A baas boy longing for his family uses the Morning Star as a point of reference and a guide for hope.
A Star/Steer poem
The distant star my guiding light shines down
on fields of labor hard and long.
A thousand miles from where my love is sown
I trace its beam and hum a silent song.
It knows the path my weary feet steer back
to the faces I hold so dear.
Does the same star watch over them tonight?
My wife,my children dreaming in the dark.
I pray it keeps them safe till morning light
and leaves upon their hearts a gentle mark.
I promise I'll journey home once more,
Sit with them on our humble floor.
That great light in the sky burns with abandon.
Its light shines down on us like a gold halo.
Today we will walk in its perfect splendor.
With no shade to foil its faust endevor.
The common birds fly with feathers of fancy.
And wrap them around the young in their high home.
Soon comes the dark counter when night brings their prayers.
But morning spurs them to sing their songs of praise.
As their brilliant god burns away the darkness.
darkness in the mist
light shines down from a streetlamp-
drip. drops from my hood
I am an ember in the night
Something dark but seems right
I am moss upon the tree
Someone soft, beautiful, but inside me
There’s both dark and light
Sometimes one will take my sight
When the darkness takes over
I am rolling like a boulder
Courageous, dangerous, everything upon my shoulder
I let it go but I’m the holder
When the light shines down on me
I see the gold inside of me
I seek it often but it leaves
When it does I grieve and grieve
I’ll climb a mountain to find the answers
But then my will becomes a cancer
When the light shows my path
I yell out and show my wrath
The darkness folds into its cage
When it opens out comes rage
Lately light has come to stay
Tells me let go of my ways
Shows me the beauty around me
So much light I finally see
As I walk along this path I search for a way. A way to feel, a way to love better. A way to search for my soul. I'm so lost as I steer the path of day and night. The battle is hardly worth the fight. At the end of the day there is nothing but darkness but lost souls trying to find the light again. As I linger I try not to fight. I try to do it right. There is no end to this madness. Accept a leaping hall of fear. I'm calling out for someone to hear to rescue me. I pray I will be shown the way. A way that a light shines down on me. That helps me when I stumble and won't let me fall. That grasps me by hand and pulls me up high out of this pit that I have fallen into. For I am a lost soul just wondering til I find my way back. Til then the battle will not stop. Through heaven and hell I will search. I won't stop til I'm found again and raise like a Phoenix from the ashes that have fallen.
There's crimson on the trees,
And gold against the blue.
Clouds float across the sky,
Above the colored roof.
The green still hangs on pines,
Though winter pulls leaves down.
Trample them, stamp on them,
Walking about the town.
The winter hinted air,
And vibrant foliage,
Makes me look in wonder,
At what's on forest's edge:
The leaves are the color,
Of the flame deep within.
Burning through the forest,
Of trees with sorrel skin.
The lovely leaves linger,
Only for a while.
Lasting only as long,
As my little smiles.
The light shines down on them,
And me as well, it seems,
Making our colors true,
As though it were a dream.
The amber leaves fall down,
Around me as I walk.
They're forced to decompose.
Their beauty makes them rot.
And rot they will slowly,
Beneath their sires old,
And feed them by their roots,
Now hither is the cold.
But leaves will spring anew,
In many, many days.
I loathe for them to go,
And loathe for their delays.
Though,
I know they will return,
And paint the skies again,
With their carmine fires,
And flaxen gold lament.
When god made us he made us strong
We come together to sing a song
Stay positive through difficult times
By sharing the love through vital signs
We cherish our loved ones from day to day
And always portray this when we pray
The light shines down from up above
To bring us together to spread our love
Stay safe and warm from day to day
When god made us he made us that way
Near or far wherever we are
Day or night we are who we are
We made our promise to stick together
Strawberry fields forever
Contradictions hypocrite
There’s a big black hole where my heart should be
And it’s killing me! Just to be me.
I try to change and remove the pain,
But it’s a part of me now; my soul is stained.
I need to love, but I don’t want to talk.
I need you to love me, but who loves a dork?
I hate myself for needing your help,
So I won’t put you through this too, for this is my own Hell.
I am contradictions hypocrite,
And I am constantly hit by emotional baggage.
Put me out of my misery, please!
I just cannot manage,
To just find the tiniest speck of joy,
Or a reason to believe.
The fearful boy who wants to love,
But the glass will never ever be even half-full.
It’s life half-empty permanently;
Dead skies up above.
No ray of light shines down on me.
Just endless self-torture, no more pity;
I cannot take it anymore.
I cannot stand to tell you the truth, so I let you fall.
(C)2018 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
One foot here and the other there
Celestial light shines down
on the folding fan
channeling the wind from North to East,
to South, and lastly West
Cherry blossom petals slowly rain
and scarlet petals of dying flowers
join the westward winds
Another step here and another there
This folding fan will guide the way
on the path of faith, patience, wisdom, humility, and elegance
in this sacred dance
In a flash of night
A streak of light shines down upon us
Stars gaze from the heavens
Looking over the earth
The moon, hiding from the sun
Takes in her own glory
The comets move like arrows
Forming their own trajectory
There is a silent hum of the buzzing planets
As they sing their own
Idiosyncratic melody
Nocturnal angels whisper
Gossiping about the eternity that is our sky
They gather around saying blessing
And prayers for our earth
Illuminance spreads over the infinite universe
The brilliant lights sparkling in the air
God makes plans for the following day
All is well...
Like a never fading sun in the sky.
the hospital light shines down as I lie.
And you cant help but wonder will I die.
Why me, why now, is it OK for a man to cry ?.
When the blues and twos sing your name.
You wonder who is to blame.
and who put my name, in the frame.
And you soon become a number in the great health game.
A crystal ball is what i need
Has I cant see a rosy future as been guaranteed.
and I wonder if I should just concede
that life as been and gone with such speed.
And we dance near the shimmering
body of water
The moon shone down on us
that night
Darkness splintered by moonlight
In moments of deepest sorrow
Light shines down
The land is still fertile
As are our dreams
From the deepest shadows
Hope - rays of light - comes forth
We won't lose heart
All the obstacles will fade away
If we persist
in our pursuit of peace, joy, and love
Light from darkness
This must be our creed
as we know from experience
We must cling to the light
and the shadows will retreat
from whence they came
The light shines down on darkened rafters
The happy ending was for never after
That house of safety moaning in silent sadness
Residents that once danced
Now shuffle in a trance
It was never foretold or foreseen
What came to be
A surprise to the last of them
Chased by those they created
Punished by those that created them
To some it seems like a golden paradise
But to those that live there
It’s like the closing maw of a diseased beast
I suppose that's the curse of sanctuary
They only last in fairy tales
Palace Of Light
With every lung full of air, With each second of despair.
With every hour that pass, When every sound exploding glass.
For every soul that scares alone, Electric shock at every tone.
Every heart beat that carries pain, For every head bowed down in shame.
When love has left and your all alone, When silent screams bring down your home.
Fear not my brother. . .This script is for you, There is a place where your voice rings true.
Bottle bottom down find strength in your feet, Take your first step there are “Angels” To greet.
This palace of light shines down tunnels black, Will arm you with tools to forge your own track.
A hotel for hero’s, A familiar place to be.
Explanation is paramount, Understanding is key.
Its not a place of fiction, Nor a place that time forgot.
This palace is much closer, My brother fear not.
Your journey will be woeful, Courage you’ll need to find.
“Angels” take your hand, As they explore your mind.
See of your rage and anger, Inner demons they will press.
This palace is Audley court. . .
This palace is Combat Stress.
Lonely in the hush of evening
I search the night sky for your bright smile;
such a vivid beam of light shines down at me.
You, my true north, a star beyond compare --
undeniably radiant, grants me direction, comfort.
Your smile is encased in a luminous halo.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star!
Your earthly life was cut short, yet you return
to illuminate my long, sad hours of darkness.
Daylight tries to steal you from my memory,
but in my heart, steadfast you remain
as I count the hours till evening again.
*Written April 25, 2015, for Kelly’s contest
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