Western heaven
Twenty four hours: His
Sunset moonrise
Oh God, ,
Our Lord
Great King,
We sing.
Eyes raise
Give grace
You lead,
We plead.
Steer life,
From Strife.
Help reap,
Joys deep.
Give bread.
Love spread.
Calm us,
In fears.
Save us,
From tears.
Our need,
Do heed.
We bide.
Abide.
April.25. 2023
~ Placed Sixth~
Brian Strand Premiere. No.1211. Poetry Contest
I have loved Thee with two loves -
a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee.
As for the love which is selfish,
Therein I occupy myself with Thee,
to the exclusion of all others.
But in the love which is worthy of Thee,
Thou dost raise the veil that I may see Thee.
Yet is the praise not mine in this or that,
But the praise is to Thee in both that and this.
By Rabia al Basri (A classic Sufi poet)
The spread of poverty and hunger
is witnessed all over the world.
Even in these trying times,
God's heirs never worry,
making use of their
great privilege
to pray to
God for
help.
I put in my heart in the soft spots praise and devotion,
to the Creator of the lands and the oceans~
Silently moistened dripped humidity turned into rain
Do drop sweat ever glistening~
Sunlight passions streaks of light heat below
Now it's winter and the rain has turned to snow~
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2020
10/13/20
P-ray
A-nd
N-icely
A-sk
T-he
A-lmighty
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
My devotional today Sept 30, 2019.
Ephesians 1:3-12
He chose us in him predestined by his sons and (daudhters) by Jesus Christ to himself.
My family is lost from me it brings me so much pain I can't talk to them. Except my brother and sister.
I may be alone
( poem by Heather Brearley)
I may be alone lord but you have not left me. You are my constant guide. I want to walk by you Lord. Throughout a life i made wrong choices but I have no regrets.
They made me strong.
Guide my steps Lord let me searve you.
Use my pain to show others how you never give up on us. Use my testimony to do your work.
Mold me shape me as a peace of clay with your hands.
Lay out a path that I may serve you.
I can no longer hide from you Lord.
I see so much pain and suffering Lord let my own suffering help me relate to those in pain.
I want to serve you anyway I can. Give me strength through trials of suffering.
You gave me big dimples Lord. Let me use them to shine your light and love in the world.
If its your will let me searve you as a missionary.
Thy portrait filled the horizon
with tears falling in crimson.
Frailed, blurred and so wasted
the feelings like busted bones.
Surge of idle adoration
hallocinating the numb viens
spreading all over.
Drunk on changing years
i smiled with all fireworks,
then the voice of music
became the song illumated.
Strength poured to this corporeal
by unveiled charcoal eyes,
the jasmine scent, the lasting daffodils,
the soft lips, the fresh breathe,
i became her newest captive;
Too much for life to crawl
and live turning empty tides
to the stars.
The darken untruth a sudden
gives its death scroll.
Traces of smile turn into
flooded evil shrine,
outmost joy became war of time.
Decades sigh fast and as expected;
Flowers found wild and decayed,
Blossoms glew and expelled.
O' charcoal eyes,
thy smile afloats in naked streams
waiting for fresh bond
as if decades a lie;
only thee cure the dread.
The poet's voice now plays
and flute reigns its melody
in devotional fire.
Let me tour you in a dream of reigning thunder of my strengths.
Crawling in the remnants of our lively summer years.
Courses of roadside no more right or heartache left
For our tomorrow will be the history of lovers on earth.
For within my touch you could find your heavenly rest.
No pain or faints before my glorious care and caress.
Within you I find my faith of leading the subtle smile,
You'd always pictured on my joyful spirited corporeal.
In your aura of rocking lightning when I first see you,
Would be the gospel of living in my planet and flesh.
I'm glad of having you my dear, the princess of Persia
More radiant than the mistresses of the wise Solomon.
Within this melting sand I'll draw your unique image
In this desert dates I'll let your dreams be at rest
Within this dry humid airy wind I'll jump across your hug
The thing that I really missing so so much living far at reach.
For the future is in my brain, let the pain be the gain.
For the future is in my heart let me wish that sourthern band.
For your the most annointed girl of all my girls and lovers,
Stay always at your unimagenary total lunar smile.
If, when the hours of night have closed upon your head,
you feel silent and alone
Remember me.
Because , I would cross mountains ,
run through fire and rain
give up all that i owned ,
just to have you love me as much as i love you.
Erased my sin’s face
Answered in my place
Saved me by Love's grace
Took on my sin’s waste
Enlightened of truth's taste
Rise up and made haste
Cathedral of limbs,
Prayers from a leaden pew:
The butterfly prays.
This day is done and rest I must,
Let us lie the night together
Secure in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
Farewell to this day's gifted light,
Welcome now to starshine bright!
The wheel turns on as Earth spins about;
We ask for Harmony within, without.
Dear Lord and Lady:
I thank Thee for the gifts of life;
I thank Thee for the gifts of death.
May I be ever mindful
Of the souls who share
My coursing blood, my freshening breath.
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