Magnolia Isolation

Magnolia now bloomswith its fragrant friend JasmineWhite on whiteIn Spring delightBirds sing their pleasant songAnd I join them singing praiseEven …

QUARANTINE

The clouds weightily hungWe mounted bikesAnd rode through quarantined streetsThe air was thick of itFEARGreeted by hesitant glances of joggers, …

Motives – Yom Kippur

MOTIVES Reveal my inner motives My selfish wants My greeds And evil deeds Reveal the ragweed Places of decay Glorifying …

WAVES OF PRAISE

Steady flow Rhythmic tide Praise constantly Praise liquefied Praise in repetition And in routine Praise like the power Of a …

LARK

Lark With wounded wing Lost her voice And could not sing Can I mend Your feathery stem With needled thread …

CODE OF SILENCE

Past behind He shut the door And locked it Tight Memories Buried Out of sight Shame Encased But not Erased …

FRUIT

Fruit Product A fuller crop From my desktop Laptop or workshop Till I drop An edible seed That rhymes with …

MARTYR

He has no name Weeping bitter tears Tears in pain As he watches others beaten bloody and fall Or shot through the head …

WORTHY OF MORE

I’ve only a moment to give Let it be an offering You are worthy of so much more Than a …

RENEGADE

Embroidered tapestries Display design The plan of their maker Like bread of the baker The recipe that He approved Sovereign …