Snow White

She looked so fragile, pale, colour softly drain,
Fragrance of her breath, the cold find ever faint.
Blood warm upon the snow, earth, this mortal stain,
Awake to that promised hour, soul in glass restrain.
~ D.F.

Gems

String of hearts so woven, pledge of love and care,
Precious gems to cherish, which other bids compare?
Blessing from the Almighty, whose very nature share,
Man, what joy fulfilling! His wife and children fair.
~ D.F.

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“Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, Your children like olive plants around your table.”
~ Psalm 128:3

River Bend

Come round the bend with me, where hope as carpet grows,
Waters catching light, life, as the river flows.
Come round the bend with me, your hand so soft to hold,
Day at last, its resting, by night, our story told.
~ D.F.

Private Dance

Graceful turns, spiralling lines,
Soft and steel, so hard yet fine.
A dance for him, to others blind,
Would he notice? Should she pine?
~ D.F.

Fireworks

Swift the year passing by, fleeting clouds, darkening skies,
Echoes lost in whispered time, rolling days, the seasons die.
Next to me, come sweet desire, treasure laden to the nigh,
Velvet night, see fireworks fly! Joyful shouts, the teardrops dry.
~ D.F.

Follow Me

Show me the One whom I can follow,
Whose path is sure, the thorns and sorrow.
Show me the One whom I can follow,
Bread that fills, hearts empty and hollow.
Show me the One whom I can follow,
Spirit breathing, earth, flower and swallow.
Show me the One whom I can follow,
Gentle Name, so reviled yet hallowed.
~ D.F.

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“Follow me..”
~ Mark 1:17

Jacob’s Ladder

O lead me on to heaven, sweet celestial stairs,
Steps both broad and firm, my weary gait to bear.
His voice so gently coaxing, my load, the angels share,
Now stars within my reaching, beyond the hurt and care.
~ D.F.

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“A stairway rested on the ground, with its top reaching to the heavens; and God’s angels were going up and down on it.”
~ Genesis 28:12

Summer Solstice
June 21, 2014

Salt

A taste so pure and simple, no guile or false pretence,
As wisdom favours the godly, it revives the dull and bland.
Sweetness gently drawing, His Spirit, now a friend,
The Chosen by hand so gathered, Salt from sea and land.
~ D.F.

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“You are the salt of the earth.”
~ Matthew 5:13

Beatitude

Rain relentless falling, its end hid far from view,
Prayer and supplication, yet dreams live unfulfilled.
Hope as teardrops pouring, the earth receives her fill,
So woe should yield its blessing, the poor, a King revealed.
~ D.F.

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
~ Matthew 5:3

Lady

Her lashes softly calling, “Spend the hour with me”,
Along the sandy shores, as sun, horizon flees.
Night in stillness lying, stars, they start to breathe,
The moon, sweet lady rising, virgin, pure and free.
~ D.F.