The earth has donned her misty veil, With softened beauty, waiting for the sun To bound up strong above the trees And live again the ancient dawn When night and day first wed above the seas, The stars as witness to the two as one Who dance till earth and sky shall fail.
Read more "On a Foggy Morning"The pounds of time weigh down upon this place. The crystal dome is creaking with the strain. The painted sky has fractured to the West. But not forever. The hanging lights still play beneath the trees though everyday the wind will catch another in its path and cast it to the ground. […]
Read more "Not Forever"“I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause the boy who drives the plough to know more of the scriptures than thou dost.” […]
Read more "The Book and the Ploughboy"The day will come to lay our swords to rest And enter victors to the Light of home, But we are soldiers set on foreign soil. For now, we press our shields against the blows Of evil ranks stretched to horizons all Around. We lift our swords and charge the horde As arrows fly […]
Read more "Song of the Soldiers"On aged and crispy pages of September, She loves to write her name with sweet finesse, In long and swirling script around the trees; Unseen, but not unfelt, just as the breeze That forms the flutt’ring train of Autumn’s dress– An auburn trail, enchanting to remember.
Read more "Autumn"The door is locked, the perfect view to hide, But no one thinks to try the knob. The warm Design of letters carved in wood, the wide, Artistic swirls become a person’s form. To peer into a soul unveiled would turn Our hearts away. To watch desire play Upon a vow with muddy feet would […]
Read more "Sonnet VII"The gift of love may dress in many ways: Ofttimes in soft and cozy cotton, bought By fate–a family’s love that wraps and stays, As warm to any who had been their lot; Ofttimes in denim chosen by a friend To walk and talk where weeping willows sigh Or laugh together till the daylight’s […]
Read more "Sonnet VI"The air sparkles with tiny drops of day. Flashing colors play everywhere in glass. I follow the light that calls me far away, Closing the door as I eagerly pass. Flashing colors play everywhere in glass Like a child. I don’t notice Him there, Closing the door as I eagerly pass. I chase rainbows for […]
Read more "My Light"How patiently He waited for the hour To give the perfect token of His love, The pardon for our guilt, enliv’ning pow’r, By perfect wisdom wrought from heights above. In time the Son was born as man to dwell— The sinless One—beneath our own sin’s curse. He knew our pain and sorrow, felt it well, […]
Read more "Sonnet V"I like to take the long way home, The road that strays among the hills And wanders in and out among the trees. I like to feel that southern breeze. Its gentle touch and simple thrills Invite my car and me to roam. The sunlight scatters through the air To settle on the maple limbs […]
Read more "Evening Drive: Tennessee Edition"
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