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Friday, September 4, 2026

Flying Out To Anaheim

If you ever get serious about love don’t hesitate

Meet me at seven on Huntington Beach for our first date

We’ll have drinks at the Bungalow watching the sunset

I’ll give you tender surrender without any regret

Here I Am flying out to Anaheim

I’m headed to the scene of the crime

Oooh, where can I find the perfect rhyme

There you go flying out to Anaheim

I have dreams about being a rock and roll superstar

Manic nights of delight playing my electric guitar

Writing songs about a kind of love that transcends life

That some day in some way we’ll become man and wife

Here I Am flying out to Anaheim

I’m headed to the scene of the crime

Oooh, where can I find the perfect rhyme

There you go flying out to Anaheim

The thrill of the chase merges with the glory of grace

You got a body of pure energy and a perfect face

Inside a heart that burns with a warmth of compassion

No idle hands you understand loves in the action

Here I Am flying out to Anaheim

I’m headed to the scene of the crime

Oooh, where can I find the perfect rhyme

There you go flying out to Anaheim

We are all playing our part but we get to decide a thing or two

Destiny be damned against the odds against the gods I chose you

Look at heaven above I won’t let the stars determine my fate

We are born to die some are crucified and baby I ain’t got time to wait

Running down the Garden Grove bursting free from my chains

There are answers to questions but nothing ever explains

But in your kiss there is a bliss I cannot forget

I’m flying to Anaheim cause you’re the winning bet

Here I Am flying out to Anaheim

I’m headed to the scene of the crime

Oooh, where can I find the perfect rhyme

There you go flying out to Anaheim

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Hey Dolly

You were a farmer’s daughter with a heart of gold

You were pure fantasy and fantasy doesn’t grow old

Dolly Parton it was a name that everyone knew

Dolly Parton you know sometimes dreams come true

Hey Dolly you were the best

Hey Dolly enter heaven’s rest

Hey Dolly done is the test

Hey Dolly you were the best

Working nine to five but infused which such style

You made the music come alive you made me smile

Beauty and grace with some genuine humility

God has called you home you’re finally free

Hey Dolly you were the best

Hey Dolly enter heaven’s rest

Hey Dolly done is the test

Hey Dolly you were the best

Jolene ain’t coming between you and your angel

From cradle to the grave love was the only goal

When you sang you’d bring out the joy in your soul

But life is a war and battles they take their toll

Hey Dolly you were the best

Hey Dolly enter heaven’s rest

Hey Dolly done is the test

Hey Dolly you were the best

Song birds the sing and song birds they fly

And song birds laugh and song birds cry

Music is the language we all understand

You were the star the queen of the band

You were a farmer’s daughter with a heart of gold

You were pure fantasy and fantasy doesn’t grow old

Dolly Parton it was a name that everyone knew

Dolly Parton you know sometimes dreams come true

Hey Dolly you were the best

Hey Dolly enter heaven’s rest

Hey Dolly done is the test

Hey Dolly you were the best

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Blues Lady

Juan slipped Don Quixote some L.S.D.

A minor victory for the forces of anarchy

The evening news gives clues about reality

And you my dear I truly fear mean nothing to me

Blues Lady dancing in a daze

You the sunshine of my days

Blues Lady through the night

Blues Lady you make me feel alright

The face of the clown melted into a permanent frown

In Manhattan at night the trains don’t run downtown

Freaks and sheiks mingle debating minor affairs

The poor pay the lion’s share of corporate welfare

Blues Lady dancing in a daze

You the sunshine of my days

Blues Lady through the night

Blues Lady you make me feel alright

She’s a victim of technology

A lost soul in a murky mystery

Trying crying to be free

If she had the cash she’d pay the fee

But when the toll is your soul

You just gotta keep control

The psychotic soldier is now older and gray

He is lost in the holocaust of his yesterday

After the artillery they marched into the city

Sad to say mangled bodies are not too pretty

Blues Lady dancing in a daze

You the sunshine of my days

Blues Lady through the night

Blues Lady you make me feel alright

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Beto’s On The Road Again

The graffiti screamed home’s where you want to be

We live a lifetime but some are never free

It’s east to west and then going north to south

You’re the king of the hill but then there’s the doubt

Beto’s on the road again

And the whole church said amen

I swear one day’s he’s coming again

Until then… Beto’s on the road again

You’ve never lived until that Colorado high

Or gazed west to see where the sea meets the sky

Manifest destiny upsets me it’s a lie

A deep dark greed was the honest reason why

Beto’s on the road again

And the whole church said amen

I swear one day’s he’s coming again

Until then… Beto’s on the road again

In Psalm nineteen the heaven’s they testify

It’s a miracle each time you see a bird fly

Beto’s grooving moving taking in the scene

Never surrender and remember where you’ve been

Beto’s on the road again

And the whole church said amen

I swear one day’s he’s coming again

Until then… Beto’s on the road again

Don’t let my ukulele fail me there’s a song in my bones

I may not be the Beatles but I’m one up on the Stones

Deep in the forest the wild life meets in solidarity

If they didn’t have their guns they wouldn’t even scare me

Around the turn may we all learn something true

The fire will burn you but does that concern you

Crazy Horse rides the plains a ghost of the man

The very best things in life we never do plan

Beto’s on the road again

And the whole church said amen

I swear one day’s he’s coming again

Until then… Beto’s on the road again

Monday, June 29, 2026

Abraham Raised The Knife

Your feeling blue cause thing ain’t working out

Wondering if God loves you there’s plenty of doubt

Let me tell you plainly let me make you aware

We have a cross to bear and a message to share

I gotta tell you something about life

Abraham raised the knife

To kill the only child of his wife

Don’t you know that Abraham raised the knife

God is good and God is great and God He’s never late

But human beings well we never want to wait

I guarantee when all that remains is your final prayer

God Almighty will loose the chains and fill you with care

I gotta tell you something about life

Abraham raised the knife

To kill the only child of his wife

Don’t you know that Abraham raised the knife

Trust in Him when all seems lost

Trust in Him don’t you count the cost

Give Him the praise He’s faithful and true

Give Him the praise He really loves you

Precious child awaiting you is a priceless reward

When things get wild hold on trust in the Lord

Angels are watching and the Good Shepherd near

So be brave and bold do as your told without fear

I gotta tell you something about life

Abraham raised the knife

To kill the only child of his wife

Don’t you know that Abraham raised the knife

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Jordan’s Shore

Well you know I never had life easy

All the bullies would come tease me

With fast fists I’d hit the ground hard

Got paranoid keeping up my guard

I’m tired Lord don’t think I can walk no more

In the distance I hear the river roar

Oh Lord I pray I’ve reached Jordan’s shore

At twenty I flew into the cuckoo’s nest

I thought life was over I needed rest

I wondered what’s the meaning of this

I knew love was something not to miss

I’m tired Lord don’t think I can walk no more

In the distance I hear the river roar

Oh Lord I pray I’ve reached Jordan’s shore

Well a hero is one who just keeps on

A friend is someone to lean upon

Where were my brothers when the rain fell

Where was my lover when life was hell

I’m tired Lord don’t think I can walk no more

In the distance I hear the river roar

Oh Lord I pray I’ve reached Jordan’s shore

I was dreaming of West Virginia green

It’s by far the nicest place I’ve been

There something of suffering I must say

You get strong walking the lonesome way

When I die I don’t want to be grieved

I want to leave better than I received

Everybody got themselves their own song

It’s so sad when they had the lyrics wrong

I’m tired Lord don’t think I can walk no more

In the distance I hear the river roar

Oh Lord I pray I’ve reached Jordan’s shore

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Little Black Box

God grand creator of the universe

By whose hand the Earth’s form took

No matter how profound the verse

Could you be contained in a book?

Omnipotent infinite able to do all

To be in a block box ever so small

You’re able to make real the slightest whim

Would you make a home in my poem?

Black and white laws a system of rules

They quote the Bible as perfect fools

Twisting manipulative serving their own end

They mock your Spirit and call you friend

Crystal clear to Love it is to obey

Yet their love is but a word they say

In slavery bound by their sin and desire

They claim the truth but each is a liar

The little black box it sits on my table

Whatever your will it is then able

The little black box I put it on my shelf

I look inside only to find myself

A firefly captured by children in delight

They gaze at the magical mystical light

You’re in the black box I have no doubt

Perhaps one day I will let you out

These words perhaps they depict your soul

To show you love yes that is my goal

In a little black box tiny as a star

In a little black box is where you are

Contrast, there is heaven there is hell

You’ll see the difference it is easy to tell

Love is the word written on my heart

In a little black box never to part

In a little black box kept secure

I wish it was something better something more

A little black box they do not understand

From deep within there comes the command

Listen my dear one and yes you’ll hear

But could you hear and not know fear

A little black box convenient in hand

I wonder if you’ll ever understand

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Blighted The World

You spent days in the maze going all ways

Hyped you typed the words to the latest craze

What a pretender you can never surrender

Through the door the Minotaur the game ender

Scorned by your girl

So you blighted the world

The whore of the Minotaur

So you blighted the world

The rat runs from the cat chases the cheese

When you are homeless you do as you please

You served your time and you did no crime

Except for obeying orders and marching in line

Scorned by your girl

So you blighted the world

The whore of the Minotaur

So you blighted the world

They are gentrifying Harlem way uptown

The orders are given from the banks on down

While the disheveled veteran sleeps on grate

Mass production it’s hard to function with hate

LSD slips in his juice

He is free fabulously loose

He chases the dragon today

Tomorrow is the time to pay

Tomorrow and what more

Enter the Minotaur

Scorned by your girl

So you blighted the world

The whore of the Minotaur

So you blighted the world

In that fatal moment when insanity becomes real

You cannot repent or even see the total deal

And with open eyes you realize Babylon

With trembling slips time slips and all is gone

Scorned by your girl

So you blighted the world

The whore of the Minotaur

So you blighted the world

Sunday, November 23, 2025

In Memory Of Zyon Brooks

In Memory Of Zyon Brooks (2002-2021)

Zyon is a mountain never washed to the Sea

Zyon is memory wildly free

Laughter after the tragedy

Embracing the racing memory

And there is no sense and reason

I would accuse God of treason

But that would not serve the cause

Or help at all

Adam too had a tremendous fall

Where do we go from here?

When cheeks moisten with fresh tears?

And the pale ghost of agony appears

On the day he turns thirty?

Will the dagger hurt me? (I know it will, still)

The sin of what could have been

I reflect in all the honesty I can embrace

A bike rolling strolling down the road in a race

Children are children even at nineteen

Where have we been?

In Memory of Zyon Brooks

Read it now in the history books

A tragedy that could have been adverted?

What purpose has it served?

Beyond the fact that we are aware

That so many care

With kind word or prayer

Or even a shot of bliss

In a poem such as this

For I am facing the long goodbye

No stranger to tears a human being will cry

The bell tolls we’ve heard that line

But the sound is different when you claim it as mine

I hope Zyon your wings are strong enough now

To fly and even soar

Wherever you are there is no poverty, starvation or war

We’ll see you on the other side somehow

As gentle saints in remembrance take a bow

What is done is done

Farewell our beloved son

There is so much left to say

But that is left for another day

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Do you know?
Was it the birds?
Was it the trees?
That’s not what I heard
Could you tell me please?

Who taught the sun to shine?
Its warmth and beauty so fair
It’s not yours it’s not mine
It’s for all to share

Who taught the rain how to fall?
To bring life to one and all

Isn’t it plain to see?
It was the God of Eternity

Friday, September 19, 2025

Beauty Of The Rainbow

I wonder if you know

The secrets of the rainbow

The colors shining in glory

Tell a story

Red is for the sacrifice

The blood that paid sin’s price

Orange is for the Spirit’s fruit

The blessings of the divine institute

Yellow captures the warmth of the morning star

Wherein lies the essence of what you are

Green is for Mother’s Nature serene

In it the Garden of Eden is seen

Blue is for the endless skies and boundless oceans free

The glorious shade of eternity

Indigo is for God’s royalty

The would mean you and me

Violet is a mystery

Hidden in a twisted history

So now when you look in the sky

You will know why

No more will God send endless rain

Though man act vain

The next time it will be fire

As Jesus returns to fulfill our desire

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

A Song to Share

In the darkest hour of the night

I am glad to hold you tight

With the promise of a new dawn

I gather strength to carry on

Hello I have a song to share

It comes from my heart with care

As sure as the sun in the day

I know Love and peace is the way

I see violence and ugly war

Do you know what we’re fighting for

Children dying mothers crying

My soul in gloom deeply sighing

I believe we can make it better

We just go to get it together

Hello I have a song to share

It comes from my heart with care

As sure as the sun in the day

I know Love and peace is the way

We’re all responsible for peace

It’s up to us to make hatred cease

One man what can he do

One man I’m talking to you

The longest journey has a humble start

Reach inside change your heart

Hello I have a song to share

It comes from my heart with care

As sure as the sun in the day

I know Love and peace is the way

Chasing the wind mad and blind

What the hell do you expect to find

A heart lusting full of greed

The world’s bursting in great need

You believe in God you have a cause

But your God is full of flaws

You curse the light you curse his name

Can’t you see it’s you I blame?

Sometimes I fall to darkest despair

Yet even the night with you I will share

Brothers on a journey hand in hand

I’m just glad that you understand

I carry your cross you can carry mine

In harmony we can cross the line

Hello I have a song to share

It comes from my heart with care

As sure as the sun in the day

I know Love and peace is the way