Victorious

I wrote this poem for my wife on the occasion of the death of her grandfather.

Victorious

We are the sons victorious!

Though riven be once callow shields

that canopy stretched over us

against what barbs the Dragon fields

is proof, and rest and shade beside;

the wing of Him who stemm'd the tide!

We are the sons victorious!

Low-born, the King has fixed His crest

upon our brows, has branded us,

bequeathed our title, that confessed,

and for His sake, as He has willed

His quiver to be greatly filled!

We are the sons victorious

who gain the gates of fire unquenched

'neath crimson banner glorious,

with polished spikes of promise clenched

in nail-scarred hands, identified

as one with One who won and died!

We are the sons victorious!

On will depraved and thew debased

His hammer rings, uproarious,

and, tempered by that thund'ring grace,

nor silent ere the task complete,

are heirs from bastards made and meet!

We are the sons victorious!

Our hymn resplendent has been raised

wheree'er the call has taken us

to steal from stone-tongue chords of praise.

From peak to vale, to wood from sea,

we only tread from Thee to Thee!

We are the sons victorious,

an host of mouldy corpses, stark,

but one great Breath infuses us

to stir the clay and fan the spark

ere death in us drinks Death's own cup,

and Resurrection bears us up!

Christ is the King Victorious!

The Living God has purchased heirs

through shame and suff'ring dolorous;

Has wrought Him sons, that they might share,

and live, and wield, and taste, and see

His triumph, yea, His victory.

Demotivational Posters Round 43

I've gone the last couple of posts without saying anything. This is fine. I think it's okay to let my posters speak for themselves, in general. And, yet, I think sometimes it's good to hear a human voice behind the sterile cynicism of these demotivators, so I'm going to blather on here for a minute about inconsequential things.
First, be fairly warned: One or another post in this set will offend you or someone you know. As that was one of my stated purposes for the existence of this blog, I'm not apologizing for it. If anything, this means that I win! But you should be forewarned nonetheless. I hope it makes you think about what offends you and why. Few of these posters are as shallow as they first appear.
Secondly, I need to reiterate some points about the creation of these posters. Every one I post, unless specifically noted as a guest posting, is my own creative work. The artwork or photographs are not my work - I steal them wherever I can find them. The essence of what is said is rarely philosophically unique or novel. But these are my creations. The specific wording and pairing with an image is my handiwork alone. I do not aggregate posters that I find elsewhere on the internet, and if you see a poster from this blog elsewhere, then it is because it has been copied from here. That being said, if you want to steal posters from here and repost them, go ahead. If you want to print them out and hang them up, go ahead. If you want to have the print shop on the corner do up a full size job which you use to replace the boring, asinine motivational poster in your university's computer lab. . .well, you wouldn't be the first, but I still think it's a terrific idea. Just give me some credit if anyone asks.
Nextly, leave comments. They're fun to read, and they're always a big encouragement for me to keep doing these. Posts that get more comments from spam-bots than people are just depressing. I know it's more work than to 'like' something on facebook or re-tweet something, but that extra effort makes it so much more worthwhile, don't you think? Ah, who am I kidding? You haven't even read this far. . .
Otherly, congratulations to the Green Bay Packers, my team! That was a nail-biter game, but you pulled it out, and I'm so glad to be a fan of such a classy, hardworking team. Go, Pack, Go!
Tangentially, Google tells me that I have ten followers. I think that means I need two more for a complete set. /duck
Incidentally, including this set and counting all five "alcoholism" demotivators I did as separate posters, I've created nearly 200 original demotivational posters, and including guest posts I've published over 200. Maybe I'll do something special for #200 on my next post. Suggestions?
Lastly, I'm forgetting something. It's lurking around in the crevices of my skull, waiting for me to hit "post" before making itself plain to my memory. Oh well. I suppose I can always edit. Thanks for coming by, and I'll see you again soon.

Demotivational Posters Round 42

Demotivational Posters Round 41

Demotivational Posters Round 40

Special thanks this round to Dave and Steve for their help in pictures and wording, respectively.
Feel free, as always, to leave comments.
Happy Easter!

Demotivational Posters Round 39

It's been entirely too long since I've posted new demotivators. No excuses, just an observation. I feel a little rusty, but it feels good to get some new ones out there. Just a quick note on the Pyromania one: lots of people call themselves pyros, but relatively few people actually are. If you're not sure, try this simple test. If you didn't see what was wrong with the picture in the Pyromania demotivator in the first five seconds or so, you aren't one. If you are a pyro, you saw it and it's going to drive you absolutely nuts for the next month or so.

Have a great day, enjoy the posters, and feel free to leave comments (spammers excluded).

Demotivational Posters Round 38

I'm basically guaranteed to anger somebody with this post. That in and of itself makes me several kinds of happy. Hello, and welcome back to the blog. Sorry it's been so long since I've posted - no excuse.
A couple quick nods to a pair of guys who have noted me or linked to me on their own blogs in the last couple months:
http://web.me.com/wcywhite/W_/Home.html - winton is a talented musician, check him out
http://crujonessociety.com/ - kind of a 'things we think are cool' aggregate - potentially NSFW
Thanks for the publicity, guys!
And a quick plug for one of my friends: http://www.setapartphotography.com/ Check out his mad photo skills!
As always, leave comments. It's nice knowing someone's out there.