I wish you wouldn't tease me so. It seems almost unfair. You take me by the hand, transported, And promptly leave me there. I've grown in you and changed, And expect an explanation Of what it is you mean to do. But you wilt my expectation.…
Amethyst Part Three Iscah did not know, as she huddled with her family in their tent, listening to the revelry taking place near the foot of the mountain, that Yahweh had seen everything. She imagined her sister's and mother's jewelry being melted down and made into…
Amethyst Part Two Reumah took to singing like one of the birds from Egypt's menagerie that had been set free. She sang as she cooked, she sang as she mended the tent, and she sang as she washed the clothing in the little stream that flowed near the…
Amethyst- by LaBruyere May 2008 Setting: South Sinai Peninsula, 1446 B.C. Characters, by order of appearance: Iscah Leah Samlah Carmi Adah Reumah Moses Three Youths Bezalel Part One Iscah took three more steps until she stood right next to the rock, and then sat herself upon it. All around…
If this is what you have for me, I'll take it and I'll run. But I won't let go till you've blessed me, Lord, And left my soul undone. If I have to fight you, And struggle until morn, It's…
What makes her laugh, what makes her smile When she's ready to depart? Perhaps she knows the simple truth That encourages her heart: She does not belong here anyway, And so she feels there is no more To be said. It's time to go away For…
The bird in the cage Simply did not know The cage door was open And she was free to go. Free to leave her prison With a single choice. But the bird did not know, Because she heard a voice Say "Stay little bird, Behind all the wires. We&…