Inspired by Isaiah 61 When you’re reduced to ashes He cares for your gashes Lovingly cleans your wound Then your heart will be tuned To his will, divine No, nothing can malign! With beauty, he adorns You’ll thank him in your thorns He gives a garment of praise For a spirit of heaviness He clothes... Continue Reading →
Flowering dill
The thief comes to steal Coercing one to kneel To his carnal ways Without leaving a trace He plots to kill Marking your end like a flowering dill He tries to destroy In his hands, you’ll be a toy If you don’t guard your mind But our keeper is kind He brings you life And... Continue Reading →
Do not destroy
Based on Psalm 57 when David fled from Saul into the cave Why do the wicked lie And act so sly Relentlessly they try To make others cry Why do they inflict pain And cause tears to rain Why do they deceive? By doing so, what do they receive? They lay a snare Like lions,... Continue Reading →
Encore
One morning I walked into a room to find my daughter weeping holding on to my dad’s jacket. She had a dream of her grandpa who was her favorite person in the world, a few months after he had passed away. My eyes chanced upon a girl Her heart, beautiful like a pearl Her face,... Continue Reading →
Hyacinth
Hyacinth is a perennial plant which blooms in the spring. Though it’s very beautiful and fragrant, it only flowers once a year. A fog enshrouds I gaze into the blackest clouds Heavy rains cause a debilitating gloom I wait impatiently for a bloom Suddenly I am caught in a labyrinth My eyes chance upon a... Continue Reading →
Red rose
I wrote this for our 26th anniversary As the water wears away stones You calm my groans My sorrows, like torrents Shrivels like currants When my eyes grow dim And joy becomes slim You hold me close Then, I stop being morose And bloom like a red rose My fragmented heart Was torn apart It... Continue Reading →