HERE IN THE NOURISHING BOWL THEREOF
Here I am, bowled
And immersed
In the warmth
And awareness
Of peace, love,
And supreme wisdom:-
Not only am I a receiver
But I'm also an ingredient
Of this nourishing bowl
Seasoned with its scented
Appetizing cravings thereof:
How blessed and inspiring
It is to be in the onderful
Oneness and onement
Of this nourishing bowl
Of Supreme Poetry Soup:-
May the entire world’s appetite
Be drawn and satisfied with
The nourishing ingredients
Of this cisterning bowl
That daily overflows
With awareness, faith, hope, love,
And belief in the wonderful oneness
Of the onement of unified humanity:-
Categories:
thereof, allegory,
Form: Prose
In Grace Thereof
Like the babbling brook
The spirit yearns
Of quiet moments
The heart discerns
To deny the flesh
And feed thy soul
To hear the voice
Still and small
Like flowering Love
A King Of Kings
Of Knowledge and Wisdom
If to believe
A gracious promise
Set forth in love
In quiet moments
In Grace thereof
Categories:
thereof, beautiful, beauty, giving, god,
Form: Lyric
The walls have melted, but this distorted world is still beautiful to me.
Some spiteful god is plucking away at the threads of my existence,
But the world is still beautiful.
The clocks watch my wasted time turn to tears,
But what the clocks fail to see is shattering stability.
They say the world is amazing, just try harder.
I'm looking for the right path to go down in this cruel unchanging world.
My brain is spinning I still feel dizzy but please turn your eyes away,
I'm hurting but you're hurting more, I'm dying but we both are smiling
In this awful, painful world.
Categories:
thereof, corruption, family, fear,
Form: Free verse
Fingers go numb and twitch with impatience
Please make my eyelids dance with visions
Categories:
thereof, dream, nostalgia, sleep,
Form: I do not know?
IN THE SEASON OF HOPE THEREOF
In the season of hope thereof,
There seems to be
Little justice, peace and love
Meted out to you and me;
Except for what comes from above.
Yet, let us not allow the deceivers
Sway us to be as erring as they—
Let us not be duped by Wall St. persuaders
Out to make a profitable mockery of the day.
Peace, love and justice—the triune for which we pray;
Will continue to be the reality we seek on this glorious day.
So in all the merriment thereof, let us not forget the true reason
We pause and reflect on peace, love and justice during this season.
Categories:
thereof, allegory, analogy, christmas, imagery,
Form: Sonnet
Was fullness thereof
That is in Jesus's love
Sent from up above.
Wanted from the start
Now I have God in my heart
We will never part.
Thankful yes am I
That for me Jesus did die
See Him by and by
Back from cruise to Southern Caribbean
on Holland American Oosterdam.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Categories:
thereof, encouraging,
Form: Haiku
I keep my eyes closed
because there's no hope in sight,
there's no hope inside.
Categories:
thereof, depression, hope, loneliness, sad
Form: Haiku
People, here as we tend to glance about,
we find ourselves gathered this Summer's day.
For there isn't a speckle of genuine doubt
that blue sorrow still lingers here today.
Yes, therein the hearts of many does it so,
tho' yet it's onwards which we shall all go,
go within memory's realm to reflect
and seize a memory or two from the
volts to recall good men in such respect;
forgetting not Jonas nor Anthony.
Today, let's remember them a tad more
when good-times re-play in vivid color.
Individuals will recall and share
as others recollect therein silence.
For all whom so choose to display such care
via their attendance do so of love, hence,
such hearts do search, such memory's do jog.
Let us advance our walks therefrom woe's fog!
A day reserved thereof their remembrances
where Kindred and Friends show such reverences.
Categories:
thereof, dedication, family, friendship, memory,
Form: Rhyme