(2014)
The oak had a song sung from its branches. A melody
A Gentle Breeze Warm crowns of light Rustling trees The summer’s delight Gossamer threads
How can I ever Prove to you? For a chance that was never leaped. A divide
Give. Everything. All that I own, All that I have owned, and All that I will own. My love, past, and future
Of the Day. I want to feel alive. Whole. I want to know
Because of what I have done, these failures were just too much. This final fall with follow me Forever. There were no harsh words,
Some say Hell is fire and brimstone. Some say Ice and darkness. Endless suffering, Eternal damnation.
First, A mistake. Quicksand. Second, A broken promise.
Still feel alone? How, when I have friends, I have family. I have no right
Death is peace, death is silence, death is final. There can be no further pain. But there can be no further hope.
I think I understand Why Adam took that bite. To throw away Eden, peace, love, God’s favor. Because, in the end,
Sunshadows, for I wish not to wake. But rather to sleep within the
Forces of Nature more powerful than earthquakes, than tsunamis, the bane of happiness
Much have I wandered From one life to another. My sorrows I have pondered, injustices that threaten to smothe… A mind of barbs and brambles
A simple question. A complex answer. Three letters which encapsulate everything we do.