My heart is a harbor
For pain and despair
Everyday I grasp for a moments peace - it teases but never really there
My heart is a harbor
For affliction to the highest degree
Both my mind and heart - will someday rejoice being free of me
My heart is a harbor
That clings to misery of the present and times past
My image is at the worlds mercy - how long will this last
My heart is a harbor
For dreams no longer alive
Days of hopelessness staring at me - wondering how will I survive
My heart is a harbor
With torment waiting it's turn
Only to feel numb I do sorely yearn
My heart is a harbor
Waiting for destiny's final chapter
It's only then - the future will no longer be my captor
Almost Time
If you say my mind is dark,
then wait until the light goes out.
I write about the earth's pain
and the suffering that's coming about.
The happiness that we once had
is now an afterthought.
I'm just a woke person with a shining light,
walking through the dark.
The nature that I live in
has taught me so much.
The brightness in my mind
is the rainbow of touch.
It secretes the knowledge
to the above-mentioned,
where the mental tries to escape
out of physical detention.
Now, it's time to elevate
to the highest degree.
Stop letting the world see you blind
when you know you can see.
Let's leave the shackles in the closet
and open up the door.
Release the energy of negativity
and be much more.
Let the world taste your desires
and fearless ways,
so we can rejoice
and live out our last days.
By: MELVINJOHNSON2026
Once upon a time, in a land of heart
There came a thundering desire,
Even though God has set this one apart,
Chosen them for service, love’s magnifier!
When this heart realized their backsliding,
They opened the bible, turning to the Son,
Melted beneath the hand who was providing,
Peace and love, grace that can’t be outdone!
Once upon a time, in the land of fear,
There came a sweet aroma, assuring me,
Even when I don’t feel Him, He is near,
Promising He will save to the highest degree!
When this heart was backsliding, without hope,
There came love that filled them to overflowing,
Full of the spirit only He can provide to cope,
Because there is sweetness in love, softly glowing!
Once upon a time, this heart was failed and fallen,
But when they looked to God, there was a solution,
Since that day, reaching out to Him – all in,
And even through the doubts, He offers absolution!
TRUTH walked back in, to a room,
Taking back what had been stolen
by a soul of unbelief
Her eyes caught sight of a baby
Cast under a table as a beaten rod
by the woman ridden with unbearable grief
TRUTH rushed to pick her up
As she demanded the woman, stop
etching beautiful lies in the baby's skin
As TRUTH inquired of baby's journey
The woman sat with disconnected scorn
at the TRUTH she had shunned and the accusations taken in
As the baby poured out her truth
She pulled away from a warm embrace
like a thirsty tongue resisting fire
The fire heated to the highest degree
Leaped from TRUTH's heart into baby's core
Worthy are you, my accepted by LOVE daughter
............be held
and
..................be healed
Written by Trudy Schrader on 12-02-2021
*Image of Revelation 19 by Pixabay.
The Savior And The Sound
In your delicate state of mind, upon your awakening, you were uncontrollable and had done an egregious act, punishable to the highest degree of the law, which is death and being that you are both obtuse and indigent, I will undertake your case pro bono and, per se, mediate on your behalf to the best of my abilities, whereto, I will consecrate my efforts in a reduced sentence based on an insanity plea, and after speaking with your doctors prior to our meet, I've been informed that with the continued diligence, medications and therapy sessions, you're able to control your delirium status and be of sound mind, ergo, I extend my hand to you, shake it if you agree, if not, I'll have leave of you. (hands shaking). Have yourself a good day sir, till we meet upon your summons to court.
***The obtuse and indigent delicate soul, whose awakening to control of his delirium status, free of any egregious acts saw his consecrate savior who will mediate on behalf of the sound.
2019 September 10
To honor my grandson Adrian Michael
Apollo resides secretly even before he breaths life,
Determining what this special seed could blossom to be.
Receiver on a champion football team, youngest to ascend to the presidency,
Individuality immediately seen but his strength adds to an already strong family,
Anticipation of his possibilities fly high as he announces life with a loud cry.
Naming came as a delight such honor bestowed ignites tear-filled joyous eyes,
Mother sees visions of success in his eyes so doesn’t mind any sacrifice,
In-love she is completely with he, this new addition to their Hann Dynasty.
Champion for stunning sister who loves new baby brother to the highest degree,
He swears to stands by her side until day and night subsides in his eyes.
Atlas, of firm shoulders for his family, mentally, an employee of what’s holy,
Emperor over earth and skies in his defense I gladly die,
Led into a fight with enemies seen or out of sight I suffice this new prodigy.
You I wanna Hold
Its not about being in or taking Control
I wanna be the one when I’m not around you Miss
I wanna be the one that makes you forget others Exist.
Be the one you could never Shut
Prove to you I’ll be by your side even when between us things Suck.
Always be true to you from Start
I’ll treasure your words and I wont use them to break your Heart.
Tell you that we don’t always have to Agree
Make sure you know that you can trust in Me.
Always show and let you know how much I Care
Be the one with secrets you Share.
To always know that we put up with each other to the highest Degree
Whether you need me as the one you love or as just a friend, with you is where I wanna Be.
Paradise Acrostic Contest
Sponsor: John Hamilton
P ieces and pieces of our amorous puzzle
A live and content with our exotic island
R eminders of our affections, trustful
A nd in your hand diamonds so vibrant
D ebris of failures tossed at the sea
I nto our bed covered with white roses
S ensual dancing to the highest degree
E veryday is paradise as the door closes
Date Written: December 20, 2015
Woke up this morning with you next to me
Last nights memories no longer a dream
Two people together as different can be
Sharing the warmth to the highest degree
Tangled sheets
Deep kiss
Soft lips
Pure bliss
I look at your face so calm in the light
So different than what you showed me last night
My heart aches, thoughts fill my head
Remembering all the words we each misread
Strong arms
Gentle touch
Warm bed
So much
I lay next to you listen to you breathe
Wrap myself around you no space in-between
You open your eyes and pull me even closer
The look in your eyes shatters my composure
All entwined
Deep kiss
Soft lips
Pure bliss
Deep in my mind rest the place of wonderful memories kept
Joyful times and unforgettable events rewind in my mind like a replay
The dreadful thought of the end to these memories I must accept
Yet my body cannot help but hold a heavy heart on this tragic day
Deep in my heart I hold on to lessons you taught throughout the years
The importance of family, religion, and education pounded into my head is still very
much appreciated
Because although not visible, your spirit will forever be here
Running through the veins of your love ones with all the power and love it
generated
Deep in my sole lies a love that is held to the highest degree
God had truly blessed the world when he created this angel in disguise
On this day, we dedicate the memory of a wonderful woman you could agree
Your generosity and kind words I will forever memorize
star light star bright all the stars I see tonight?I wish I may,I wish all night?I wish I
can find a shooting star tonight.I wish to the highest degree in the whole consolation,as
I wish tonight,i wish for love,I wish and I hope to a find girl like you tonight.
your like a rare shooting star,hard to find but not so easy to get to,but one day I will
find my shooting star in the night
You are always with me,
Never have I felt so strong, so free.
You are always with me,
Uplifting my spirit to the highest degree.
You are always with me,
The undying truth, the cure to all agony.
You are always with me,
In my youth and Your divine decree.
And even when there is nothing to guarantee,
Your presence has become the real key,
To the secrets of happiness as deep as the sea.
Always by my side through thick and thin,
Closer to me than the hairs on my chin.
Your eminence transcends my unworthy flesh,
Giving an eternal feeling of refresh.
Your spirit resides inside my mind,
A conscience set to forever remind.
You are always with me,
And forever you will be.
What matters in life?
Worrying when a bill comes in….?
Thinking about the next mortgage payment?
Play the lottery to allow your dreams to sing?
To wonder what It would be like to have a condo by the sea?
Wondering all the time, but to what degree?
The love of family is what really counts
A walk in the park, how liberating
Cooling Mountain top air
Blessed to be alive
Happiness is free
Love is too
Open up
Feel the soul
Touch others with passion
Inspiration is the food of the core
To love another person is a gift of no cost
To hurt another cost you to the highest degree
Living your life out of temptation
Clarity out of the foggy mist
Essence true in life
Bliss with smiles
Adoring you
“The fate of individual human beings may not now be connected in a deep way with the rest
of the universe, but the matter out of which each of us is made is intimately tied to the
processes that occurred immense intervals of time and enormous distances in space away
from us. Our Sun is a second- or third-generation star. All of the rocky and metallic
materials we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, and the carbon in
our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interiors of a red giant star. We are
made of star-stuff.”
I am a scion of the Milky Way
Wholly unique to the highest degree.
My soul is as old as light-years away
My provenance stems from cosmic debris.
I need not religion to guide my life
My quintessence antedates mankind’s creeds.
The brief time walking beneath starlit nights
Imbue my soul more than mankind’s prayer beads.
Every thought, all that I am is akin
To these heavenly designers birthplace
The very essence, my soul within
Began eons in interstellar space.
Knowing who I am and where I came from
Is a greater joy than what I’ve become.
Standing in the crossroads.
I hear the engine yearning for progress.
Holding back every emotion I created.
If I could just see a sign!
One that would light my path to tomorrow.
The high beams of thoughts confusing my directions,
Yet I stay in one place.
Where is my sign of peace and assuredness?
I am ready but not willing.
Calm but anxious to the highest degree.
Standing in the crossroads.
Standing beside myself.
Seeking a new understanding of the same outcome.
Holding back every emotion I created.
If I could just see a sign!
To know it is to love it.
To experience it is to gain completion.
Yet I stand in one place.
Starring at the road not taken.
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