Shocking revelations
Queries forever unspoken
Wonders unaddressed
In the redress of yesterday’s today
Unforsaken platitudes
Unformed seeds of colored thoughts
Malformed impressions
Manifest on the untrodden path
Darkened by the lengthening shadows
Quiet epiphanies
Seeking the vacuum of quiet reflections
Ripples on the pond of eternity
Disturbing the unrealized moment
Of a thought disallowed
A dream disavowed
A quest abandoned
In the blinking moment
Of doubt
obscured by the weather
windows, fogged, dim the view
remembering the scene
bright, hopeful thoughts of you
dream through the night
eyes opened in the storm
longing for return
of old days, safe and warm
begging for the grace
heal this weary soul
longing for forgiveness
return to ancient whole
confusion settles in
ever-present friend
prepare for coming blizzard
watchful ’til the end
remembering the moments
when life was plain and blue
doubt and insecurity
painful to review
outside the storm begins
inside storm gains strength
measured life of growth
by breadth and width and length
early memories fill the scene
child of a quiet abode
nowhere to express the soul
to sing the heart’s great ode
to touch, to hug, to feel, to be
rarely known in this dim life
trudging onward drearily
joy unknown, but also strife
sought and found the shallow cures
to keep the heart from feeling real
pushed emotions deep within
as feelings grew, so too, did zeal
walked alone, while in a crowd
darkened room and darkened mind
deeper into evil’s trap
look with fervor, yet never find
to the line and then beyond
raucous mind, losing sound
insanity freed, bound in chains
seeking quiet, chaos found
lost it all to find the truth
to feel, connect, to be, to live
loving creation’s perfect child
release the self and choose to give
outside the winds are gaining strength
but, inside, all is safe and warm
journey of a lifetime lived
remembered in a perfect storm
Timidly, he peeks under the door
Stilled by the sight he sees inside
First thought is to jump for joy
Second thought, to run and hide
He finds a space to rest and pray
In his God he dares confide
Mind and heart and spirit dance
One day three will coincide
He knows the river forever moves
Sees it rolling strong and wide
Into an ocean, oh so deep
Ebbing, flowing, with the tide
He chooses to open up the door
Erase the things that did divide
Trust in love, and trust in her
Leave the cold and doubt outside
Now’s the time to take the chance
In love and humble faith decide
Again he offers her his hand
Asks if she would be his bride
I love you.
Will you marry me?
From the depths of your soul
Song speaks to me
Your lips to my heart
Desperate, sacred plea
Fear leads to joy
Two sources, one tear
Relieved as I weep
Please lover, draw near
My essence, my core
Screams and cries out
Come to me, darling
Remove my last doubt
Now and tomorrow
I give you my hand
You and me, lover
Forever, we stand
This love that we share
God’s gift, flowing free
As we walk on in beauty
For all the world to see
Perfect love shattered
With the utterance of a word
Darkness bites the ear
Bitterness forever heard
Solid or fleeting pain
Pounding in the head
Memories of outward fear
Echoes of what was said
Perception intersects belief
Threatens all we know
Clinging forever to then
Healing’s eternal foe
Murder of peaceful hope
Stealing the songbird’s dream
Devouring the innocence
Tearing the fabric’s seam
Precious right to hold
Need to settle the debt
Hell’s wonderful truth
Contentment in the net
But, the Light of love casts doubt
On all the imprisoning lies
Cutting the net of need
The demon’s power dies
Forgive to be set free
Of all the surrendered love
Only by the grace
Of the heavenlies above
Forgiveness is the key
Opening the ancient door
Set sail to this moment
In now’s forgotten shore
