And JESUS SPOKE On YOUTUbE

158 Pages·2014·1.77 MB·English

A JESUS SPOKE O Y T
nd n OU UbE

A JESUS SPOKE O Y T
nd n OU UbE
F d H
rederick ouglas arper
Copyright © 2014 by Frederick Douglas Harper.
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Contents
And Jesus Spoke On Youtube ........................................................1
Mandela ..........................................................................................12
There Were Times, But I Kept Walking .......................................15
Stop The Killing .............................................................................19
I Pray Each Morning .....................................................................22
Time Is Test ...................................................................................23
A Valued Image ..............................................................................25
Talking In Vain ...............................................................................26
Pillars Of Spirituality ....................................................................27
Black Man In A Red Shirt .............................................................28
The New World Order ..................................................................31
Thoughts About My Father .........................................................32
Ancestors And Descendents .......................................................34
Signs Of Our Time .........................................................................36
Enduring Beauty ...........................................................................37
Arrogance ......................................................................................38
To Married And Marrying Men....................................................39
Advice To Grown Folks ................................................................40
The Saddest Days .........................................................................43
Let The Music Play .......................................................................45
Illogics ............................................................................................46
Transitions II .................................................................................47
Changing Our Ways And Preferences .........................................49
A Time Which Is No More ............................................................51
Changed Relationship ..................................................................52
The Anti-Friend .............................................................................53
Time Is . . . ......................................................................................54
Now .................................................................................................55
Educating Our Children ...............................................................56
Before Their Time .........................................................................57
To The Graduate ...........................................................................58
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Black Cargoes ................................................................................59
Don’t Think My Life Was Easy .....................................................61
2Pac, A Genius Of His Time .........................................................63
When I Die ......................................................................................64
Stupid Humans ..............................................................................65
Nothing Greater Than ..................................................................66
I Pray With Eyes Open ..................................................................67
Whitney ..........................................................................................68
Time Ticks .....................................................................................69
A Smile In Others ..........................................................................70
A Father’s Humble Admission .....................................................71
The Eating Ritual ...........................................................................72
My Messages As A Poet ...............................................................73
Stop Trying “To Be” And “Become” ............................................74
Salmon’s Sacrifice .........................................................................75
Oneness With God And God’s Grace ..........................................76
If You Find Happiness ...................................................................77
“Bitch” No More? ..........................................................................78
White Hat Rules.............................................................................80
The Cause Of Your Husband’s Death .........................................81
God’s Light Within Me ..................................................................82
Anatomy And Physiology Of Pain ...............................................83
An Entertainer’s Prayer ................................................................84
How Do We Know God? ................................................................85
Mother’s Day 2014 ........................................................................86
Forgiveness II .................................................................................87
God’s Presence In My Kitchen .....................................................88
Shades Of Dusk .............................................................................89
Why III? ...........................................................................................90
Nearer My God To Thee ...............................................................92
The Future Of Us ...........................................................................93
Say “Yes” To No More ...................................................................94
The One ..........................................................................................95
A Prayer For Humility And Grace ...............................................96
Long Hair 2014...............................................................................97
Does Anyone Care About Grammar? ..........................................98
A Prayer For The Family Sick ....................................................101
Don’t Die Angry ...........................................................................102
True Friends ................................................................................103
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Death As A Way Of Life ...............................................................104
When Romance Turns ................................................................105
Many People Have Plans Only...................................................106
Gulping, Chugging, And Shoveling ............................................107
Health Club Types ......................................................................108
Why Do We Think We’re So Intelligent? ...................................111
Clamoring For Fame ...................................................................113
Uses Of Success ..........................................................................114
Prime ............................................................................................115
The Inquisitor ..............................................................................116
Thoughts ......................................................................................118
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T b i d T
hiS OOK S EdicATEd O
Jacqueline Aleta Harper
My Former Wife
With Love
Although our individual lives took separate paths,
We never ceased to be partners in life, and
We never ceased to be a family for and with our son
“As human beings, we think that we are so intelligent;
however, we may not be smart or wise enough to save
ourselves as a species.”
Frederick Douglas Harper
“At all cost, we must assure the perpetuity of our human
species and our highly developed technology and scientific
knowledge. There is nothing more important for the human
race.”
Frederick Douglas Harper,
The Durabone Prophecies (2011)
As author, I express my sincere gratitude to Jacqueline A.
Harper and Jasmine Watkins for their comments and editorial
feedback on the manuscript for this book.
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