A Scribe's Parchment

By Timothy Neboyskey

Who are we? What did we derive from? Where are we going? Have we specifically, as human beings, been endowed with purpose by a benevolent Creator? Or are we merely a collection of cells randomly occasioned by accident? To disagree over existential questions is understandable""to ignore them is unforgivable! If our contemporary, secular world has been so successful at molding and provisioning society, why do so many people ardently seek outlets that offer faith, hope, and love? Does scientific inquiry answer humanity's most enduring questions? A scientific approach toward explaining our global reality is the best method to determine how things function; but a more philosophical approach is better suited to characterize their purpose. Within this collection of poems, I attempt to qualify the purpose of how things interact and operate, within our world, focusing on the human environment. Poems that aspire to seek a more philosophical course of life. To look beyond the obvious, elementary explanations of reality and delve into mysteries that abound all about us. To challenge modern dogmas, in an attempt to show that western, classical doctrine still merits our attention. Within A Scribe's Parchment, I endeavor to ask more questions, than to provide answers, because life is characterized by mystery. I seek rather than explain, because life is an odyssey. My aim is to question faulty ideas and ideals and hopefully, offer alternative and more traditional perspectives on reality. Perspectives that favor Judeo-Christian principles rather than denying them nor explaining them away. Conventional wisdom asserts that we should conform to a social cadence, where elitist (secular-humanist) remedies are the best path forward toward progress. Whereas, the philosophy I advocate is grounded in "truth and common sense;" because, veritably, truth is common sense and vice versa. Clearly, the virtuous path remains the best path forward""and hopefully, leads one toward eternal happiness with God.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Dec 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781645694922

Book preview

A Thumbnail Sketch

Land set apart

seascapes reviving souls

insular varied peoples

Celts Teutons Poles

Landscapes pastoral serene

worn weathered barns

provisioning human cornucopia

elders spinning yarns

A hallowed garden

soil prolific brown

replenished by providence

lavishing farmstead town

O’er hillock dale

grain’s intoxicating scent

prophetic breezes wafting

allaying spiritual lament

Thumb’s tip jutting

craggy windswept coasts

deep blue enigma

spawning shipwreck ghosts

An Eden ordained

harbors inlets bays

pacifying troubled minds

dunes islets cays

Available for rent

open majestic highways

bygone days discovered

lonely dusty byways

Wayfarers from afar

pilgrims seeking belief

realm of spiritus

believers seeking relief

Progress diverted elsewhere

tradition oriented views

God family country

amply filled pews

Time forgotten earth

flags billowing proudly

blessed by omission

ramblers reveling loudly

Dusky brown adornment

interactive lamps beaming

myriad mesmerized silhouettes

fluorescent orbs gleaming

The Thumb’s tip

the Thumb’s nail

impressing its impression

impressively without fail

A TOMATO I AM

A tomato I am

or I am not

Is that a question

or an answer?

Despite substantial evidence

to the contrary

challenged by appearance

Nonetheless such sensations persist

The looking glass yields

a spectacle of

plump crimson produce

with attendant stem

Essentially