All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

-- J.R.R. Tolkien (from 'The Lord of the Rings')

Some things for worth don't thrill or shine;
The appearances bother to mislead.
"Elderly sort" isn't "bleak" nor "feeble of mind";
Knowledge held still grows fresh if we sow the seeds.
Stir hot coals to glow, then
Let this harsh heat battle forth to toll, taking hold.
The old bard's brash awarenesses awaken,
Learnt hard long ago.

-- Jon Gearhart

Leave A Tender Moment Alone
by Billy Joel

Even though I'm in love
Sometimes I get so afraid
I'll say something so wrong
Just to have something to say

I know the moment isn't right
To tell the girl a comical line
To keep the conversation light
I guess I'm just frightened out of my mind

But if that's how I feel
Then it's the best feeling I've ever known
It's undeniably real
Leave a tender moment alone

Yes I know I'm in love
But just when I ought to relax
I put my foot in my mouth
Cause I'm just avoiding the facts

If the girl gets too close
If I need some room to escape
When the moment arose
I'd tell her it's all a mistake

But that's not how I feel
No that's not the woman I've known
She's undeniably real
So leave a tender moment alone

But it's not only me
Breaking down when the tension gets high
Just when I'm in a serious mood
She is suddenly quiet and shy

Leave a tender moment
Leave it alone

I know the moment isn't right
To hold my emotions inside
To change the attitude tonight
I've run out of places to hide

And if that's how I feel
Then it's the best feeling I've ever known
It's undeniably real
Leave a tender moment alone

You got to leave a tender moment alone
Leave a tender moment
Leave it alone
You got to leave a tender moment
Leave a tender moment alone

A Note: Let One Slumbering Dog Lay
by Jonathan James Gearhart

Despite being devoted
I've even feared harm time to time
That this mouth of mine
Will land me off way out of line

I've thought it not too smart
To make a joke just now, even so
I don't want her too uptight
I'm how scared? You'll never know

If I'm most predisposed
To viewin' it in only one way
Then I think I need shown
Note: Let one slumbering dog lay

I'm aware I'm enchanted
Even so I should've taken it slow
Then I make some bum statement
And must not let that feeling show

If she moves too near to me
That I have to exit or hide
Once the chance I've then seen
I tell her my feelings have died

That is not a fact at all
She's seein' it from her own way
I don't wait nor call
Note: I let that slumbering mutt lay

I'm not even alone
Wantin' out if times are too tense
Sometimes I make a move on her
Then she's quick to move on defense

Note: Let one slumbering dog
Let one lay

I think that it's the time
She see this heart of mine
All I need is heaven's sign
To come just at a fine time

Just to get to me
Eventually I even may
Have a hint to reveal
Note: Let one slumbering dog lay

I should've let one slumbering dog lay
Note: Let one slumbering mutt
Let one lay
I should've let one slumbering dog
Note: Let one slumbering dog lay.

Should the wide world roll away
Leaving black terror
Limitless night,
Nor God, nor man, nor place to stand
Would be to me essential
If thou and thy white arms were there
And the fall to doom a long way.
-- Stephen Crane

If the torn Earth were hurtling to one end
Forced toward a certain armageddon?
That wouldn't tell on me
Long as you're with me, love.
We shall blindly swap passion's kiss,
To hold more thrill
And embrace along the way.

A song by Benjamin Hapgood Burt from 1933.

One evening in October, when I was one-third sober,
An' taking home a load with manly pride;
My poor feet began to stutter, so I lay down in the gutter,
And a pig came up an' lay down by my side;
Then we sang: "It's all fair weather when good fellows get together",
Till a lady passing by was heard to say:
"You can tell a man who boozes by the company he chooses."

.........And the pig got up and slowly walked away.

One lonely night a while past when I got bombed on my drunken ass,
Staggerin' down a walkway alone;
I realized: "Wow, it'd be fun to try to find a new chum
O, together we'd vow to laugh and share a poem";
Right then a yoyo porcine beast came by a-headin' toward the East,
So we sat to pass the time and gin;
When one slobby gypsy hag called: "You lowly portly slags!"

.........My porcine pal left headin' East again.

She Walks in Beauty

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impair'd the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

~Lord Byron~

Chant

She embodies grace, as does the eve;
Clear sky where Hea'ens lights all flicker.
A charm-shell surrounded her, perceived
She sent going my heart's ticker.
Seen by that soft gleam, then received
Her to me; hope she'd lose the knickers.

My hope? "Release that golden skin!"
Soft son, firm son, those luscious curves.
A dream that grew of forbidden sin
I clearly felt we both deserved.
Then held that hot manly want within
And didn't let away one quote, one word.

A lust, how pleasant and how sweet
Has been shown in eyes by all.
To play with her tight sexy seat
As in that twat a hard wand install
While setting lips upon those teats
Would be the only way to ball!

~Sir Gearhart~

A response to Larry Brash's anagram of the same text.

And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time
by William Blake

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.

Endless Modern Days Of A Dull, Sullen Anagram Land
by Jon Gearhart

When Brash did untwist one mighty phrase
In blended praise of drinking beer
I suddenly saw 'grammy hopes all faded
Once more this sullen millennial year

It's been a long dull time for men
Since special I have won
I'd look and special category
Chances slimmed to none

Studs Brodie, Keith, and Grantham reign
Dumb bum Gearhart's long forgotten
Now L. Brash jumped then full bandtrain?
I feel chance is full rotten

Some time I'll find again, men
One famous twisted poem to
Unwind and find a single win
[Maybe even two!]

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
by Manuel Phile

O living Spirit, O falling of God-dew,
O Grace which dost console us and renew,
O vital light, O breath of angelhood,
O generous ministration of things good,
Creator of the visible, and best
Upholder of the great unmanifest
Power infinitely wise, new boon sublime
Of science and of art, constraining might,
In whom I breathe, live, speak, rejoice, and write, --
Be with us in all places, for all time!

TO THE DIVINE GHOST
by Jon Gearhart

O heavenly Father, O dripping ambrosia sweet
O unburden a soul, Divine One, of one that seek,
O precious fire, O cherub's very life
O clerical gifts of that which is right
Originator of it all, now to be seen elite
Supporting it which cannot be seen
Gaining from Him, tall, limitless wisdom
In all fields, act in a set bound
A glow, it fills me, growing deep down
Abandon not hope for He will come

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