Finishing first
- a chapter flash back to Easter
in a Christmas Peace
reconceived past under stood
common sense before the internet
... sufficiently advanced know how
made accessible through this screen
Per one and a hap, laps
at once
sat
before me a Manet,
A boy pfifer, piping
a flat image,
catching
my question, why…
For the uniform
For the Zouave oath
to die before surrender,
Victory or Death,
as a child sent
to war
in the name
of God, by Time
assured the same iota one
assumed just used
to refer
to the God
of the Papal authority,
symbolized
by a cross, or two,
one for Andrew,
one for George, both saints.
in the blue field, left field,
at attention, observe the stripes,
thirteen, indeed so great a cloud
of coincidences, so same so often
money borrowed… jewels loaned
for instance
to forge a suitable crown
to suit the proven winner's incentive
to defend the title, each winter,
each longest night, after
each shortest day, ever
time told true
Allah
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
By Time.
Mankind is at a loss.
Except for those who believe,
do good deeds, encourage truth,
and recommend patience.
Waiting is, said Michael Valentine.
Dec 21, 2024
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:53 PM UTC
Finishing first
- a chapter flash back to Easter
in a Christmas Peace
reconceived past under stood
common sense before the internet
... sufficiently advanced know how
made accessible through this screen
Per one and a hap, laps
at once
sat
before me a Manet,
A boy pfifer, piping
a flat image,
catching
my question, why…
For the uniform
For the Zouave oath
to die before surrender,
Victory or Death,
as a child sent
to war
in the name
of God, by Time
assured the same iota one
assumed just used
to refer
to the God
of the Papal authority,
symbolized
by a cross, or two,
one for Andrew,
one for George, both saints.
in the blue field, left field,
at attention, observe the stripes,
thirteen, indeed so great a cloud
of coincidences, so same so often
money borrowed… jewels loaned
for instance
to forge a suitable crown
to suit the proven winner's incentive
to defend the title, each winter,
each longest night, after
each shortest day, ever
time told true
Allah
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
By Time.
Mankind is at a loss.
Except for those who believe,
do good deeds, encourage truth,
and recommend patience.
Waiting is, said Michael Valentine.
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