Oh God

(Picture Credit "God Letting Go" by PS Mag com)

Oh God, whoever and wherever you are,

Do you really want me

To sit and wait for your son Jesus to save me?

Do you want me to just bow down

Before You

In supplication

And leave everything to you?

I think not.

For We are your infantry

If you will

And we are here

To kick the a*** of Evil

And make things work

Throughout this Creation of yours.

I’m sure you want us

To be self-reliant

Creative and inventive.

For You have Delegated much

Of Your Work

To Us.

Which is why

We were Created.

So to sit back

And wait for Salvation

From You

Is not

What You

Are looking for.

I’m sure of that.

So let us Believe

In Ourselves

To Achieve

Whatever is required

To make the world

A better place.

We can make God

So proud of us

As His creation

If only we get up

Off our backsides

And show Him – or Her – or Both

What We can do.

Paul Butters

© PB 22\5\2018.

Hymn to Life

(Picture Credit - United Methodist Church)

Rise up with passion,

Rise up with joy.

Rise up with Love

That can never cloy.

Keep rising

Way beyond the stars:

Much further than Venus,

Well past Mars.

For Life is a Wonder,

Only lived once.

Don’t ever waste it,

Don’t be a dunce.

Let inspiration guide you

Way beyond this realm

From the shortest grass

To the tallest elm.

So Love all Life

Is What I Say

Be kind to everyone:

Try to make their day.

Show every mercy

Whenever you can

Respect all others

Woman or man.

Every Life is a freak of chance,

So play the music,

Begin the dance.

Paul Butters

© PB 21\5\2018.

Planet Paul

Deep within the spacial abyss that is my brain

There lies a little blue planet called “Paul”.

Hidden away from most of reality

This world is full of wondrous dreams.

Its drifting continents are full of sporting arenas,

Traditional pubs and inns

And swarms of gorgeous women.

Lofty mountains overlook sandy beaches

Fringed by sun kissed palms.

Endless vistas of hill and dale

Teeming with Life.

There is a Dark Side too:

I have my “Mordor” for sure

And my own Sauron.

Who doesn’t?

Lands full of man eating wasps

Fearful ghouls and witches

And torture chambers

Full of dental equipment.

Giant eyes

And Mirrors

Which take on a life

Of their own.

But let’s focus on the Brightness here:

The music and poetry

And even dance

And romance!

A place where we can “Get Around”

To Beach Boys harmonies,

Rock to Chuck Berry

And enjoy whatever delights Carlsberg can conjure up,

If not a pint of “Willy’s Beer”

From Cleethorpes.

Paul Butters

© PB 10\5\2018.