eerie emptiness
we float away
our vision distant
longing extinguished
from the world detached
ties disconnected
yet peace suffused
in this void-centric view
cloaked in aloneness
strangely intimate
then we are reeled in
to bliss drenched form
vibrant and aglow
in the borrowed light
loaned by presence
as gift of grace
which we imbibe
to rekindle dying ember
that refractions of love
radiate across space
as a tribute
to our creator
without further inquiring
about God’s divine plan
since our identity
as something separate
from the all that is
has been erased
in place of which we are
fullness in emptiness
emulsified in this urn
wherefrom emanates
the elixir of bliss
commingled with light
banishing darkness
The skies are black
where you tread,
the stars having drifted
into a distant abyss.
You scream to be heard
yet not one sound emanates
and there is not an ounce
of passion in what remains.
Morose has become a colour,
an aroma, a flavour on my lips.
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
561.
Prayer for the 1st Commandment
Oh Father God, You have commanded us to worship only You
This I must, this I delight to do
For You alone are my god, you alone are god to me
You are God and You're alone and that will forever be
Oh Jesus Christ, help me serve the one Father
I will not exchange Him for another
To Him all creations sing the song of praise
From Him emanates all kinds of holy grace
Oh Holy Spirit, let me worship the only one God
This is God's command, this is not bad.
Amen.
-10/27/2017
(Dumarao)
*Prayer for the 10 Commandments
a leadership through life, not to stray
guiding, shining, a pleasant way
always lifing the spirit
awakes the start of day
opening morning
through many things
emanates
brings peace
light
Heidi Sands
5/6/26
(C)opyright
global death and destruction emanates from greed ~ not from human need
A chill breeze blows in the ghetto
radiators silent -- empty cupboards rattle
Raw hands wince from the sting of snow
a chill breeze blows in the ghetto
A mother huddles with her brood in a drafty room
no heat emanates from the ice-cold moon
Their cries die in the wind-swept snow
~ a chill breeze blows in the ghetto
Someone asked me how to describe love
At first I thought there wasn’t a description
Then I thought of a man who lost his wife after 50 years
No one can feel that emotion beside him
We may feel for him
But that loss is endless
The love, the memories
The good and the bad
The days in and out
We don’t think will end
We take for granted
Not knowing how we got this far
Love is endless
It stays
In the photos
In the stories
In emanates from memories
It’s lasting
And encompassing
It’s tears
It’s comfort
Hugs
Seeing that one after so long
Just sitting
Quietly
Tea and coffee without a word
Peace
I am one of the lucky ones
To know love
Unmet expectations damage your demanding mind,
your senses become the fast spreading wild fire.
Uncontrolled, it boils the blood of your intrinsic pride,
and as it flares up, it burns my gentle demeanor.
Its ferocity blazes the bonhomie of bonding chords,
my life turns into an urn filled with your ill feeling.
Your flashing eyes can’t conceal you seethe inside,
generate an inferno of malice for me in your heart .
The twisted tongue spills out your sentiments so sadistic,
smeared with the vicious venom of your malicious mind.
The scorched petals of my floral essence are dislodged
to feel the dreams turn into debris, suffering in silent pain.
I pray to God to give me the strength of tolerant psyche
and the acuity of empathetic acumen to sense that
“the only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
So, the spontaneous spurt of imbibed divine forgiveness
emanates from the fountain of my benign soul,
and I perceive my genial mind evade the pangs of agony.
When, as a child, the aquarian age did dawn.
Good vibrations were its joyful, loving spawn.
The world was ignited by a peaceful spark.
But did this age also bring us something dark?
And are our lives ruled by stars up in the sky
or by the true convictions of you and I?
I wonder if we are not to blind to see
that the darkness emanates from you and me.
P – Peace of mind, piece by piece,
E - Emanates from heaven without cease.
A – Amity with God occurs over time.
C - Commitment to Christ,
E - Emmanuel, a life sacrificed.
O – Obedience required as God sayeth.
F – Forgiveness, received through faith.
M – Mercy and grace – God will bestow.
I - Integrity (truth) comes with trust.
N – Needless worries at an all-time low;
D – Discipline yields peace without crust.
I OPENED A DOOR
IN THE UNIVERSE,
MUCH TO MY SUPRISE ,
I STUMBLED UPON
A LONG LOST TRUTH
THAT OPENED , UP MY EYES.
THERE IS MORE ,
THAN ONE DIMENSION.
WHEN IT COMES TO BEING.
THIS IS WHAT ,
I STUMBLED UNPON .
ONLY NOW , I BELIEVE , I AM SEEING.
VISION BEYOND PERCEPTION .
EXISTENCE ,
BEFORE THE DAWN OF TIME.
ONCE CONSIDERED THE OUTER LIMITS ,
NOW EMANATES ,
FROM WITHIN THE MIND.
LIKE AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION ,
THAT RELEASES ENERGY
IN THE FORM OF LIGHT .
THRUSTING US FORWARD ,
INTO THE FUTURE ,
LIKE THE ALTERING OF DAY AND NIGHT.
FASTER , AND FASTER ,
THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT
REVERSING , ALL DIRECTIONS OF TIME.
MEANING , THE SOUL WAS HERE ,
BEFORE THE BODY
BOTH , CATCHING UP WITH THE MIND.
DELIVERING US
FROM DARKNESS
NOW STANDING IN THE LIGHT,
WE WERE HERE
THE ENTIRETY OF TIME
WE WERE MEARLY OUT OF SIGHT.
Michael E Harris
07122025
From the dense darkness emanates a spark.
So brilliant in power, destroying all the dark.
Ingrained within every cell of rock to flesh.
A whisper permeates all space, solid or mesh.
Divine in origin, it touches the center of the heart.
Always inviting you to a higher level and a new start.
A whisper of grace and peace, rooted deep within.
A gentle whisper of transformation and tranquility,
releasing all worries, where true life will begin.
Have you ever imagined the feeling
Of soaring above the clouds
Only the breeze between you and the earth
Away from the bustling crowds
With the occasional sound of the fiery blast
That keeps your airship afloat
An oh so peaceful, heavenly solitude
As you sail this celestial boat
Imagine the absolute total serenity
As you take in the breathtaking view
Corn fields that go on forever and ever
Mountains that reach for the blue
Drifting skyward on a gentle breeze
Over the clouds you soar
A feeling of serenity and inner peace
Emanates from every pore
feelers extend from the heart
reaching out toward kinetic energy
an energy that emanates distant in the universe
far and free from terrestial vibes
feelers striving to link in to its celestial harmony
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Swallowed in the deepest recesses of the night
enveloping me in satin folds, so dark, so lonely.
The emptiness I see emanates from within me.
Like moonless nights that swallow the sun in ebon darkness,
it seeps from my pores blinding me
the loneliness ever reaching for me.
Then like the colors of a brilliance cut diamond
the darkness breaks and morning splendor appears.
It is you who banishes the clouds.
It is you who's radiance illuminates my soul.
It is you who warms me with your beautiful light.
It is you who whispers gentle secrets into my ear.
It is you who makes me smile.
It is you who gives me hope.
It is you who helps me live again.
It is you.
It is you;
until, you are no more.
Without explanation, without reason, without comment
you have cast me back into the darkness, into the loneliness
into the pain of never ending night;
Now, but, to await the ending of time in its final mercy.
Never more to again know such emptiness and boundless sorrow.
Finally to realize the comfort of ever lasting sleep,
never to dream again, never to feel the agony,
as my soul writhes and withers in my grave.
11/21/2024
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