The World Is A Kaleidoscope...: Teach the Children

The World Is A Kaleidoscope...: Teach the Children: "Teach the Children Sunday celebrations Church is early, midday and late All day hallelujahs Pressed hair sweated out Wanna take a nap ..."

Teach the Children

Teach the Children
Sunday celebrations
Church is early, midday and late
All day hallelujahs
Pressed hair sweated out
Wanna take a nap
But you know you’ll get a whippin’
Singing in the choir because you have to
Better open your mouth like you want to be there
Options and choices do not exist
Somewhere down the line
You know for sure
That there was a reason for all of this
Start to understand “train up a child in the way that he should go”
Don’t even want your parents to know
That soon as you go off to college
You DO depart from it
Years pass and you come to know
That God really is the creator and Master of ALL
You rededicate your life and remind yourself
That despite your faults and sins
God has never left you,
It was you who left him…
But He welcomes you back with open arms
And this time
You are the one who is singing Hallelujah
And you learn what mother and grandmother meant
When they spoke of the gift of the Holy Spirit
And you are no longer embarrassed
By the reaction the Spirit causes
You are bare before the Lord
And in this state you thank Him
(And your parents)
For introducing you to God
At an early age
You think things over and realize
That things could have gone a lot easier
If you’d just followed the lessons you’d learned
But the school of hard knocks teaches you best
Finally God’s sense of humor comes into play when
You get married and have children of your own

(C) 2008 by Chenise Lytrelle
An Excerpt from Kaleidocope: A Collection of Poetry

The World Is A Kaleidoscope...: Obamanation-Still Standing Strong

The World Is A Kaleidoscope...: Obamanation-Still Standing Strong: "It may seem that everywhere we turn there is some severe Obama-bashing going on, but there are still those of us who are willing and ostenta..."

Obamanation-Still Standing Strong

It may seem that everywhere we turn there is some severe Obama-bashing going on, but there are still those of us who are willing and ostentatious about singing his praises. One thing we know for sure is that the state of this country is not Obama's fault and it took more than his term for the United States to become an economic septic tank. It took more than eight years for it to be turned upside down, subsequently it will take at least eight for it to be turned right side up again. Who is willing to speak up in 2012 to show that our voices have value more than just once? Who is willing to say unequivocally that there are people in this world who, with certainty, believe in the change that President Obama desires to bring to the USA? Think about it as if you were a baptist preacher about to reach the climax of your sermon. Everyone knows that the louder you say "Amen!" and the harder you clap signifying that he/she is doing well, the louder and harder the preacher preaches. It seems our dear leader gets right up to the climax of his sermon and the applause is almost silenced completely. Every force, it appears, is saying something about what he's not doing and the change that he's not bringing to fruition. Today, let's applaud President Obama for standing through adversity and in spite of it all, still maintaining his poise and class.