Adam’s Vigil

He sat at night beneath the darkened skies; if earth’s first man, its first in failing too. Regret, in shadows, closed him ‘round, and drew the salt and sorrow from his sinful eyes. E’en now he heard the echoes of her cries– Eve’s shuddered breaths– that wounded him and threw that past, and awful madness […]

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A Night of Rowing

Tonight we cross the waters black as coal. We row beneath the stars we blotted out. The only sound—the sloshing of the waves, relentless echoes of the knife-like pain. We row alone like exiles in the dark. And now you speak who know my troubles best. You feel with me the wounds that plague my […]

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Seeking the Changeless

–Bend your will to where His word is bent. Search the sights He’s set for you to see. Bring in, captive, every thought you’ve sent from heart to mind where all your wants will be. – –Plain as plain it lies out on the page. No wasted words, the written will we read. Notes of […]

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Satan Visits

He slunk around the darkened street at night and hid in lies, and marble-whitened sin. And then, when no one else was left in sight, he came to church and, pious, slithered in. – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Preservation

The earth is stretched around its corners—tight, a spheric ship that travels through the seas of stars and roiling nova bursts that freeze or burn the thinning air around them, bright. And yet it journeys on, ship-shape and right with all precarious cargo: like the trees, and every crawl crustacean in the seas that hurtle […]

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A Thanksgiving Prayer

We bow our hearts before You, Lord,  in simple thankfulness outpoured for You, our God, have made us rich: You spread your gifts out like the stars—  skies and skies of diamond shards that catch Your light in the dark and shine—  a billion testaments to love that we can only see the edges of.  […]

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Copernicus Poternicus

People: Copernicus Poternicus, how come you deserted us?  We thought you would return with us from the megalopolis.    Copernicus: I could have predicted this confusion by contradicting your conclusion, but you inflicted a contusion  on my delicate constitution. Ay, ay, ay!  My cardiac! My tympanum! My scholastic, core curriculum! My endoplasmic (poor) reticulum! And […]

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Autumn’s Oracle

It flits like wind: the many plated fall that haunts the hollow echoes  of the trees. It sits in gloom, the ever-darkened hall of piney bowers bending in the breeze. – And far away, approaching on the air, the mountain smoke-streams:  hard, and sharp as spite. Severest winter— soon to come and tear aside the […]

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Go Away

stop holding out your hand you just embarrass both of us i don’t want to know i care go talk to someone else i’m going to my room now go away – stop coming in my room! the creaking floor-boards make me sad you’re gonna hurt yourself please leave my room. go away – stop […]

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