Battleground
Darkness chases me
From an ancient enemy
Hot breath behind
On my neck
Running I scream
For someone to protect
My heart
I labor, I pant, I moan
Pain, terror fills the air
Eyes closed from fear
I crash into your chest
You stroke my hair
Embrace, folding me
Into the gentle nest
Of your heart
Your light explodes
Filling my orphan’s world
Making up for my lacks
Of home, family
Giving me yourself,
Lord Christ,
And our joyful ecstasy!
Falling Leaves & Fuzzy Grass
Through falling leaves
& fuzzy grass
I hear fall’s whispers
As I pass
On glass waters
I watch you float
In orange, sun-yellows, gold
You gloat
Undisturbed by my remote
Passing by
I hold this day
Within my heart
Knowing from fall’s colors
I shall have to never part
So, if I am allowed to walk
Longer upon this earth
At another day, another time
I shall once again be witness
To that christening divine
Of yet one more glorious fall’s birth!
A Living One
You pass me by
Stopping, coming
Closer
Than expected
Your beauty on display
You feel like
Living electricity
The tingle filling the air
Around your face
And being
You glisten, shining,
You literally sparkle
With yourself
This living Power
You are surrounds
The air around you
And I bow to worship
My God
Creator, Maker
Lover of all souls!
Birds, suns
The stars rejoice in
Your Presence
You are our Life!
Your Universe is awash
In your glowing powerful
Life, Self
With every heartbeat, breath
May I praise Your Name
In the foreverness of your kingdom!
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves
Autumn’s colors splash
Everywhere
Shy at first
until
They burst,
screaming
Through the air
Beneath a crystal sky
Blue air above my head
Leaves go floating by
Ruby’s reds, oranges
Sun’s-burst yellows
Explode within my soul
For wasn’t that your goal?
God, didn’t you do it just
For me
Rent them from your heart
Created just to please
The senses
They fall below my knees
In such beauty, your glory’s colors.
Oh, if I could die like that!
SoulSails 