Wednesday, May 22, 2013

WORK SHOP

when i was around 10 i remember hearing
a knock at the door
2 missionaries inviting me to the Church of Nazarene
said i would go if i brought my brother along
there was a afternoon when my Mom talked with a traveling salesman
who talked my Mom into buying some encyclopedias
& children Bible Stories, i would sit hrs. in the trees
reading & rereading till my parents got me a Bible

joined Northview Little League
had an assist. coach who sported Nike shoes in 75
had a newspaper job with my family the Highlander
attended Sherman Indian H.S. in Riverside CA.
a boarding school, one day on a walk to the mall back then
thought of someday when i have a son
i'll name him Ryan
wrote my first song at 17 Jesus is in my heart
inspired by the songwriting of Jackson Browne
wrote it there at welfare recipient there in S.J.

beach volleyball was something my older brother & me
played even at college gyms
nothing compares to watching Misty Maye & Kerry Walsh
women's summer Olympics
had the opportunity of being on an air radio d.j. got a
radio license in New Town ND
on the Fort Berthold Rez KMHA
loved the open format
schooled at Oral Roberts University

telemarketing for AT&T sales for cell phone products
and paying cell phone bills online
have a gaming license enjoyed working at
the Hard Rock Casino on the Seminole Rez
the Bible says if you don't work you don't eat
doing what the Master has said
stay occupied till my Glorious Return

California September 2016
Anthony Morningstar
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