Slender green shoots
press through the
still cold ground
hands of the earth
lifted in prayer

Their strength is manifest
their exertions
carpet the land in green
their tender prayers
press forcibly against the sky
and keep it
at the distance
God intended

In the fall
invisible seeds will carpet the land
buried they will be
but in spring
they begin to speak

These buried corpses
will not only murmur
they will sing
in lush green voices.

I pray I will be there
yet once more
to join in the song.

Is your pathway to heaven now structured
  with those words that your verse seeks to pray

Is your stairway straight up or diverted,
  with remittance and debts to repay

Is your meaning construed or verbatim,
  with intention set free of this world

Is your love what was given or taken,
—with your heart now at ease and unfurled

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

My Heart

My heart’s like steel
My heart’s like ice
It’s hard for me to feel
and to equalize  

There’s a view, I’ve been told
from your mountain too
Wish I knew what I’ll see
when I see like you  
  
I wonder what will happen to my world
when that other flag unfurls

I’m mining for metal,
there’s no doubt
I wonder what kind
I guess I’ll soon find out  

Will it be iron,
or will it be gold
when I dig deep down
where I’ve been told  

I wonder what will happen to my world
when that other flag unfurls
    
Can I cross the valley
if I’m blind
If I make that climb
what will I find  

I wonder what will happen to my world
when that other flag unfurls

Sean Hunt  April  2017

HANNAH ROSE HAS ARISEN!!!

Alive by the Water
The River of Life
I wish it to fill me
Come goodness or strife
I want it to flow from me
I want it to well
I want it to heal me
Tale to tell!

God in His mercy
Won't keep us in jail
Jesus, our ransom
Provided the bail
The creature's been groaning
Since Adam's Fall
Jesus Christ saves us
O please heed His call!

All the king's horses
And all the king's gold
Can't stop a man's sickness
Can't stop growing old
Only God's Spirit
Brings life to the flesh
We can be healed
Our bodies refreshed!

I sit by this River
I put in my feet
Immerse my body
The Spirit to greet!
Then when Life's Water
Comes with an art
The Water saves lives

As it flows from my heart!


SoulSurvivor
(C) 4/13/2017