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Louis William Rose
Author Archives: Louis William Rose
Six Critical Five-Year Periods of Human Life
Buddha is reported to have said, “The trouble is, you think you have time.” Of course, Buddha ran out of time, just as all of us will sooner or later. To help overcome this, I have developed a chart which … Continue reading
Song: A New Lyric for “America the Beautiful”
O beautiful for stony heights, From whence to see our land. With Constitution, Bill of Rights Kept safely close at hand. America! America! Has all your glory past? Shall tyranny, not liberty, Reign over us at last? O beautiful for … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Christianity, Liberty, Poetry
Tagged America, America the Beautiful, Louis William Rose, militia, patriots, Poem, revolution, soldiers
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Poem: Remembering Copake at Iguaçu
When I was young I saw a waterfall A single stream into a crystal pool For twenty feet or more There in the water childlike lovers play The scent of pine is heavy in the air Its pungent sweetness carried … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged Argentina, Bish Bash Falls, Brazil, Copake, Iguaçu, Iguaçu Falls, Louis William Rose, New York, Poem, waterfalls, young love
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On Global Socioeconomic Justice
When discussing contemporary theories of global socioeconomic justice we should begin with John Rawls, if only for the fact that the two other philosophers whose views I shall be examining, Martha Nussbaum and Thomas Pogge, refer to Rawls frequently in … Continue reading
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Liberty and Non Aggression
Liberty is expanded by the free exchange of information and freedom of association. Nevertheless Tyranny is easier. I observe this constantly as a parliamentarian. The right to bear arms protects the right of free speech, religion, association, and petition, all … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Liberty, Natural Law, Political Theory, Politics
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So Many Religions – Why Christianity?
My dear friend, Dr. Levitt asks, “So only the Christian Religion is the one and only true religion? Only Christians know who is the one and only God? Jews? Mormons? Hindu’s? Buddhists? Muslims? Atheists? Everyone is all wrong but Christians? … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Essays, Existentialism, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion
Tagged Christ, Christianity, God, Holy Spirit, Louis William Rose, salvation
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Why I am Unfit to be an Elder or a Deacon in a Bible Believing Church And Some Other Thoughts on the Church and the Law
I have been asked to be an elder a couple of times in the twenty plus years I have been sitting with the Presbyterians. After giving a brief explanation of why I could not accept such an exalted position, I was invariably asked to reconsider my position. This left me wondering how the person asking me ever got to be an elder. Continue reading
A Sadly Changed Country
Back in the 1970’s a man wrote a letter to the editor of the Palm Beach Post. I though that I should share it with you. Hear Hear! Editor: By the mercy of God my grandfather is dead. He would … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Militia for a New Republic
We constantly hear about the second half of the Second Amendment, an independent clause which guarantees us the absolute right, free from any legislative impingement, to keep and bear arms. All laws to the contrary in my opinion are unconstitutional, … Continue reading
Poem: I Killed a Fish Today
I killed a fish today. This flounder, so alive. Caught at the end of day. Upon my butcher’s block, He struggled to survive. So beautiful, and proud. My knife against his head, Apologized aloud. Then quickly as I could, Made … Continue reading
Here’s to the Guys that got Married Three Times
Here’s to the guys that got married three times They should have known better but didn’t. They paid a high price for all of their crimes, Well meaning, forbidden, or hidden. Here’s to the guys that got married three times … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Humor, Louis William Rose, Poetry, relationships
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No Stanky Cheese for Christmas
No stanky cheese for Christmas My good wife said to me. No Camembert, no Limburger, No pungent, agèd brie. At this year’s Christmas table Such “cheese” shall have no place Among the meats and roots and greens Its smell is … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Humor, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Cheese, Christmas, Louis William Rose
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The Host of Heaven Views with Open Mouth
The host of heaven views with open mouth. Shocked and appalled at every lurid scene. Each good intention tragically gone south Each careless word both frivolous or mean. How desperate and how rapid was his fall! But, then the Blood … Continue reading
Posted in About God, Christianity, Philosophy of Religion, Poetry
Tagged Christianity, Louis William Rose, Poetry, Religion
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Created Male & Female
ugly worthless man Beautiful Priceless Woman harbinger of death Custodian of Life builder of towers Creator of Homes master of men Mother of Children waging war Harboring Hope hating and remembering Loving and Forgiving comforted and Comforter Protected and protector … Continue reading
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Sonnet: Things That Were to Be
Once I dreamt of things that were to be But now can only dream of things that were Sweet escapades designed to passion stir From next to next I wandered wild and free Once I gazed upon horizons vast Where … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged art, Existence, lost opportunity, Louis William Rose, old age, Poetry, Suicide, Writing
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Song: Once I’d Had Love
Once I’d had love, I had to have it all the time, The years when I was in my prime, To do without it was a crime. Life with-out love, You know it isn’t worth a dime, Or even just … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged awakened love, Louis William Rose, new love, old love, Poetry
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Thank you for visiting my blog, an accumulation of over forty years of essays and poetry. I hope you take the time to explore it using the menu above, and welcome comments here, or personal emails. Thank you again. Louis … Continue reading
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Poem: To Choose Between the Two
Thinking of the old days, Before my life was through. Thinking of the younger moments, And I thought of you. What is life and time that I Should be there and here too? Why don’t I have a natural right … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged art, Chas August, Louis William Rose, Poetry, relationships
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Poem: To Turn and Look at You
When I think about the way that it’s turned out disappointments, failings, and missteps review, If the worth of it I should begin to doubt I’d need only but to turn and look at you I still stand by everything … Continue reading
Song: There’s no Calvin like John Calvin
(Sung to the tune of “There’s no Business like Show Business.”) The Elders, the Deacons, the Choir, the Church, are generally known to be a stodgy bunch, and yet, The Elders, the Deacons, the Choir, the Church, all smile and … Continue reading
Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
The code of Bushido is the ethical code of conduct developed during Japan’s feudal period. This occurred at about the same time that the code of Chivalry was developed in Europe. The development of both systems was directly related to … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Philosophy, Essays, Ethics, Zen
Tagged Benevolence, Bushido, Courage, honor, Justice, Louis William Rose, Loyalty, Politeness, Samurai, Virtues
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Where Will I be in Fifteen Years?
Where will I be in fifteen years? You sure ask complex questions. I can’t exactly pin it down, But here’s a few suggestions:
Posted in About Life, Literature, Poetry, Social Philosophy
Tagged Career Planning, Humor, Job Interview, Life Planning
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On Sexual Behavior
May we assume that every adult has the right to do what they want in the privacy of their own home, with whomever they wish, provided that all involved parties have attained their majority, are agreeable, are acting of their … Continue reading
Contract Law and the U.S. Constitution
From a popular tutorial on contract management, we may learn the following: “A contract is…a formal written agreement between two individuals or organizations for the procurement of commodities and services. Every contract consists of the following five elements: Mutual agreement … Continue reading
Sonnet: Mike 1984 – 2016
Come tell me there is something I might say, a string of magic words, some fated rhyme, whereby I might turn back the hands of time, and usher in a former favored day. Bring something that will hold my thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged desperation, end of life, God, Louis William Rose, Mike ALlen, Poem, Poetry, PTSD, Sonnet
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Poem: Twelve Hours
I go to bed Turning around There at the foot I lay my head On doggie’s paws She cleans my face To let me know That I am loved I turn again My pillowed mind Set free to roam To … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged desperation, dreams, Louis William Rose, Mundane, Poem, Poetry, Sleep, uncertainty
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All Lives Matter, If You Don’t Think So, Maybe Yours Doesn’t Matter So Much
Life is cheap. That’s the truth. Hundreds of thousands die every day, some violently, some ignominiously, some of old age or sickness, some in infancy or the prime of life. All tragically. Today you are alive, and your life matters, … Continue reading
Sonnet: Amidst the Roar and Tumult of This Age
Amidst the roar and tumult of this age I now and then find time to take my ease beneath a vine calmed by some gentle breeze allowing my sweet dreams to take the stage. I see you there, sweet shining, … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged Dream, Dream Journals, Dream Sharing, Fantasty, Interpretation, Louis William Rose, Poem, Poet, Psychology, Romantic Dreams, Social Sciences, Sonnet
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Poem: A Thousand Different Lights
To see you in a thousand different lights, And watch the shadows play upon your face. To revel in the myriad delights, That sun and stars would delicately trace. To sense your every mood and temperant, Observe you comprehend and … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged art, husband and wife, Louis William Rose, love, marriage, Philosophy, Poem, Poetry
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LGBT Rights and the First Amendment
From Muhammad Ibn Abdullah to Joel Osteen the world seems awash with false prophets. This is why it is so important to be able to say whatever we want, to believe whatever we want about God, or not to believe, to publish whatever we want to publish, to associate with those whom we wish, and to shun those with whom we do not. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Freedom of Speech, Gay Lesbian, Liberty, Natural Law, Political Theory, Politics, Race and Gender, Social Philosophy
Tagged anti-discrimination, Bill of Rights, Christ, Christianity, First Amendment, Florida, gay, God, Jacksonville, lesbian, LGBT, Liberty, Louis William Rose, United States Constitution
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Poem: What Do You Do?
What do you do when it costs too much and you can’t afford to pay? Do you hunch your shoulders, and turn your head, and quietly walk away? Do you think how different it would have turned out if you’d … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged abandonment, desperation, hunger, lost love, Louis William Rose, old age, Poem, poverty, salvation, sickness, unemployment
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Poem: Reaping
The constant dreams that fill my head, Of horrid things I did or said, Make me to turn upon my bed, To search in vain for sleep instead. I walk about throughout the day, Mouthing the words that I must … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Christianity
Tagged As a man sows, Christianity, despair, Failure, Gal 6:6, Galatians 6:6, God, Louis William Rose, Poem, Poetry, Reaping and Sowing
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On Racism and Eclecticism
Race relations is a favorite subject of mine, because it is the only significant political debate that can be conclusively proven to be based on a fallacy. The fallacy is that there is such a thing as race in the … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Race and Gender
Tagged Adam Clayton Powell, Andrew Young, Arthur Ashe, Bill Cosby, Black Man, Cab Calloway, Chubby Checker, Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Count Basie, Dick Gregory, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino, Fats Waller, Genetics, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, James Brown, James Earl Jones, Jimi Hendrix, John Shaft, Johnny Mathis, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Nat King Cole, Paul Robeson, Pearl Bailey, Quincy Jones, Race Relations, Racism, Ralph Abernathy, Ray Charles, Red Fox, Roy Innis, Shirley Chisolm, Stevie Wonder, Sydney Poitier, Thurgood Marshall, White Man
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The Civil Liberty that Protects all Others
It was certainly ironic and fitting that a legislator who voted against allowing guns in a certain place should be shot by a gun in exactly that place. Yet that was the fate of Clementa Pinckney, state senator and pastor of … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Liberty, Natural Law, Political Theory, Politics, Right to Bear Arms
Tagged Bill of Rights, Clementa Pinckney, Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, Liberty, Louis William Rose, Politics, revolution, Right to Bear Arms, South Carolina, United States, United States Constitution
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Poem: Ham, Eggs, Grits and Cheese
Ham, Eggs, Grits and Cheese How many of a morning have I spent with these? In quiet contemplation at my home, Or in some crowded urban luncheonette alone A cup of coffee with some milk to wash them down Ham, … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged breakfast, corned beef hash, Grits, Ham and Eggs, Louis William Rose, Poem, sausage and eggs, steak and eggs, weight control
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Poem: Ethics
I read a book of Ar … istotle, When life for me was still brand new. I thought I should achieve … perfection, When all my studying was through. Much older now, I still (ah!) engage in, The acts I know … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Ethics, Poetry
Tagged Ethics, Louis William Rose, normative statements, Poetry
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Poem: At The End of the Short, Hard War
He awoke with a start and shaking himself to ward off the morning cold, he arose from his bed on the concrete shelf to see what the day might hold. After coaxing his fire to life, he checked how much … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry, Right to Bear Arms
Tagged last man on earth, Louis William Rose, nuclear aftermath, Nuclear War, Poem, survivor, War
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Poem: I Want to be Good to the Ladies
I want to be good to the ladies, For the ladies have been good to me. The gifts that they gave me were precious, And most of the time they were free. When I was a lad and much bolder, … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged Louis William Rose, Poem, St. Valentines Day, Valentines
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Poem: First Memory
Sitting in his chair watching the man with big pockets he slaps the wooden tabletop, high, dry, and cool. Brown shiny wood, very good for his hands to slap so early in the morning on a new day. A cup … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Poetry
Tagged child abuse, first memory, high chair, Infancy, Louis William Rose, parenting, Poem
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Sonnet: Government
What do you mean when you say government? An entity once held in high esteem? Realization of some patriot dream? A rule of law some said was Heaven sent? Its reputation badly tarnished now with statesmen promulgating globally their deconstructionist … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Liberty, Poetry, Political Theory
Tagged corrupt politicians, Government, Liberty, Louis William Rose, Poem
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Sonnet: The Sonnet Form
The Sonnet Form Folks say the sonnet form is out of date. I cannot say that I myself agree. Though modern poets’ verse is often free of form or even simple rhyme of late. Yet here and there we find … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged about sonnets, Louis William Rose, Poem, Sonnet, What is a Sonnet
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Poem: Rhonda Running Fast
R eflections of her stormy past H aunt her loveliness O ur farmer’s daughter running fast N ow is come her test D ream sweet Rhonda, dream A nd carefully wish for what you really mean
Posted in About People, Poetry
Tagged Acrostic, dreams, Florida, Louis William Rose, Poem, Psychology, Rhonda, Social Sciences, teenager, United States, wildchild
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Poem: New York, 1964
Could I return from far away, to snow forts where the young boys play. Where school let out for half a day, to hear what words the priest might say. The fall felled leaves red, gold, and brown, lay heaped … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged 1964, childhood, Louis William Rose, New York City, New York State, Poem, seasons, The Bronx
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Sonnet: The Life I Miss
It was so raucous, with them all around at times I thought, like some pneumatic drill alone inside my room, devoid of sound the memories within are louder still The constant conflict seemed too high a price combined with expectations … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged art, children of divorce, Divorce, irony, Louis William Rose, Poem, Poetry, regret, Sonnet
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Poem: Blind Dating
Sanguine anticipation, a fantasy convivial, caught my imagination, awaiting her arrival. What mysteries within her, would she elect to proffer? What gems of wit and wonder, had I within my coffer? How grand the hope that hovers, and leads us … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged art, Blind Dating, Louis William Rose, Love at first sight, Poem, Poetry, Romance
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Poem: The Nardos in My Room
The Nardos in my room, bring forth their sweet perfume As if to say Amor, of this you can be sure More blooms we shall display with every passing day Do not be sad When our brief time is past, … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged Argentina, Buenos Aires, Louis William, Nardos, Poem, Rose, tuber rose
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In a cruel and uncaring world... 