I climbed the mountain In search of you Strenuous effort Sweat and toil At the summit I sought you there Then I realized Higher I must climb I continued my trek Step by step Seeking you To be closer Another summit I reached a pinnacle And yet I sensed Still further to go As I […]
Read More Seeking GodLeave the past behind
Let it lay
Do not fret about it
Step forward
Boldly
I feel the light begin to wane Darkness knocks at my door An old acquaintance Wanting to pay me a visit . The last time you were here You crushed all my joy Took away any laughter Pulled the shades on the light . Tears well up inside of me Hopelessness seeps in My body […]
Read More When Darkness Stalks Our JoyIn celebration of National Poetry Month, I am reposting some poetry. I walk along the ocean shore Footprints formed in the sand Behind me each step is erased As the waves pound the shore . Thousands before me Have walked this very shore Every trace of their steps Washed away by the waves . Ships […]
Read More Eternity Etched in Temporal SandsThe waves crash
Pound the shore
Like so many times
They’ve done before
Framed by sunset and sunrise
Darkness prevails over the land
Neon signs coax and entice
People struggle to find their way
Long shadows across the road
Daylight waning, giving way
Daytime passes into evening…
Rain drops fall
From gray skies above
Droplets of water
On a pane of glass
One by by
Drops streams down…
I am broken
Scattered in pieces
Impaled in muddy earth…
Drifting downward
White dots pierce
This overcast day
Swirling and dancing
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