Under stars in the heavens,
And before Your crown,
Dear God of love,
I come to You now:
With each prayer, every question,
Crucified ‘neath my brow,
And the tears falling in,
Should be pouring out;
So, let the case be opened;
Hear my fervent cry,
When each word as a hem,
To emotion draws nigh –
There’s a quiet heart upon the wall
that breaks the day in equal parts,
blind to the heavy tears that fall,
and careless of our weary hearts.
It treats a life like one quick breath,
counting the hours, cold and gray—
a gear that grinds away our breath,
where every second slips away.
And yet... time bends when passion burns,
and minutes stretch to touch the sky;
a single look, where longing turns,
can make a decade pass us by.
For all those weeks spent on routine
fade out like smoke in morning air,
while depth reclaims what life can mean,
and stays with us when we are there.
A clock measures duration, but depth counts time.
Beavering for months on end
instead, for perspire awaits meagre return
the ruse hour of labor, as niggles the bristle
all into novel serfdom crown:
the once mellow soil that now declines
when called upon enough grain must bear
the sky that now a tear short-and-over sheds
because its emotion now fitfully precipitates
and, so, now the humanly action wears
surely, a meagre return’s all o'er eminent:
has mankind the death blow dealt himself?
or are the gods no longer caring more?
You came into our world, a little ray of light,
And turned our ordinary days into something bright.
In your tiny hands, we found our dreams anew,
In every smile, a thousand hopes grew.
A father sees his courage shining in your eyes,
A mother sees her prayers reaching the skies.
We may hold your hand, but you will choose your way,
And build your own beautiful world someday.
May you walk with kindness, fearless and free,
May you become the woman you were meant to be.
When life gets hard, remember where you belong,
In the hearts that love you, forever warm and strong.
We are proud not only of what you achieve,
But of the beautiful person we see you become and believe.
No matter how far your journey takes you one day,
Our love will follow you, lighting your way.
_ Jolly Muhury Samui (Mother)
What can you offer someone who has seen all?
I ponder.
I won’t flatter you with words,
for they’ll fail me.
Neither will I dare offer you anything,
For nothing you lack
I won’t make you grand promises,
for they’re all but spoken words.
But maybe,
maybe,
I’ll offer you my heart,
for you to feel how scorching
and pristine my desires are.
For that,
is real, I promise:
an immolating flame
that leaves nothing ruined.
My wife gently asked today,
My daughter smiled beside her,
My heart quietly found words,
Love filled both gentle eyes,
Truth deserved tender expression always.
You are my life's companion,
She is our living blessing,
You built warmth within home,
She filled days with laughter,
Without both I am incomplete.
One heart holds two rhythms,
One sky carries two stars,
One lamp shines two flames,
One melody sings two voices,
Both illuminate my entire soul.
You are my enduring strength,
She is my brightest tomorrow,
One nurtured every dream,
One renewed every hope,
Both complete my existence forever.
Love cannot be measured equally,
Hearts never divide affection,
You both are life's blessings,
Two names within every heartbeat,
My whole world lives together.
Lord,
help me shed this ego-atrophy.
Like a second skin I'm desperate to peel away.
Undoubtedly knowing this is the final fray.
Don't leave me, I beg you. Lord
Please don't give up on me yet.
I've made repetitive decisions,
stumbling once more in this drug addicted trap.
I see the line you drew in the sand.
While the wall of the world is built sky high.
I'm teetering on the edge.
I pray you don't send me Lord, right over the ledge.
So many unfinished poems, linger behind my lips.
You saved me in my darkest nights, trapped in the abyss.
You found me when I lost myself,
right in the nick of time.
Humbly asking you My Savior
just one more day.
There are so many thoughts within one mind;
some are lost, while others are forgotten.
These thoughts begin bleeding out as I write.
I shed tears while missing the sun, all while gazing at the stars burning bright.
Unlocked cage in addiction, but my flesh isn't accepting the loss of the fight.
Take me back to ground zero, beginning with the circle of life.
I reminisce about the garden where my heart still resides.
Replaying every song forever in my mind.
Wishing for God's well of living water, to quench my thirsty soul.
As reconstruction continues, the conversation persists.
Vivid memories dating back to when I was a kid.
Water flows downstream, the river running as much as I am.
Sent a key and a mirror, illuminating what my eyes cannot hide.
Breakthrough roadway ahead
faithful is God,
all while slipping in sin.
New journey is His Rock
Rock His is journey new
sin is slipping while all
God is faithful.
Ahead roadway breakthrough
The clocks have fallen silent in the sand,
their golden faces melting with the heat;
time slips away like water through the hand,
too soft to hold, too strange to call complete.
A barren shore stretches beneath the sky,
where distant cliffs are resting in the sun;
the world appears to whisper, not reply,
as if the day has only just begun.
A tree stands thin, a broken branch of dreams,
its shadow reaching over empty ground;
the stillness hides a thousand hidden screams,
yet not a single echo can be found.
The watches droop like memories left behind,
forgotten thoughts that slowly lose their shape;
they bend beneath the weight of human mind,
escaping every cage and every tape.
This landscape is a doorway into sleep,
where hours dissolve and vanish from our sight;
where time no longer promises to keep
the fragile moments we attempt to write.
The other day while I was sitting on a park bench
Relaxing,
I heard a voice behind me.
It sort of shrieked a little
And even squeaked a bit
As it let out a laugh.
I had been thinking
Of a joke I had heard
The night before,
And then there came that shriek
So I laughed along.
Pretty soon I heard other voices too.
All of them laughing,
Joking and having a fun time.
Contagious originally published in Impspired Magazine, 2026 all rights reserved.
What can be said of the moments of life…
Hoarse voice , and the throat feels as if
someone is pressing it tightly like a crocodile’s grip.
Only the eyes remain open,like a river that has dried up,
yet still wishes to flow.
Nothing appears good to the eyes anymore.
The battle between good and evil lives in the back of my mind
I choose good, I choose love.
But I am often disappointed as it seems that choice is never the right one.
I grow from my experiences; I grow like weeds in the cracks of the driveway.
People pick me the way they pick a dandelion.
I am used for their wishes,
And what is left of me is tossed to the ground,
blown away by the wind.
I try to grow again,
But like a weed, I grow in unwanted places.
And I am picked from my roots once more,
Only for the disappointment to repeat itself.
And in this battle between good and evil in the back of my mind,
I still can not help but to choose good, to choose love.
At last a defeated ego and pride in conclusion.
Subconscious to the surface.
Misconstrued ultimatum.
Exhausted reluctance.
Released defeat.
A defeated ego and pride in conclusion.
Ignorance is bliss ending in piercing silence.
A defeated ego and pride in conclusion.
Strength miscalculated.
the despair.
that exact moment.
At last a defeated ego and pride in conclusion.
Finally truth brings freedom
The ocean of love, the treasure of happiness
The source of inspiration, the remedy for sadness.
The caring creature, the encouraging soul
The tireless being,inspires to reach the goal.
Full of deep emotions, yet stands strong
Guides throughout, never leads to wrong.
Hides worries, still smiles
Bears pain,for endless miles.
One who is always there
She is the Mother,to take care...
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