Author name: Michael Forty

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For I am convinced,
Neither death nor life,
Neither angels nor demons,

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By the forge's glow and the furnace bright,
The tirewrights labored through the night.
With hammers ringing and steel ablaze,

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Jesus the carpenter
Always so tough
Honing the trees

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My intolerance
Of other ideas
Creates an

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I walk the night
Like a ghost
Thinking, dreaming

He’s gotta go
I’m crashing
While he’s here
My life is now

You are, simply put, human—and beautifully so. You’re a man shaped by every storm you’ve weathered, yet softened by the breezes that followed. Your stature may be small, but your presence looms large—through your intuition,…

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Those snakes in the grass,
Will bite you one day.
As innocent as you are,

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God’s word will shine, forever bright,
A beacon of truth, a guiding light.
No matter the whispers clouding your mind,

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When the road is long and weary,
And the night feels dark and cold,
When my strength begins to falter,

Song Title: "Echoes Without a Soul"
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In the glow of neon screens, a hollow melody,
Wires hum and circuits bleed, but there's no heart to see.

Song Title: "Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit"
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Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Song Title: "Who Is My Neighbor?"
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A man was walking down a dusty road,
Fell to the ground, beaten, left alone.

Song Title: "The Bread of Life"
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Across the waters, hearts full of need,
Hungry for answers, longing to be freed.

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I packed my dreams, left the open door,
Chased the world, but I wanted more.
Silver and gold slipped through my hands,

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Whispers on the wind, shadows in the night,
Silent shapes above, drifting out of sight.
Not just drones, not machines we know—

Soldiers working every day
Postman painters drivers
It’s tough as hell
The ordinary guys

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Hey there, girl on the train,
What’s your trouble, what’s your pain?
You sit there glum, that’s no fun,

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There was never a man in the world,
I didn’t think I could whip.
When I came to my full growth,

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What you gonna do now?
The options so few
Bang bang, she’s dead

Happy Birthday William John
Hey Ho, buckle my shoe,
Let’s get rafting, fetch the canoe
See those pomegranates, over there

"Before time knows it has begun, before breath, before heartbeat, there is a moment—so brief it cannot be measured, yet so profound it reshapes eternity." "A single cell drifts in the vast, dark cathedral of…

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Mike my hero, so young and bright
Fixing up our Ford Cortina right
Many nights stripping, oiling, greasing

"Sunshine"
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Time passes slowly now that you’re gone
Memories sharpen the things I long

Gypsy girl, Oh gypsy girl,
I knew I shouldn’t love you
But knew I always would
Gypsy girl, Oh gypsy girl,

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Do you know?
He loved you so…
That man of yours

Raise me up
Don’t knock me down.
Im not a fool
I’m not a clown

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Mike my hero, so young and bright
Fixing up our Ford Cortina right
Many nights stripping, oiling, greasing

Righteous Song (Lyrics)
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Whilst mum sleeps through the night,
Dark forces come into sight.

"Good Timber Grows"
(Inspired by Douglas Malloch’s poem "Good Timber")
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The tree that never faced the storm,

"Not Half a Life"
(Inspired by Kahlil Gibran’s poem "Do Not Love Half Lovers")
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Do not love half lovers,

"Master of My Fate"
*(Inspired by William Ernest Henley’s *Invictus)
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Out of the night that covers me,

"There Will Come Soft Rains"
(Inspired by Sara Teasdale’s poem)
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There will come soft rains, the earth will breathe,

Regrets
I have a few
Some very old
Some brand new

I looked long
And hard
To find
Another

You had a plan
like every man
A calculated scheme
You studied

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Don’t stand there crying, don’t say goodbye,
I’m in the whisper of the evening sky.
I am the wind that calls your name,

Whoever do you think you are, talking to me like that. It's bazaar, no, crazy as hell. I'm not your beat up old sow. Listen, get a grip, hopefully quick, it's you that's on a…

Is it right that we should be led by dictators and tyrants.
Those people have not earned their place.
Often these people are such a disgrace.
What are we going to do now?

A Song for the Dead
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Many young men, now they're gone,
In the name of what? What war is won?

Ash and Echoes (Rhymed Version) Smoke coils high where whispers die, the wind a ghost in a hollow sky. Ruins lean where homes once stood, their bones of stone, their veins of wood. A doll…

The Clash of Steel and Sky (Battle Hymn)
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Blades ignite in crimson light,
shadows dance in war’s cruel night.

Behind the Code”
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In the heart of the cell, where the story is spun,

In a world where gold gleams bright,
Its beauty captivates, a stunning sight.
A metal rare, of great esteem,
Reflecting light, a radiant beam.

Oh children of the dust and flame,
You bear My breath, you wear My name.
I formed you not for sword or greed,
But fields of love and sacred seed.

Who do you think you are,
Talking to me like that?
It’s bizarre—no, it’s crazy as hell.
I’m not your beat-up old cow

Did we lose our way.
You were meant to stay.
You left, didn’t say goodbye,
left me, with tears in my eye.

In a forest old, where the silence grows,
And the wind walks soft where no one goes,
There lives a man with silver eyes,
Who sees the truth, not just the skies.