Spring's face, Summer's now.
A much fiercer!
Its bee's peace-drone, warped into
Hornet's war-chant.
Who recoils not, stands
Up to it stemmed
More brave I, for this yarrow.
Only a plant!
Are we deluded
A mirage by?
Its arms, this backroad's shore-raised
Sea-cool hugs grant!
A feather's touch, your light
Warm and glowing bright
An angel in the night
Softens my will to fight
Instead instills belonging
Pales my ceaseless longing
Though ere I push those away-
Who would love me
Sooth, I am weary of the fight
Midst safe solitudes, in my right
Accepting being wrong and of bone-
And flesh, less immortal than alone
I would die loved by a mere few-
Than worshiped by prideful throngs
E'en tho', my angel, thou fade from view
My heart beats once more where it belongs
Thanks to you
I was just trying to save face
When I tripped on my own shoe lace
To the floor face first
Then up with a burst
Break dancing was born from my grace
Distruction
Depression
Drugs
Death
Just a part of how I used to feel
I thought I would never heal
Never see through this cloud of fog
But I have found God
The one true love that I need
If I didn’t have him, I don’t know where I would be
He helps me see clearly
My dear heavenly Father
Oh, how loving you have been
Showing me the good
Never leading me astray
Healing me through you, never walking away
Your earthbound child
Here to love thy neighbor
Share your love and peace
You have taught me to fight my battles through you
And that is what I shall keep continuing to do
My saving grace
Though I may not be able to see your face
I will continue to chase
The short chase for your love
Heavenly Father, take me in
Oh, wait, you already did
That’s why I’ve had this relief
This weight has been lifted
Thoughts have shifted
I never believed in you when I was a kid
I hid away from your love
But as I’ve gotten older, we’ve only grown closer.
I chose to love
Embraced bitter sweet love
My mind's patched
My heart's banded up
Yet it heals to be fibrosed
To never beat like before
All a consequence of loving
Loving has never been more difficult
But do I still will to love
You are damn right , I do
Cos it's my way out of a dystopian life
Love's hurts are like butter to bread compared to my dystopian woes
Finding love was always a daydream until I grew wings and escaped back to reality
You don't know how many times I died inside in loneliness
You can't fathom my heavy burdens
I have appeared all fresh superficially but deep down I dessicated multi-ply
Love was my savior, my guarding grace
Nothing and you
Are not two..
That's the saving
Grace...
(Short..but these few words might seem to end seeking..)
It's not the blackness, that will be our fate,
This we will cry out, when the time is late.
The all-night meditations, about things,
and the surprise, when the morning bell rings.
Those who wake, with sleepy eyes and smiles,
before innocence, the world defiles.
This land of opposites, and its' extremes,
that turns out to be, much more than it seems.
They say that love, will be our saving grace,
as its' light illumines...our sacred face!
Precious romance in paradise
A memory that damps the eyes
Lovely tune of charming love song
Played in the air for hours long
How can his heart forget her face
When her soul was his saving grace?
She's a star of the darkest night sky
That lifted his spirit high
She's the sun in a gloomy afternoon
That blew away his lonely tune
She quenched the thirst of his contemplation
She was the calm of his agitation
May the heat of her warm embrace
Fill again his empty space
So the heart that craved for long
Will play again his lovely song
when your blue sky
turns gray,
when all flowers
in your garden wilt,
when the light switch of hope
flicks off
to pitch-black,
turning you
blind;
when
your
up
is
down;
when you have
nothing else
to cling to -
faith
is your saving grace.
Date written: 06/27/2022
Silence is charmed
disaster avoided
New breath to infuse
fresh words on the run
Tomorrow disarmed
the instant unleashing
Each moment a present
—time gifted becomes
(Dreamsleep: June, 2022)
What happened on this late date,
None could possibly anticipate.
For averted tragedy-exhilarate!
Cheated was cruel hands of fate.
Daisies thrive in sunlit zones,
And with Him, failure is unknown.
Of seasons that've lately flown,
Never the sun more golden shone.
Saved by grace and reborn alive,
By His love it is that we survive.
It causes all of nature to thrive,
And canaries of summer to arrive!
Genuine faith God ever approves,
Prayer causes mountains to move,
Day to depart or night to remove,
As stars twinkle in the groove.
Stunned by joy, stunned by love,
Surpassing all that was dreamed of!
Stunned by grace, of heaven above,
As the sun set on skies of mauve.
saving grace
saving grace
saving glorious, grace.
saving good, graceful grace;
~
saving gorgeous, grace.
saving great, good grace;
saving gracious, grand grace;
2/13/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
Through the storm and the chaos
I have found the light
Brief and non enduring
But a light nonetheless
Pure light
True God
A single entity that loved us
To mould in his hand
The saving grace of the world
The pure light
The true God
Came here to live with us.
This day
Christmas day
A God so powerful and divine
Without a single regret
By the vessel of the blessed mother
This one day
Today, Christmas day
The gates of heaven were opened.
Jesus, Jesus
He gives us;
Saving, grace;
Upon our confessions;
Dismissing are sins;
JESUS GIVES US SPACE HE GIVES US SAVING GRACE-
When we return to God;
When we repent of our wrongs;
Saving, grace
Jesus
Provide for us;
Oh, God, God
Creator of all;
Father provides us;
Everything in His love;
When we return to God;
JESUS GIVES US SPACE HE GIVES US SAVING GRACE-
When we repent of our wrongs;
We’ll see His face, (in peace)
God
Father created us;
Jesus gives us space, He gives us saving grace
All I need is just, a little faith
God got this...-
7/27/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2019©
From forth coming anthology “Old Gospel Songs Sung"
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