oh priceless faith
give us
this quiet place
where we can
share it all
let us sing
every
night bird of prayer

the
redtail hawk
reached
her
highest point
through
wings of faith
when
latched
upon
the
pilgrim blue sky

welcoming
blue sky
still
flowing
into
these
cupped hands

when freedom goes the distance
let freedom walk her mile
tell all the people of this world
that freedom take a while but
when you get a taste of her
then freedom rings her bell
yes all mankind shall run to her
when freedom walked her mile

we
shall not
quarrel
with
love
because
she is a red rose
with
a thorn
and
we do not quarrel with love
at all

oh what a sight
a swarm of
black and orange wings
as we take flight
then we
move through the
forest floor
from left to right
crowned king of
the sky
the Monarch
butterfly
now locked in a trance
performs their
spiritual dance
if we bloom and if we die

this love
i promised you
after all
it is long
over due
i feel
this love
breakthrough
this love
i promised to

all that is good
all of thine
in our hearts
in the air
that we breathe
the work
that we do
things that we make
the sweet laughter and
the warm smiles
the friendships
that we cherish
the hellos and
the goodbyes
that we foretake
all of the
dreams that we share
to give and to receive
without question
without reason
all that is fair
all that is good
all that we make

the
deep brass sound of expression
while
the
jazz horn
make heaven's bread
that
feeds the hungry soul
while
the sweet horn
improvised
established a
musical covenant
with
every slice of bread
make the jazz horn
move mountains
wade in the water
make sweet sounds
something to imagine
while
every jazz moments to come

the
lord
fingerprints
upon
our
souls
just
with
his hands

restless wings
need air and wind
to breathe
shall bring us
joy again

the sweet
scent of
dawn
explodes
like a nova
we have
the right
to claim
our inhiritance
from the stars
above us
thus
we are
the natural
hiers of
the sun

i
find
spaces and places
when
i
wash
my soul
in
the
sweet rain

faith
shift
the
soul
we
climb
on broad
then
run across the yard
where
we play
the
scales with our notes
then
you hear
the
hum
not go away
but
stay
and
that's
what we do
as we
spin around
until
we are through
when
i
can't let go of you

birds of glory
bath in the
sea of traquility
fly through
cathedral clouds
conceal the
sweet hands of God
oh let them
tell their story

to every open door
that swing wide
to every open field
that leadeth me home
bring me to your side
i know god is real
each time i loved you
more and more and
still i am sure

thy
soul
a peaceful place
a pond
where
i
toss a lonely rock
upon her surface
that
maketh waves that ripples
across the pond

once
upon
a
ghostly Halloween night
i
witnessed
the
candlelight sky
with
some awful
fright
while
the
pumpkin orange moon
touched
the
broomstick night
glaring
With
its
scarecrow eyes

harbor-gray sandpipers
bow
their
soft heads
down
and
plant
their
tiny feet
upon the
wet beach sand
scurry
along the
crisp shoreline
to
greet
the
joy and bliss of
the
tides and the waves

Your words --
Are the soft mortar
Between bricks and stones
Inside these mending walls

Your words --
Are stiff but fragile
Frames, building language and art

Words fill these empty spaces in our hearts
Thus, words are the architects of time

yet the green
fog of war
does rest here
upon our
shores and
my soul
still soar
from the painful
black and white
zebra stripes
wearing the  
clothes of death

storm
your
ocean shapeless form
thus
fill my soul
with sweet rain
to wash
away
all the
pain of darkness
and not
leave me
again
with broken clouds

hope
is
a bird with wings
and
it
quiets
the storm

what
is
the
purpose of life
to
follow
the
will of God
thus
allow the body
to
be a temple
for the soul
and
rest assure
that
God is praiseworthy

what long dark night
where
we
look for the kind light
where
morning breakthrough
open
her
Breckenridge blues eyes
where
the wind
sing faith hymns
thus
to
purify the soul

ghosted
by the
halogram
time-travelers
awaken
the hallowed
graves of time

mercy
showed me her
deep blue eyes
and
i fetched
her hand
that
provided me
the
sweet supply

the wind blows
across the wheat
bring us
fields of gold
that we greet
so full of grace
that sustenance
from thee
because
He
is my portion

i
breathe
through
the
quiescence of night
and
receive
amplification of
the soul

i wonder
if the
clap of God's hand
maketh
the sound of
purple thunder
at night

lord
thy soul
feel
your presence
fill
this empty vessel
with
your word
i
walk by faith
and
not by sight
when
i share
thy soul
tonight

If
I ask God
to be my own reflection
then
I will obey
His command
and
do the will of the almighty
for
the king of heaven
are
victory and glory
who
wears the crown of peace
and sweet glory
be still
be faithful
through
every
beat of your heart

the
gray tabby cat
walk
across
the floor
while
the
white ghost moon
knock at
my door

when it
hurts
the most and
all the
beauty
that we
share
we begin
with each
other
one piece
at a time
o Lord
you and i
across the waters

Lord  i am
closer then
I have ever been
you are
more than
just a friend
yet i feel
your spirit
speak through
the wind and
now I am
closer than
I have ever been and
i crown thee with my love

drops of rain
calling out
your name
shall
plant
the
seeds of love
in
the
temple of your soul

sun stooped down
from
her
golden throne
when
i
break bread
with thee

Oh, love, we don't have long to wait, it's true,
The clock ticks fast, but hearts know what to do.
There is no need for plans, no grand display to make,
Love's tender bud will bloom for goodness' sake.

A stolen glance, a whispered, gentle word,
A shared delight, a song by nature heard.
With these simple threads, a tapestry began,
A love that grows, beneath the setting sun.

So let us dance, beneath the fading light,
For love unfolds, in whispers of the night.

after
the
spring storm
while
canary-yellow finches
singing
back and forth
in
morse code
to
keep us warm

Oh
Lord
We
Are gathered here
In
Your name
To
Praise you
And
To
Give you
The
Sweet glory
Through
The
Clemson rain

lord
everything
that
you maketh
in
this world
is
forever
faithful
unto
thee
just
speaketh
a word
unto me

and
its
all over
your face
for just a brief smile
to erase
but
it
only
last for
a while
just
a breeze
through
the clouds
and
i see the
laughter
from
your smile
please
don't take
it away
love walk
the
lonely mile
for
just
a brief smile

spotted hyaenas
giggled cackled and chuckled
as
they
dined and swallowed
big chunks of
their prey
without
saying grace or prayers
we
just
tidy up things a bit

truth
be
your soul
amber light firefly
capture
in
this
blue
tainted
jar

from the core
of a distant
quasar
beams of light
penetrate
our galaxy
ripples through
space and time
shall determine
what we are
as a
species

a sea of
Scottish startling
organic soup
burst and sway
through
Indian white clouds
their
swift wings
jack knife
and
summersault
through
Solomon blue sky

Mango orange eyes
The
Praying mantiss
With
Needled claws
Stalked
And
Trapped
The
Black widow spider
Who
Always
Kept
A
Red hourglass of poison
Beside her

every
step of
the way
i hear
my
beating heart
more and more
it
sing out
victory victory
and
more victory
fill
this cup
while
light
pored
through
this
heart

soft
moonlight
upon
your face
when
the
spirit moves me
while
the
lord
moves
in
mysterious ways
from
place to place
and
nothing less

lord
when
we
are calling
out your name
and
it never ending
if
we
start believing
we
are standing
at
the
edge of
the world
oh lord
we are receiving