Author Archives: jackpelham

He is frustrated that they will not heedHis corrections on how they haveMisinterpreted the Bible—As if it were a seriousCognitive error—When reallyIt is muchWorse.It does notOccur to himThat the reasonThey are in error isThat they have ignoredAlso the counsel of … Continue reading →

Listen closely to me and I will tell you The terrible difference between two menThat sets them apart as Light and Darkness. The one sees self-correction as a life-giving dutyBy which he blesses himself and those around him. The other … Continue reading →

With his head laid on the block of public serviceAnd the axe within the easy reach of the crowdHe dares to speak a truth that is sure to beMet with apathy, delight, terror, and rageBy the factions who stand before … Continue reading →

After suffering years of nagging guiltI’m now reconsidering whether I shouldCut myself some slackFor I have observed of lateThat the deer do not make their beds.

I believe I could get filthy richIf I were willing to teach under-developed mindsTo feel good about their under-development.

A thousand lessons pass the earsAnd a hundred the lipsTo the one that finds a home in the heart. And hardly anyone knows that we could—If we wanted—Learn a thing the first time.

As he heads to the barnThe evening sun dips downBeneath the western cloudsFor one last look at the dayAnd washes warm where he mayAcross the uncluttered earth Casting long those evening shadows Beyond the obstinate things That refuse to clear … Continue reading →

He is a fool and brilliant!— A fool for using his unreliable human mindFor drawing conclusions about this world— And brilliant for learning how to do it better and better,And for reassessing his conclusions from time to time,Where most simply … Continue reading →

Watch that man who is Unwilling to feel foolish Even when he is.

We have the stupidest ideas among us—promoted in tandem, yet inconsistent in principle: I. That those who choose a life of intellectual immaturity—who shun learning, morals, self-correction, and duty—make a respectable choice, and that it is the duty of the … Continue reading →