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The Faithful Sun

The faithful sun rose in the eastern sky Slowly over the swamp and the mist on the water Bringing the breeze that whispers through the cattails And the dew-covered grass… The sound of wing-slapped water as geese rise in flight They call out with a symphony of voices Welcoming the morning Everywhere I look is teeming with life Beauty And Solitude… The cry of the red-tailed hawk The chiding crows The heron stalking its prey… Everything I see overwhelms me Until it wells up in my eyes with gratitude Until it fills my heart with hope… You must look if you hope to see Listen if you hope to hear Sit in silence if you hope to understand Empty yourself if you would be filled… To be bathed in the landscape of Grace Where your truth awaits As one with all creation… All of this birthed in me As the essence of the Love of God All things seen and unseen  As the sun bursts into my being… Until the very light I sought to see  Blinds me with its brilliance Transforming with mercy Uniting me with its fragile beauty… The preciousness of this fleeting moment Shines in the reflections of the morning sun  On the surface of my soul… I bow my heart before the artist!

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2024



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Pieces Of Dreams

Last night… I was a passenger in the back seat of a car destination unknown I was suddenly overwhelmed By music I had never heard Its devastating melody Brought feelings of unimaginable loss And I wept uncontrollably Knowing it would never be written   That it would die with me as tears and regret Passing through my heart like shards of glass Leaving a wound that would never heal There is no returning...no getting back Only a constant longing Only a well of loneliness that can never be filled Except with pieces of dreams  That fall from our lives from neglect Still… We reach for them as they fall Mourning their loss as the death of a friend

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2023

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Communion

I am haunted by your words, hunted…by their meaning,
Torn to pieces and healed, at once alone, and embraced…

I wish you could see what I see, all this beauty…and heartbreak
I cannot bear them without you, come, and share my soul…

Drink deep of who I am, tear me open… unveil me,
Until I rest naked, in the light of your love…

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2023

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A Sunny Day In May

I took my life on a sunny day in May for no other reason than I was tired...

Tired of the blackness of my heart, the loneliness I can never explain 
And the incessant chatter in my mind

Tired of the futility of believing anything is pure, or true
Or that Love could find in me, a glimmer of something worth saving

Tired of the feebleness, the wavering, and the indecision

Tired of the crushing weight of relentless regret, 
The rage of existence without purpose, and the indifference of irrelevance

I know you don’t understand I don’t expect it, but I long for it all the same
For an embrace that would consume me, and devour my shame

But you cannot meet me here on this broken path 
All hope burned to ashes

I glare desperately through the dark glass 
As storms gather in the distance

And those I loved, and who I wished I had become 
Passed before the eyes of my wretched heart

And I, finally alone in the cold silence, 
Remain forever chained in madness, speechless in my oblivion

Beyond the reach...

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2023

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Deep Well

It's easy to lose hope In a world beyond repair When you can't escape the heartbreak Of the burden that you bear To see beyond your vision Into the Deep Well of your soul Where the whisper of the Spirit Calls your heart to come back home It's easy to give up In a world that doesn't care When you can't escape the longing Of a heart that's been laid bare To throw your arms wide open To embrace the Great Unknown Where the candle of forgiveness Reveals the path to lead you home It's easy to forget This life is borrowed time In the echos of forever We're just a momentary rhyme Just look beyond your vision Into the deep well of your soul And throw your arms wide open To embrace the Great Unknown Where the candle of forgiveness Reveals the path to lead you home

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2024



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Remember

When all of this is lost And the trees stand naked against the cold grey sky... Will you remember? When the last leaf falls And the north wind howls against the windows of the heart... Will you remember? When my words lay silent and fate calls the harvest This mortal reaped and soul gathered... Will you remember? Remember... The birds of spring and the teeming green grass of summer The promise of rebirth in every sunrise And the cool shade beneath the willows Remember... The love between us and the beauty of untold secrets Those precious things known without words Locked in the deep well of the heart We cannot say when we did not see Cannot hear when we did not listen Our ghost alone and haunting along a torn and desperate road... When all of this is lost And the heart stands naked before the throne of love... Will you remember?

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2024

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Night Vison

I scream 
This night vision
Too many miles without you
Like dissonance craves its resolution 
I covet you
My Peace
With shattered dreams and frozen tears
I stand here naked
My soul pierced by eyes of fire
Desperately defenseless
Consume me
This heart in desolation
Love gives way to thorns

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2023

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Precious

Every moment of our lives is precious, Even the dark and painful times of doubt and regret... But the night passes A new day begins, and hope is reborn into the willing soul... It’s so easy to miss this To become distracted by the noise of everything around us... But when I quiet myself and look When I embrace all my life, even those things I don’t understand... When I take the time to listen to the silence, And the truth that wells up from within, It always reminds me of the mercy of God... Of a love that can’t be bargained with or bought A love that is generous, kind, forgiving, And relentless, in the pursuit of my fragile heart... So my tears mingle with the dew, As I watch the sunrise...again

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2024

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Wild Heart

Last night... I dreamed of a child with a wild unbroken heart and smiling mischievous eyes  She was wearing a rainbow dress and socks that did not match A perfect mess clothed in innocence and wonder With a dirty face and chipped nail polish on her tiny fingers As I watched her dance and laugh I felt the sudden urge to paint outside the lines

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2023

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The Door

Last night… When I closed my eyes I saw a long black hallway And a white door in the distance Illumined only by faint candlelight Which flickered desperately Against the oppressive darkness I walked alone towards the door But with each step it receded Its shape shifting into shadows My vision blurred by panic and tears I stood paralyzed by despair Until I vanished into my own night

Copyright © Roy Wilde | Year Posted 2023

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