A martyr flew through holy throne
Alighted to bowl of prophet water
Sipped and quaffed the holy juice
Almighty Lord picked him from many others
Gates were opened one by one
Greeted him angels all of them
He didn't hesitate on the path
This is how Allah lovers' end
Overshadows beneath the Most Merciful's Throne
Walks with his houris through rivers of heaven
That houri if one descends to earth
Eyes will be blind by her light
If her ankle a little bit shown
Will pass away all daemon and mankind
Every houri every time virgin
Deserved by this world's orphan and bizarre
Left with thirst and hunger to streets
Valueless & oppressed at everybody's eyes
Categories:
overshadows, allah, angel, children, christian,
Form: Rhyme
At the altar, see
our shadows serving
under the hand
of our Majesty’s Spirit.
In this succinct space,
how does God lean
into us, light up
our souls - with healing,
comfort, ameliorating whys.
His Spirit overshadows us.
Undeserving mankind,
less than an iota of sand,
means much more
than we can fathom
to the weightiness
of the savior’s cause.
God’s face had turned
from sin - to bridge the gap,
a worthy sacrifice;
completing the action,
resurrection after death.
That same Holy Spirit
in operation,
at the altar -
we should be duly in awe,
thankful beyond measure,
drawing closer
to His safe, loving, grace-full arms.
Categories:
overshadows, christian,
Form: Free verse
Fervent rainbows vow to deck
a gloomy, woeful moon
with merriness and blissfulness.
Whispered dreams of virtue
triumph over a murky ,
desultory brook.
The serene , meandrous
butterfly is rocked by
an ephemeral , passing
chimera.
An angelic ,tranquilized petal
resides in the realm of
melodious ,
gracefulness.
Whispers of lovely rose
dwell in a tempestuous,
ardent sea.
The symphonic melody
of an unchanging
stork's felicity
overshadows the unflagging
hawk's power.
Delightful sunbeams echo
the unafraid, doughty breath
of a sedate chrysanthemum.
.
Categories:
overshadows, allegory, angel,
Form: Free verse
What trembling light,
what quiver of eternity
gleamed in the shepherds' eyes,
unaware heralds of an hour
that would shatter time
like a vessel overflowing with heaven.
You wish for the transparency
of that intact heart,
naked of pride and fear,
to draw close to the threshold
of the cave,
where the earth breathes
the miracle that overshadows it.
You long for eyes of crystalline wonder,
pure as the first morning,
to seize the whisper
that transforms the world,
the silent song
that illuminates every distance.
You yearn for trembling lips,
almost like dawn,
to stammer the name
that fills and dissolves everything,
while the star keeps watch,
high, invincible,
above the abyss of time.
Yet that moment belonged
only to the shepherds,
the first fruits of the waiting
of all humanity.
History will not return,
but a threshold remains open,
and if you come much later,
it does not matter:
the mystery awaits.
It is enough to make your heart
another manger,
a womb of silence,
where the Infinite
may be incarnated again.
Categories:
overshadows, birth, christmas, jesus,
Form: Free verse
Christmas is full of all emotions
Mood blue and melancholy
Deep in a dark drawer
- Not so much jingle bells
The darkest time of the year,
woven into a web of expectations
Read the writing in the pristine sand
not impossible or invisible
- emotions are allowed
Spill pink ink with gold shimmer
when adversity overshadows you
Blue ... is a joker
Offer each other space
by releasing difficult feelings
Life experiences,
don't just have simple answers
Halfway to the answer -
humanity and love
Where earth and sky meet
... time for reflection
Categories:
overshadows, blue, feelings, holiday,
Form: Free verse
The winter storm in me blows me away,
from the beautiful spring that awaits,
The pensive rain showers on me,
than the warmth of the Sun,
Darkness in my life overshadows the light
Those pensive scars,
in my pulsating heart,
never heal,
bruising me over and over again.
Stitches undone,
I'm bleeding again,
This is my Life, My life Re-defined.
Categories:
overshadows, depression, hurt, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
While the gentlest sigh,
Shatters the surface of stillness,
Blending light with hues of wonder,
Broken thoughts, blessings, brilliance
Moments poured out on the seas
Music, melodies – lushest peace,
Aching songs, whistling through the winds,
Caressing the soul with a joy
Boundless breath of serenity, soothing
Sounding so much like the easy grace,
Falling through the oaks and birch,
Erasing the melancholic dreams,
Inspiring the soul to see, grasp the edges
Of a silence…
As she exhales smoking trails
Of restful things, gestures of grace
Sincere and unafraid…
Silence lingers on the edges of a day
Before night overshadows her light
With inklings of stars and moon,
Urging away the trembling truth…
Silence is beautiful
Silence is soothing
Silence is the ache – just beneath
A heavy taste of amazing…
A hearty hope, a promise, seclusion
A dream that leaves its lesson
A faith that leaves its blessing
A love that is the question…
Silence, resurrection… God’s gentle protection!
Categories:
overshadows, appreciation, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Positivity breeds it graceful wings
Disseminating compassion, to all the lowly things.
'Tis as lustrous as the mellowing sun
delivering exuberance to everyone.
Yet there are shadows, lurking 'hind the good
A true bizarre, A malevolent hood.
But optimism overshadows the Agelasts
It ostracizes the demon, nurturing the outcasts
And so do I bleat, embrace Optimism's virtue
Promulgate saguinity to folks you come through.
Categories:
overshadows, analogy, blessing, faith,
Form: Rhyme
There is a darkness in my life,
a forecast of torrential rain that drowns my heart with sorrow,
and its gloom clouds my mind,
washing away any hope for tomorrow,
This darkness overshadows me,
eclipsing whatever light that remains within my soul,
and the more I try to fight it,
the less I feel in control,
Tears spill onto my cheeks,
tracing the outlines of a smile seldom shown,
as I sit alone in this cave of a home,
hidden from the world and hardening like stone,
It's as if I'm dying inside,
trapped within the confines of an epidermis tomb,
while my cries for help echo through the barrenness of my existence,
resonating with apprise of my impending doom,
But in this aphotic zone in the depths of my core,
my words are a sconce on the walls of my heart,
illuminating the halls of my soul,
so that others may navigate their way through the dark.
Categories:
overshadows, dark, death, deep, depression,
Form: Rhyme
I needed some stability
My inner mentality
was cracking inch by inch
My nerves were starting to pinch
Unraveled and full of doubt
Fearful not to work it out
My past kept catching up with me
Scarring my heart painfully
With no relief anywhere
Wishing for someone to care
About my life--what I've been through
Lonely, hurting and so blue
Slowly realizing I could end--
Up with a soul that will not mend
The insanity I have been living
Kept me hard and numb from giving
MY love to someone special
Because of the times I fell
For lying hearts too many times
Learning of their cheating crimes
Piece by piece and week by week
My emotions slowly leaked
Into a puddle on the floor
My wings clipped and could not soar
With an angel of pure love
That wont lead to push and shove
On a heart becoming brittle
Protecting the only little
Heart corner that's still alive
Knowing it can only thrive
If a new and bright tomorrow
Overshadows all the sorrow
Bringing hope back to a shell
That has only known pure hell
Categories:
overshadows, emotions, fear, heartbroken, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Hidden by "the cloud,
now obscure, now luminous"
it overshadows, transfigures,
--Light numinous--
"From the beginning
until 'the fullness of time'"
the Word and Spirit's mission
are hidden, sublime
(based on CCC 697 & 702)
Categories:
overshadows, bible, god, imagery, light,
Form: Quatrain
laying on an icy lake
praying that it stays cloudy and cold
a smile on my face speaks volumes
i think of all i am ThankFull for and Rejoice
though there are spurts of melancholy, the beauty overshadows victoriously
life is never perfect despite individual feelings
regret is somewhere hidden in cornered closets of every mind
at the tail end of the present, i reflect warmly on the fact that i am not alone
i am motivated to push forward
my gravitational pull is fervently flavorful
so WonderFull i feel,
i completely forget that i am laying on an icy lake
a pep in my step expresses caravans
i think of the little things that in everyday life i fully ignore
the whole of my body spins till fully Full Circle
as a result of unbeknownst Self Realization, I become that much more Well Rounded
Categories:
overshadows, god, growing up, growth,
Form: Free verse
The shades of “blues” might have an intense wavelength.
It literally overshadows her “colorful seasons”.
This school champion might already realize this.
Games are not that easy in this "normal world."
An imperfect design never fits into the Fine System.
It never fails to tell her how bad she is in this.
It might be her first criticism.
She push herself hard, in this race of Infinite Perfection.
Sometimes running, chasing, breaking.
Even pleading never going to works.
It's not that easy. Right?
The more intense she gets, the more she sags and breaks.
but she is still too imperfect to get pity on her.
What she tries to do?
does she collect the shattered pieces?
that was over-walked by many without even noticing.
What… sudden gray shades in the weather?
ooh….! I think rain is going to come.
It is one of an intense, heavy rain.
Why does she still crawl over there?
Wait.. what shading her?
Is that wings, that she folded before leaving school?
Wow…! It's almost rusted, what red shades on it ?
Oh, my god, I think we caught.
Hi...…! "May I fly again?"
Categories:
overshadows, anxiety, desire, emotions, heart,
Form: I do not know?
The colour of your skin
Does not determine the colour of your blood
Red is what you need
So don’t allow yourself to feed off the hatred
That many have for Jesus
They mock His Blood
Not realizing that a flood of deceit overshadows them!
Movies try to alter the reality of His Blood
They use His Name in Vain
Not knowing that one day they will
Not be able to maintain their insults!
Everything has a season
Let me give you a reason why
The Blood of Jesus cannot be Silenced!
The Blood destroys what separated us and
Even though each soul becomes prey
Be sure that when they lay you down that
You understand that your blood will dry up
But the Blood of Jesus still flows
Because He is alive forevermore!
Do not mock the blood of Jesus
Do not flock with others who despise His Name
This is not a game
Reach out and call His Name
Because there is Power in the Blood of Jesus!
Mark Frank
Copyright 2023
Categories:
overshadows, hate,
Form: Free verse
Shadows 9-22-23
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Shadows
Living in ethereal shadows of compassion,
In profiles of grace,
Mercy overshadows stumbling stones
Revealed in a lens of benevolent focus
To eclipse blisters of ebony shades
With wispy balms of healing from raining penumbras,
No longer shadow boxing with bruising lacerations.
Shadows of grace pursue cutting eclipses
And wraps golden coronas of clarity
Around impenetrable guilt, treachery and betrayal,
Forgiveness foreshadowed in rising cumulous mists
Chasing cringing palls back into impotent hollows
Creating translucent patterns of favor
In delicate dews of lotus clour.
Ever present living pierced hands of agape,
In crimson shadow’s continual canticles,
Engulfs dark demon wraiths with pure mystery
And with silhouettes of the eternal Eden
Reveals perpetual truth –
No shadow can with withstand
The incense of everlasting grace.
Categories:
overshadows, forgiveness, inspiration, life, mystery,
Form: Free verse
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