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108 · Mar 2023
DOGGIE’S HEAVEN
preservationman Mar 2023
Shocked and devasted
I suffered in a Health Condition and Heaven saw
Uplifted being Heaven’s call
There wasn’t much anybody could do
Heaven was my only pursue
I know on Earth you are heart broken
Don’t be sad
Don’t feel bad
You took excellent care of me well
Pure love and everyone could tell
You couldn’t have done anymore
You did your best and that was for sure
It was my time
Heaven’s schedule
On my journey like a module
I will miss you
Remember me on Earth
No more pain nor suffering again as Heaven is my new birth
Our love was strong
That is how I want you to live along
Bonding in thinking how I gave you inspiration
Remember the voice in my bark
Think of my paw touching your lap
One bark for love
Second bark for thanks
Last bark for everlasting
Love will never be unchanged
It takes time to heal all wounds
It’s not the moment, hour nor second
Taking one day at a time
Let Salem always be in your heart
I want you to be a carefree Dove
That is what you should be thinking of
We will see each other again
Heaven said and knows
That’s a promise
My paw in your hands
My time
No guilt as you took very good care of me
Heaven is where I need to be
Pure Heavenly
Heart to heart
From yesterday to tomorrow
Have no sorrow
Until we acquaint again.
preservationman Oct 2018
History has many action parts
But let it be knowledge illustrating from the start
Ancient Rome having struggles and victory
Too some Historians, there might be some mystery
Kings wants to control the people that were weak and poor
This is how anarchy really began to soar
Deceit and revenge on the King’s mind
A battle in forces all combined
But because of being scornful, Ancient Rome was weakened and crumbled to their own destruction full of devastation
It was the end of Ancient Rome being Heaven’s creation.

America’s Slavery of Black Men and Women beyond compare
Flesh was beaten hard until blood poured from many strikes
The Plantation Owners were using that as their strength in might
But the Slaves prayed that One day, Freedom will be their Guiding Light
Bitter Winds and Angry Revelation
The Struggle between Good and Evil became a separation
The Guiding Light came, and Civil Rights Movement became a Freedom Voice.

Innovations upon Innovations, Man wanted to fly
It was experiments after another in try
No matter what, it meant strapping on wings on arms and attempt to fly
Into the air you say, it was more like touch down
Because the experiments always came to hitting the ground
Failure often was the takeoff, but of course things just didn’t land as hoped
No, the inventors weren’t dopes
It was back to the drawing board with a new way to cope
So a new theory was instituted with engineering in making large structures with the ability to fly
Technology had truly advanced
This became the Inventor’s chance and became their stance
The thirst for flying in the air was now welcome to the Friendly skies
This is not from a former commercial from United Airlines being an advertise
This was only word to the wise.

America discovered ranging from the West Coast to the East Coast
How the West was won
Western Movies always portrayed Sheriff and the Bad Guys with Indians
It was the great frontier
This was how America was able to preserver
Towns became cities
Horses were replaced with cars, buses and trucks
Back roads were now highways
Distance lands were brought closer
People were connected being communities
In fact, there was unity
Hello Ms. America and pleased to meet you Mr. America
Shades of Race assortments spread throughout the country
My Country Tis Of Thee, but it involves even today being you and me.

Imagine an Icon of America’s history being the Greyhound Bus
It started out by two Inventors as a car
The operations was a small commute not really going that far
Popularity of the open road and the door to bus travel
Distance was extended
Greyhound Bus Lines became a Major Ground Transportation Carrier in North America
It was State by state with town after town
Go Greyhound and you yourself will be bound

This was only a brief history line by line
You might have history in your own family combined
So there’s my version of a history lesson past
It was advancement throughout that came fast
But it is now a remembrance that will last
History being determined in proof
All this while I was in my youth.
108 · Oct 2021
ANOTHER PAGE
preservationman Oct 2021
Written words
Beyond measure
My heart having no pleasure
Every thought with a doubt
Concentrating as I am moving about
Yet the pages have no imagination
It is just pages of here and there
The whole situation within beware
There’s no destination
No explanation
Stuck on page jam
Dilemma
When will I overcome at the surface?
Pause is ever so obvious
Pages upon pages full of rage
Perhaps it settles with my old age
The sentences don’t mount
Each letter is beyond count
I am totally dissatisfied
I am in reside
This is life in provide
It is become my stride
But all I want to do is hide
But for now, I must reflect and take everything in
Start all over with a new page of begin
I can’t be still and pretend
This can’t be an end
I must transcend
Believe and I just accomplish
Fulfill until complete done
This is something to look upon
It is up to me being the only one
preservationman Oct 2018
It wasn’t at a concert
It seemed like it was a special perk
But it was at an originally park having music in harmony being serene
It was a violin in a symphony alone
Well the Violin music took place once and a while on a sidewalk street
On this particular day, the crowd simply got a treat
The Violin music was played by a Talent Male Player with Tone Strings and a Bow Stick
It was every given note
The notes were their own musical arrangements as if they actually spoke
That is no joke
Remember I said Talent of the Player
A Gifted Black Young Man
He didn’t learn to play in school, but skilled fingers with ambitions
Perhaps he will be called for a personal music recital performances in demand
Yet the crowd gave approval with loud applause
The Young Man was talent with cause
Good music throughout
I am probably sure you don’t know what I am talking about
The music could be heard as far as ten blocks
Nonstop music to carry the crowd throughout their day
Too me that’s simply ok
Music having an array
The next time any Violin plays, step towards and listen to the tone, and pass the word being your relay
It’s Music to the heart, and relaxation with feeling at ease.
108 · Dec 2019
MOTOR COACH BUS HOLIDAY
preservationman Dec 2019
Are you ready for a getaway?
Then step this way
We will be taking a journey through the open highway beyond your expectations
But the mission will be appreciation
So welcome aboard
Recline back and relax
This coach is specifically prepared for you
As for the destination unknown being anywhere
We don’t want to be square
Observe seeing the fallen snow
Let’s hope for no snowstorm as we don’t want to be stuck you know
Don’t be surprised if we run into Frosty as that would be a show
So as we continue to journey, observe the town people decorating and singing Carols to their hearts content
In these moments, time just went
But it was all Heaven sent
Watch the Deer’s as they pull all the sleighs
It’s merrily all the way
Look at that, all the Christmas trees flashing their Christmas assortment lights, and a big Happy Holidays shoots out from the star at the top as we pass by
Did you see what I saw?
It looked like Santa and the Reindeers, but you know what, it was actually that
Santa is flying low on the side of our bus and saying, “Good Cheers Mates and Happy Holidays”
Well look at this, snow is starting to fall again
What a way to start the holidays
Our holiday bus adventure has come to an end
Now the holiday season can officially begin
Enjoy your holidays with family and make it a treat
Happy rolling wheels and buses bring to life the holidays that’s unreal.
108 · Jul 2020
HOUNDING BOUNTY
preservationman Jul 2020
The Hound Bus that crosses states
Passengers being ladies and mates
It’s the Hound bus with the flashing lights
It brings Major Cities and Towns to life
Destination in the open road
The United States simply unfolds
Anywhere bound
You will find the hound
Routes being interchanges
Back roads that connect
The feeling in travel has that effect
The Hound wheels being guided with driving skills
It is the hound bus Driver that fits the bill
Highway town waves
America Up Close
Personal
Lean back in that reclining seat
Conservation with other passengers that can’t be beat
So into the sunset with a sunrise
My life could be destined for anywhere
The hound bus will show my tomorrow
My destination will be my appreciation
My arrival will be my association
My travel complete
It was the Hound bus travel that was neat
108 · Oct 2021
THE MILLWOOD MANSION
preservationman Oct 2021
The tail of a Millionaires death
Fortune well spent
Creed to no end
Suspicion all started from when
The Millionaires partner wanted the fortune for himself
He wasn’t thinking about anybody else
The partner wanted elegance in his life
Being his own adviser
The partner saw fashion with sequence
Power having control
But there was something never told
The Millionaires spirit vowed for revenge
The Millionaire haunted in stalk
Moans forming talk
Death will come to the partner
Everlasting will be his eternity
Condemnation forming the reality
The Millwood Mansion is miles from any city
Countryside with nothing but Mountain hills
Let’s pause for a moment
The night calls for a ****
The partner will pay being no documental will
The killing feast has begun
The partner is no longer among
He was killed by a gun
I am not saying a pun
The partner’s death complete
No more deceit
The end became the partner’s defeat.
107 · Dec 2019
POET STABLE
preservationman Dec 2019
Feel motivated and appreciated
Gather round and lend an inspiring ear, and let’s discuss Poet words
We are Poets and we want to be heard
Let our emotions be virtual
Putting our own minds through the test of time
Letting our inner feelings and inspiration combined
All our emotions within
From when to can
We actually enjoy being Poets and we are what we do is our craft
But that is only half
We have a mission, and it is poetry to pursue
We know the precise angle
By right, we are Journalist showing our current events
It’s our way in showing where time went
We are Illustrators
Having a concept in place
Our grounded thoughts
Grasping the Reader’s attention
It involves all our writing creations
Our hearts just pound
Round and Round clear cross town
It’s us Poets anywhere in the USA and abroad found
As Poets, we know how to have a good time and write it down
Stay inspired
Don’t tire
This concludes the Poet Roundtable
Continue to write while you are able.
107 · Apr 2019
G L O R Y A N D H O N O R
preservationman Apr 2019
SURROUNDING FAITH
CRUCIFIXION
REDEMPTION
DECEIT AND SIN
DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
STRUGGLES INVOLVING A PLIGHT
HUMAN LIFE CREATED FROM DUST
THE CROSS
THE HEAVENLY ONE
OVERCAME DEATH
THE GREAT I AM
HEAVEN’S REWARD TO THE FAITHFUL
COMMANDMENTS
FULFILLMENT WITH EVERLASING
LIFE
107 · Apr 2019
AWAKEN VOICE
preservationman Apr 2019
A SUNRISE AWAKEN
A NIGHT WELL SLEPT
MY SOUL WAS SAFELY KEPT
IT’S A NEW DAY TO GET UP
IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER DAY TO BE FED UP
BUT STILL IIN THE LIVING AND THAT’S A BLESSING
MY THOUGHTS OF THE MORNING
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR YAWNING
TIME TO REFURNISH MY FACE IN BEING PREPARED FOR THE NEW DAY
THINKING POSITIVE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
I HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE
IT’S THE COMPANY’S SALES AT STAKE
I HOPE THE CLIENT DOES TAKE
THIS WILL BE MY MOMENT TO SHINE
I AM DRESSED AND READY TO GO
ONCE I ARRIVE AT WORK, I WILL BE READY FOR THE SALES PRESENTATION SHOW.
107 · Apr 2019
PRAYER WITHIN
preservationman Apr 2019
THE POWER TO THE HEAVENS
THE VOICE BEING THE CONNECTION TO CALL UP
COMMUNICATION ANYTIME FROM MORNING TO NIGHT INCLUDING IN BETWEEN
A LORD THAT LISTENS
BECOMES BLESSINGS THAT GLISTENS
IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
IT INCLUDES SOMETIMES WHEN STRUGGLES CAUSE YOU TO STIBBLE
BUT PRAYER SHOULD ALWAYS BE WHETHER GOOD OR BAD
PRAYER CAN CHANGE THINGS AND TURN IN REVERSE BEING GOOD
PRAYER CAN HAVE YOU STATIONERY IN SUSTAINING YOUR FAITH
PRAYER BECOMES ON COURSE
IT’S HEAVEN THAT DOES THE ENFORCE
BELIEVING HEART
LESS DOUBTING THOUGHT
SINCERE THROUGHOUT THE PRAYING FAIRE
SO PRAY TO THE HIGHEST
BECAUSE THE LORD IS ALL THE FINEST
107 · Jun 2023
EVENING DANCE
preservationman Jun 2023
We got a week to prepare
But let’s be fair
There will be a lot of stretching
Limber up
The music being just right
The stage and you in the spotlight
There can’t be any mistakes nor miss steps
We must rehearse and capture the music with every dramatic
Movement
Finesse
Every twist and turn feeling like a test
You alone will be the outcome of confess
Dance dramatics to the audience
Dance and feel the music
Let your feet and arms be your compass
Think of the orchestra as your Music Director
The rising curtain your chance to fame
It will be your name
Dance like the sun being bright
Let your movement radiate warmth
Show your love for entertainment and the audience
The raw of applause in what you have established and accomplished
Grace and creativity with every step
You are the effect
It’s showtime
Take your places
Spotlight on
Music
Production
Finale
Audience applause
Bow
Curtain down
That’s entertainment
107 · Sep 2019
LET US PRAY
preservationman Sep 2019
45 has done it again
It’s time after time
Thank god you are genuine
Merciful and kind
Lord I pray for the White House
The President needs your help
He doesn’t understand the world in situations being felt
The President needs to understand his own transgressions
The United States is in a total mess
The world sees and would confess
The GOP seems to be scare of 45
Yet they should be thankful that they are still alive
The Democrats are trying their best with thinking responsively
The Powers that be have no commitment
Responsibility seems to be over 45’s head
He rather function on his accord instead
Now the National Security Advisor has just been fired
Now whom will replace being hired
The Citizens of Bahamas had a Hurricane disaster
Lord, please help them survive
Water and Food is of short supply
Help the GOP and the Democrats in seeing eye to eye
The world is trying patiently in watching and waiting
But being patient is of a short fuse
45 needs an awakening of recuse
I also pray of an agenda in Gun Reform
Guns, Bullets and lives
Many have died while others will never be the same
45 is just plain lame
Please Lord, organize and rearrange
Let your intervention, so the world can remain sane
This I pray Oh Lord, Amen
107 · May 9
LIFE OF A POSTMAN
Starts with the morning rise
Breakfast to energize
Head straight to the Post Office
The day begins with sorting the mail
Daily without fail
Preparing to deliver
The creed being neither rain, snow nor sleet
A Postman documentation to keep
No matter what, the mail is always a proceed
Eyes on residence and business
Everyday being the postman’s witness
Mailbox leverage
Mail and packages
Delivery precise
Chased by dogs
Working even in outdoor fog
Day in and out
Deliver mail until done
This is the Postman sound
Back to the Post Office bound
Days end
Same routine the next day once again.
106 · May 2024
THE VIRGINIAN
preservationman May 2024
Always a citizens greet
Pleasure to always meet
Towns and Cities
Southern dialect witty
Freight trains through the state
Visits no hesitate
Mountains and Trees surround
Voices echoes heard from mile away towns
Virginia known for Victories
Battlegrounds and Entertainment
That’s a Virginian commitment
Virginian’s will always share their storytelling
But to listen you must be willing
The vast land
Numerous farm land at a Virginian demand
Virginian’s do their best
They are not like other states who could careless
Virginians with hearts true
The motto, “Pure Follow Through”
106 · Feb 2024
I AM FOUND FROM LOSS
preservationman Feb 2024
I was loss in the vast wilderness
Trying to find my way
Here I am
Had no idea how I even got loss
I saw something and wanted to investigate
I guess that would be source of why I am in this situation
I wondered into the woods
I am where I stand
The sunset is taking effect and slowly going down
Darkness came quickly
I knew I was in the wrong direction
I worried and cried
I am giving anything a try
How would I find my way
I am so far into the woods and off the trail estray
I glanced at the Moon
It was as if the Moon was guiding me through the woods
The Moon showed me my own reelection
That was the right direction
Every step I made I felt caution
I wasn’t even thinking about being rescued
I knew I had to get back to the trail and onto the campgrounds where I was
Praying in between seemed to help
I knew I wasn’t alone
I saw a light in the distance, and it was the trail leading to the camp
Suddenly, I was back at camp and there were search parties looking for me
However, I arrived back safely and was welcomed back by my friends
The Moon’s wisdom and Heaven’s timing made everything alright.
106 · Mar 29
UPWARD STAND
Lord, you have helped me to stand
Always at your command
You have guided me through
Your uplift is my continued pursue
You are my life insurance
Your policy is my influence
Your words conquer all
Even when you call
Solid as a rock
I am one of your Flock
I stand
Upward praise
Your amaze
Sometimes I don’t understand
Your teachings concrete
You are who I seek
Don’t let my spirit go weak
Satan always defeat.
106 · Mar 2018
SAILING MATES
preservationman Mar 2018
Sailing the seven seas
Oh I can just feel that breeze
I feel totally at ease
It will be the moment I step aboard
Just the thought being thank the Lord
However, when I step aboard, it will be sheer elegance, and the ship is my floating hotel
Swell
As the ship was leaving the dock, all I could say was so long New York City and Statue Of Liberty until I return
I will be travelling total sincerity
But after the ship was way out in the ocean, I began to feel seasick
I was thinking, this might be a trick
The waves seemed to get rough
But I was trying as I might to be brave and tough
Then on the other hand, enough is enough
But as the ship continued its journey
It’s the bright sunshine to destinations of Port Of Calls being warm
All surrounded by warmth
The Narration ends here
Ship to sea to preserver
Yet because I felt seasick, I could be named “Chicken Of the Sea’
But that is between Charlie and me.
106 · Jul 2023
POET CRUISE
preservationman Jul 2023
Welcome aboard
Ship to shore
A Poet’s galore
The need to getaway
Words that have their way
Over the waves
Destination bound
Listen to that ship’s sound
Sentences anchored as I write
Ocean breeze
Totally at ease
Poet to observation
Subjects with lots of information
Yonder breaks
Words ponder
Cruising and observing
Waves upon more waves
Stateroom calls of behave
Journey into adventure
Island stop upon island stop taking a picture
Captured moments sitting on a pier
Ideas come being a preserver
Words wrote down
Romantic vibes
Poet love beyond words
Intriguing v
Back to reality where the bon voyage cruise began
The cruise comes to an end
Memories of when
Journey from then
Voyage giving relaxation
The cruise full of sensation
S.S. Poet
We disembark
Love me now into everlasting
Thoughts remain
It’s love now between me and Jane.
106 · Nov 2023
RUN GREYHOUND RUN
preservationman Nov 2023
Speed and Quickness
Audiences being the witness
The Greyhound legs fitness
Rush in a race
The Greyhound keeping up the pace
Every moment a pulsating session
The sun being always high and warm at noon
The Greyhound always sleek
Always ready to go
Making their mark in set and flow
Movement on precision of swift
Acceleration with determined to win on the Greyhound’s mind
Greyhound move
Hound’s that always prove
Always a Greyhound
Speed on could
Run Greyhound run
Do what you do best.
106 · Dec 2023
TAKE ME BACK IN TIME
preservationman Dec 2023
Through my own time capsule
Enterprising memories
It was that small Greyhound Bus Station in Togetherness County, Georgia
That’s where I would visit my Grandparents for the Holidays
The Greyhound bus would be the way
My Grandparents would be the stay
The Christmas air and anticipation of Grandma’s variety of Food and deserts
I Can’t forget her homemade biscuits
As I often reclined back in my Greyhound bus seat, I would sleep and dream of snow
It was almost like magic
It always snowed
The Greyhound Bus Motor Coach Engineer would maneuver the bus ever so carefully around the slick highways and back roads
We would pass Caroler’s singing and wave on the side of the road
Town’s people would wave as if to say, “Welcome”
I could almost smell Grandma’s cooking while traveling on the Greyhound bus
We were getting ever so close to my final destination
Soon my Holiday adventure would begin
Just around the bend and down the road
We arrived at Togetherness County, GA Bus Station
My Grandparents were right there when my bus pulled in
Once I got off the Greyhound bus, it was strong hugs from my Grandparents of enduring love
Nothing but warmth of affection
My mouth of watering for my Grand Mother’s sweet potato pies
Aroma of food goodness touched my senses in the house
The Holiday to embrace
The sweet memories
I am old now
Still having those memories
My Grandparents have longed passed on
Tears are starting to form in my eyes
My Grandparents who were wise
The holidays that were galore
I know for sure
Glister of delight
Christmas Grandparents style
A look back
It’s hard to keep track
Blessings at that
A small Greyhound Bus Station with singing Caroler’s started all
My Grandparents memories, togetherness a lifetime
Rejoice and be happy
Memories pure memories
Everlasting thoughts
Embracing heart
Holidays never a depart.
105 · Dec 2019
QUALITIES OF A POET
preservationman Dec 2019
P – PURPUSE

O – OUTLOOK

E -   EXPRESSION

T -   TRANSCEND

In order to write, one must have a reason
It doesn’t matter what season
It’s not being forced to write being a treason
It’s the assurance in presenting and knowing it
The Poet sets the standards of sentences and words
An aura of appreciation and expectation established
But it is all the creation with illustration
The organization in how the writing came about
Nothing to work out
Emotion in what the Poet feels
At times in can be an experience that the Poet felt for real
The Poet shows their writing has arrived
It was the mind opening up to words the Poet derived
It’s the Poet instilling, “Even Now”
The whole Poet experience
It was all being the inner being within influence
The issuance of that’s all Folks
105 · Jul 2019
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
preservationman Jul 2019
Independence leading to Freedom
Knowledge educating with Wisdom
Bravery in conquering overbearing struggles
The call for the Birth of a Nation
It was an establishment being our appreciation
As a Patriot America, you stood tall
This is our America being our call
The song of right overshadowing the wrong
Our Forefathers saw America with reality kicking in
America’s beginning happening from then
Our heritage became our privilege
Prestige throughout
Philadelphia and Washington, DC with working America’s existence in details out
A War Hero only knows
It’s America’s birthday of Red, White and Blue that shows
The ashes cleared
War no more
America conquered and saw
America became the United States of America
So stand up America and be counted
Heroes our Patriots
I hear a Song, “America, you were once uptight, but Freedom became strong and it was the multitudes of Races where we all belong. It was a battle cry with efforts being every try. America stands today being a symbol of a Nation. We wouldn’t be America if it wasn’t for our dedicated Men and women in the Military Uniform. Stand proud America and salute. In the distance, I hear a musical playing flute. Yeah, Yankee Doodle Dandy with an upward swing, but today, Happy Birthday America being the thing”.
105 · Feb 2022
WALK THROUGH TIME
preservationman Feb 2022
Every second and minute
I feel I am in a Time Capsule
My inner feelings are lifted up and I am off on a mission
Time being the precision
Journey through an Hour Glass
I must fulfill the task
Acceleration on impact
A reflection back
My moment to explored
Promise and honest finally coming together
I am walking through a Portal
Feels more like a funnel
My past is revealed
Nothing is concealed
The Portal showed my life mattered
The truth being told
It’s understanding to take hold
Never mind presence deleted
Truth in spirit
The blessings in merit
Time being an opportunity
Time Share
Nothing else does compare
105 · Jul 2022
ASSEMBLE IN ACTION
preservationman Jul 2022
M MISSION

O OPERATION

V VISION

E EFFORT

M MANUEVER

E E­AGER

N NAVIGATE

T TRANSCEND
105 · Sep 2018
MEDIA POETRY NEWS HEADLINE
preservationman Sep 2018
News you thought would be from TV, Radio or Technology
Those are all possibilities with scope of analyzing to see
Words that tell the story
Sometimes being a image figure who spoke
Seriousness not being a joke
Focal eyes in seeing the White House in a mess
When it comes Justice one can’t get even a confess
But the words continue to come on
But Headlight News that keeps moving along
Now Supreme Court Judge looking to be confirmed
But details about the Incoming Judge what the senate has learned
Policies with a question
But the some of the senate have a problem with the Judge’s interview throughout the session
Fake News the President often says
Yet it is his truth that strays
But the media is determined to stay
However, the American people deserve to know what’s going on in the world and that is an ok
But the American people need to know
It seems the White House puts on quite a show
As Poets, we have News all of our own
It’s called “Don’t let down”
The President certainly can’t push some of us around
Our words that stand up
We don’t tire and get fed up
Our words aren’t fake
Our emotions that take
Poet’s words are safekeeping for peace sake
It’s our inspiration at stake
The only news that Poet’s carry is “Appreciation”
Our total encouragement is total “Aspiration”
Our teachings in writing, “Preparation”
We write what we feel
Sometimes it could very well be for real
But in any event, we as Poets is our news well spent.
preservationman Aug 2022
Beyond the galaxies
Journeys into the unknown
Ms. Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role on Star Trek
Characterized as Lieutenant Uhura, Communications Officer
Ms. Nichols has gone where many have gone before her
It was Higher than the Star Trek Frontier
It is her Soul maneuvering in spirit of preserver
She is among the many Souls
Ms. Nichols leaves her name in remembrance of behold
Space being her threshold
The name Starship Enterprise
Ms. Nichols wants her fans to rise and continue to live
She would say “I finished my work on Earth”
I have a enriched new birth
I have another role to play
It’s Heaven’s way
Watching Earth on high and rejoicing with Thy
Don’t cry for me
I have been lifted up you see
Only applaud my achievements
Remember how I opened closed doors of Race
I have a new Frontier
I encourage my fans to continue to preserver
My mission has transitioned
The Clouds have written my name
Space welcomed Ms. Nichols to explore
Her talent is nothing to ignore
Ms. Nichols proved to Hollywood she had her own act to follow
Achieving was her inspiration in believing
She told the Lord “I am Ready”
Beam Me Up
Ms. Nichols boarded the Heaven Enterprise
She’s now among the stars
Beyond Earth’s presence and vision
Her spirit strives
NASA Mission Control, Ms. Nichols mission complete
We will always hold Star Trek close
Never far, but always in our hearts near
STAR TREK being a fact
Beamed Up
Everlasting to Ms. Nichelle Nichols
Well done
I am pleased
Now sleep and rest at ease
Gone where Heaven wants us all to be
Captain Kirk, Star Trek was in good hands
My tomorrow came
My today of remember
Lieutenant Uhura out.
105 · Feb 2018
GHOST TOWN HIGHWAY
preservationman Feb 2018
While on vacation travelling Cross Country on a Hound Bus
I wanted to see the America’s countryside without the fuss
I reclined in my seat and just relaxed
I left all my stress behind and the feeling from being perplexed
My window seat being a moving postcard
It was scenery upon scenery
The Hound Bus made numerous stops along the way
But for me, this was a nice getaway
But there was more to this trip
It goes far beyond any rain drip
The Hound Bus stopped in a town called “DESERT WIND”
This is where our journey begins
It was in that Ghost Town of DESERT WIND, Arizona where the tumbleweed were flying everywhere, shutters were hitting against the wooden homes, the desert wind was kicking up the desert sand, but there were no dwellers in the town
The sunrise was starting to reflect a new horizon
A passenger boarded and the Hound bus proceeded on
We were back on the road where we belonged
But a wonder often enters my mind
Were there spirits that formulated the Ghost Town with eerie moments?
We will never know
But it goes to show
Ghost Towns could very well exist
But it adds a certain mystery twist.
105 · Mar 11
NOT LIKE US
They live and Breathe
Words are spoken
Yet there is a separation
Race seems to be a curse
Needs to be a turnaround in reverse
Change in attitude and thinking
Transforming the Tongue
Race created from a higher calling becoming among
Together we stand and fall
Race is like half and half
One side Embraces and the other side avoids
Words sound alike, but becomes uncertainty
Assumption bound
Hatred in the sound
Guilt in refusing
Concept in not accepting, but aiming high in not wanting to know
One day, One day, all voices coming together in unity
Not like us
No need to cuss nor fuss
All races are the added plus.
105 · Mar 2018
SURROUNDED BY THE STORM
preservationman Mar 2018
All alone in the middle of the field
This situation was actually for real
It was Thunder and Lightening accompanied by a Tornado
The mighty winds blew
But this was something I was chosen to do
Suddenly a calm voice shouted out
“Stand still and don’t move about”
You are in a Trial and Tribulations bout
You won’t be harmed so don’t be alarmed
I wondered how I was being assured?
However, this was the accord coming from the Lord
The Lightening was striking, but it didn’t involve me
The Tornado caused destruction, and I was able to see
I was still able to stand
I was standing on the Heavenly Earth land
I remember thinking I would be picked up into the Tornado’s funnel
But that wasn’t the case
An image of the Lord Appeared, and we were now face to face
I bring you comfort my Brother
I chose you like no other
You have been blessed
Don’t take my goodness for less
Watch as the storms calms down
Just observe and look around
Beams of the sun will appear
You are no longer in fear
I am the Lord being the storm
I assured you I mean no harm
You witnessed with your own eyes
Tell your Testimony, as I am the surprise
Continue to walk and talk about me
You are my brother for all to see
A storm is a daily occurrence that one must go through
Yet through Faith in believing
Your struggles too bear there will be relieving
Fail me not
No, this isn’t a plot
I am the Lord saying thanks a lot.
preservationman Mar 2021
Journey yonder
Portal to adventure
It’s book chapters to enter
The worlds add to the detail
Dialogs with their own meanings
Face with Death
How much time do I have left?
Omitted from Death in life precise
Confused and not sure
Thinking score
But the aftermath ended in ignore
I am far away in an unknown land
But there is no parade of a caravan
I see comfort and peace
The frustrations can now be released
However, a sudden calmness takes over
A storm rages and need to take cover
A clear voice says, “Be Brave”
Suddenly, there was no within fear
I knew inspiration was near
A book showed a past
The timeline that accelerated fast
Situations that just couldn’t last
Wonder became understanding
The book full of answers
Yonder being the tomorrow
But it was yesterday we came
Our journey that was already destined
preservationman Aug 2022
The thought of yesterday
Tomorrow unknown
The Soul awoke
The spirit shaken
Hatred of past times
Racial tension still reigns supreme today
The world that didn’t treat me kind
I was acting genuine
Names called not being my name
Lies told
A racial community being bold
This is my story told
My life had promise
My Mother raised me giving me advice
Through it all, I had to face opposition that wasn’t nice
Being Black wasn’t an easy road
Yet rocky and dangerous
My years made that obvious
I was tormented until Death
My life had no meaning
My color was a curse
If I had the chance, I would have battled in a reverse
My Soul survived
My flesh is no more
Civil Rights still a fight
Don’t settle nor take it light
There is a sunrise
I know you are hot and angry
Let justice make you hungry
Tears on a shameless world
God continues to surface all around
Change doubt as you are moving about
Let your voice be strength
Let my Death be a awake up call
I saw and experienced
Again, I know you are furious
My time passed
Harmony only associated with an orchestra
Demand and command your rights
Break the chains being a strategy
This is Emmett Till
Don’t be quite it and still
Keep the inspiration being your will
I have risen beyond the world’s eyes
I am only giving that purpose of realize
I am the example of understanding and wise
This I had to emphasize
Your worthy and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
Chosen and undefeated
The battle is not won until complete
Don’t hold back being defeat
Don’t give up nor give in
This is only a begin
My life came to an end
But this is where the world should step in
Emmett Till knows all too well
This is my story and the world I tell.
Emmett Till
104 · Jan 2018
CREDIT CARDS SPLITZ
preservationman Jan 2018
Payments that must be paid
Payment due being the relay
Debt is not ok
Credit Card statement in what was charged
Total amount is over the top
All this charging must come to a stop
I must watch my credit score
I don’t need my interest to soar
As Benjamin Franklin stated, “A Penny saved is a penny earned”
Now I must be wise in how I spend
But my inspiration to shop must come to an end
It’s a credit card alert
It’s no special perk
It’s comes with saving where I am living on Earth.
104 · May 2024
EYES OF THE GREYHOUND BUS
preservationman May 2024
Presence on the road
Headlight in observe
Destinations serve
Skillful hands of the Greyhound Bus Driver
Stretched out Hound dog trademark
Voice of the rolling maneuvering wheels
Onward and precise
Cutting through the times of fog
The Greyhound bus is more than a name and dog
A passenger’s friend
Enriching America within
The Greyhound bus showing the way
Travel in your getaway
Eye always on the road
Lean back and recline
We are all the Greyhound Bus timeline
Feel America up close and one’s dreams explored
Honor and privilege
The Greyhound bus leverage
Masterpiece and motor coach engineer
Each day a preserver
Sunrise to sunset always near
Symbolic
The Greyhound bus far and wide
Bus history with a provide
Travel with care
Eye on the people
Heartfelt love
The Greyhound bus like no other
The thought of a flying Dove
Vision and reflection
Precision
Everlasting approach
Yesterday’s inspiration
Tomorrow a reality
A Greyhound bus rolling in your way
Your chance and opportunity
The getaway
104 · Jun 2018
A R R I V E A L I V E
preservationman Jun 2018
This was on the Out Of Business Domenico Tours Bus license plate
This message could safe your fate
Listen carefully and don’t worry about being late
Why rush driving in a hurry?
This is what starts my story
Truly one should drive in arriving alive
But it is not funny nor is it jive
Careless driving is a possibility being a road death
Time is simply cut short
Not a theory of sort
In fact, critical thinking being the thought
Enjoying one’s journey in a much needed vacation
It’s a time to relax and taking in appreciation
Driving abruptly should not mount to a situation
Driving at your own dangerous is a risk for deviation
Drive within the speed limit
That’s all too it
The mission should always be “ARRIVE ALIVE”
This is what you should drive in strive
So play it safe
Driving means being alert and taking control
Your driving message should always be “Arriving Alive” that should you should take hold
Remember, the highway is not yours, but the multitudes that drive
Arrive Alive and your tomorrow will see a Sunrise
The thinking should be realize
Being alive the added surprise.
103 · Jan 2022
OPPOSE BEING MY VICTORY
preservationman Jan 2022
I hear oppose
It is followed by suppose
Hatred throughout in response
I was born with a lesson
The World won’t be nice
I was raised on advice
Oppose said, “I will always be a Slave”
Now be quite it and behave
I am no Slave to anyone
My name is “Freedom”
I stand on the grounds of Independence and Mobility
You can’t stop where I already arrived
Heaven understands, but why don’t you?
You are stuck on woes
Oh
My timing being just right
It’s my understanding in plain sight
Oppose
You don’t want me to achieve nor establish
You feel frightened that I will go where you have no courage
I am nourished by Faith
I am Black
I totally stand on that
I learned but you are trying to figure out
You worry and that is what it is all about
You want to justify
But you want me to beg and cry
Every struggle is a determination to pull through
Pursue
I am guided by God Day and Night
He relishes me with his Mighty light
Oppose
Blessings Reign
You block, but I have a strategy
You criticize, but I am yet inspired
Knowledge is a gift
It’s not on if
You speak so much nay
I hear echoes of numerous positive arrays
You can beat me until my flesh is no more
Heaven will even the score
I see the sunrise in the distance
I am embraced within an instance
I lived for this every day
The Stars and Moon give me the ultimate hope
Even though you oppose
My suppose is a purpose
You are stuck on evil ways
I will move swiftly estray
One day your tomorrow of oppose will end
It will be a new day to begin
Oppose will be replaced with suppose
Determination and Destiny my story
Glory mounted in the skies
You already loss the struggle, but I have achieved the victory
You can Oppose No More.
103 · Aug 2021
BROADWAY SOUNDTRACK
preservationman Aug 2021
Feel the excitement
Hear the joy
Performers are holding steady
Set the stage ready
Up the Overture
Raise the curtain as a background picture
Dramatics can begin
Singing in glory
This is Broadway's story
It was enabled from the Pandemic for so long
Darkness in Broadway row
There was no flow
Broadway will be coming alive
Theatrical survive
Broadway goes have waited patiently
But now Broadway will see it's shine
It was dim for a while
But thunderous momentum of the Great White Way
Broadway Dance
Putting the audience in an amazing trance
Each moving step having its own story to tell
It will be heartfelt
Broadway was once down, but can now get right back up
Truth in the talent
No longer will be silent
Broadway will be alive at last
It's showtime
Applause
Welcome Back Broadway
preservationman Jun 2019
It was a bus trip to the Bus Bash Spring Fling
But there was an discovery being the thing
I then realized I couldn’t find my house keys
A certain panic came over
The LIRR train leaves my home station at a specific time
I will be behind schedule running through my mind
Of course I missed the LIRR train schedule from my house
I immediately called for a Car Service to the LIRR Jamaica Station to get me to the New York City Penn Station quick
I told the Car Service Drive to speed it at all course, and didn’t care how she did it, and take short cuts
Yes, I had a Female Driver
I made it to the LIRR Jamaica Station, and got the train that made one stop at Woodside, Queens then New York City Penn Station
Finally arriving in New York City, I walked towards the opposite side street across from the Port Authority Bus Terminal where the bus was leaving
What perfect timing, the Chartered Bus Company was arriving at the same time I was arriving, and the passengers gathered to board
Thank you Lord
When I arrived they were starting to call attendance names to board bus
I was number Four
Boarded the Bus
I was on my way to the Bus Bash Spring Fling in Hershey, PA
Met Bus Friends
The trip had a refreshing end.
103 · Mar 2023
PIANO TALK
preservationman Mar 2023
There was a code of silence
One note at a time played thereafter
It was melody of joy
The rhythm was oh boy
Tone full of essence
The piano hitting all the right notes
Pleasure for listening
Piano story of its own
A Baldwin bollard
Every note getting everyone’s attention
The blend soothing to the end
Remembrance of a Death
A life risen within the tempo
A time of when and how
Rhapsody from then
Reflection being the selection
The piano was the representation
The piano keys said it all
Then came the curtain call
preservationman Aug 2019
The S.S. Voyager being a Merchant Ship
But as you keep reading the story you will find there was also a dip
As the Storm started to brew
The sea waves began to raw
It was high waves in what the Captain and crew saw
The Mighty winds began to blow at a steady pace
It was a wonder if the S.S. Voyager would be another ship erased
But it wasn’t just the wind and the Seas
It was the loudness of the Thunder, Flashing of Lightening and torrential rains that poured
But the entire element being controlled by the Mighty Lord
The S.S. Voyager fought the Mighty waves like a Rollercoaster in leaps and turns
The ship would often dip from side to side
But it seemed like the waves were telling the ship you will reside
Yet the Cargo managed to hold steady
The Ship maneuvered up and down with a hard front splash down
The splash of the ship the crew heard being the sound
But Captain Newsome was determined in getting the ship through uncertain waters
But the crew wasn’t exactly comfortable in their quarters
It was despite the uncontrollable breeze
It was hard for the crew to remain at ease
Captain Newsome steered the ship in hope that the ship doesn’t sink but remain a float
Captain Newsome was a men fierce being no joke
It was as if Captain Newsome got his wish
The Storm seemed to suddenly disappear
The clouds started to fade away
The moon became visible and not astray
The night sky had all the stars
The S.S. Voyager continued on its destination far
It seemed the ship wasn’t going to make it, but the ship pulled through, but to the Captain, it was all nothing new.
103 · Jul 2022
DREADFUL CIRCUMSTANCES
preservationman Jul 2022
Eyes on the nation
Situations occurring
No narration needed
How did America even get into serious situations?
Situations that have caused people to be murdered and even hospitalized
Throughout all this turmoil not even an apology
Guns in the hands with a purpose to ****
Missions with strategies to fulfill
The world often asks themselves in will they be next?
Sometimes wonder circulates as people even step out their doors
Media news you can’t ignore
Anguish runs through America’s minds
It’s not something sublime
Its reality being truth
Everyone says change must come
But change comes from within everyone who thinks differently in these dreadful
Circumstances
But the same scenario keeps continuing
Its people that must change in order for a change to be a reality
Change must rise in how people think and associate with others
The idea of hate must form togetherness in becoming relate
Right now, we are living in fate
People must appreciate one another and get along with one another
There can’t be I don’t care attitude
Peace must have solitude
We are living in a world that is slowly becoming conclude
What the world needs is love being soothe
Calmness with no worry
Mistakes with sorry
The world can’t change itself as people make up the world
My Grandfather often spoke “IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE TO MAKE UP THE WORLD”
People must change their own narrative in their own justifications
In a world no human created, but why destroy a world that has lots to offer
Some people even think “****” is the way
But what is the cause of one’s negative thinking of others?
Whatever happened in the past let it be buried in the past
The thought of killing doesn’t do wrong, but the exchange in fulfilling
Change your thinking
A world of tomorrow could be eliminated today
Stand for everyone’s life
That is my advice
preservationman Aug 2022
My Roots
Countryside
A place where I reside
Prudence Trail
Wide with High Mountains
Railroad tracks run the entire mile stretch
I often lurk among the wooden trees as the Memphis Marvel passes by
There are times I even cry
I think on the many journeys with being a passenger aboard
Farm life is a bore
I want to travel to destinations with possibilities
Hope I waited for far too long
I am stuck on a farm doing chores after chores
No town folks to talk too
Always farm work to pursue
The hot sun from morning to dawn
The moments of a quick yond
Endless work within the fields
Desperations being no contest
Memphis Marvel is more than a train name
It’s travel to a new world
Places I don’t see
Yet places I wish I could be
There will be a time when I will leave among my roots
It will sound like melody in musical *****
Enough talking
Back to work
No perk
My hour is not yet done
One day I will be on the Memphis Marvel
Journey to anywhere
Beyond compare
Beyond my roots
I can dream
Tomorrow being like a moving picture
My adventure being obvious
No look back
Staying on track
Memphis Marvel, please take me away.
102 · Nov 2023
CALLING THE FAITHFUL
preservationman Nov 2023
Follow me to a place
Beyond outer space
Heaven, a journey of joy and praise
Goodness and Mercy
Grace through the Almighty
Where hope lives
Where Evil wants to block
Acceleration with no stop
Tranquil everlasting
Never alone
A sense of full blown
Uplifted rise
Fulfillment purpose
Honest in obvious
Precious spiritual words
Voices echoing being heard
Truth in the multitude
Total solitude
Heavenly conclude
Simply smooth with soothe
preservationman Jul 2020
Thank you Congressmen John Lewis for your commitment
It was your Divine Determination
But it all started at God’s creation
The world applauses being heritage of appreciation
Your Civil Rights efforts are complete
But it is your legacy for us that is neat
Your inspiring words to us, “Lean On Me”
When we are not strong
No separation is we don’t belong
But assemble and fight being determined to fit in and get along
Lean on me and continue
Yet be peaceful and yet be furious
Your Civil Rights history was the start of the fight
Freedom Riders just added more in shedding light
Washington mourns
But was given a new rebirth
You turned hope and showing the way to cope
You were the man of reason and saw vision being no joke
You woke up the world with thundering words, “REBEL, STAND AND BE READY”
Stay the course, but hold steady
Thank you over and over being part of the Civil Rights Movement
You crossed the bridge
This became our privilege
Because of your Civil Rights influence
Your strength became our endurance
Your Freedom Rider chariot a waits
Destination Pearly Gates Heaven
Dignity, Honor and Remembrance
The chanting sounds of praise and rejoice
Rest now
Yet rejoice
It will always be your echoing voice
This is not Goodbye, but until we join Heaven together
102 · May 2020
GUILDING LIGHT
preservationman May 2020
The start of Death
A finale that will arise
Beginning to conclusion
This is no illusion
Tomorrow that becomes sorrow
Preparation in advance
Living after living in chance
But chapters of life do end
The soul begins transcend
Ever after
No longer laughter
A final curtain
Darkness creeps
Rest in peace sleep
No one knows tomorrow
The light shines giving direction
It’s Death indication
The guiding light beams like a flashlight
It’s all in plain sight
Death has called and I have died through the night
Captivation that shined bright
102 · Apr 2024
ATTEMPTED BAKE
preservationman Apr 2024
Everything prepared the day before
Reading a recipe book for sure
The Flour, Butter and Sugar all added
It’s not the Pillsbury Bake Off
It was a need for dessert
Bake on Bake on
The oven is good and hot
Soon a layer cake to eat, I hope
Better have the Pepto Bismol ready
Just a matter of wait and see
Lord, please help me
The Layer cake was done
It was supposed to be a Layer Cake
Heaven’s sake
The cake turned into a flattened sink
I must have used the Titanic Recipe Approach
This cake came out as a joke
I might could be served as a pancake
My first instinct was to get my tire and pump like a flat tire
Like I said, attempted bake
No give nor take
Simply a mistake
Garbage with no partake.
102 · Jan 2019
RESUME TV
preservationman Jan 2019
Lights, Camera and Interview
Resume TV being everything it is supposed to be
Companies get a look see
Emailing is a thing of the past
Snail mail that just didn’t last
A new approach in job candidates is Resume TV
Up Front and Personal
Show your employment background right on the air
Presentation being experience that took you far
That makes you the candidate being the star
Interview right there on the spot TV network
Now could be an added perk
At the station at the right time
Represent on spotlight
But it will be your experience being the highlight
Illustrating on Cue
It’s your personal Resume for companies to go through
Your Resume being your dotted line
The image of you that highlights you fine
Companies can see for themselves
No excuses in thought you were somebody else
Resume TV will capture the actual you
It will be up to all companies in research to pursue
Resume TV is ready to roll
So on the air is about candidate employment reviewing with establishing Behold.
102 · Apr 2017
A POET’S DIARY
preservationman Apr 2017
My mind says write
My thoughts illustrate am I right?
A Poet must have a concept
But also adapt
Words can have a rhyme
It can also have possibilities
Adjectives into verbs
The right combination being like an herb
But the specific Poet’s story had an angle, and it went like this
Tension was pressures on my heart
My mind being like a violet storm
Echoes upon echoes of many voices
Yet my senses alert alarm after alarm
A rocky avalanche occurs
But one is right in the middle of the situation
One’s life could end in that split second
Reckons calls
Pray on the knees in fall
Oh Lord I am in a plight
Possible darkness with transcending light
My soul will go up to thee
I am asking spare my life
Suddenly the avalanche passes over
One praying soul survives
This was a Poet’s story encounter
But it makes one really wonder
The Poet was destined to write
But if one has Faith and truly believe
Writing with confident will help relieve
A Poet must have the idea to always perceive.
102 · May 2019
S E T S A I L M A T E S
preservationman May 2019
New York City waters will come alive
This is Military Fleet week
This is your opportunity to step aboard the vessels getting a peak
Spend a day at sea
Make it a mini vacation the way it was meant to be
Feel the Soldiers salute
Imagine Red, White and blue with songs with a flute
Learn about specific Military ships
You will be a Soldier for a day being the tip
Make the look see being worth the ship trip
There will be so many ships to visit being the pick
So step aboard
This is the Memorial Day weekend have an accelerating accord
Hope to see you Mates
102 · Dec 2020
2020 DEPARTURE
preservationman Dec 2020
2020 in several hours will become history
During 2020 there was plenty of mysteries
Uncertainty having top dollar became the voice
It affected us all being no choice
2020 is a year that everyone wants to forget
We can’t reverse what has already happened in regret
Yet no matter what, the year, 2021 is the year we pray and hope to make
Not be a year of give or take
Not be a year to say for goodness sake
But looking forward to appreciate
2021 to be a year to move forward into positivity
A year offering opportunity being full of activity
But the Mask and Social Distance will be the agenda
2021 will be continuous as we enter
But let’s think hope
Put our mind on cope
Trust and Believe
Breathe in and out with the thought in being relieved
God is in control
That is one who we should all take hold
Our 2021 encouragement is from the behold
So Happy New Year 2021
Let’s make it the best we can as we surround with fun
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