O rest thy anguish, harrowed soul, see past that unrelenting Idol of Time. Know thy master holds Time in his keeping, even Time the bringer of toil. Lord willing, the …
Rejoicing
There it stands between the places, with others or with solitude. Homely land of lights lay near, beyond quiet corners of musing. A pillar of division, casting shadows over victory …
Those Argent Shores
What pulls us onward? Against the call within to slumber frets some constant ringing. How it fills our ears! As wearily we fall, still it holds us endlessly above. When …
O What Brave Souls Are We…(an excerpt)
“O what brave souls are we, who linger here about the rainy dawn! Here from the grip of weariness born freely into the morning. Surprised by what refreshing candor hath …
Along Thy Careful Malice
Along thy careful malice, there crept one singular exposition. “There can be no other aim, more true, than an altruistic favor.” Still, within is caught, that fell whisper, sickly sifting …
Again, Again, The Subtle Wind (A Hymn)
Again, again, the subtle wind, breathtaking in its splendor, Just as gracious as a torrent, on hulls of weary ships. Alas, shall I, resign myself to the hands of my …
And There Upon The Crytsal Lake
And there upon the crystal lake, grew through the waters, a great oak. Its amber boughs, bowed aloft, as golden leaves raised and brushed the sky. Their green mountains, tipped …
God of Eternity, Gracious With Failure (A Hymn)
God of eternity, gracious with failure, how can you so mercifully act? Against the indicted, so worthy of scarring, and eagerly sowing in black? Truly, there must be, a source …
There Is Song Beneath the Ground (A Hymn)
There is song beneath the ground on the threshold of the fortunate, It would seem that fortune favors those it saw fit to divine: The chosen ordinary ones, the righteous …
From My Beginnings (A Hymn)
From my beginnings, how narrow-minded my gall, To, while born to your blessings, then blacken my soul Born justly condemned, and through living confirmed, That were I bound hell-ward it’d …