I had a vision,
In which I could see,
Myself up high above You,
Taking glory, my arms spread wide.
In this evil state,
I could hear seducing voices,
Calling me to the edge,
Of the ledge, the end.
I went to that place,
Passing faces, and breaking glass,
To harm all others along the way,
All the while, forcing Your blood to flow.
As I caught Your eyes,
I saw You cry, and I cried out, Die!
But in so doing, I was brought back,
By our Father, screaming all the way.
It took Your love to undo,
What I did to You, and now You are above me,
Nailed to a tree, arms spread wide, giving glory.
Not to Yourself, but to the Father.
He who asked You to do this.
And now, I am below You.
Ever to behold You,
And to be true to, my Savior Lord.
How could we do this?
Picture it.
North star that shines on clear night.
Sat still, at peace, on moon's right.
How does the small moon prince thrive?
At night flies a bright, white kite.
In comes the wash of high tide.
Two pairs of feet side by side.
Where did they go? Who were they?
Far off, see! The groom and bride.
Sun glints bright on white topped wave.
Such blend of warmth marks the cave.
How birds dance on silk clouds high.
For soon come the fish they crave.
Contest: Let the Pen's Flow - Jueju Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Jenish Somadas
Date: 03/20/2020
(did a collection, first attempt at this type of poem)
Begin afresh every morning,
After the sweetness of sound sleep;
Meet the new light with open eyes,
Leave the twilight so dark and deep.
Just start over every sunrise,
To feel the warmth of the beacon;
The cold eventide disappears
Into thin air of oblivion.
Arise again every cockcrow,
To thank the Lord for His mercy;
Be grateful for the air we breathe,
And food we eat from land and sea.
Set it up at the break of day,
To finish what you have started;
The long journey has just begun,
After waking up from the bed.
The cold night is about to close,
For dawn to replace the evening;
Welcome the opportunity,
Begin afresh every morning.
On duty, don’t fall asleep
Lest your future should weep
As faith fervor you fail to keep
Indulging concerns of flesh in your crèche
But faith fervor refresh
For faith flame to fly afresh
Now, today and tomorrow as pride you swallow
Or else fantasy and fancy you’ll follow
To drive your faith callow, hollow and sallow
Swimming in a sea of little depth
Gasping for breath
Floating and gloating over stealth in hazy health and wanton wealth
But a turn around you should achieve
If commands you don’t deceive
When on time fortitude you receive
Doing good
Feeding on morsels of thought food
As magnitude of your spiritual duty understood
To bless and grace your attitude
In tune with bliss beatitude
That propels you to the highest deserved latitude.
Forgotten old time of sinful life
As I boldly stand with shinning lights
Then my lamp filled up in Holiness
As my oil is sustained by faithfulness
Period of darkness lust and vice
Lost forever and never will it be alive
Falling and rising never my time
Purity and chastity never got for a dime
Was bounded and made a living dead
But then I saw Him and He said
'I will make a way in the wilderness'
Even a river out of desert of my barrenness
Then into a fruitful life of righteousness
There I fell at the cross in soberness
Then He washed me by His blood
As I was freed from bondage of lust in the world
Afresh my motion has to begin.
Again my wings of toil have to flap;
A tinker's task to reshape my heart benign
To quench the gaping chasm and fill the gap;
To let anew my ambitions roam,
And dreams to seep and pervade
To the limitless shores of heaven and home,
Until the farewell is tearfully bade.
Stranger in life changed cry to smile
Cared more than self can ever desire
Rested my soul without any doubt
Slowly taken to a sweet dreamy cloud
Put on all faith without a question
Believed you are the only one!
Understood all said and unsaid
Life felt as if innocent beauty fed
May be I was wrong to recline
My fault to do as you inclined
Retraced not your faltering steps
Thus am subject to hard times
No use of cursing that day went by
Never met still made a wrong choice
Yes , I will be brave not again creep
Be strong enough to bloom breathe
It’s easy for you to change the path
Why will then I still lie in deep dark
Embrace the real people of my life
Learned not to trust who worth none
No more will I look back to find you
Move on to let shadow speak true
Curves will only turn happiness ahead
No blame anymore…no regret!
Never were words
so quietly and powerfully
uttered with my
breath
than when I
admitted that,
yes,
I do indeed
love you
and I will follow
and lead
and tread lightly
and run hard
be both teacher and pupil
on this sojourn
on earth with you.
We are now open to
the promise
of a shared future
through sunrise
and moonglow
moving with purpose
and fresh conviction
through the course of
all of our new days
there will always be
the thrill of our gaze
basking in the
pure lucidity of light
that illuminates
each other
from
within.