Brian Johnston Poems

Jesus Christ was called 'King of the Jews, '
And His teachings became our 'Good News, '
Now we all can take pride,
Embrace Christ crucified,
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(A Modern translation by a 71 year old poet of an Old English poem penned by the 16 year old poet Yash Shinde called ‘The Rosy Lay')

Ready for a kiss the sun did rise
Warming the heart of April, it set
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It stretches mind to understand
How telescopes are time machines,
Have God-like powers quite profound,
To plumb sky depths like submarines.
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Kiddie Porn

Do you trust in the future enough to have kids,
Or is family - flailing of heart split in two?
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Pain's Necessity

An Echo Poem by Lora Colon and Brian Johnston
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I really have outdone myself this time!
My ‘God Machine' is finally in place!
I'll never have to fret about a rhyme,
Or stop for a red light that changed from green
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The knowledge that tomorrow brings,
You really want to know?
And spoil forever the surprise,
Of triple rainbow's glow!
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Friends, a lifeboat can pose a dilemma to all!
Let’s imagine like Noah that you’ve built an arc
But then night comes and lightning bolts shatter the dark.
It seems prophesied rain is beginning to fall.
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In the seventies (1) , few people dreamed ‘it' was true,
guessed by scientists first when rough coastlines compared (2)
matched like parts of a puzzle (a jigsaw) , found place
that joined ‘drop-offs' waves hid (hand to glove, not seas' shores)
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