This is another poem I wrote the other day right after I wrote the one about the sun.
The Stars
The stars appear so small
And yet how many soldiers have looked upon them and seen new hope
They can scarcely light your path
And yet they have guided countless sailors home
The stars are so distant, so very far away
And yet they [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Stars
August 28, 2008
The Sun
August 27, 2008
The Sun
The Sun slowly drifts toward the earth
Losing the battle to fight stay aloft
Losing the battle to fight off the dark and damp and cold
Despite its struggles the Sun sinks to the earth
Despite its struggles it cannot remain
With one last effort to fight the dark
With one desparate effort before he falls
The Sun spills his own [...]
satan’s armor: given “free” of charge (a poem)
August 26, 2008
Self-made darkness
Created for one
Made by one
Just what I ordered
Just what I should expect
Blinders, custom made to fit
They block out Light and Truth
Exactly what I needed
It’s just what I always wanted
A set of iron mittens
Guranteed to keep your hands in fists
No one can hold you by the hand
Or help you up when you fall
One heart-shaped stone case
Never [...]
Sha’lom
August 18, 2008
These thoughts are brought to you thanks to Fortner (that man makes me think more than almost anyone else).
“Sha’lom is not the absence of the dark, but the presence of God which neutralizes those things.” – Fortner The rest of this is paraphrased, and even the quote isn’t exact. Sha’lom does not simply mean “peace,” [...]
