Comfort

The sky with its colours of light and dark

As shadows on the road of silver rain

A step ahead to my destination.

Faith is the comfort planted in my soul

The breath of sweet air and the flame that burns

inside and provided in that moment.

Melted the stubborn fear that locks my heart

Eternal words ignite the certain hope

And through the long wilderness towards rest.

Grant to me the everlasting healing

The breath of love poured out in crimson wine

That all is well and I am kept, forever.

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Written for Poetry Jam

Promise

Evening crimson sun

precious divine treasure

the promise of Christ.

(From Psalm 97:6)

Today

Light and dark divide

separate destinction made

Lord gave us this day.

(From Genesis 1:5)

Earthen Vessel

Earthen vessel crack

cloud the gloom inbred my soul

Your gracious new dawn

 

(From 2 Corinthians 4:7)

Crimson Words

All it takes

For the foundation of acceptance

Harmonized with zeal.

Christ’s great treasure

Purified glory

By grace

The colour of mercy

Written in crimson words

The zeal to love others

With infinite passion

Drops of compassion

Life transforming treasure

Surprised by depth of forgiveness

Is all it takes.

Odor

Scent of hearts hatred

breeze mixed deaths violent odor

crimson white fragrance


(From Romans 7:24)

Canvas

Ash and skins veneer

your flames cross the shappire sky

once burnt scorched canvas


(From Isaiah 60:1)

A Crimson Tree

This was the picture

Of a beautiful union

Loves display

From beyond time

Past distance stars

Of glorious galaxies

Given

To each other

To eternity

To love

For release

Forever

This was the picture

Of sacrifice

Loves declaration

Crimson tree

Where mystery cried

In nails

In tears

For love

This was the picture

Of intimate union

Loves desire

Interwoven in flesh

Born in the spirit

Called

For each other.

Crimson Ransom

A new creation raised with him

In your love now I live

No longer held in sins snare

Open to your fullness ever aware

Christ sustained

Christ inhabited

Christ strengthened

Christ centered

Trusting Christ moment by moment

Living in the crimson ransom

This powerful union enabling me

Imparting all I need to be.

Altar

The rain turns to sleet

With words of faint hope

The harsh granite sky

With a thousand cries

I watch from the dark doorway

I now see it disappear

So mauve and dark blue

Certain of the storm

I came here in cold winter

I climbed the white marble steps

Hoping I would find

All that time has held.

The days of past bloom

With hopes now fashioned

Heals the seasons chill

As I step forward.

The fragile hope in my hand

With love now finally found

The awakening of truth

With the colour of your grace.

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Written for Poetry Jam

Wait

I sit here and wait

My bruised and battered heart

Tells tales more fearful

As hungry seconds slowly pass

In frightful moments

I didn't fall.

Essence of life

Truth is dying before my eyes

What am I to do?

 Love greets me as a stranger

Conspires with me to escape

Gracious, each time.

No memory stays

A Teflon heart wasted away

Come to me and gaze

Move over time, dance on the surface

Find me racked with guilt

Come for me, now.

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Written for the Mag - 189

Follow

Do I dare follow?

Why is it so hard?

Living with lies

Carrying the wounds.

I tell you the truth

As I stumble on

To a deeper life.

With the quiet whispers

Assailing my mind,

The call is clear,

The trumpet sound

And now this realization

I haven’t arrived,. but I’ve left.

I haven’t arrived, but I’ve left

And now this realization

As the trumpet sound.

The call is clear

Assailing my mind

With quiet whispers

To a deeper life.

As I stumble on,

I tell you the truth,

Carrying the wounds,

Living with lies

Why is it so hard?

Do I dare follow?

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Written for Poetry Jam and Poets United