miracles

miracles still happen, and they continue:
indigo tears still flow from scarlet eyes,
coursing down aquamarine cheeks,
heaven’s halcyon hello in staccato sighs,
endless in their empirical beauty,
lingering long in the laughters of leaves,
lighting the world, weaving its wonders,
etched in the timelessness of transience.
transcendence is the how of miracles,
umbilical strings matching mountains with mustard seeds,
mists of maybe melting [...]

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what keeps me dreaming

that the rainbow actually is,
because my eyes behold it.
that the stars at night really are,
because i see them.
that the clouds swirl and tumble in the sky,
and the breeze.
they are,
but they are not what keeps me.
i see a rainbow, but no,
i see a pot of gold waiting for me!
i see a star, but no;
i see a [...]

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eight hours, and five seconds

i only wanted
to pay obeisance to a life
well-lived,
well-fought,
and well-loved.
the afternoon sun beckoned,
and time was no regard for me.
and so i went…
the ancient fortress welcomed me,
and the quiet roads winded along,
inevitably bringing me
to the heart of the fortress,
this cathedral of renown,
where the heroine rested,
waiting for the countless gratitude
of the people she served.
i joined the winding queue,
curiously [...]

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Golgotha

the place
they call the skull
resound
with haunting ghosts
that scream
the pain of years…
the rhythm
that has been bane
of the courage
of hardened men,
one final time again
pounds the universal
sacrifice,
pins the hands
than healed,
to that wooden embrace,
consummating
the mortal mission
of the Son of Man….

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the stone

condemn the one that i adore?
ah, no!
she has life yet!
she can yet shine,
and can arise
from the dust she kneels upon!
why should i choose
to rid my life of her?
let him who has no sin
cast first.
to her,
i echo back the voice
of the rejoicing father
welcoming the prodigal,
and that gentle admonition,
“go, and sin no more.”
—-
written 2001, while serving as [...]

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reason

there is a reason under heaven
why planets must collide,
for thus colliding, they produce
the meteors of the sky;
these meteors, they collide some more,
and learn trajectory,
and plummet down into the earth,
a fiery show to be;
they dive, and give themselves to flames,
burnt offerings of space,
and man beholds their lifestreak fade,
and wishes, hopes, and prays.

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faith

i have not seen,
but ah,
what need have i?
this planted seed
is strong enough to grow,
changing my rocky soil
of soul,
into this fruitful loam…
and, changed,
i ripple my belief…
changing the world!

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