

Was Jesus Just aNother Crazy Nut? Do All the Truths he Spoke no Longer Hold? Ain't Greed and Fears and SelfishNess a Rut? Are We supPosed ta Buy the Lies we're Told?

Let's Think uPon these Things, my Faithful Friend, and Let's not Shuck ourSelves at All taDay! Our Violent Means could Cause our Violent End, and Doubting Folks all Need ta Start ta Pray! I have spoken.

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

A PRAYER FOR ME

A Prayer for Me

Oh, Save me, Lord, from All my Selfish Ways, cast Out my Fears and Build my Self-conTrol! Please Fan my Spark of Love, create a Blaze, that Sweet comPassion's Warmth may Make me Whole!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

I PRAY

I Pray

I Used ta Fight the Lord, inStead o' Pray – so SET was I, on Havin' My own WAY! ReMind me, Lord, that FAITHlessNess don't Pay, and, THANK YOU, LORD, for LOVin' Me ta-DAY!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

VAMPIRES LOSE, LOVERS WIN

Vampires Lose, Lovers Win

A Vam-pire Victimizes Very well, just Needs a Juicy Vein; it’s modus operandi Now I’ll Tell: com-Plain, com-Plain, com-Plain! A Blaming, Angry all-reSenting creep – no mercy There to GIVE, and ALL the Juice it Drains it’s Mad to KEEP, but Leaks just Like a SIEVE! In Rip-off Rant committed all-too-Deep, it CHOSE this Way ta Live!.... So When the Vampire Angry UMBRAGE takes, rePort its Cru-el Deed -- no Need to Grant the Vampire any Breaks, nor BROOK its mindless GREED!

We’ve Gotta teach the Vampires How ta Care, and How to Moral BE, ‘cause Though they Think it’s Crazi-ness to Share – ta Care-and-Share is Key! Though Selfish Souls may Dare to Disa-Gree, it’s KIND-Ly We must Act, it’s Not un-Til we All get High-an'-Free, World Peace becomes a Fact! Let’s All resolve to try and Try a-Gain, bring lovingKindness In (I Mean all Children, womenfolk, and Men) and Then it’s Peace we’ll Win! And What a Mighty Glory Day will Come, a Time to CeleBrate, so Ev’ry Day we’ve gotta Give ‘em Some, and Start with Friends or Mate! I Have SPOKEN!


Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

POLITICAL MADNESS

Political Madness (an irony)

“I Think I’ll Demon-nize the Folks... Who Steal from Me, so Many Selfish People Who Don’t Care one bit, and I’m not One of THEM, as All can plainly See, my friends – ‘cause I’m as Selfish as a Fool can Git!”