David R

David R Apr 2021

Sigh of Divine
ecstasy
rivers of light
endless sea

ripples are heard
in hedgehog and bird
in mournful word
of canine herd

but above all
loving exhale
flutters and falls
in firm man or frail,

mouth agape,
in song and call,
souls escape
as from the fall

he yearns the All
uniting ecstasy
to be as one
with Endless Sea

David R Apr 2021

One is the I

one is the I
on earth and in sky

two is the couple
soul and its double

three is the parent
father, mother, infant

four are the elements
of alchemist's experiments

five are the fingers,
thumb, pinky 'n ringers

six are directions
the points of location

seven are the days
of six and one o' praise

David R Apr 2021

Endless Sea

The sigh of Divine
and ecstasy
a river of light
of endless sea

its ripples are heard
in hedgehog and bird
in mournful word
of canine herd

in pitter-patter
of rain a-smatter
in heavenly shatter
of lightning clatter

in call of the wild
the wolf and its child
the roar of the pride
over male that's died

in markings vivid
of leopard that's livid
the terror of timid
the weak and insipid

but, way above all,
that murmur'd exhale
that flutters and falls
in man, of form frail,

mouth agape
in song and call,
his soul escapes
and from its fall
in ecstasy
ascends to All
in Endless Sea
is one with all.

BLT's Merriam-Webster Word of The Day Challenge
#livid

David R Apr 2021

Song of Shadow and Aura

Shadow and aura
They're always there
whether in Torah
whether in prayer

occasionally the light
shines strong and bright
but oft times despair
spreads its black air

most times they're both
fighting for troth
the sacred oath
stifled by growth

of shameful shadow
that blots out the sun
that blots out the marrow
of what's to be done

laziness thy name is known
thief of time, turns fire to stone,
you think you own me but this I own
that my true love is G-d alone.

David R Apr 2021

An Oak tree

sacred oak, strength in your veins,
aged grandeur of royal girth
moonlight flitting over your plains
through gnarled roots claiming the earth

many lives your eyes have seen
darkened circles proclaim you've been
spying secrets of youth on green
luscious vernality 'neath sylvan sheen

David R Apr 2021

Song of Shadow and Aura

shadow and aura
they're always there
whether in Torah
whether in prayer

occasionally the light
shines strong and bright
but oft times despair
spreads its black air

but most times they're both
fighting for troth
the sacred oath
stifled by growth

of shameful shadow
that blots out the sun
that blots out the marrow
of what's to be done

laziness thy name is known
thief of time, turns fire to stone,
you think you own me but this I own
that my true love is G-d alone.

David R Apr 2021

Quiet - it's a secret

why does evil make noise 'n protest
whilst goodness tiptoes by unnoticed?
why is bad raucous and loud
but good hides itself in a crowd?

why is G-d's voice stiller than water,
a silent whisper, caress in the ether,
whilst devil's beguile persists till the slaughter
as constant chime, incessant bleeper?

It's the same reason that gold need not shout,
to tell you its worth, prestige and clout,
why a gem or diamond is entombed in coal,
and sought after 'n quarried from deepest She'ol.

Why speech is silver and silence is golden,
why pride seeks fanfare and sin is bolden,
whilst holiness shies away from publicity
as from pernicious poison 'n toxicity

it's the secret of fruit, the light in the shell,
the clapper and chain in the hand-bell,
the spirit and soul, alive and well,
that animates fibre, muscle and cell

it's the secret of light travelling faster than sounds
though laser power confounds and astounds
in short, if you're quiet you'll understand
the secret that upholds seas, heaven and land.