APPEAL TO VIOLENT PIPELINE FOLKS

 “Please bless the gentle, brave Lakota Sioux, ‘cause what they’re doing’s loving me and you! Please, don’t be violent, that’s really dumb! Let’s save this world for all who’re yet ta come!”

ANGELS AND EMPIRE

It's apathy and blood-lust, not just greed, that make Some minds and hearts so mean and cold. It's beauty, love, and Truth they Really need, not more indulgent pleasures, cash, and gold. Oh, Lovers, please have Mercy on us all: attackers, victims, women, kids, and men. Let's Love a Lot, and let the Empire Fall! If not Us, Who, dear Ones, if not Now, When?

PLEASE STAY

Please Stay

Dear Lord, forgive the hateful, angry ones, forgive the fearful, greedy people, too; forgive the foes who trust in bombs and guns, and help us All ta change… and start anew. A true beginner has an open mind, so, help me, please, ta start again each day. Please, Keep me loving, patient, brave, and kind – within my heart, dear Lord, please always stay….

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. 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

JUSTICE AND PEACE

Justice and Peace

Some People Want to Tear our World aPart, from greed, from fears, from anger, spite, and hate. So How does Someone Change a Poisoned Heart? You Act with Love, you Pray each Day, and Wait! You Might could Speak some Helpful Truth that's Kind! That Oughta Keep us Busy, Don't ya s'Pose? I Think that All could Bring us Peace o' Mind, and Peace that's Just would Blossom LIKE-A-ROSE! So Let's us Plant some Seeds of Truth and Peace; let's CultiVate a Worldwide Garden Plot! Let's See the Beauty, Joy, and Life inCrease! And Let's say, “Thank you, UniVerse, fer All we GOT!” THANK YOU, UNIVERSE, FOR ALL YOU'RE GIVING US! HALLELUJAH, AMEN!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson