NaPo XII. Silence
Tangible silence-- The first I've had in months Can I just stay here? Drinking in the beauty Of quiet like a forest After gentle rains. postscript Day twelve. Sedoka.…
NaPo XI. Notre Forteresse
Come bear a candle in. My fortress has caught fire. It burns into the night; A sacrifice. A pyre For all the tangled hopes I left in every room. Step lightly o'er the threshold And welcome to its doom. The fire has a method-- Disintegrated dreams. Blow out…
NaPo X. The Stubborn
To suffer is the fate of all in turn. I know this and I weep despite the fact. Patience comes to those who suffer. Learn To be at peace and with no will left, act. Ah, this is my mantra, motto, phrase And yet it does no good. I am…
NaPo IX. Grace Ignored
Sweetest act of grace Borrowed from a rival Standing in your place Upholding your survival. Have you no remorse Ye of little favor? Your present wayward course And uncontrolled behavior Make you foolish spoils And undermine my love. When will you cease your toils? When will I be enough? postscript…
NaPo VIII. Oh Mountain
Oh mountain, sought and sundered, Peaceful river, flow Take heed the coming thunder And let my spirit go. I've nothing not surrendered To the tide or river rage. My heart to hope is rendered As a heartache's unpaid wage. postscript Day 8.…
NaPo VII. The Well is Deep
Grant That I Daughter, heir Of Abraham Go in peace to seek the cleansing water. Wait beside the road for those who hunger Water of life Quench and fill What I Was. Well, She said What water Can give me life That lasts beyond the days my eyes grow dim?…
NaPo VI. Tiers
Folded into mercy like a glove Wrapped in arms of peace and full of light Pulled from bitter torment by your love. Held without disdain throughout the night Promised hope and beauty like the stars Broken vessels whole and set to rights. Biding through the storm with battle scars Firm…
NaPo V. Hallowed
Heaven-like, stirring up Hope for the poor ones Hollowed out in their bones. Hear now the whispers Hushed in their compact silence Hungry to know the truth of it but Held tightly after all. postscript NaPo day five. Pleiades.…