April Kyrielle Poems

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given...

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When darkness floods over my soul
Threatening that which makes me whole,
Dark somber thoughts o’ershadow me
Help me, Lord, to return to Thee.

When fear consumes my aching...

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Your freedom touch* of driving might
Keeps me soaring upward faith flight
Ascending against carnal gain…
God, I cling to Your gracious reign. 

Propelled to serve by reaching-out
I...

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The sun has set and evening falls.
A silver sliver moon hangs high
above my house; behind its walls
I’ve made my bed, and here I lie.

I think...

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For my disobedience that displeases Your heart…
…I apologize; as well as for my stubbornness of arrogance-dart
Showing my defiance against Your plans, always right from the...

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Around Your love’s secured embrace
I snuggle warmly against unbelief’s stress
Finding refuge in You amidst life’s race…
Lord, enable* my spirit to praise You…even I’m in distress.

Seeking...

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kyrielle sonnet

Graduating from college life
in June of nineteen sixty-five,
I recall in music's spotlight -
The Shadow of Your Smile - top-flight.

Departing from four-year friendships,
Some thought that...

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What have they done to You, Man on the cross
Seeing You here means we’ve suffered great loss
But I cannot climb up and set You free
What...

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Control your jealousy; I convey.
I am not cheating.
I relate.
I am helplessly in love.

Why do you not trust me?
I ask.
I am not a cheat; I blab.
I...

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On a mobile phone a distraught mother listens 
How her teenage daughter was being torn and eaten
Alive by a bear and its three children. In...

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Out of my league, that's how you are
Still my foolish heart saw you a par
To your proposed love, I did not refrain
I will be happier,...

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As the light from the Sun is blocked by our planet earth
The light refracts differently, hits the moon with mirth
Like a hot kiss of a...

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