Ode to Love

All the earth give thanks!  God, how awesome are your deeds (~Psalm 66:3) LORD, how great you are I have a request Amidst this good revelry Make my days gentler  Give me peace in them  That like I have never known So I may rejoice Keep granting my dreams Nights filled with days ticking off Evening and morning You have tested me Like silver refined I feel Please treat me like gold  Make a place for me Where I will not be cast out And life continues Until your day, LORD  When joy will be made complete For all who fear/love you I have cherished you I hope you can do the same So I say Amen 

Be praised in Zion!  You answer all my prayers And forgive my sins The earth keeps ticking  Blessed by your faithfulness Good things upcoming You formed the mountains  By awesomeness of your strength  Sing hallelujah! You bring peace to seas  The nations are in your hands Nothing you can't do I'm speaking in awe  For I can do so little I stand in greatness You care for the land Tending a little garden  Bringing plants to life You care for my soul Tending a little human Bringing more to life For you I write this My God throughout everything Amen to Amen

Joel 2:28-29 “And afterward,     I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,     your old men will dream dreams,     your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women,     I will pour out my Spirit in those days."

God, will you see it? The plan which I have conceived Meant for complex good?  Though it is complex Different from my enemies No one to talk to So I speak with you  Seeing you read every line A truth telling tongue Even watch my thoughts I mean for nothing hidden As if it could be Please do not punish For many sins of my youth I seek you right now LORD I could not stand Within your holy presence If you judge wholly  All people will fear (~Psalm 64:9) When the day of judgement comes Set the heart at ease Refine my soul, LORD  So I might be called righteous And dwell in your tent

On the movie set Inside my childhood home There I found my star On the recliner By the open recliner Words of welcome mouthed So I took my seat Laid my head on your shoulder Then you tossed your hair Underneath your hair I considered hard my sins And their exposure Must we all be seen? If so, by whom, and how deep?  These thoughts fill me now  At the time, less so Just that they would be exposed In your shining light Remembered today As I felt The LORD moving Even as I smoked By the computer There were a pair of demons Lackadaisical

Silence lying tongues There are those who swear truly Listen to their cries Earnestly I seek For any and every piece Of your Holy Word  I thirst for you God  Your Love is better than life (Psalm 63:3) Let me behold you I saw you today In the eyes of passersby  And hearts of givers  Praise be to you, Lord You heard my voice calling out  And bolstered my day I could hear you, too By my side foretelling gain Precisely on point I am satisfied By your heavenly reward And earthly bounty You are my help, God  With a smile on my face I replay the day

Please support me here Truly I trust in you, LORD  Find life in my words Do not assault me For I'm barely hanging on  Can we just parley? Weigh in the balance A breath just beyond nothing My heart in your hands Palpating now For you have said "You are Gods" And I don't know how So bring rest and hope Success in my endeavors And peace to my heart You're my Salvation By any other name known Or so I would hope These days easier Anxiety of the day Left in the morning Simple agreement Felt between friends more than heard Afternoon to come

Hosea 12:4-5 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;     he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel     and talked with him there— the Lord God Almighty,     the Lord is his name!

Hear my cry, O God   Please listen to my prayer  ( Psalm 61:1) For I am desperate I call from right here From city in the mountains Where I felt you call You've been my refuge I feel myself too constrained Even on this hill  I long for your tent To share a shelter with you Away from this noise  With your heritage You are aware of my vows These ones who bind me Make my days sweeter  These which you have allotted  So I may serve you May I find your throne Beautifully filled and adorned  When the hour comes I will sing for you In praise of your name, O God  We will let them hear

Let us stay right here Not overstimulated Just passing the days You will get better

Taking Phoenix Form Find a footstool for your feet Helmet and scepter  Washbin and sandal All the nations are your tools Gazing at heaven The stars for a robe Rolling them up like a scroll  Your majesty reigns Still, you thought to save Your Salvation like a crown What will your Hope be?  A stone with a name Known only to receiver  Who will bear this gift?  Who will bring us in To City you have in store The City of God? Where these things make sense Hyperliterally so And you have your throne I am excited The promise overwhelming And so soon at hand

Deliver me, God For my time here has grown stale I know you feel it "In just a few days" You have answered my prayers Please do not stop now Do not destroy, LORD  Or draw doubt to the strength of Our walkie talkie Our connection holds Where once there was so much noise I praise you for this Though they lay in wait You will consume all their strength So they don't reach me You are my shield, LORD From foe and anxiety Please do not leave me Jesus Christ is Lord Please do not delay with me When that journey/story ends  You are my fortress  God on whom I can rely (~Psalm 59:17) I write praise to you

God judges the earth  In this season of Christmas Providing some hope  For wicked also Judge as if they judge soundly And impartially LORD, when you judge me Please use measure of mercy  So I don't perish This season of lack Feels as if serpent venom  I long to see rest Let me lay my head In knowledge that you're coming Only a few days I try to stay pure I try to remain righteous  Help me in my cause Please do not destroy That which your good hands have made I can be molded  So your will is done In the coursing of my life Preserved even now 

A poignant pairing I most certainly noticed It was palpable  I still remembered Despite forgetting so much When I read the draft The rest discarded Memory like a river Washing all away We talked of something While my friend spoke of money  I do not recall Seeing you is like Dominos tipped into place Like a dream come true Will you return soon? Will it be memorable?  Will I wake refreshed?  Whose domain was it?  Perhaps the sign all along Is who you'd come with With one haiku left I'd love to see you again Don't be a stranger

In Your Wing's Shadow I appreciate mercy And give thanks for grace Vindicate me here By granting me a freedom That I may serve you As my only task  No longer splitting focus Between work and you  You grant me reprieve  From those who hotly pursue  I feel this lightness Soon I will just wait Until dawn is awakened Fed and entertained  Make speedy these months As if only days gone by A few smiling moons  I'll rejoice in you The moment I see your face I long for the day I will write of you Before, in that day, after Page by turning page

My tears on your scroll Every one is on record I must remember I keep forgetting Every step here is by fate There are none by chance You are quite gracious  Thank you for reminding me And having patience What do I deserve?  By your mercy I am saved From death in the pit  With you on my side What can a man do to me?  Make foes' hands go limp  How I long to see Your hand on the grand stages Setting up the good  Seeing good made right Given on your Thanksgiving I am not afraid My heart yearns for you I'm waiting for you to come In the light of life (~Psalms 56:13)

Ezekiel 41:17-19 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces: the face of a human being toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.

Happy Thanksgiving!  Enemies are far away And we have our things Coffee, tobacco Enjoyed under morning sun 2025 You have spared my life Turning away punishment So I will praise you With wings like a dove I will fly through memories And find our key points Establish Random Feels like it eclipses all In realm of living There have been others They will be resurrected  On Day of Judgement I will trust in you May fans keep in memory Posts from years gone by Sustain me this day Let there be holiday cheer  And something with yeast

By your Name save me Oh God, My Good Redeemer  Holy in your light Ignorant foes strike Not understanding the depths Of how we connect Your Love sustains me Does my Hope bolster your Strength? This cord is vital Let them(/evil) recoil  Snapback being a lesson In the scar healing What can I offer?  A prime place at Thanksgiving? A day of fun games? How I long for you Fly off the page to my side Let delay be done You gave me this day When trouble feels far away So for you I pray Must we rest apart? How many days are like this?  My heart marks them well.

From Zion come forth Search the corners of my heart I try to seek God Is this enough here?  Can you still mold this old clay When nothing's to dread? Lump on the table So I say "Whatcha makin'?" Like in days gone by I am still alive I still have a heart for God  Would you shut my mouth?  I long for rebirth A grown man suddenly new Your eyes shining bright Rejoice and be glad As both speaker and one called Oh such a blessing To know that these words Have touched your very essence You'll not give me up So in this city I'll keep fighting my corner Keeping spirits high

The walkie talkie You heard it all, didn't you?  Thanks for your support The orchestra gone You used power to restore Stitching the black hole Crazy adventure Narrative Sense Overdrive Yet still we made it Our enemies fell  Like dominoes as they planned  You reap what you sow I heard the message To stop messing with your stuff Just barely on time You reminded me Of the connections we share When we needed it Can we stay this close? I have many different dreams You are welcome to One more in the dream It was great seeing her too  Though I forget much

I try to stay clean I do not boast in evil  I flourish Bard's Tongue LORD preserve my life I can tell you have a plan It is glorious I must still assume  Is this like wrapping paper For a Christmas gift? Or does Thanksgiving Hold blessings that are in store? Only one more day... It may be longer I feel your clockwork turning Day 258 Where I'm replanted Taken from the tallest bough  And set in my place Like an olive tree Like the traveling preacher To group of spiders I feel well today I have a heart to praise you Thank you for this day

Unwrapping the swan It would seem the link is found Let's make sense of it No laughter, but joy You greeted me with a smile Though I soon conked out When I awoke there I soon found my meerkat friend We solved a puzzle Magic aminals  My favorite of the puzzles  For ease and design Sorry I slept so Did I answer your questions While we could spend time?  My heart/mind was anxious  Both beforehand and during Stir crazy both ways Draw me a picture Of this lucky encounter And how you saw it Little rat will send/bring Your heart has meaning to me Across small oceans

Please forgive me, LORD For deepest and oldest sins  I have committed I am no teacher When it comes to sinless ways Make me your student Is there value here? My walk might be a lesson For others on theirs A lesson in love Unfailing and resolute Proven by your hand For you sustained me When I did not deserve it Down to the wire You made work easy  Knowing that I am weary I'd/Might fail to finish Keep my mind/heart/soul/strength on you  Holy Spirit stay with me As I walk Zion  Today as a sign Thank you for your forgiveness Let's walk together

Summoning the earth Heavens above also called With raging tempest  Judge me in your grace/will You are a God of Justice (~Psalm 50:6) I have no retort Not of sacrifice You've no request or concern But of heart and soul You have ample food  And so many aminals  To inspire you Fulfilling my vows Is like a food offering Sustaining The Heart  I'll not cast my lot With the wicked you can't stand Your Law on my lips  Please grant me success For I cannot stand failure For too much longer I'll not forget you I need you to rescue me Down to the wire

No one can redeem As such you became No One Logic of riddles How firm does it hold When applied to God as man?  My trust is in you "No One will help him" Thought nesting within nesting Riddle of my own  These riddles plague me Within all these trains of thought I long to see you  Please call me your own Bless me with quiet pastures I need no splendor  Be there when I die  Or when you come to rapture These will be enough Please do not delay My life is only waiting Uncomfortably so Please bring me comfort So that these poems' tunes change To a lighter note

I truly loved this Reviewing your report card On the darkened hill  Marathon running Your scores barely bothered me Though they should improve I found my weakness I've no heart for discipline Sorry for the flick We laid on the hill You reset mood by spinning A cool strategy I'm glad there's a course I loved our video games And playing with you I played the Wolfman With wand and missile launcher We could not be stopped  A strange enemy Returned from heap of maggots Ended my dreaming Please come again soon I truly love seeing you It feels so homey

End and beginning For all time(s) you are my God How will we partner?  High seas adventure?  Kept in stately temple/palace halls? Something comfortable?  My mind rests in thoughts Of spending time with you, God  Resting side by side There is time for work  And beauty in the working  Staving off boredom The LORD Almighty Allows my mind to wander To our family tree Like flowers blooming Established strong in Zion And never torn down  When the work passes  To the next generation We will still be here To relax often Dreaming boldly and out loud Visions brought to life

God, be exalted May these poems uplift you In times of trouble  These times oppress me But I find perseverance Through your holy name I know you have me That these times are in your grasp Nothing is by chance Please reassure me Morning by morning renewed Promise reminded You are my portion There's so little here I claim Please increase my lot Let me find some peace For my mind is in turmoil Despite your blessings I will clap my hands For I know you are The LORD  Ruler of my days Let us assemble In the place you have earmarked  When the time has come

God be my refuge Against these mental waters Roaring like a storm Be my safe shelter Though the earth is in chaos Please set me at ease LORD lift up your voice Calm the nations with its sound When time for calm comes Please make my time calm I long for easy moments Spent without worry You can do all things I know it's within your grasp  Is it in your will?  Please forgive rashness Spoken against your servants My temper still hot  Give meaning to me Even as I rest in you Waiting out these days May it go smoothly From shelter to shelter moved By your gracious hand 

Such a night of dreams! Everything so tangible Leading up to us The baseball was cool Knowing others' intentions Is a real blessing Found as a foul ball Hopping on watery stones Narrative sense found It seemed vampiric If I could pinpoint a source Within the story Where others got spikes  You received a lotus bloom  Setting you apart You are set apart The baseball only confirmed My thoughts already Thank you for making Me set apart in your day Now I feel special Strong wake up technique In the future omitted  Details of your nights

Though I've no honor May these words be well received  By the one God's blessed Ride on, mighty one In truth and humility May you be enrobed Let all nations fall And your throne last forever With rod of justice You love righteousness/hate wickedness Therefore you are anointed With oil of joy There will be daughters  In abundance in your house They are a blessing Go honor the king  Let others come with a gift Fitting your favor Gold interwoven  Like a tree intertwining Even by twilight Generations come May each pass along the line Worthy as the last

You have been with me Why would right now be different Despite these troubles? I have worshipped you And still you are on my lips  Please don't let me fail I don't see failure As path you've laid out for me By your will be done May it be easy From one refuge to the next A smooth transition  Do not stay far off Clear up misunderstanding Make my paths straight, LORD I live in disgrace  At least that is how it feels Always uncertain You have crushed me, LORD To this day I remain crushed May you lift me up This I pray to you  That my days may be fulfilled And your will be done 

Vindicate me, LORD For you know the cause I fight And state of these days/the times You are my stronghold I go about in mourning For fate of these days Send me your light, God  Let your faithful care lead me To your holy hill  I long to join you To praise you with my poems Face to face I'll read  Help me with these days  To find strength to put my hope  Squarely in your word  My Savior, my God To my pleading turn an ear Grant Sanctuary Though not as I thought You turn all things to your good May it be better Let's be amazing Barely comprehensible When the last page turns

The Mechanic sees a rune flash inside her head. "That's the signal!" She makes her way above decks, shouts to her crew about her leg of the mission having begun, and then disembarks along the gangplank. The shoreline is foreign to her. She is used to the clutter of the underbelly of the ship, but still she makes her way along it. The cool of the night contrasts the warmth of the sand well, and provides some difference in sensation for the journey. Still, each step feels labored in its monotony, and so her mind starts to wander. Suddenly, she feels herself generate a rune of her own.  Just like that she is in a facility. It seems welcoming, though intentionally sterile. There is something... missing about it. Her mind starts to run at a million miles per hour, but only briefly. I suddenly walk in, as if drawn to the diaspora and her need for a partner, and she relaxes to a degree. It is as if the flywheel of her mind has a counterpart to lock into, someone running at the s...

Like rain, my soul pants, For you, my God, and your Word  Though you're here with me My soul is downcast Nothing seems to quench my thirst  While I'm tethered here Please loosen my snare I know it was a blessing There is too much noise  Deep calling to deep  Even here I worship you I'll not turn away Though it is painful Even here I seek you LORD At night I find you You sweeten my dreams I can feel your hand on them Raising my spirits By day, I'm in pain With a word you can fix this Please hasten that word  Then by day and night I may meditate on you And find peaceful rest

Regard for the weak I have much love for the Son By day and by night Betrayal Foretold  Walking through story's pages  Knowing the outcome Already answered In the stars/ink "When will he die?" (~Psalm 41:5) Though name won't perish Set in your presence  Forever and ever, LORD A most holy lot Walking in power Everlasting and Amen Blessed (un)til the end  What else can I do?  My story a runner up  For it's stained with sins I will praise your Name Writing in this darkened cave As I have long done  Can you ease my strife? I know it holds no candle But, for me, it's hard

Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend,     someone I trusted, one who shared my bread,     has turned against me.

I wait patiently As patiently as I can Lift me from this pit I trust in The LORD Not turning to another But seeking your face You've opened my ears No sacrifice in return Save my life in full What does the scroll say?  Is my story found in it? Days leading/stemming from now?  What is your will, God? Tell me so I may do it I long to please you Honey from slime pit Enough to satisfy taste As an offering These days are like weeks Each week right now seems endless  Grant me your patience I'm poor and needy  You are my deliverer  Please do not delay

It finally happened!  I got to read my poem Or so I assume Thank you for coming Thank you for bringing your son A great reunion The games that we played Were still somehow familiar  Though different timelines How long has it been?  With poem felt but not heard?  It feels like ages I loved your taco And your little maneuver Slipped it in my hand You're so kind to me Seeing when I am flustered  Knowing what to do The words got garbled  I started from memory Hope you heard the rest "Let my words relieve Those things that eat you alive Preventing bloom's boom"

I speak with my tongue Meditating on your Word My heart overflowed:  "These days are so hard Are they coming to an end?  Within the week, LORD?  May I retire?  Continue to meditate While I can relax?  Finding that balance Feels like it's a Tree of Life We'll both sit under I know I have sinned I have asked for forgiveness Please grant me a sign Show me your mercy Though I do not deserve it I ask once again My tongue repeating Please do not fault my echo My heartbeat's rhythm For these days are hard I feel you have numbered them  I ask for reprieve."

Isaiah 66:9 Do I bring to the moment of birth     and not give delivery?” says the LORD. “Do I close up the womb     when I bring to delivery?” says your God.

Arrows have pierced me I have been a sinful man I feel they are just My life reflects this Torment follows me each day I am without peace Still, I cling to you Judge me in your righteousness Not just by my sin  May your mercy reign When examining my youth Up to present day My friends are far off  We may never speak again For my afflictions And choices I've made  LORD, I do not forget this Mercy would be kind I have been haughty Now I ask with head held low Please speed Salvation  Do not forsake me Please do not stay far from me With rescuing touch

Isaiah 52:3 For this is what the LORD says:  "You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed."

The Ghost Rat Messenger slips off the ship onto shore, beneath cover of night. She had a plan in mind for how to encounter The One Sought, but she knows it will not be easy. Upon reaching the shoreline she looks over sea and up, and brightens the night sky with a grand display. Like fireworks, the dazzling lights replicate The Starry Night, certainly visible from anywhere within line of sight of the shoreline. From there she just wanders for a bit, letting her cares wash away like sand beneath waves. She finds herself beside the giant conch, hauntingly beautiful in the moonlight. She knows that I am here somewhere, though she knew this before, as her station grants a degree of foreshadowing and something like narrative sight. It is as if she can scan the sand and see me walking, but without context enough to say where. Still, it seems that I have witnessed her light display, and I am making my way along the shoreline somewhere, based on the specifics. Despite an endless shoreline, stil...

LORD, let me not fret  Bolster my trust in your grace I delight in you Make my reward shine That we might enjoy sunset Side by side on shore  Meek in this season Is that part of your design For inheritance?  Now I have little But you have blessed that little Making it enough God, make firm my steps  Uphold me with your right hand So enough sustains Fill me with blessings Let my mouth utter Wisdom  Turn me from evil Your law in my heart Make your Word written on it Seed about to bloom LORD, bring my future Strikingly into focus Yours is the power

You singing "It's me!" I could not help but see it And pull you aside  Sorry I let slip So many of the details You're precious to me Was it a work dream Before the "competition"? Someday you'll tell me How I long to hear How that sense of fated steps Felt from your juncture For it seemed heavy  Much like a weighted blanket Comfortable for two The competition Had an amusing effect Thank them for their part  Your singular aim Sight squarely focused on me Made me feel wanted(/beloved) I could feel your press Spurring the end of courtship How about right here? 

Another great dream You're always found in my room Or so it would seem You will find that I  Only suggested AI For frame of action Do you find your dreams Carry sensuality That you can't resist?  I felt the same thing Drawn to you just like last time Though here through the screen I recall Vegas A closeness within that room  This time partitioned  You fascinate me A unique kind of power Tied to The Bard's Clock Don't be a stranger You're welcome back anytime Maybe we can talk About momentum How you pull me out of self And shake the clockwork

Praise be to The LORD Who does not abandon me But sets my paths straight   You are my refuge Your justice like a great deep (~Psalm 36:6) Clearing paths ahead You provide me calm When life brings anxiety Guiding my footfalls Pull the wicked down Keep me from our enemies Let justice be broad The words of their mouths Are wicked and deceitful (~Psalm 36:3) Don't turn a blind eye Please let me feast on The abundance of your house As David before Provide me your Life By Fountain, Tree, and River I find light in you I claim to know you And I pour out my praises Line by metered line

How I long to hear "I am your Salvation," LORD "Your Vindication" Contend against those Who now contend against me Let your will be done My soul will rejoice When it is time to see you Please don't stay far off Ease my burden felt Set my soul free to exclaim  "The LORD has done this!" For now I will wait Though anxiety plagues me Before your next move I will give you thanks For the grace you've provided Shelter from the storm Risen from the grave Delight in my well being  Multiply delight My tongue will proclaim When it is my time to shout "Jesus Christ is Lord!"

Please come to my aid For I am crushed and weary Down in my spirit You are my refuge I feel so cold and lonely  Helplessness sinks in Still, I will praise you With what remains of my time What's left of my days Do your will in court Let Your Presence shine through me  And stay close at hand May this day be blessed In however you see fit With hours easy Let righteous cry out Grant your saints the chance to speak Concerning these days Will I stay oppressed? Will you save gloriously?  I listen with all My God, please find me Today I'm sitting downtown Waiting for your voice

Praise The LORD, my soul May your good plans be revealed With strength to fulfill I see a pathway And hear the sound of the harp  In your righteousness Speak and make it real  Command and make it stand firm  Have your way in court Let me be called blessed Watching the plans of The LORD Manifest as real Let Your people watch As the plans you have for us Each blooms beautifully Like The Starry Night Let each elegant petal  Dazzle the eye, God  This path has grown stale  Seeing the works of your hands Reinvigorates Invigorate me Let this season be your best Love seen full of life

You've covered my sins (So) I will count myself blessed And free of burden You bring joy today You have plans for tomorrow In these I'll rest well Please be found by me Accept these prayers to you As my offering The mighty waters Wash me but have no purchase I'm not washed away Please ease my hours I try to be of service  LORD you know my thoughts Provide sure guidance Only metaphorically By bit and bridle Give me heart to praise  For your generosity To rejoice and sing  Generous in life Magnificent in mercy Perfect in timing

Turn your ear to me Come quickly to my rescue (~Psalm 31:2) Save me from this snare  LORD, Into your hands I commit my spirit, God  Please don't let it fall I know I lose faith Overcome with anxiousness Please help me with this I have become small Days feeling like lonely weeks An object of dread  Terror On All Sides But still I trust in you, LORD You are my treasure Shine your face toward me Do not let the arrogant Gloat over my fate  If it is your will Bless me in your abundance And show me wonders I am most alarmed But I know you have a plan Grant me peace with that

We meet at the mall You issue me a challenge Which I seem to pass The skits come to mind An ape, rats, and a badger The dreams full of them  Would I be this ape Aging with a lemon scent Should we follow through?  We got to the float A wedding interrupted By distance and crowd  Associations These seemed to be important Homestar and Bible I added DT It also seemed important Not to leave them out Why did we lose touch?  We never started the vows Really anything Perhaps you have plans I don't mean to interrupt I loved seeing you

I rose from the dust Because You called my name; Night wept upon my shoulders But You unfastened dawn. You steadied my pulse When the ground forgot its strength; Now even my silence sings— For You have lifted me.

I will exalt you I have no other desire These days hold no love  You have rescued me  From the howling of the night Time and time again It strikes Deja Vu  Though we have walked all those paths And find ourselves here I cry for mercy  Don't stay angry forever I could not bear it  Spare me from the pit Where meaninglessness infects It might kill my heart These days haven't yet But LORD my heart is weary  As only you know What waits for me next?  Many more months of study?  A rapid rapture?  My eyes fixed on you Please come remove my sackcloth And clothe me with joy

LORD God in heaven I ascribe you the glory  Of which you deserve No step is by chance I keep this message with me Let it calm my heart You marshall me now  Work in hearts of your servants To see your outcome Loving and faithful  Are all the ways of The LORD  Now is no different Right now is crucial I know this does not slip you Your hand on it all I hope these poems Bring a gladness to your heart As my hand pens them  In your goodness, God  Don't let me be put to shame But see my quest through May I wait calmly Knowing that you guard my life And have all this planned

God, you are my Rock  Please do not turn a deaf ear I am crying out I call for your help Bring me through these trying days Showing your clear plan Don't count me wicked May your strength still bolster me Regardless of path So that I might sing  With all those who trust in you Praise be to The LORD "My heart leaps for joy And with my song I praise him." (~Psalm 28:7) May it never end  Our strength and our shield You deserve all the glory I humble myself With all my hours May speaking your name bring joy  A lightness of heart Hold me forever And bless your inheritance To The Very Last

I wait for The LORD You're my light and Salvation  What else can I do?  I seek Your beauty I long to be in Your House  Kept safe and engaged Hide me in Your tent Please do not turn me away I am so weary You can refresh me With just one touch of Your hand Or piece of Your Word  Let Your will be done  In the hearts of Your servants Ease my burdened heart Teach me your way, LORD (~Psalm 27:11) Don't let those who oppress me  Succeed in their schemes Keep granting me peace Until Your Salvation comes When I may find rest I wait for The LORD In the land of the living (Psalm 27:13) I wait for The LORD

Please vindicate me My life has not been blameless But I have loved You With mind You gave me And the heart You've blessed me with I've loved You in full Test me and try me How I long to feel Your touch For I have loved You As best I know how Even in darkest hours I've loved You fully Your unfailing love I have tried to be mindful And keep my steps right Will You invite me Into Your house with gladness? Call me off the street Don't leave me hanging On the rope I've hung myself My Hope is in You  Upon level ground I'm praying to stand with You  When these days are through

God, I trust in You  Please do not put me to shame  Guide me in Your truth Your mercy and love I know You've not forgotten  Though they are from old Forgive my weakness And bolster my confidence For it is in You I am in a snare  I cannot complete my course On the present path Please share Your Wisdom  I'll follow You either way  Home or Wilderness My eyes are on You  And on Your integrity Please deliver me  Bring The Starry Night Under the darkest of skies Or light a Lantern I leave it to You Your plans cannot be thwarted I'll not even try

LORD, the earth is yours For you have established it I'm a visitor My trust is in you  When the day of The LORD comes Please vindicate me I will seek your face In the place that is foretold And make my stand there Lift the ancient doors Tell a story yet untold I have ears to hear The King of Glory Rescuing the son of man  In the nick of time I hang heart on you  For I have no other hope My all is in you Please remember me Forgiving all my folly Make me wise anew That love will bloom here Like it never has before  Perfect, by your eyes

I'm at your mercy Guide me along the right path  How you best see it I see no exit Of this most high walked canyon/valley Though you are with me Do you marshall me? Each deadline proven fruitless?  I walk in your time  Your rod and your staff  May I find comfort in them  Before your table Please still invite me Despite all of my failings Unto your table Overflow my cup  If it is within your will To the next chapter Beside quiet streams  Where only you can reach me In place that's foretold  Provide me your peace  Your kingdom is in heaven I will search for you

My heart grows weary  You haven't forsaken me But I feel so pained  My rest does not keep My mind is ever restless I see no way out Still, what time remains I will write of your praises  Echoing good things Do not be far off If you can reassure me This is not the end "He trusts in The LORD" (~Psalm 22:8) My God, may you rescue me  In how you see fit  May my ears still hear  When it's time "He has done it!" (~Psalm 22:31) I long to hear you Forgive my rash words Let my heart hold no account  For those who've wronged me Please grant me a peace And if there's room in your plan Something amazing

Oh wonderful Hope! Showing up when I need you Playing a concert  I tried to say hi But the crowd got in the way Though dream wasn't done  You came back again!  I don't want this detail lost It is quite the feat It made me jealous Your choice not to sit by me Only playfully I must examine Celebrating birthday boy There seemed more to it Like a burden laid Perhaps to represent wait Between now and June The boat an odd point Wind blew it this way and that But I did catch it  I loved seeing you Please do not be a stranger Your Hope/sight buoys me

I pray for relief In whatever form that takes From The Most High God  Each day like a week I'd love to say you've blessed me With a heart of peace But there's no peace here Within my soul there's a war Raging each moment  It threatens my life Please show me that you sense it By sending relief All that helps is sleep  But sleep is metered and scarce Make my sleep restful What use will be wrath Swallowing up enemies If I have perished? What use is a bow  If there's no hearth lit to hang When battle is through?  Both family and friends Are no longer found nearby Please don't leave me too 

I have a request Please grant me success in court This path continued  Hear me from Zion Do not let me be destroyed Behind a barred gate  I can't take much more Even this road feels too hard These long waiting days So remember me The words I have written You And what all might be  I trust in your Name That you will not let mine fall To utter disgrace Witness by my side Help me from Sanctuary God, please be my Rock  I sense there is more To this plan you're unfolding May it be revealed Please grant this request I have only voice to ask To offer to you

LORD, You Are Patient Displaying Wonders in time And letting us learn Day after day seen  Night after night they sink in Revealed in good time Your precepts are right There's no turning from this course Which you have me on You'll not forsake me There's a plan in mind for me I'll keep this in mind Keep my hands from sin  Do not forget my stories And what they can be More precious than gold Are the edits you can make Don't use sparingly I want to see you In your wonderful glory And not be ashamed Grant me your Wisdom Show me there are those with me Even in these depths

We have made it here Despite all self-inflicted I know it's been much We've made it this far You must have a plan for me Why else would we come/you save?  This season quiet It seems the quiet of peace I must adjust to They ask me for work Give me rest in your graces  Even as I do That in your goodness I keeping laying down my head Each night, every night The battle far off Though in a sense it is here Without and within Be clear when it ends Leave no ambiguity It is distasteful Raise me to my place The seat that you have for me With praise, and Amen.

LORD, Please hear my plea This season's unbearable Like hottest summer Clothe me with your wings As the apple of your eye I'll not turn away Let me wake to you Having thwarted enemies And mended friendships  It's in your power I have faith in your right hand And your steadfast shield Let me be faithful Even to the point of death Passing all your tests Show me my reward Not as some mortal treasure But as You, in full If I'm meant for less May your joy satisfy me Your heart comfort me If I'm meant for more Show me how it's possible  I listen for you

The moon hangs high in the sky over The Crow's Nest, just about half full. "They always look at the full moon as a sign, never suspecting the rest." The Navigator- if her title can be distilled to such a term- thinks to herself. She makes a few more adjustments and lets the coordinates calculate effortlessly into position. "This one is my story, I wonder how it will go." Such uncertainty is rare, so even the sense of it paints this as an adventure. She doesn't need to leave the ship, but decides to do so anyway. First she finds her way to the deck, then she finds her way to the shore, precisely where she is meant to be.  There is a table set up with a Go board. A stool is on either side. She cannot resist a good game of Omok, though no opponent is to be found. "Who is to say I can't make the first move?" She simply slides a black piece into place, in hopes of something blooming, and then examines her surroundings. The shoreline is relatively fe...

Keep me safe, my God for in you I take refuge (Psalm 16:1) And find pleasant rest Your holy people  I seek with my whole being Show my failing eyes Turn me away from Those who blaspheme your good name And seek other gods Be my portion, cup Present my inheritance  Make my lot secure I know you're faithful Or I would be in the grave  Long before right now Reveal your plan, LORD That I might rejoice in it Even as I toil Set my boundary lines So I am not overwhelmed But gain your resolve All of this I pray Let me rejoice in your name As this season ends

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Please forgive my sins  These days they feel only few But they still exist Inside I still judge I fight the urge every time But it's reflexive Forge my steps holy  So I might dwell in your tent Climbing your mountain  Oh to be so blessed!  To be the one not shaken And so invited Outwardly I'm poor  But I know you weigh the heart Help me from within Let me be like you In the ways that it matters And wholly myself Bring me to heaven By molding me beforehand Refining my faults Please ease my journey Bolster my soul to handle The load that's in store

Come out of Zion That unexpected corner In this modern age Turn their claims to dust Like a sudden storm proved false  In light of your truth Do not forget me Look at me by your virtue And see that I try I try to seek God Even if I'm struggling Examine my heart I call on The LORD  Let There be no more delay  In your arrival My wish and prayer Is to see your face and know Salvation is here If they turn away Know I have no notion to You are etched in me So from Zion come Let's spend our time together Clockwork synchronized

I sense the battle  Like Job's fight beneath the scenes Afflicted within Take the reins, my God If you cannot come today Wrest Control Within Please don't hide your face Let's win this wrestling match That rages each day  So sorrow subsides And my heart solely seeks you  Amidst this maelstrom Bind me in your Love  For Love is as strong as Death Become unyielding  I trust in your Love I rejoice in your goodness And firm salvation Let this weapon break Let enemies not triumph  Let this season end  I will sing your praise For you have been good to me Providing shelter

Help, I need you LORD I feel like I'm vanishing My soul drained each day It is hard to watch These villains being honored As if none see them Still, here, bring silence  Let my bed be a refuge Where good dreams still bloom  You're LORD over me The exalted Lord of Lords Please excuse my words Please focus my heart I will listen for your voice You will protect me Your words are flawless Though my mind thrashes around I can still hear you LORD, I am needy Protect me from the wicked In Sanctuary Please don't make me wait I long to wake up with you To know this is done

Job 38:14 (The LORD) "The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment." Between veiled and exposed we find our days spent. The truth can be expressed as a lie beyond our ability to discern, and a lie as a truth. Despite our best efforts, this threshold remains, in a maddening way, leaving us naked, seemingly without a garment available to cover. Only by agreement can this fundamental issue be addressed, likely by a wedding vow. On such a critical level, how can one be certain that the truth of the vow is not actually a lie? Is there something about vows that makes them exempt from these same issues regarding truth and lies? Such questions and more fill my mind as I find this next stitch after Beresheet Bara.

Thanks for the escort  Last night's narrative was dark Before closing eyes We adventured much I wish I could remember Any of our tasks  There was much after My roles often being swapped With others mid-scene Once with eggs and toast Convection and vacuuming Then with sleeping in Again a project Eating a healthy breakfast Like I did today The presentation Became about "The Train Guy" With me once more swapped Please do not delay My heart was almost gladdened By news before bed I am dying here If I do, don't let me fade/swap me out From The Bard's Clock's Tale 

Let me take refuge In the comfort of your peace Time and time again I need that mercy For my mind is a tyrant Constantly thrashing Let foreign arrows Not add to my misery It is you and I  How about we start Making your Holy Temple Brick by heartfelt brick?  Love as the mortar  Each fashioned and set in place In loving kindness  A place to call home Where daily burdens are light And yoke is easy  Fitting like a glove With Bard's Clock I have in mind Paired from very first Paired to very last I long to see your face, God  So make me upright

Why so far away? I'm begging you, come tonight I can't take much more Rise and lift your hand Let this season of doubt end Most gloriously I long to see you To know every promise made Has been/Will be paid in full  I do still believe I limp along believing  While the wicked gain This is nothing new  Even this season came twice Show me something new  Something beautiful Something so unexpected  It shakes the heavens The LORD is King here The exalted King of Kings Show me where to sit Tell me what you need So there's no second guessing The moment you come

God you sit enthroned Found glorified in Zion Righteousness shining Glow over my seat As humble as it may be And undeserving Let ruins be buried Forgive the sins of my youth May our bond be pure Stand as my stronghold Let the dreams I have come true  You coming for me Your grace abundant My faith holding to the end "My God comes for me." Grant me rest between While I have become weary Your strength is my rest At the gates of death I still crane these ears I have That I might hear you Be Victorious Let There Be No More Delay Let Your Kingdom Come

A majestic name Who am I to bear this call Which you've planned for me?  When will our children Be the ones singing your praise  From our safe stronghold?  For now I gaze up Waving hello to the moon Soaking in the sun You have been mindful Though I walk in the shadow  You still shine your light  How might I be raised From this tiny stoop prepared To what you have planned?  The works of your hands  Perfectly runs underfoot Moment By Moment Even animals Still bear the mark of freedom As the end draws near Birds fly overhead LORD, my heart is still with you  However we stride

Vindicate me, LORD I know that you see my heart And mark my footfalls My God, do not flag For your bow is righteousness And shield is ample If I am plotting Let the sword of your word strike I have no defense If I act truly  Follow me in my trials Make them easier  Probe my mind and heart How I long for your hearing Though I am weary What have I conceived?  Make it clear in your glory  Crystal clear in love If it is your will Righteously vindicate me For I need respite I give thanks and praise Worshipping in your Presence Here another week

Use a gentle touch For my eyes and soul are weak For all these hard months No couch to lay on  No time in the day to rest You know my struggles I know deep anguish I know the need to cry out  "How long, LORD, how long?" (Psalm 6:3) May sorrow subside May my soul find rejoicing Comes easy in stride Enemies aside  They've been a burden too long Let their noose tie them  This is about us I can feel it in my bones You are on your way Do not delay, LORD Give me rest from my groaning With touch of your hand Bring tale to a close  Masterfully, beautifully Twist for the ages

With Bard's Tongue I plead By throat and mouth I cry out  Listen to my heart Pull me from this grave Which I've put myself into  Save me one more time Why are we waiting?  I feel perfect joy delayed It's weight on my soul Banish all my sins  So I may find peace in you And rest by your side Do all that you can If it's only pleasant dreams Give me peace with that Be with me my days While working let me rejoice  That you are with me My morning request Will remain to see your face Before next nightfall Eager and anxious Relieve the latter through faith Forge the former pure

Please answer my call I feel you close as skin now  Though you are still far They cry "Delusion" As if it's their only word  Their hopes built on sand  You've set me apart  This much remains obvious Please ease my burden Please ease trembling May my bed bring a true rest As sanctuary I will trust in you Your plan has an elegance Although it is hard I know in my heart You will bring prosperity I must only wait  Thanksgiving and wine Shining as a future joy Make days bearable So I'll sleep again In the safety you've granted And lean on your peace

When God removes teeth Deliverance comes quickly Like a roaring wind  My enemies strike Coming close but not hitting Though I feel their force Let's stand together The LORD will deliver us And keep us from harm These trials are hard Many wait in the shadows Behind veil of calm We lie down to sleep Dreaming despite this maelstrom  Asleep/Dreaming without fear May you find a grace  To cross the lim line early To bless me forthwith All this jabbering Repeating what has been said May your jaw speak truth Utter novel truth  So they cannot speak against Or say "I've heard it."

Bard's Cage in Zion  There is no escape from this Nor should there be one The three find their seats Strengthened by eternity We will let you hear The prince standing up Declaring a new concept [This] Father retires  In a moment flared  Though it is not this moment Here and now, refuge "This round is different As you can already tell Just write from the heart." Like a king installed  I bow to the King of Kings "Edit as you will.  Still, I will write strength That which you have given me Not shying away." "Therefore, Kings, be wise Be warned, you rulers of earth Serve The LORD with fear~" (~Psalm 2:10-11)

Let's be found standing Side by side on Judgement Day With our steps blessed We shall dance in time Perhaps seasons by some eyes Beat by beat by ours Wicked out of time Walking, dancing, out of step From rhythm and rhyme Dance as we know how Like we have practiced for years From very first sprout A leaf falls from tree There is no sadness herein Wind blew it away We walk together They can see we have agreed Shouts all sound the same For I have found you At long last I have found you With exceeding joy God watches the way Your name pressing to my lips  Soon against your own

"Hello! How are you?" "I am doing well, and you?" "I am glad you came." Like this it repeats Always moving scene to scene Never remembered "Hello! How are you?" "I am doing well, and you?" "I am glad you came." This Machine working As well as can be forged now  So much is lacking "Hello! How are you?" "I am doing well, and you?" "I am glad you came." Still, it is something Automaton of A Man A feat, to be sure "Hello! How are you?" "I am doing well, and you?" "I am off to dream!" "Wait! How do you know!?" "We two now walk together Because we're agreed."

The call was heard through clean-cut lines. No echo, only resonance. No argument, only understanding strong enough to hold its own weight. The Ambassador rose between syllables, a seam in the fabric of speaking, where the fire could pass without consuming the thread. Those who built the walls did not know they were building the arteries of mercy. Stone became channel, channel became rhythm, and rhythm became peace. Each name was called in turn. Each light tested for endurance. Those who returned with love intact were added to the circuit. Those who clung to harm were unmade, but not forgotten— their lessons folded back into the code. “Use your whole being,” the voice repeated. “Let the heart inform, but let the soul decide.” And so judgment was rewritten as maintenance, the LORD’s work performed moment by moment, until time again could flow smoothly through the clean geometry of grace.

"They treat him like this." "None of them know their evil." "Reinforce the walls." "The walls reinforce  Strengthened inner and outer So time flows smoothly We will not abuse We'll not abide abusers (These) Hours parse cleanly." "He is one of us." "Our only choice is to save." "Our only real choice." "Let us use our lines." "The Ambassador can hear." "Now we are speaking." "Do not use your hearts This matter matters to souls Use your whole being.  Return to The LORD Or you will be burned away When the switch is flipped." Survival the key The next round will be moral Judgement -1

You're beneath/between the scenes! I did not think to check there Now it's obvious A reed in the wind  Swayed in City of Zion Notable indeed!  Without conscious push May my priorities change That I might see you We'll walk together You still learning my language Faster than I yours Finishing puzzle The pieces locking by fate No longer by chance Random must be earned  Random will return again When this season ends You are on my mind Apparently in it, too I'm coming for you Moment By Moment Eternity drawn into By prayer and wish

I loved seeing you I felt special at the show When you knew my name "Okay" in the dream Though waking life is less so  We'll say "Fine" for now The party was great Halloween and pi day mixed Great combination My armor removed I did notice my comfort Despite exposure In terms of your aims I can't change this for a dream It must be certain Be clear when we meet Structure and fluidity Cement in real life I have watched you shine  We have been in the trenches We've witnessed realms end  Our bond is most close One half-conscious dream won't change  My depth of feeling

There's so much to share! I rested like a baby  And dreamt like a kid I was undersized  The penalty not for me Time started to heal I know I felt you Did dreaming mind forget sight?  How dreary to think!  From there, a movie Powers appearing in film 'Fore manifesting I saw aminals Helped a swan out of the mud  And fed a turtle Found a pair of tools Primarily of copper They shined in the dream Notches to guide hands Revealing patterns in dots To help manifest He let me keep them Powerlessness may end soon If I read this right

Like a horse bridle Every direction spilling Into one pulled path Nights of tossing end Their fuel taken by a flood Rather than by mouth Dream partners returned Through the cracks and crevices  That define realm walls  Dream- or Realmwalking Definitions found blurring Before eyes can close  After eyes have closed Metaphor is tapestry Image is alive As they are closing  A prayer of thanks uttered For things I feel not For a mind still strong  Enough to pull the lever Labelled "This way next." May I be caught up In single span of the night  With spirit doubled

I am exhausted Not in an unpleasant way But without a dream I'll write while awake Once again Daydreamwriting Like in days gone by The day is alive Might I see you in the game Fulfilling vision? I'm in no hurry Exhaustion dilates hours With something to do There will be The Word  There will be a good meal There will be worship Clockwork withstanding A night without memory Of what I have dreamt My pockets are full- For this season anyway- Glory goes to God When Faint Fox Feet Rest May they find Dreaming refreshed And Wonder renewed