Expressions of Love Anticipatory... a touch, a caress, a kiss shivers of warm, heated passion yearning bliss Familial... bonded with bright children's faces heartstrings tugged at arrivals and leavings hugs, cuddles, and teeth braces Lustful... with vigorous desire passion felt, rigorous an unquenchable fire Mature... impassioned through life's span a state of mind, not an age no bounds on woman nor man Mournful... heartfelt, achingly lost an ending, a leaving, a loss world upended, tossed Religious... of God and His teaching rapt, devout, warm love we, Heaven beseeching Unrequited... 'twas never to be unanswered, unknown unwanted, by thee Youthful... furtive, mischievous, artful display exploring, self doubting, life's too slow knowing all, all for today 9/17/2003 |
Rose and Iris Apple and Periwinkle best tend to the darlin's and give them a sprinkle Pine and Cedar French Plum and Oak 'tis off to garden to give them a good soak Holly and Crepe Myrtle Lilac and Oleander these I'll set down the hose and let the steep meander 9/16/2003
Blessed are those they loved and left behind Bless us, dear Lord, in our grief and see us through this time as we search for solace Thank You, dear God, for our time on earth to learn how best to serve You when our time comes Blessed is the Son of God, who teaches that those who believe in He shall know Heaven
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Dinner ????
Dinner is ready,
time to eat,
just peel back the cover,
to reveal faux meat !!!9-11-2003
Tortured
My soul is gray
my id black
loathe am I
that which can not take back
An errant word
a withheld kiss
an unkind deed
my mind shunning bliss
Grace un-given
shadow falls
heart wrenched slowly
'til life ends all
8/27/2003
Hell on the Mount
Whilst camped in the mountains
not a care in the least
bedded down for the night
not aware of the Beast
Heard a rustle of a sound
woke me up from my sleep
out I peered from my tent
what I saw made my flesh creep
Unearthly figured
all swathed in gloom
with a din like a banshee
I felt nigh my doom
My son seeing me thus
ventured his gaze about
I tried to warn him
but couldn't shout
He froze and was stricken
with horror and fright
turned pale as the moon
on this moonless night
Our companion then roused
startled by our imminent dismay
gave call to our tormentor
not comprehending the foray
Wits gone from my mind
tearing back through the tent
the wraith shrieked forth again
my soul thoroughly rent
We no longer tarried
grabbing no kit nor provision
fearing per-fervid chase
to carry us to perdition
I won't go back to the mount
that horrifying black region
where dwells the creature unknown
in demonic legion
9/8/2003
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June 8, 2003 Woke up to the alarm clock at 6:00 a.m., something I seldom do Had wild expectations of something new Proceeded through the morning as if all was the norm Had a late breakfast - no trepidations of a storm Hopped into the car... asked Gail "right turn or left" Right we went - and on we travailed, my hands deft- ly on the wheel to Georgetown, Cool, toward the American River Canyon Not wisely did I choose past the River we had just abandon' And right, wrongly, I chose at the fork in the road Forgetting the canyon bridge ahead, mere miles away ahead... lest I forbode For bridges and spans, whether over land or water Are terrifying to my mind, creating a fodder Of thisses and thats... that create panic attacks - as I approach their length On I drove, woodenly... asking Gail for her strength Half the legal speed we crept, 1000 feet over the river did we tarry On the other side, an eternity spent in the attempt, I broached reality once more, no longer the scary And thus did the better part of the first leg of our travail end $20 worth of gas to buy... a soda and water drunk... a penny to spend... And we were in Reno, to celebrate our second nuptials times twelve At the "El Dorado" did we park, fifth tier, then down two, to the skyway... and into the casino did we delve At five cents a drop did we iterate into the beasts that take more, than give back, or at the very least give one false hope of a fortune to be made whilst lights glimmer, and sounds shrill, and olfactory overload from a man smoking a cigar, dressed in his plaid But a late rally, by me, playing my pocket change of quarters, a pittance saved put us "down" only a few dollars, and in search of dinner... a sumptuous feast we craved And now our real journey began... looking for the "bargain" meal... the "real" deal to cut our fast and high and low and hither and fro, 'til at last we settled at "Fitzgerald's", their buffet spread before us, doors invitingly drawn our plates soon heaped with beef and chicken and salad and prawn... and delectable fish and chicken and even more... prawn Yes, I did visit the buffet more than once, though the last trip was impaired by my overhearing of the bi-lingual help conversingly utter the word "Gato" - yes... I swear at which point I hesitated over making my selection... "Gato ?" I inquired to those who had uttered - yes... I dare And smiles lit up and a guffaw was heard for my selection of what I thought was fish was not "cat"... just my poor timing of hearing a certain Spanish word Then on again to the monsters we strode with no trepidation of what lay upon our return road and dark night, though warm and breezy, enveloped our locale, we tarried... perhaps too late We played games at five cents a drop, feeding now the monsters their plate We've not lost our britches, through gambling ills, perhaps $10 - $15 did we allow away our dear money to roam Now time for coffee, though no alcohol have we drunk... it's 11:30 p.m. - time to start home We've a validated ticket - so no parking do we pay Out into the night for our last foray Where the hell is the highway home ? ... and why is the road looking all the gloam ? As I try to work things out driving - dodging thisses and thats with a tired eye It's evident that our head lights are as impaired... as I Passing triple pullers, and triple pullers passing me, on a highway of hell under construction by the devil him(her)self through narrowing lanes - just able to see 10 feet in front of our van on the left when darkness is about, my left eye from conjunctivitis blurring over at not the best of times - I make it to the outskirts of Truckee in California... brain fried, eyes dried, and 25 miles or so from Reno and pull over off onto a side road in the middle of nowhere, although I think that's a big friggin' lake over there, probably Donner Lake that we maybe driving next to now, and yes - Gail, I'll turn around and stop when I think it's safe, oops next time, NOW. Gail's driving now... My wits are at end, and now Gail - the 2nd worst driver in the universe besides... ( oh @#&@! - who am I kidding - Gail's the worst driver in the freakin' universe !!!!!!! ) God help me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O.K., we're moving now. What's that Gail ? Yes, I wasn't kidding about the lights... yes, it's hard to see - watch out for that turn, go slower, that's the freakin' lake there !!! O.K., yes it's hard to judge distance... WATCH OUT FOR THE LAKE !... O.K., O.K., just a little farther back to the freeway. Yes, I know you don't like it here in the middle of nowhere, but I had to turn off somewherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr What the hell was that ??? You hit a what ??? I know you couldn't see it, otherwise you wouldn't have hit it ! O.K., just a something something next to a railroad something that we ran over like a concrete abutment or something VERY solid... just don't drive into the lake !!! O.K., there's the freeway, good, yes, here we go, yes, I know you're driving, but that means you're the pilot and I'm the captain. Gail - you don't need to go over the speed limit !!! - O.K., turn the brights on now, no, the trucks too far in front now to get blinded. O.K., O.K., ... yeah ! ... I smell oil too !!! We stopped outside Truckee a bit and noticed a nice little oil leak from "somewhere" and bought 2-quarts of oil and put 1-quart in - checking the oil every 20 miles or so. We made it home in the wee hours, 3:30 a.m. or so, both quite frazzled to the axon. Turns out the oil filter had been dislodged and we had a very large dent in the oil pan. I can't wait 'til next year !!! 6-9-2003 |
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For the Nonce O for a cool stream From which to drink An afternoon's refuge For the nonce Free to think 12-20-2005 |
Love Is Want and love is want ending desire's empty romant 12-21-2005 |
Love Anon An aspect of desire Is soft yet incandescent Sentiments embracing endlessly 12-26-2005 |
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Love Cries close Faraway past encounter's velvet moments together remembered last Morose... love cries 12-27-2005 |
The Missionary unto the hearts of them whom receives thee 12-28-2005 |
Twilight in the City into the streets of flesh Illusions savage reality behind carnal smiles The abyss stirs and forbidden whispers 1-10-2006 |
The RAIN 2006 Be known the bald truth remain Once I desired the
tender 4-11-2006 |
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Slither coiled, beckons to sting Its retinue held captive as victims are wont slumbering 4-12-2006 |
Falls cascade lingering as liquid voice to overflow my familiar thoughts composing a relaxation through enchanted eternal prose 4-15-2006 |
We Are... and Queens called to love one another ... do His very will 4-18-2006 |
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Witness Bear witness of He The rock from whence Heaven's light Shines from sea to sea 4-18-2006 |
Honor Thy Priesthood to desire to be faithful men Then sing of the iron rod not forsaken 4-21-2006 |
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WARranted pointlessly meet A glorious bloody hell Bullets rage onwards mass graves Honour but poignant memories 5-4-2006 |
Butterflies Butterflies alight Lilac heady sweet blossoms Intent on nectar 5-5-2006 |
Sealed transience cold without we sealed to our pillars of love yesterday today and generations to be 5-5-2006 |
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Waken to His Love that desire that burns with fire Love everlasting bound in Heaven beyond 5-9-2006 |
He Lives ! The Great I Am our Saviour suffered death unlocking the heavens so there be light 5-12-2006 |
Jesu Blessed Birth foretold crossing golden Paradise A Son born bearing pure white light 5-30-2006 |
A Flowered Meadow O, how light the heart When flowered meadows chanced on Bringing soul to pause 6-8-2006 |
The Sea Rolls the salt-air mist under dark sky Harbouring mournful secrets of shipwrecked souls silent ... the sea rolls 6-8-2006 |
Golden hills forgone Leaving hither, swift river Yea, for desert home 6-11-2006 |
Thy Treasure nor golden riches possess Desire the gifts heralded by the Angels 6-11-2006 |
Deep sapphire blue eyes Intent upon His children Stream rivers of tears 6-11-2006 |
Of Hymn that touch upon His glory solemnly speak to one's spirit in joyous love 6-12-2006 |
Enters Light The darkness withers 6-12-2006 |
The Council ... plead their cries Whilst King Winkly Willow echoed his disapproval nigh 6-13-2006 |
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The High Seas A popsickle stick Over the gutter's falls goes 4-year-old's ship 6-13-2006 |
Ever Building Zion at peace For our hopes be true Ever building Zion 6-14-2006 |
Fear Not this earthly dream Place thy desires in His loving care 6-18-2006 |
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The Tempter From the tempter's mouth Flows the effluvium of despair and fear 6-19-2006 |
My Reactor Like cavorting in The Pile wrinkles the lips all bothersome and snarly 6-20-2006 |
He Cometh ! Open His Temples ! Wear ye thy garments of white He cometh ! our Rock 6-20-2006 |
"Ye Saints: Heaven Calls" ye Saints Keep the lights of Zion ever bright 6-21-2006 |
"Ye Saints: A New Day" ever true Zion calls There's work to do 6-21-2006 |
"Ye Saints: Renew..." ever true The hopes of Zion calls anew 6-21-2006 |
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Plaited-cloudy sky Morosity engulfs me In a spate of blues 6-21-2006 |
O Joy ! O joy ! to be A chance at life Learning through trials, to love O joy ! 6-21-2006 |
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un-SETI-lled You've found our home's seas Observe now our vain folly Lords of invasion 6-26-2006 |
Whispers |
Arctic Winter's Day The shadows grow long The sun but a low wan orb In Arctic winter 6-26-2006 |
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Ebb Tide beckoning passerbys' pleasures searching for treasures amidst the tidal sands 6-28-2006 |
The Fishwife Selfish the fishwife Who scorns her mate unpossessed Of prior issue 6-28-2006 |
The Judgment of those of childlike faith will bear testaments of His infinite love and sacrifices undertaken for all 7-1-2006 |
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Hold To be well to keep seemly in spirit ... hopes ever true beyond strife 7-7-2006 |
Sty~Fell reveals a cracked countenance when indentured smiles practiced by the impolitic are want 7-10-2006 |
Life2 a reward our probation a time to love laugh our time of strife 7-10-2006 |
Hope never interfere His love awakens hope Unto eternal peace 7-27-2006 |
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In the Zone... Bowling Strike!!! The nerves anything but calm One more And nothing (else) seems to matter 8-1-2006 |
Called to the Sea whisper freedom to them that are called to the sea turning hot blood to light 8-3-2006 |
8-3-2006 |
The Sleepwalker leaving Kyoto Sunrisen red sky Stolen my bread Lame I sigh 8-3-2006 |
8-4-2006 |
Tears cast life's light freely into the ashes shall behold the tears of God 8-10-2006 |
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Empyrrhical Peace the status quo but for nothing For strife is ever awake in man 8-11-2006 |
The Children of War Innocents trapped look in fear fragile behind their glass tears 8-17-2006 |
Enter The Light garments of white Embrace His boundless love Heaven's purest light 8-23-2006 |
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Daydreams into airy forms oft mythical The solitude of summer silhouettes and blue skies 8-24-2006 |
Vacuum The white dove of peace Departs on errand elsewhere Darkness needs follow 8-24-2006 |
The Sea is to sail the seas and be kissed of soft salt breeze 8-30-2006 |
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The Sea is to sail the seas To be kissed oft of soft salt breeze 8-30-2006 |
My Mistress The serenity Yea, the sea is my mistress Caress me fair tide 8-30-2006 |
Apparition glimpsed a glimmering creeping in the shadows lingering in the darkness glowing ghostly bright 9-6-2006 |
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The Wood Nymph The wood scorned, yea dead Petrifying the spirit Fair hamadryad 9-6-2006 |
Spirit to Spirit Spirit interplays Not unlike gentle ripples On a placid pool 9-7-2006 |
Comes the Millennium 9-8-2006 |
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The Silvered Pane my glass asylum The journey descending the depths of memories midst wanting and weeping and pain 9-9-2006 |
Be True 2 to His sight for the fire of God is with them hoping heavenly light 9-11-2006 |
The Last Dispensation centred on the Lord's ascension a deeper faith in this last dispensation 9-11-2006 |
Centered The Lord's ascension The path lost till restoration 9-11-2006 |
The Gift I profess my love A pendant of bleeding hearts I gift unto thee 9-11-2006 |
End Strife, Love Life Awaken that calmness of spirit true to His will Love life 9-12-2006 |
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Exposed Bundled in parka Pants, boots, mittens, & Muffler My nose is frozen 9-13-2006 |
Anchor Man force is scattered 7 - 10 quivering Too cold The hope of a win lost ... spent ...... tattered 10-2-2006 |
Fall 'Tis fall yet again Time to harvest and rake leaves ...Fire up the wood stove 10-11-2006 |
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All Your Base... Teach of the Planets of the sun As ten 10-11-2006 |
Inquire... the Lord thy needs unto everlasting reward 11-1-2006 |
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Upon a Moonlit Night breathless as under a spell Bright the veil swiftly falling this last moonlit night 11-2-2006 |
Talents God's gift Thy earthly pay Purpose to His glory every day 11-4-2006 |
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As Soft a Kiss 11-10-2006 |
Soft Rain wet touch a cloud awakened and cast the sun away soft rain 11-13-2006 |
To Redemption child of God The Master has prepared the way to be redeemed 11-15-2006 |
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The Snows of Autumn The snows of Autumn A promise of sweet water For the lands below 11-21-2006 |
Forever Hopeful Arrayed white of depth Man countenances and endures the moment in His name Forever hopeful 11-21-2006 |
Children's Footprints amoungst the beach sands trace where laughter briskly played 11-22-2006 |
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Outer Darkness in answer to the forlorn For the light of hope is silenced in fiery shadow 11-28-2006 |
The Death Mask displayed a twisted convergence of comfort and insidiousness most Daliesque 11-29-2006 |
Understand that you are a child of God and stand for civility and love 11-29-2006 |
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Upon a Tall Ship an enchantment at sea upon a Tall ship in peaceful breeze 12-1-2006 |
Love & Death death Bitter tears Hush this pain encaged in my icy breast O Lord Release my crippled heart 12-4-2006 |
Daily Blessings blessings humble me to God's true love filling my very thoughts with His infinite myst'ry 12-5-2006 |
Men's Tears come from on deep A silent reflection naked in its wakening 12-6-2006 |
JK I the hero cheated of life The cold path too want 12-7-2006 |
JK II The cold... it stings so One more step... (and another) So tired... so hungry 12-7-2006 |
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Seek... Joseph sought in prayer God the Father and His Son Holy did appear 12-8-2006 |
On Bended Knees with thee who whispers their prayers softly on bended knees 12-8-2006 |
The Endowment the Lord's grace is man endued Restoring his purpose 12-9-2006 |
The Myrmidon the myrmidon not as grazing sheep but a love of silent service 12-10-2006 |
Take Listen... to whom the Angels sing on high 12-12-2006 |
Holy Refrain Angels raise their voice Singing of eternal joy In holy refrain 12-12-2006 |
Embrace Holy Spirit Seek ye the palaces of the Saints The Temples of God 1-27-2007 |
Waves (Crashing) with her sounds; scrabbling 'round the tide pools... taking in the sights 1-23-2007 |
The Plan The Master that the sinful may be made holy evermore Restored 2-9-2007 |
The Swift Stream Though the stream be straight Beware the eddies that may Snare and let thee stray 2-9-2007 |
Ever Notice... Ever notice the Incongruity between Asphalt and the tree 2-19-2007 |
Milky Way in the Milky Way A sea of stars beyond in harmony 2-19-2007 |
Silence Cries silence cries The dove is slain Her spirit calls for The end of days 3-12-2007 |
Before the Storm break tranquil silence before drawing upon deep riotous voice 5-2-2007 |
My Eternal Beloved We rush together laughing crying So fierce our breasts ache to burst Endowed with Heaven's sweet passion Apart never more 5-19-2007 |
New Gabbatha Nine sit judgment before us, their victim Nine riders upon the beast Nine abrogating HIS law but unto themselves Nine without authority bound to the people not in the least Nine to be judged by HE, yea, seriatum 7-15-2007 |
In a Light Breeze a perpetual susurrus twisting on limbs or fallen without 7-16-2007 |
Anticipatoræ White robes flowing Immaculate the heartbeats fluttering unceasingly Gone The end of days 7-26-2007 |
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In Plain Sight wend through Gordian mores Their masks rarely left behind 7-28-2007 |
Victory ! HIS besom wielded The dragon flees in defeat Comes forth the rainbow! 7-28-2007 |
Scrabble Roughest-relentless Slope of scree Precious are the Harvested Grinding querns Precariously borne Away 8-3-2007 |
Harvest the harvest HIS fruit, heedless of Lucifer's call, not unforgiven 8-4-2007 |
A Wafting of Rose fragrance of rose on soft breeze brings desire to realize its petals 8-7-2007 |
Losing You Its pain an endless aching torment Losing you 8-8-2007 |
Jesus Is perfect love The way home to The Father ... above 8-9-2007 |
Lightning: Sight&Smell The lightning nearby Very close... white leggy veins O-O+O- Ozone! 8-9-2007 |
Comes a Summering Rain a summering rain Winging Atwinkling golden sunshowers wrapped in Celestial rainbows 8-11-2007 |
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Sanctuary - None from grief My sorrows become wholly-unwelcomed torments upon dreaming 8-11-2007 |
The Rapier Wit unmercifully uttered slash scarlet misty paths as with swords 8-17-2007 |
Empassioned worldly fears Filled with HIS passion Solemn streams a silence of lingering tears 8-18-2007 |
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Angels Sing sing above on high silven songs of love 8-30-2007 |
The Calling Remember thy calling Love one to another and serve The Father 9-3-2007 |
The Sabbath Day The Sabbath Day is here ! The Sabbath Day is here ! I'm grateful for the Sabbath Day The Sabbath Day is here 10-21-2007 * 2 Soprano &/or (Rondo) |
The Tower's Face Moonlight defined the ophitic tower's close face occulted misty white 11-1-2007 |
Looking for Rainbows Looking for rainbows lets clouds pass by a simple blessing in disguise 11-6-2007 |
Vigil Even castles conceived of the finest sands must anxiously watch for the inevitable foundering swells 11-15-2007 |
In Repose Eventide's fancy Mind and body in repose Musing over clouds 11-15-2007 |
Were Gone Misty eyed a rain of tears awaits but to awaken 11-16-2007 |
A Toast of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe was in a class of his own He wrote of the macabre most eloquently and left unturned no stone 12-7-2007 |
Ethereal Colours Wondrous the ways the living song of cherubim singing to Him in praise 12-17-2007 |
O'er icy froth stream Back-arched stride, Pirouette to Tiptoe back again 12-17-2007 |
12-15-2007 To-night our reward of sight crescent moon planets and stars like fire Heaven's lights 12-18-2007 |
Take me back again A child barefoot in the park The road back in time 12-18-2007 |
Rush Rush flows the city numb with pain thundering to its breaking point intently insane 12-19-2007 |
...Dreaming Wandering the canyons of my mind the moment created when all is possible ...dreaming 12-22-2007 |
The Living Gospel HIS truths once lost returned sustained No longer eschewed and thus remain 12-27-2007 |
Underneathe bright azure sky spun desire The winds of love hesitated breathless by a flower 1-1-2008 |
Love Alights Love Alights and Angels sing raining Heavenly blessings 1-3-2008 |
Seek The Light Desire He whose love within will bring You to know the only way Home 1-4-2008 |
2:Rafael Laughing astral stranger Starry eyed of the evening winds Oft walks among us Blessed to be our guide to Paradise 1-15-2008 |
Laughter Laughter drives the blues away Be forgotten the frustrating day 1-16-2008 |
Snow Day Aloft so softly the snow floats and flutters dusting rushing children ecstatic in airy play 1-22-2008 |
A Cry in the Rain Rain silver-dancing touchest softly to mingle with warm tears drawn from trembling flesh 4-24-2008 |
Children of the Day Tarnished puppets poisoned minds contaminated by TV barren as the false idols infiltrating their soft static flesh 5-5-2008 |
L.O.C. What fire from Heaven alight in our souls true to His desire is love 5-28-2008 |
Misty minded mi Like fog-bound branch of frail tree Touch doth make me weep 5-28-2008 |
EvenPrayer May Angels Herald His love And light To awaken In us This very Night 6-24-2008 |
BeReft So lonely gentle sea whence crept abject breeze to founder never again to return my desire 6-26-2008 |
A Maiden's Prayer Return ye priests shriven of childhood conscience and sin Come solemnly to the altar as endowed Men 7-12-2008 |
Realms of Rhyme Realms of rhyme a poet's mind retreats to envision what wondrous haven in pursuit of worlds untold to muse 7-14-2008 |
Hapless mistletoe Thy shame is not thine to bear But was foreordained 7-14-2008 |
Conformation Examine balance within your mind Desire the power to focus the psyche to thoughts of Heaven 7-15-2008 |
Our supernal gift risen above Alive most high is Christ 7-17-2008 |
Epitome Against the shadow of despair desire a purity of mind found only in the living faith 7-23-2008 |
Memories... Sweetly it beckons me desire to hear the roar of surf on shore memories of the sea 7-24-2008 |
The past is what the now is predicated upon and hence that to be Would that I could prune that which is past but then I wouldn't be me 8-23-2008 |
Faith & Prayer Enter the lonely night Follow not sorrowful thoughts led astray to a refuge cold Bring light 9-15-2008 |
Lords of Light Lords of meekness lead the people from the pain darkness brings... unto the Son 10-1-2008 |
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