Quietness

Beloved quietness


My closest friend


Peaceful tranquility


Delightful serenity


No need for noise


To aggravate me


Infuriate and frustrate


Pressure and penetrate


Give me the fortress


Of curious quietness


Captivating thoughtfulness


Apart from people clamorous


Troubling nothingness


Quietness is my bliss


Full of inner tenderness


By which myself I kiss


Nurture and nourish


Awaken inner brilliance


Resurrect with resilience


Overcome painful defiance


Pushy people who torment


Waste my precious life


To foolishly be spent


Upon their own aims


Frivolous pursuits


With quietness I refute


Am most resolute


Ready to engage all


Wise enough to shut out


All outward distractions


Pathetic seductions


Evil devilish attractions


Fight for my splendid focus


Every minute and fraction


In quietness is satisfaction


Creativity to awaken


Potential in an instant


Transcend needs to wants


In quietness with thyself


You may be most blunt


Bold and forthright


Putting small talk


Far out of sight


In quietness all wrongs


Are eased and made right


As your inner self talk


Gets you through the night


Overcomes every plight


Causes life to be bright


Quieting every fight


Lovingly hold thyself tight


Ah yes, quietness my friend


With me until the end


Whatever end my come


How it shall be I know not


But surely quietness I've got


This marvelous and majestic


Inner sanctuary of the soul


Wherein I when weary rest


Am miraculously made whole


As I partake of the fruit bowl


Of my thoughts and meditate


Countless emotions wonderfully arise


To feed me and my appetite satiate


Time is unimportant. I'm never late.


Whenever I want it, I go deep within


Far better it is than a bottle of gin


When jittery or feeling fragile


I never need to hesitate or wait


Spending quiet time is a great date


Feasting with quietness is most great.

Curse God and Die!

"Curse God and die!"


That is what Job's wife


Had to say with her life


Job 2:9 may encourage


Men with wayward wives


Who twist and torment


Their devout spiritual lives


She sought to discourage


The meek man of God


To whom she was married


She claimed God tarried


Denied the poor old soul


As he laid in a bed of illness


Waiting to be healed and whole


Job's wife defiantly thought to


Get him to give up all hope


Doubt, vacillate, and struggle


Be overwhelmed and beyond


The stability that anchors


The tranquility that subdues


The faith the quietly conquers


Silencing nasty gnawing negativity


That tries to sink you devilishly


Job would not join her pity party


Job dared to believe unashamedly


Job continually worshipped happily


Job endured trials wholeheartedly


Refused to waver with hostility


Stood firm, abiding faithfully


Encouraging himself inwardly


Always arising expectantly


Awaiting God to miraculously


Wipe away his hurt and pain


Shut the accuser's mouth


Bind every evil adversary


Provide and give prosperity


Fill him with divine ability


To lift up his head proudly


Concerning God Almighty


Who He knew in victory


Inwardly and outwardly


Job's faith produced fully


Proved timeless and truthful


God showed Himself powerful


Vindicating Job suddenly


Against every lying enemy


Sadly his wife was among


That pathetic critical company


Nevertheless Job withstood


Such cruel hurtful mediocrity


Holding fast to his destiny


Job received double suddenly


When God turned his captivity


Slapped success on Job mightily


Giving him double for his trouble


Lifting him far above the rubble


Of his dreadful, difficult past


Job greatly showed humanity


That pain doesn't always last


Truth does forever remain


The pure will always endure


Therefore be tender and true


No matter what we go through


Uphold God and not disdain


Challenges and deep pain


Because God can rearrange


Change all in Jesus Name!


The God of the resurrection


Blesses the weak and lame


And the critic's tongue tame.