Castle in the Air

A thought, a dream, a wistful wish, floating here and there,
Rising from the towering clouds, my castle in the air.
Whose very walls guard happiness, home with my maiden fair,
And earthly thoughts, lost, faraway, my throne, my rocking chair.
~ D.F.

Adieu

A glance of hidden sunlight, the earth, its seasons due,
The sighing of the willow tree, the ocean, stillness, blue.
As swallows, they’re departing, the skies, now home to few,
The wintery air approaching, the leaves, their hour, adieu.
~ D.F.

Angel Food

Ever soft and feathery light, what blessed food is this?
Ground, the rough and broken grain, now, smooth as satin kiss.
Granted for our eating, what no angel could resist,
Sweet manna for the journey, His flesh, the Eucharist.
~ D.F.

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“Man ate the bread of the angels” ~ Psalm 78:25

“My flesh is real food” ~ John 6:55

Painted Sky

See, the vibrant colours, across the painted sky,
Splash of red and yellow, a tinge of pink, so shy.
Capping off, what blessed hour, when grace, its tide rose high,
Then out to sea, the countless stars, for all, a grateful sigh.
~ D.F.

Treasure Hunt

Won’t you venture forth with me, a brave adventure, find,
All the sights and sounds and smells, the dreary world, behind.
To seek instead that treasure rich, the deepest forest, wind,
And gain a friend who’s precious, true, the purest gold refined.
~ D.F.

Can You Hear?

O Hear the softly falling rain, their kiss, the earth sublime,

Promise of the seedling new, arise from the dirt and grime.

Or the ever artful wind, from sea to the heavens climb,

Both young and old, life’s circle true, bound, the cords of time.
~ D.F.

Alive

Come, stoke this slumbering furnace, again its bellows strain,
A trial by tempest fire, at last, I’m alive again.
Breathing, heaving, burning, with each turn, a deep refrain,
Then even as all is ashes, o how bright, the glory gain!
~ D.F.

On The Farm

Trees, their swaying branches, the rustling of the leaves,
Brilliance of the summer sky, the earth in quiet, heaves.
Ears, in earnest seeking, the whispering corn, their sheaves,
The distant cattle lowing, the child, his mother cleaves.
~ D.F.

Time & Space

Will I gaze again the kindly curves of your sweet and gentle face,
Or touch that softly flowing mane, your hair, its fragrance trace.
With eyes that spy a warming hope, as spring through winter, grace,
And hips that sway with flowing beat, a pause in time and space.
~ D.F.

Do You Know

Do you know how much I love you, to count indeed the ways,
How every single dewdrop, a tinge of the sun’s own rays.
While the trees in the countryside, adore, the flowers gaze,
As I, they too, your loveliness, the hours, they turn to days.
~ D.F.