The Lord's Poet 
Thanksgiving and Fall 1999 Edition
LAUGH
A LITTLE...
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A
GREAT THOUGHT
Always
I must keep
Pen
and paper near at hand;
Often
I lose sleep
That
was not planned
As
a great thought
Runs
through my tired mind.
Ideas
swiftly run
Past
my searching brain.
I
find no lasting fun
In
the lurching strain
As
a great thought
Passes
through my mind.
Often
thought passing through
Move
so quick and fast
They
leave me feeling blue
For
what did not last
As
a great thought gets away
From
my slow-paced mind.
Kathi Phillips
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AUNTIGRAVITY
I
finally have what you're looking for;
I'd
sell it in cans from door to door,
Or
stacked on shelves from ceiling to floor.
Oh
the ideas! Wait! There's more!
What's
that you say?
You'll
try another way?
Don't
leave, I beg you please to stay.
I
thought my aunt could save your day.
I
know my hearing's not too keen,
Tell
me please, what do you mean?
My
brain is not a lima bean!
Careful
or you'll split a seam!
Okay,
I'll listen, so tell me please.
Oh,
dear, I'm sorry; I'm on my knees,
I
heard you wrong, I'll return all fees.
Antigravity
did you say?
Oh,
I brought Auntie's gravy today.
Kathi Phillips
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WHY
SETTLE FOR CARROTS?
I
was asked:
Why
settle for carrots
When
you can have chocolate?
The
speaker
Had
referred to God's best
In
my life.
It
was a perfect analogy,
For
me.
I
dislike carrots immensely
And
will not eat them;
But
my all time favorite
Is
anything chocolate.
Of
course,
You
may dislike
(Or
be allergic to)
Chocolate
And
adore carrots.
In
that case,
Why
settle for chocolate
When
you can have carrots?
Whatever
your preference,
Whichever
you choose,
The
question really is:
Why
settle for second best
When
you can have God's very best?
Kathi Phillips
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UNREQUITED
LOVE LONG DISTANCE
"Which
is worse?"
That's
what I once asked.
I
couldn't decide.
Unrequited
love,
Or
love long distance?
Both
felt pretty bad.
Nothing
could feel worse,
Or
so I thought.
But
now I have an answer.
Which
is worse?
Neither!
Which
is the worst?
That's
the question now,
Because
there's a third choice.
There's
also unrequited love long distance.
That's
someone far away
Who
isn't even interested.
It's
love not returned,
Whose
recipient is miles away.
Love
long distance is difficult
But
when it is also unrequited
It's
just plain impossible!
Kathi Phillips
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