In these letters, four, recently have I come to know, lift me up and give me flight when there are many miles left to go. In these letters, cascading, are your many charms to me, one overlaps another, and weaves and turns a beautiful tapestry. In these letters, loving, are your many kindnesses to me,…
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In this photograph…
In this photograph, you are falling. Running through long grass, twirling around, you have lost your balance, and the summer sun is lost in the shine of your smile. This photograph is now a blur, shot in an unprepared instant, a real moment with you. But my memory of that moment is strong. No memento…
Snow Racer / Over Hurdles / In Mid-winter
The hill was empty then. I stood just below the peak. Over one hurdle, and then over another. They had all left. And their challenge hung chill in the air.
Verse for this February twenty-ninth
Fourteen days have passed since the day that never was, and I find myself here, in this unwanted moment, this day that never belonged, this February twenty-ninth. I was running that day, full strength and head strong, hurtling towards the precipice, adrenaline fueled, fight or flight blinded, heart pumping, right off the edge where I…
Sweet Song (Sweet Return)
Come back unto me, oh please, and I’ll tend to your ease; soothe again with your sweet song, I will sing well along; long have I longed unto you, o’er nights never a few; vicious is this vile space, e’ermore long I your face; your fair words make me as dumb, and your absence as…
In this embrace…
In this embrace, five addressed five, “If we have found favour in your sight, and if it is pleasing in your eyes, please grant our petition.” And five replied, “What is your wish? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to one-fifth of our own, it will be granted.” “If…
There’s a hole down that road
I walk down the road. There’s a hole down that road. I don’t see the hole. I fall in the hole. It’s very deep, and at the bottom, where I lay broken, it’s cold and dark. I can’t get out. I walk down the road. There’s a hole down that road. I see the hole…
In this moment…
In this moment lie two. Darkness, sweet, lay heavy. Here, in this moment, lies love. Moonlight graces her tresses and her frame. Shine of sorrow, searing, and of pity, piercing. Their eyes are locked, inclined one to another. Eyes forlorn and longing to long. That time will come and will yet be under many moonless…
The Storied Tale of You and I
You captured my gaze and I entered this haze. I followed my eyes and you were my demise. You gave me your smile and I longed all the while. I stood and withstood and you gave all you could. You gave me your heart and I broke it apart. But I couldn’t understand til the…
Christus Invictus: Behind the Verse
Going behind the verse of Christus Invictus and looking at my thoughts when crafting my response to William Earnest Henley’s Invictus.