have you ever grappled with despair
not in imagery, symbolism or portrayal.
I mean, have you ever felt the elevator drop
the watery weakness that extenuates breath
a depth of fatigue that makes lying on the floor a burden
an aching pounding in your chest,
the broken-glass dryness in your throat
the gritty ache in your eyes
that makes you want to close them forever?
Struggle no more, leaden limbs,
free the weary weight.
Eyes that struggle, release the light.
The body begs to no more fight.
In a blur of sluggish thought,
I whisper sleep's sweet name.
The will has dropped.
The yearning stopped.
I’ll rest on that distant shore.
.
.
Songs for this:
Nessun Dorma by Sarah Brightman
Caruso (Live at "Pavarotti International" Charity Gala Concert, Modena 1992) by Luciano Pavarotti, Aldo Sisilli
Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston
Categories:
jesu, dark, daughter, depression, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring,
thank you for Joy’s life preserving,
from the day she started breathing.
For this and your constant keeping,
you, her Lord this day we’re thanking.
Grant her health in all her living.
From your storehouse, pour out blessings.
Make her life a fountain flowing,
With the virtues you are giving.
May Joy, in your love abiding,
be a beacon brightly shining,
in a world where light is fading,
and souls of men in sin are dying.
Grant Joy grace in all her doing,
may she be a source of blessing,
to the souls each day she’s meeting
in the course of daily living.
With your Holy Spirit leading
may Joy’s faith be daily growing.
Grant her guidance in her choosing
May she be wise in her talking.
As she waits for your appearing,
Grant Joy strength in her proclaiming.
Then, when Jesus comes descending,
May she be with those ascending.
Categories:
jesu, birthday, blessing, christian, inspirational,
Form: Monorhyme
In the silence of the air
the piano plays softly, inviting us to
dream a little, forgetting all our woes
A million butterflies of joy settle in our hearts, as we
withhold the strum of useless words.
Let us opt to sit on a hill of serene emotions,
while the Christmas Spirit sifts through us, like gold...
Anticipation, excitement, it can be ours
if we arrive at His doorstep, (il bambino Jesu)
Our Baby, Jesus...
Bring your imagination forth cherished souls that you are,
know that anything is possible if you believe.
Trust in your own ability to create magic from the
disheveled thoughts of yesterday.
Remember to allow the Christmas Spirit to glow inside of you,
dance with it,
and as you tip the balance, lean on the good side.
December 2, 2022
Categories:
jesu, analogy, christmas,
Form: Free verse
walking
along
to
nowhere
just me
and you
together
again:
one
with
the other,
contented
without
speaking..
..just
being
Inspired by the clip of Pie Jesu by Faure
Categories:
jesu, inspirational, music,
Form: Verse
Affect matters more than numbers do
Reason without love ,so blind to ends
Rational means were used to kill our Jews.
Searching Europe’s “haystacks” for a clue
Reason makes its wondrous, obscene blend
Affect matters more than numbers do
When Belsen was relieved, who bought the glue?
The bones of suffering dead might,did offend
Rational calculaters tortured Jew
Was Jesus rational, what the end he knew?
See his mother Mary, weeping,kind.
Affect matters more than numbers do
By the Christians, Jesus was abused
His brothers and his sisters barred, disdained
Factories were used to gas his Jews.
How to see what matters in the end
Hate outweighed by Love, controlled not blamed
Affect matters more than numbers do
Rational calculations ,G-d, oh G-d, Jesu.
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Categories:
jesu, angst, feelings, god,
Form: Villanelle
a lone
voice
softly
sings
it's solo
so slowly-
pity
me
pity
me
it cries
so plaintively !
high
high
wretched
me..
who
will
save me..
only He
Inspired by Faure's pieu Jesu youtube clip
Categories:
jesu, music,
Form: Verse
Let serene tranquility transport me
To my highest poetic aspirations.
Let me feel the thrill, the chill, the bliss
When this exquisite operatic song
Encompasses my entire body.
Let the musical magic sustain in
Echoes of reflective contemplation.
When this music fills my yearning soul
With Angelic reverberations...
A crescendo of divine harmonies is
Showered in auditory pleasures
Tending to leave me a bit breathless
In awe of hearing heavenly sounds,
Making my heart reel in rhapsodies.
7-24-17
Pie Jesu inspired and performed by Forte, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Pie Jesus is Latin for Merciful Jesus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uwhzw1PKWgo
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Sponsor Greg Barden
Categories:
jesu, beautiful, music, passion, song,
Form: Free verse
Jesu !the very thought of thee,
Brings peace to my soul,
You liberate me from ,
All feelings of guilt and shame,
My heart becomes filled,
With joy and everlasting happiness,
I bury my worries,
And gets elated,
To lead a victorious life,
The peace that thou,
Bestoweth upon me,
Passeth all understanding;
My life is now filled with noble fragrances;
I praise thee with all my heart.
Categories:
jesu, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, christian,
Form: Free verse
Awaiting the release
Emerging from a cocoon stage
Producing a power within.
That transforms from the
Inside out.
Making me more aware of my abilities
And that
true dependence on others is faulty at best
Realizing there are no guarantee
It’s amazing and yet humbling
My place in the world is not established by
Varies organization and publication
But by my belief in myself
Sometimes we are not sure of our path in life.
We get blinded and distracted along our journey.
It can keep us from reaching the finish line.
God come along my journey and clears my vision
And my destiny is redefined
I found hope along my journey, and his name is Jesu
Categories:
jesu, allegory, journey, life, love,
Form: Free verse
the night train
shakes the backyard
and Jesu Joy
stilled by the screech of rails
stretching the moonlight
Categories:
jesu, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Tanka
Jesu Joy...
another shade
of blue
Published--Modern Haiku
Categories:
jesu, joy, music,
Form: Haiku
got truble
my brother
turn to other
him you can trust
stop the lust
or the fess
let hime in
you
GOT A FRIEND IN JESU
Categories:
jesu, adventure, faith,
Form: Light Verse
O Jesu, Jesus, Jesus
You came when I called.
You brought Your loving touch.
Your angels were fully armed
With purpose of victory.
Every visit You make is exciting.
Nothing is mild or mundane about Your presence.
When You arrive,
You bring force, meaning, and authority.
What a pleasant sight to see
Your workers going about their duties.
My cross is ready and willing.
Please keep me informed
Of the events that I meet the requirements of.
From my heart, I thank You
For the mile stones You've placed in my path.
They help me keep focused on my part.
I trust in Your Word.
Jesus Christ
Categories:
jesu, faith, inspirational, passionme,
Form: Free verse
*JUST A REMINDER: Some of these words are made up to go along with the story line. For
these purposes, the lyrics must sound like they are being said in a ritual.
[CHORUS]
Nona, Kemina, Su So Sar Set.
Nona, Kemina, Nasu, Parquet.
Pyra Que Nesu
Adonde es Jesu?
Pyra Habita, Nasu Parqut
[MATIRAH]
When the green grass grows
And the flowers bloom
I hear the fleminade growing to my humble tune
Its bright and its warm
All life is being born
I feel the breath of life upon my soul
[ALL]
Myra, Petita, Kanku Le Sut
Sinya, Perita, Paronde de Cumbet
All life has grown
Our love for life is shown.
Myra, Petita, Kanku Le Sut.
Categories:
jesu, song-lyriclife, life,
Form: Lyric
Thousands of freshly cut lilies in bloom
Signify life and a promise of peace
Three days gone by then they opened the tomb
Christ Jesu arise, from sin you release
From flower so precious, falls lone raindrop
Reminds all who love ye to praise thy name
Prince full of glory and love that shan't stop
Precious Lord Jesus ye healèd the lame
Lilies so white without blemish or mark
Son of the Father ye loosèd the chain
Heart led by peace, ye destroyed Prince of Dark
Death upon Calv’ry, left children unstained
Lilly that shines like the Halo of Lamb
Lord Jesus, descendant of Abraham
Categories:
jesu, devotion, faith, inspirational, peace,
Form: Sonnet
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