ASCENSION DESCENSION

today we're living in a government shutdown

people are living on the streets

employment should be pickin' up, it's seasonal time

national healthcare

Obama is pushing something Bill Clinton wanted too

got democrats you had the Kennedys

who cared for the poor & equal rights for all races

you got the republicans

you got Boehner & you got greed for the last 200 years

ascension descension

Israel is being rebuilt 

Jesus said He would come back

the way He went up

all eyes were fastened on Him

when He returns

everyone will see Him as He is

scars & pierced hands

this is a nation

who better put GOD first

time is wasting

and the tables are turning

natural disasters, natural wonders

the media covers it

and the news gossips it

we're pointing fingers at each other

we better start looking into our hearts

eternity is only one day

Florida October 2013

Anthony Morningstar

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GANGLAND

surfing thru the channels

couldn't help watching these gangs

displayed on cable as if they're important

these guys come out acting tough

but they hide behind some mask

they seem to come from different countries

different backgrounds, different excuses

looks like ganglands on tonight

time to stop ignoring the violence on the streets

if you want to live in America

you better appreciate your freedom

does living in a prison cell wake you up

if having your own family wakes you up

why not do that first instead of joining a cowardly gang

from what i've heard

their gang leaders use you, abuse & waste you

they take the bait while you sit in jail

don't live your hell on earth

if your tough join the military

don't mess with innocent lives

take your gangland warfare attitude

to some prison from the place you were born

some of us grew up through hard times

we've lived in poverty

there's never an excuse to pick up a gun or a weapon

drugs & alcohol won't help you with your decisions

be a man or a woman if you say you are

search & find the gifts given to you

GOD brought you into this world for a reason

Florida October 2013

Anthony Morningstar

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HOLLYWOOD SKIN

they got it right

when they wrote Smoke Signals

it really showed the reality of Natives

the movie Skins

the humor & story hit home with me

and Robert Redford was right

Leonard Peltier should be set free

hollywood skin

a movie can never display

the real nature of an American Native

how good people

who sing & play their music

the land we lived off of

how we give thanks to GOD above

today we celebrate

our dances at summer pow wows

we still speak in our Native tongues

we pay respect to those before us

we give Indian names

that mean something to our culture

we're proud & we're growing

i've heard grandpa Dan Hopkins

prayin' in Arikara 

i smelled & tasted the fry bread

i saw the children play

i saw the hours go by

one day and not too soon

we'll live with our people

and the buffalo will run free

Florida October 2013

Anthony Morningstar

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COLOURFUL PEOPLE

what Jackie Robinson

brought to sports

the Brooklyn Dodgers would never be the same

Wilt Chamberlain with the Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson thank you for keeping the team alive

Walt 'Clyde' Frazier, Pumas he had style

Gayle Sayers could carry a football

Tiger Woods, i never cared for golf until you swung a club

Colourful people 

you've come a long way

GOD blessed you all with many talents

we fill the bleachers & seats

to watch you excite the crowds

now music, your influences

you brought the blues like John Lee Hooker

soul we feel Al Green

reggae you have Bob Marley

dance and still respect Michael Jackson

on keyboards you had Stevie Wonder

rock & roll there's Chuck Berry

rap you got Tupac Shakur

innovation Jimi Hendrix

Motown Diana Ross & the Supremes

yes, i voted for President Obama

it takes someone brave

to clean up the mess he faces everyday

he helped out General Motors

he turned Wall Street around

helped those who don't have healthcare

made good decisions as Commander in Chief

now he's trying to clean out the White House

Largo Florida October 2013

Anthony Morningstar

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WOMAN FOR HIRE

Hillary could lead this country

it's like when Linda Ronstadt grabbed a microphone

Janis Joplin knew what she was doing

Danica Patrick owns the track

my Mom Bernice Morningstar is the star of moms

the future is there for any girl

you do your part when you bring a child into this world

woman for hire

i'm mild, still i'm wild

a woman doesn't care what you do

as long as she's invited

a man can be lonely

his choice is to get a membership at an adult venue

maybe it will lead him to romance

women on a slide

women will take you for a ride

Emmylou Harris she gives you emotion

Pat Benatar delivers some rock

Daryl Hannah, Jackie Kennedy

stood by their men

this is a world Eve created for men

there is an answer

and it's written in Genesis down to Revelations

it's in the core of our being

filled & unwrapped in our soul

the birds on a wing reveal it

the stars own it

and the ground occupies it

California December 2013

Anthony Morningstar

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MUSIC BOX

as a child 

you had love like no other

a woman deep inside of you

a heart GOD created for you

He knew the trials that lied before you

and He made sure you could find your way

no one can keep you from the Way

music box

no one has the power to close

the music keeps you alive

dancing with time

this music box will stay open till you fly away

baby has grace

baby has resurrecting power

now we see the dancer

but never alone

and she stands next to the jukebox

as the quarter leaves her gentle hand

always  more than a memory

a selection of her own

she goes into a world only she knows

i've witnessed her beauty

showering with her

gorgeous, a hidden gem

i guess i see things in her

no man can see thru their blindness

don't take her kindness for granted

cause the only way you'll see her again is in your dreams

Redding California January 2014

Anthony Morningstar

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91 CROWN VICTORIA

rollin' down the highway

got my hand on top of the window

gonna get some automatic air conditioning

got a car body frame

sort of looks like my crazy lifestyle

got some bruises & some cuts

but somehow like me, it gets me going

91 Crown Victoria

it's a classic in its own way

it's got a mind of it's own

could afford a Ford

it's got four doors

got a heater block to make it thru Winter

got headlights to make it to the light of Summer

my Dad has worked his whole life

said he's gonna sweep the streets of gold

and like my Mom, not much into the material world

i've come too far to be ashamed

Jesus never walked around in riches

but he promised a mansion on a hill

the best is yet to be found beyond here

got a problem, got a situation; got a prayer

i've been called to give a helping hand

got a conversation, gonna get an answer from above

there's no tellin' what lies ahead

i haven't been disappointed yet

when i've applied myself

the answer was always there

California February 2014

Anthony Morningstar

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