The bend in the path through the autumn woods
Obscures my vision to what lies ahead
Brilliant colors of fall's leaves so good
Beauty that surrounds doesn't stop the dread
What is beyond the road's bend veiled from sight
There's no way I can know for its concealed
'Pon each step God gives me just enough light
Going forward despite my fright eyes peeled
God always supplied my needs plus some wants
He's always furnished enough shining light
I now need His presence to smooth away daunts
And give extra grace to get good insights
The bend in road could be smooth or rocky
Help, Lord, in aging not to be gawky
finis'
Age, whilst do we more
And more aspect
Its own, the world's, its youth through
Strange, stranger daunts.
Not for what, cries, cheers
Manic-confused
Ran with, no resemblance bears.
Memory haunts!
Foggy air
dims midnight vision,
my eyes beg to see
beyond the tip of my nose—
where night daunts.
My glasses
fogged by chilly wind,
holding back my steps,
darkness deepens my nightmare—
fog chills scare.
Darn
Dentist
Dreadful deed
Damned if you do
Dah! Damned if you don’t
Disturbing drill din daunts
Drat! Delectable doughnuts
Digging deep childhood cavities
Done! Drear disposition diminished
Displaying the dazzling disarming smile
My Thoughts For Today
July 4th 2024
Miracle Man
As I could feel God’s favor,
He became my enricher.
He has supplied my needs,
and most all of my wants.
He made me a willing servant ,
with enough to share.
Then looked at my heart,
and swept away my daunts.
Today, I’m thankful,
for the country in which I live.
Though each day that passes,
things seem to worsen.
Prophecy tells us in the last days,
this will come to pass.
And when judgment day comes,
each will face it in person.
Kid naps here, daycare!
Sick babies...About those
Kidnaps are there! Out there!
I wish I could, evocation, dowry!
For an already invested $275 nuptial Tyler Mowrey!
Gaza wall and Tel-Aviv- a , embracing in Jackson Church
Sameeha Azra- eel A and a PEER in peer pressure for air fryer
Is your oxygen an EIN? Bargaining overseas? Playing diplomacy? Daunts in ranting ramps where models stood?
Sometimes, data cable is not that a bad idea, where "inna lillah" is also a cliched Hinda call!
Long she served Holly Wood, May she come true among converts and traveler (pilgrims)
further in optimism in selfless "Sufism" not "Sophism or Hedonism",
Sin and Boon are all stamped with the sense of Shame, where the guilt is sensed after all!
Not a river dredging and to make a parable to river shifting, as no longer helpful!
Helpful and no longer! For once, try in Pickthall!
For the end of the time and the beginning, too
Time impeccable is Timeless Allah (SWT) and the all-knowing and all!
In time He begets not,
In Time He is free from the need of an obgyn,
of that specialty, departmental.
Blossoms the dandelion
Renaissance premises ion
Borderline scripted small fonts
Newspaper article daunts
4/15/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
A few things represent me:
The color grey for example,
She's a beaute, isn't she?
I've felt drawn to her, especially when my soul had been just that, grey.
It has then gone on to taint my soul, my heart, my mind at every occasion.
It would have been a crime not to paint my destiny in her.
But what else is there?
The familiar scent of rejection?
The agonizing taste of nostalgia?
No?
Maybe the 21 awards I'd trade without a sigh's moment worth?
The glasses that crack due to the heavy weight maintained in my scalp?
The hauntingly mesmerizing words turned sour?
A promise I'm not morose in person?
I've often heard that you'd rather lay eyes on my soul's vessel than hear the cries of the same very soul.
Of course, I've only ever heard it from the third layer that daunts my soul, the very one that hurts at the mention of it.
She's obviously accompanied by Grey;
Like a fairytale in a child's dream, they become inseparable.
But heed her warning.
Stay away from the sharp turn of phrase that she takes, because soon you'll be a spectator to the ever-running show of gut-wrenching twists that is my mind.
Here comes the dawn
of a thoughtful Mourn.
Month of the desecrated demise
of a Monumental personage.
Unpleasant feels beclouds the air
I consume,
My structure reconciles itself
to the dreadful wake of the dawn.
Hushed his grief within,
As though He counts it less.
Burdened the hearts become.
For the weight tears apart within.
Boundary with her,
Was the sweetness of existence.
In a tick of misery
Hard to lug
Uneasy to let slip
Oh Death where’s thy sting
So fresh is the love of the parted soul
Mourning till an afterlife
In her two gems he rejoices.
As life gives succor.
Though Growth he beckons
For an extended home, before night falls.
Life’s unplayed cards
Relinquishes-daunts my being
Fathoming its depth
Again and again
Glum yet Grateful
For the Supreme One
Alone knows all and the why
We seem still within ourselves.
Three Decades plus Six
Yet I breathe
To make proud
This Monumental Personage.
I lay in bed and try to sleep,
Pray the Lord my soul to keep.
But I fear
A past that haunts me
A future that daunts me
And I wish you were here,
To hold me and love me.
My sorrow takes hold,
And I try to be bold
But
Why didn’t you love me?
Why won’t you love me?
I’m Loveable
I try so hard to be
But Nomatter what I do
Nothings enough for you
So it’s not enough for me.
Need you here, need you here so badly
Daddy I just want to go home
I don’t belong here.
Selfishness fills the soul with fear
Breaks the heart with a gentle tear
Ego evokes the nature’s lure
Peace with God is the only cure
Pride destroys all the heart’s best dreams
Promising answers for life’s schemes
Breathless prayers right and ensure
Peace with God is the only cure
Vanity daunts the sweetest smile
Darkens the heart with its lifestyle
Kindness will make the heart mature
Peace with God is the only cure
Conceit is merely haughtiness
Despite all the heart’s naughtiness
Faith and love will always endure
Peace with God is the only cure
Greediness blackens the spirit
Gospel? Listen. Do you hear it?
Love this alive will thrive, make sure
Peace with God is the only cure
Charity is what we believe
It is love that will not deceive
Nothing in life is more secure
Peace with God is the only cure
Wonderful counselor He is
When our soul’s hope falls into His
This is light darkness won’t obscure
Peace with God is the only cure
Arrival of dejection may be the acquirement of upcoming selection...
Applauses of today can be the daunts of tomorrow...
Weaknesses and flaws are all a part of perfect perfection...
If love is so selfless, then why required is the harness...
Tear the letters and burn away the petals...
For their selfish wordsmith have only engraved bitter pits ...
October trees, they sway in the wind
A tangerine tango that taunts the tinges
October leaves, they swirl in the breeze
A vermilion whirligig that vaunts the whispers
October hues, they swagger the mind
A rubicund rollicking that haunts the shadows
October scenes, they sweep the heart
A garnet gambol that daunts the artists
October skies, they swarm the soul
A titian twinkle that flaunts God’s blessings
09.30.2021
For Regina McIntosh's "October" contest
if I could, I would but I can’t, so shan’t
enslaved by ego, I have endless wants
yet when the end draws nigh
deep sigh is our goodbye
nothing more to flaunt, as death itself daunts
28-May-2021
This tortuous, mind-bending game is unbearable.
It seeps into my skin
I wear it in a daily fashion.
Grasping at my skull
Bleeding, crying, feeling
Fueling this never-ending cycle.
When can I stop feeding this beast?
It's cyclical hunger daunts my days
Demanding a sacrifice.
Forever seeking to be free of this turmoil.
I grasp at lights
Too dim for my bound eyes.
Just a shade too dark
Sheathed in false vellum with superficial colloquies.
- Caroline Youngless
05/21/2020
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