Question
by Ted L Glines

eight years in the desert
little man on a quest
chasing the spiral
"on his horse with no name"
seeking the answer
in peyote dreams
Coyote dance

forty days and forty nights
wave tossed
the little man prayed
his holy faith
knowing God
had the answer

in the swirling mists
atop his magick mountain
the little man dreamed
fasting - centered
open for the answer
awaiting the Light

deep inside the walls
a place for the insane
a little man found his secret
his eons-sought answer
in a brilliant vision
Blinding Light spoke unto him
and said
"there has never been a question."

they keep the little man
sequestered
and
safe
he smiles

Rain Rain Rain
by Ted L Glines

Thunder-beings bowling strikes
in Father's lanes above the grey
thunder rumbling balls a-rolling
gods are laughing - gods at play
fists of wind upon my trailer
pictures shaking on my walls
lashing rain upon my roof
dark clouds cloaking heaven's halls
white blaze of lightning
!!!CRACK!!! and rolling thunder
as Father bowls another strike
and heaven's pins explode asunder
alert !!!ALERT!!! tornado warning
run for cover - nurse your fright
but Father smiles - says not to worry
there will be no deaths tonight
be at ease - enjoy this sight
love the rain and love the thunder
fills my heart and mind with wonder
gods are playing - pure extravagant delite!

Qualified
by Ted L Glines

How do we know the qualifications,
experience background and skill,
of the folks with high vocations
for the positions which they fill?
Leave it to CNN - Lou Dobbs late at night,
to sort the truth from all the lies,
expose the dirt - increase your fright
and point out all the scandal ties.
Recently on a one-ay-em show,
a famous surgeon took the chair,
just how much did he really  know,
and where did he get his skill and flair?
Could be Harvard Medical School
or maybe M*A*S*H in the field,
he surely did not look the fool,
his secrets now would be revealed.
His operations were quite well known,
like the Pres's prefrontal lobotomy
and (we got this on the phone)
his followup amygdalotomy.
The question now was when and where
did all that skill come from,
could he show proof to clear the air,
or was he just a bum?
Lou Dobbs says, "Tell me, I pray,
can you show proof to shed some light?"
"No, but I can prove that I stayed
at a Holiday Inn Express last night!"

Author's Notes: If  you got the punch line, you watch  far too much TV and you should  stop it right now. For those who may not know, a  "prefrontal lobotomy"  is a surgical proceedure where a small amount of tissue is  removed  from the brain's prefrontal lobe, thus rendering the victim (erm,  patient) completely without volitional memory. It was experimental  in the 1960s  and the "subjects" were criminals incarcerated for  seriously violent crimes. It  was quite interesting to see an ex-serial  killer being retaught how to eat and  go potty. And the "amygdalotomy"  removes brain portions which respond to  external stimulii. If  the Pres had both of these proceedures done, perhaps that  explains  the state of the nation today (*Secret Service is gonna get me for  sure, now!*) .