My Phoenix Imagination It arises from rainbow ashes. It takes flight on crystal butterflies. Once forgotten and then forsaken… Now it glows above translucent skies. And it’s all mine…imagination, A Phoenix, a ruby lightning rod. I’m transported up through the heavens, With a blink, into the house of God. I love wordplay. I love alliteration. And I love juxtaposed metaphors and impossible phraseology. I love working with words. … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Words and Music
Just because some authoritative power makes a rule doesn’t make the rule a good one, a just one, or a fair one. In fact, many rules, policies, and laws are downright bad. But it takes some thinking and pondering and examining to know which rules are good and which are bad. Before you decide to break some rules you’d better be sure you’re on … Read the rest…
Are you listening…not just hearing? There’s a hearing exercise I do every so often throughout my life. It’s what I call pinpoint listening. Maybe you’ve done this, too. You stop doing whatever you’re doing where ever you are and see how many different sounds you can identify. It’s an excellent exercise in focusing your ability to hear and remember what you heard. And it increases … Read the rest…
Are motivational songs all in your mind? Ken had a very nagging feeling that just wouldn’t leave him alone. Right after he had his coffee each morning he’d start to stress over his ideas. As he was having his bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit something would scurry across his mind and sort of punch him in the ear. Then, as he was finishing his … Read the rest…
Do You Pay Attention to These Three Parts of Your Singing Voice? Do you just love to sing? I mean, is singing the first thing on your mind in the morning and the last thing at night? If you can answer yes to those questions, you might be what’s known as (cue the Star Wars theme music, maestro)”a singer. Symptoms may include: rocking your … Read the rest…
Are you willing to do something for God today? I promise, it won’t be for nothing. You may be asking what you can do for God. I hope that’s the question anyway…and not a question of why. The answer is simple, really. Consider what you’re good at. Then figure out how to use that in a way to spread the message of God’s love … Read the rest…
Is it hard for you to fall fast asleep at night? I wrote “Fall Fast Asleep” as a lullaby song for kids a few years back. It was part of a collection I called “Lullabye Bye”. And in the lyrics I said “leave the world and cares behind you”. But are you finding it difficult to fall asleep because you can’t seem to leave … Read the rest…