LOST AND FOUND:
AN INTROSPECTIVE FLASHBACK
Lost and in despair,
I sat in abandonment:
Self-belief found me:-
Glory be to God
For my self-introspection,
And His healing grace:-
To not know yourself,
Can really be horrific:
Not seeking to, worst.
He lost his life and
I lost my mind when I found
Him decomposing
And if Love were merely
A matter of purchase,
Corner store on every block,
Heart-shaped port for every
Dock --
At a terminal of wings
On every ticket counter
Always accepted sizable Rings –
But great kings have sadly found,
Some rings Slip off, having changed
A round --
Rich man, Poor man, Good man, Thief --
Love neglected~ is love brief.
Archimedes and Socrates
Plato and Horatio
Euclid and Ulysses and Odysseus
Crumbling white busts
Galileo and Milton
Copernicus, Newton
Aeschylus, Sophocles
Ancient technology
Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish
Lady Gaga and Rihanna
They're today's culture
~ vulture and piranha
Loose self-consciousness, be one of "The Few."
Struggle up the mountains, taking in The View
See grandeur of bold progress, yet remain teachable
serving in love, be loveable.
Persevere, laughing all the way.
Make the devil pay!
Heart's desire to do the will of God Above,
Giving joy and offerings in simple Love.
Step by step and sometimes stumbling
But always in sight of the King,
Unflinchingly obeying and worshiping go,
Then resting in His arms His smile you'll know.
Priceless blessings for you and all,
Through Jesus, with you at every call,
Being transformed and changed,
Your life rearranged.
Repentant in abject remorse
Brings The Saviour close of course.
There's the sweetness of coming Home
Never to be alone, even as we roam
The Heart's Interpreter awaits our focus
With a Heavenly peace and joy for us.
LOST AND FOUND
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When all words have been written,
the pen feels heavy, leaden weight
in my weary hand.
Inspiration, a silent bird, takes flight,
a flash of iridescent wings
disappearing beyond the horizon.
Imagination, a child lost in a funhouse,
caught in a repetitious loop of familiar shapes,
trapped in distorted, mirrored halls.
Then, a door appears, not one of wood or metal,
but one of starlight and whispers,
polished smooth by yearning and passion.
I open it, and the world explodes
with colors unseen and sounds unheard,
with endless possibilities.
My senses ignite; every cell comes alive;
and inspiration, no longer silent,
The morning woods were crackling with unknown sounds.
Then I heard a rustling sound in the leaves.
The sound of footsteps was getting louder,
It wasn’t a something, it was someone.
Suddenly a large man fell to the ground.
His leg was bleeding; all he said was “trap”.
Cool water from my canteen brought him back.
A small trap, it hadn’t broken the bone.
I stopped the bleeding, cleaned, and wrapped the wound,
then slowly moved him over by the fire.
I ask him, “do you feel like eating yet?”
“Yes, but more water first”, he muttered.
The food and water gave him energy,
Now it was time to ask what had happened.
“I was hiking and blazing a new trail.
I pitched my backpack at a bear and ran.
I got away while he explored my pack.
That’s when I got lost a few days ago.
I was getting weak from hunger and thirst,
when I stepped into the trap and passed out.
I managed to pry the trap open with sticks,
Then wandered in the night ‘till you found me.
It’s a miracle, I was guided here.
I wandered lost and hurt, but now I’m found.
Ohh prodigious tree, So how it feels now?
To be surrounded by the serenity of charm
The birds are finally gone, it's with you, your warm!
Ohh prodigious cloud, So how it feels now?
To shed off the burden, and sleep with the void
The water without you is devoid
But atleast, now you aren't paranoid!
Ohh prodigious lamp of oil, So how it feels now?
To dive into the darkness of night
Gone is the flame with it's light!
Ohh prodigious old currency, So how it feels now?
To be kept in the drawer as merely a memory
Lost is the value you once owned!
Present cold damp days will soon be gone;
Fresh blooming flowers will soon return;
Squirrels and trees no longer apart and alone;
And we’ll be happy out there with our sunburn:-
Low temperatures will soon high;
Present short daylight will soon be long:-
New happy rain, will leave rainbows in the sky;
And soaring birds will soon fill the air with song:-
Frothing waves and warm sands await us;
Parks and lakes will be festive again:-
And fruiting trees will be fruitfully gorgeous,
And beautiful nature will daily keep us entertained:-
Wow, nature canvases so much allegorical
Wisdom,
Guiding and springing us back into cultivating
Our liberationism:-
The sun came up
As bright as ever
Today;
Goldenly showing me
The way:-
Away, went fear and insecurity,
And through divine wisdom
And guidance,
I found strength’s surety,
And faithful abundance:-
Indeed, I once was lost,
But now I’m found;
And only belief was the cost:
Peace, like love, has always
Been freely around:-
Hey, look, feel, and know,
In all of life’s hunger and thirst,
Love has always been there to feed,
And peace has always quench its thirst;
Oh, if only humanity could be just as versed!
P.S.: Hey, if you’re lost and need to be found,
Don’t worry,
Just cry out in amazing grace and faith, and
Wait on God’s glory:-
Love with your Heart and not with your Mind,what your eyes seek,your Heart will find!
Know not how to say goodbye
Can’t explain the reason why
Candy rain falls from sky
Life has changed so have I
Was a wish to be your dream
Despite this annoying thing
Felt like fish out of blue sea
Had to leave you to find me
Leave you to embrace free
Heart is true just not your queen
I want more than strong talk
I ignore the silent white wall
Each time I try to say no
You protest you love me so
Was no easy way to part
If I just leave it’s better dear heart
So you think I’m not alone
Truth is I am and I’m strong
Just can’t seem to telephone
Telling you what you’ve known
Long distance relationship
Is a challenge like the eclipse
We had the making of something great
But I wasn’t faking I needed to escape
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I regret I’ve not been around
I’m upset with my wayward muse
She’s been cruising, I thought she’d drowned
I regret I’ve not been around
My trusty pen has now been found
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I regret I’ve not been around
I’m upset with my wayward muse
Lost
Seeking, searching, praying
Phone, purse, drawers, table,
Laughing, jumping, yelling
Found
a cellphone behind the counter
four unread texts
a set of keys
someone wanders aisles
a grocery list
now left to memory
in the haste of life
questions unanswered
a teddy bear
observes all the items
one eye torn for its socket
a mother’s chore to mend
a man waits in front
for his wife
he says
they’re running late
people cry out
to reclaim their lives
customers walk
in and out the door
a man sitting alone on the sidewalk
loses track of time
a sparrow
seeks the sky
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