This is probably the last poem I'll post from the collection. There are two more poems in the collection from my friend, including this one, but I really really really dislike the other one, so I'll probably not post it. My previous blog was pretty much skirting the line between "will-" and "won't-" post.

I used to participate in poetry slams at LeTU. I wrote this to read at the very last slam, so it has a slightly different feel. I brought a muffin to the front with me as a prop when I read it, and I tried to sound serious until the end of the poem..

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The Shepherd of the Skies, a black colossus,
issues his command and the heavens coalesce
and the beast of the earth scatter
His many inseparable voices are the music of heaven,
the whisper of wind and the thought breaking thunder
inspire terror and peace simultaneously
We don't sway to its rhythm,
But we anticipate every beat
by its fast, flashing messenger
The most powerful display on earth
respected and feared by all of creation
God's masterpiece
ushers in the humble rain,
to nurture the ground
for our sustenance
*reader takes a bite of some food and smiles*
Delicious!

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I called it "fit for an heir to the throne", but I don't think I told the audience about the name when I read it.

I'm increasingly concerned lately about how much time my work is about to take away from my time with Chowon. I know that our relationship will be able to handle it, but I'm really thinking hard about how I will be able to show my love to her meaningfully during the time apart..... and I seriously, seriously suck at coming up with ideas for this sort of thing. Maybe I'll devote some of my creative efforts to poetry about love for God and wife for a while.... but I'm worried that I'll run out of creative juices; not because she fails to inspire, but because I fail to come up with adequate descriptions which are various. Anyway, even when I was writing poems at peak speed, it was only like one per two months.

The angels proved that variety in metaphor isn't necessarily the only way to describe something deep and wonderful when they praised God by literally repeating the same phrase over and over and over, with only two distinct adjectives in it, "Holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty". However, God still tells us to "sing to the Lord a new song", and that His temple should be made by "the work of skilled craftsmen", indicating by my estimation that we, images of the creator, can honor God by being creative and producing new and various worship. Perhaps the reason the angels were so monosyntactic was because they were not created in the image of God. All that to say, I'm really struggling at expressing love adequately these days, and the impending separation isn't making it easier.

By impending separation, I refer to an actually really amazing opportunity which I've been given to go work for [RETRACTED] for 4 months. I'm excited about it, but also extremely nervous, because it will be my first foray into programming with Siemens TIA Portal, and I don't know anything about the work I'll be doing yet, except that it will be basically just me doing the work. I'm told I will have someone reviewing my work for quality control during the first few weeks, but it doesn't make me less nervous. In any case, I'm super excited about the nature of the opportunity, as well as the client, and I intend to give it my best effort

Also, I just started watching Rick and Morty, and I'm really enjoying it a lot.

.... and I'm kinda in the mood for beer atm.

Alrighty, that's it for today. Pray for me that I'll share the gospel with my coworker.

"Peace and Love"