The Hands That Lit Eternity
...her hands
did not turn on light bulbs.
they were light bulbs,
they were clay vessels through which flowed
a light tired from too much godliness.
when she entered the room,
it wasn’t her who e...
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Categories:
pour forth, meaningful, mother son,
Form: Free verse
A Sunday Morning Rain
...The soft pitter-patter of rain drops falling
against the AC in the window
It's rhythm rocks me back to sleep
drifting away within the sound of
tiny drums of water droplets from
the clouds above....
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Categories:
pour forth, morning, rain,
Form: Free verse
13 The Angelus
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V. The angel of the Divine Lord declared unto Mary
R. And she conceive by the Eternal Holy Spirit
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Hail Mother Mary full of grace
The Divine Lord is with you
Blessed are you among women
And ...
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Categories:
pour forth, christian, community, devotion, god,
Form: Free verse
The Prismatic Self
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"A silenced tongue weighs heavy against the soul," quote by poet.
I sit amongst a single light,
light illuminating a hand-built oaken desk,
desk with pictures of the past lay out randoml...
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Categories:
pour forth, angst, deep, emotions, gothic,
Form: Free verse
Happiness
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I begin each word with the name of Allah,
The One who gave life, light, and strength to all.
Like a swallow sprinkling water with its wings,
He gives hope and warmth through the verses I...
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Categories:
pour forth, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
In praise of older Woman
...Sweet Older Woman
You should be a star
Applauding the apex
Daddy told me
to find a good woman
The remainder of beauty
images pour forth
Wisdom and a every day mentor
Shine those eyes
Exh...
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Categories:
pour forth, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Looking through the window of my soul, I wonder about the shadow
...Looking through the window of my soul, I wonder about the shadow
Cast upon the world by the light within me, hidden under veils,
Feeling the obstacle I’ve placed in the path of my inner brilliance,...
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Categories:
pour forth, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
In the twilight valleys where shadows weave endless tapestries
...In the twilight valleys where shadows weave endless tapestries,
Where the breath of dusk embroiders the horizon in shades of evening,
A hermit dreams, his window an eternal portal flung wide open,
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Categories:
pour forth, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Caroline
...Oh Caroline! Caroline
My heart never ceased to beat
tears continue to trickle down my cheeks
And my lips still quiver,
Tremble at the mention of you
I reach out to you
Hold my hand, please!
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Categories:
pour forth, dark, true love,
Form: Ode
can’t denyyy
...I beg for your forgiveness once more
I said too much again…need I say more?
It’s been a crappy, snappy day for me and today will be my day
An attitude of gratitude instead of dismay would be nice ...
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Categories:
pour forth, emotions, fear, feelings,
Form: Lyric
The Walls Within
...My mind is bewildered with strife
All my life, it cuts me like a knife
I'm sorry that I've given in to grief
These desires within never gave me relief
These voices in my head, once again,
Redu...
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Categories:
pour forth, angst, appreciation, courage, deep,
Form: Free verse
The Empty White Screen
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The empty white screen
is not staring at me
It is welcoming me
to pour forth my emotions
~ to scream
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Categories:
pour forth, horror, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Under the endless sky, where the wind whispers ancestral secrets
...Under the endless sky, where the wind whispers ancestral secrets,
Engines spin, iron butterflies in their primal dance,
The muted thunder of wheels, an echo of the earth's hearts beating in uni...
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Categories:
pour forth, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
By What Power?
...By What Power?
Disguised by a limb and hidden in a tree,
with what power had you
to murder Adam and Eve?
You came hither and thither, even spoke with our God above,
but by what power had you...
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Categories:
pour forth, child, christian, faith, fate,
Form: Rhyme
In the backdrop where the sun had regally retreated, like a knight of the dusk
...In the backdrop where the sun had regally retreated, like a knight of the dusk,
The pipe of time smokes memories onto the face of the sky, lamenting in a sigh.
The clouds, scholars of the azure, ha...
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Categories:
pour forth, miracle,
Form: Free verse
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