Death Sonnet Poems

Its wings were double fronds of gauzy green,
its fragile form a long and tapered flair—
this fallen dragonfly I had not seen
before, when I had walked...

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In a chariot of fire in the sun
  blew a pale horse and pale rider’s last breath,
and on your grave sing the owl and...

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There is a need for footprints on the sea.
The sea, prepared for shalom break, not yet.
Sodden, the boat's high walls extend. The lee,
The Life’s on...

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What foul wind has blown them shut
Let shadowed fingers seize a heart
Silence the drumming beat of truth
Closed the doors betwixt age and youth

How has the...

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The sepulcher within its confines hold
a withering shell where once a grand life spent
a journey both of joy and discontent -
of pain and love and...

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Jairus had faith in Jesus. He's a synagogue leader.
He was impelled to implore Jesus in his times of need.
Jesus knew his inmost heart, as he...

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In my limbo betwixt death and rebirth
  on eternal errand I'm not alone -
a journey through circles of Hell on earth
  in the...

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Did John the Baptist lack faith in Jesus and his mission?
Can blood that flows in and through the heart tread with pessimism?
John knew that the...

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Here I go, treading through the dark forrest
My inner soul changes from dark to light 
Behind, in front, sideways; the lights,soarest!
I go, unaware of my...

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Here I sit at the table of The Lord
  with emblems to the elect grafted in -
my old faith in God and mercy restored
...

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As shadows climb and mingle with the light,
The dying poet reaches for his pen, 
To catch the fleeting image of the night
And phrase a moment’s...

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Against the fury of fire, water and sky,
under lightening, thunder and the pouring rain,
I danced with body glowing with rage so high,
the dance of my...

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Fly! Fly! Fly!
In the field of Reeds,
Walk through golden breeze,
Smell the scent of allure,
Clear sky and clearer mind.

Fate! Fate! Fate! 
Promise me the world over,
Promise...

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I have forever loved you, my dearest,
But, for you, there was nothing I could give.
Through my life, the thing I've held the nearest - 
A...

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I laid beside your softness in the night,
Felt warmth in your fingers and open eyes.  
Then you trusted me, as I held you tight,...

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