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239 · May 2017
Mother's Warm Embrace
Stu Harley May 2017
spring
pranced
through
the
red poppy field
like a young colt
who
kicked up
his hind legs
then
bolted back
to
mother's warm embrace
239 · Jul 2019
Every Rose Has A Thorn
Stu Harley Jul 2019
oh
love
what sweet poison
placed
upon
her red lips
that
i
shall kiss
but
every rose has a thorn
Stu Harley Mar 2015
she rocks
back and forth
in her
old fashion wooden chair
and time make
the wood cabin floors
squeak and creep
while
time
i could not
leave her alone
239 · Aug 2014
Light Follows Me
Stu Harley Aug 2014
light
when gentle light
follows me
a simple truth
shall be
radient and bright
it give us sight
warms our hearts
at night
thus
translucent sight
make a
path to
thee
throught
these wings
of flight
when
light follows me
Stu Harley Sep 2018
though
we
let
the
gray clouds
cry
themselves to sleep
until
the
Early crack of dawn
239 · Jun 2013
Islands of Fire
Stu Harley Jun 2013
the walls of time
breathe through
islands of fire
ignite the soul
on every
island of fire
Stu Harley Apr 2015
night
nibble
at
your heart
but
not your feet
where
the soul
and
the river
meet
238 · Jan 2013
Every Minute and Every Hour
Stu Harley Jan 2013
Lord i feel so free
when i pray to thee
in life there are
no garuantees
yet i feel your love
unconditionally
eternally
peacefully
still i am
leaning on
the Lord
everyday now
trust him
just hold on
when we  pray
every minute and
every hour
Stu Harley Feb 2016
it
journeys
through
space and time
when
yellow bolts of lightning
purge
the
purple clouds
238 · Apr 2019
The Sea of Fear and Doubt
Stu Harley Apr 2019
what
lurks about
while
hammerhead sharks
and
barracudas
swim
in
the
sea of
fear and doubt
and
i
swim
through
another
nightmare
filled
with
screams and shouts
Stu Harley Apr 2015
the Lord
giveth
them
the essence of joy
as i
watch
the birds
taking
their bird
baths
in the
fountain of Rome
Stu Harley Apr 2015
the essence of
my ghostwhite
soul
fulled of
haunted rain
Stu Harley Nov 2015
it
weaved
our heart
together again
and
love
make
the bridge
that shine
this time
238 · Nov 2015
I Have Been There Before
Stu Harley Nov 2015
sadness
have
no reason
to
take
you away
from me
oh love
be fare
i have been
there before
238 · May 2017
The Essense of Faith
Stu Harley May 2017
a gigantic earthquake
dwells
inside
the soul
resonates
and
unleashes
the
essence of faith
238 · Jul 2015
My Birthright
Stu Harley Jul 2015
my moonlight
my earthlight
my starlight
my birthright
238 · Feb 2013
Yet In The Light Again
Stu Harley Feb 2013
that light within
keep my eyes
on the Lord
the hope
my frienf
shall lead
me home
yet in
the light
again
237 · Aug 2014
Breakfast With The Sun
Stu Harley Aug 2014
hand me
the earth
the moon and
the stars
and through
it all
serve me
the goodness of
the Lord
i eat
breakfast
with
the sun
237 · Oct 2015
Keep Pace With The Light
Stu Harley Oct 2015
the
resilience of
the
soul
to
keep pace
with
the
light
237 · Aug 2014
Where I Come To Rest
Stu Harley Aug 2014
my soul
bouyed
in the
sea of doubt
then
anchored
to
the joyful
shores of heaven
where i
come to rest
237 · Feb 2015
The Water's Edge
Stu Harley Feb 2015
oh lord
the great power
of the whale
when he
decide to
toss his sail
and demonstrate
the power and
the strength
that he possess
while he
uplifts his body
to the
water's edge
trumpet out
a world of joy
inside
237 · Jun 2016
When The Rent Is Due
Stu Harley Jun 2016
gray ghosts
still
reside
in
your heart
when
the
rent is due
237 · May 2016
The King of Nottingham
Stu Harley May 2016
before
the
king's feast
he orders
the
court jesters
to
entertain the quest
while
he orders
his henchmen
to
destroy the rotten meat
and
long live
the
king of Nottingham
and
we continued
with
the feast
237 · Oct 2017
Morning Glory
Stu Harley Oct 2017
the
scent of
gingerbread
and
pumpernickel
the
taste of
morning glory
237 · Aug 2015
To Be A Better Man Today
Stu Harley Aug 2015
Lord
i have
a thousand
words to say
only
you can tell me
the
sweet words
to pray
so i can heal
this time
to be
a better
man today
Lord
everything
will be okay
237 · Nov 2012
To Breathe You Again
Stu Harley Nov 2012
you are
my light
my strength
my cup runneth over
that fill
every corner of
the deep blue sky
when my heart
comes fourth
move the tides
to breathe
you again
237 · Aug 2015
An Iron Bell To Ring
Stu Harley Aug 2015
lord
give us wings
give us
a voice
to sing
make
thy soul
an
iron bell
to ring
237 · May 2017
Deeper Roots Inside of Me
Stu Harley May 2017
faith
like
the
northern red
oak tree
has
planted
deep roots
inside of me
237 · Feb 2016
They Nip At Your Soul
Stu Harley Feb 2016
when
there is nothing left
outside of the flesh
while
black vultures of death
creep in
away from
their nests
and
they nip at
your soul
236 · May 2016
If You Give Me A Bell
Stu Harley May 2016
if you
give me a bell
then
my soul
shall ring it
in
every valley
and
in
every hamlet
for
freedom justice and liberty
if you
give me a bell
then
my soul shall ring
Stu Harley Aug 2015
God
maketh man
who
breathed life
clapped
His hands
uplifted
the heavens
and
the earth
maketh the light
run away from
the
darkness
and
separated
the waters
from the air
thus
the word of God
made it so
his footprint
everywhere
maketh
the
mountains grow
the
valley's low
the power
and
the
majesty
Lord
we know
and
we give
thee
all the grace
and
all the glory
yes
He maketh
it so
236 · Aug 2015
What The Sky Maketh
Stu Harley Aug 2015
inside
her womb
what
the
sky maketh
starlight
heaven
and
other
worlds
Stu Harley Oct 2016
What
Brings
The
Scent of dawn
Ten thousand
Honeysuckle roses
236 · Sep 2014
The Sale And Price of Men
Stu Harley Sep 2014
capitalism and
religion combined
moves the
engines of time
that
seduces mankind
and
what make
slaves out of
mortal men and
what force us
to **** our kin
and
what make
profit from
the sale and price of
another
race of men
then devoure them
in the belly of
the slave ships
again and again
Stu Harley Nov 2015
the
songbird
builds
her nest
among
the
pecan trees
before
this autumn
goes
to rest
236 · Feb 2016
Above the Yellow River
Stu Harley Feb 2016
night moon
appears
like
a bamboo kite
drifts
above the
yellow river
236 · Nov 2018
Death A Whiskey Smile
Stu Harley Nov 2018
death is a loaded gun
with
a
whiskey smile
236 · Feb 2022
To Fill Thy Cup With Good
Stu Harley Feb 2022
oh lord what things
I have declared or misunderstood
that to fill thy cup with truth and light
I would but to loosen thy tongue
in your wonderful presence
only to fill thy cup with good
thus to be secured
236 · Jun 2016
The Strange Taboo
Stu Harley Jun 2016
the
mastery of
self
and
submission
to
god
the
strange taboo
236 · Oct 2015
A Lucky Man
Stu Harley Oct 2015
sometimes
God
roll
them dice
and
you get
all sevens
or
you get
all elevens
anyway
on
special occasions
God
deals you
a very good hand
from
the
top of
the
card deck
and
not the bottom
well well well
consider yourself
a lucky man
who has everything
236 · Apr 2015
Wild Fire of Words
Stu Harley Apr 2015
what brings
this wild fire of
words
that
burns
flesh and bone
to the ground
then
touches
the soul
this
wild fire of words alone
236 · Jan 2013
The Dust of Gods
Stu Harley Jan 2013
time sweeping
the dust of Gods
through the
hearts of men
that residue
they leave behind
lighting up
the stars again
235 · Jun 2017
When We Shine Bright
Stu Harley Jun 2017
stars
where
do
we
come from
while
we
chimes
through
the
starry night
when
we
shine bright
Stu Harley May 2016
red
black
and
orange
colored
monarch butterflies
still
camouflaged
by
the
kind hands of autumn delight
hide their wide wings
from flight
while
we follow
the
amber rays of
the
sweet august light
235 · Aug 2014
A Pain Tears Us Apart
Stu Harley Aug 2014
to this
love and beyond
i see
the fresh
silouhette of
your soul
through the
traveled soul
behind
the tainted glass and
there
i see through
a pain
that shall
tear us apart
235 · Oct 2012
All That We Ask For
Stu Harley Oct 2012
a grain of sand
that build
the sea shores
another star
that shines
through the
night door
a gate through
these golden clouds
is all that we ask for
Stu Harley Feb 2017
when
the
heart
full of joy
possess
self-assurance
what
maketh
the
moral compass of
the soul
235 · Sep 2014
To Measure My Soul
Stu Harley Sep 2014
i pushed
night
out of
the way
to measure
the
boundaries gray of
my soul
235 · Sep 2014
To Puncture The Flesh
Stu Harley Sep 2014
truth is
the edge of
a sharp dagger
always ready
to puncture
the flesh
235 · Mar 2016
What Makes The Rainbow Glow
Stu Harley Mar 2016
when
light
bends
inside
your soul
is
what
makes
the
rainbow glow
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