conformity in sedition

the flow of effervescence

swiftly goes the blow

praying in the tongue

awakens the brain to new beginnings

life of rebellion sweeps on the pavement

speaking of what ifs and maybes

looking in the mirror while

watching the goings on behind

pacing the sky in a night lit by a globe

stretching back the hand, reaching for love

the release of joy mounting the deep darkness

skin rubs skin just to feel

peace runs out the door in passivity

grace beckons but the door is slammed shut

truth becomes irrelevant

mosquitoes bite and draw blood

crimson iron on their tongues

legs pumping feet stumbling

poise never knew of these beings

swirls of silver snake in the oxygen

marring it

carbon dioxide tastes better than this slow death

the sticks emit a warm glow from on high

piercing squeals pared with lights pummel by

frozen for a moment in fear of halted mutiny

still free for a time

embracing the remainder of leftovers returning

heads pounding in the coming light

is there something better than this life?

block out the true answer

just to keep surviving the bitter nights

Lover’s Fiery Beat

I am walking along a dirty path surrounded by lush greenery of all kinds

Colored flowers blooming every which way

    Pure whites, pale pinks, violent reds, bright yellows

My hand brushes across the tall trees that line the path

vines cover these trees of old

the sun beats down on the tops of the trees but here

underneath it all rays of light piercing the cool day

I am walking in peace

The wind brushes my cheek, so warm to feel

alone, in silence I hear

Your whisper reaches my ear

My heart leaps at the sweet honey of a sound

Calling me to yourself, as always

I continue down the path to an opening

    A stream flows by, birds chirp and flutter above

In the middle of the grove you stand

Nothing physically remarkable about you

    Average, would not notice in a crowd

Until you look me full in the face

Oh, how your eyes overwhelm me

For a moment I am frozen in awe

    So beautiful

    So nervous and excited to see you

The moment passes and I'm no longer frozen

I run as fast as I can into your arms

The same arms that held me through so many tears

    So many laughs

Draping my arms around your neck I lean to your side,

    Hugging you

    My lover

Laughing and hugging me back you say my name

Tell me how beautiful I am and how you created me

Tell me how much you love me and died for me

Tell me how you delight in me, your lily

Call me yours

What can I say back that compares?

I just speak the words I love you

Knowing you will delight in whatever I say

just because that's who you are

We walk around the intricately dazzling garden

I tell you what's happening in my life, how I'm doing

    What I am thinking and feeling

You speak nothing but truth

Words that wrap around my soul to shine light

    Rest is found only here

You say you have something for me, eyes dancing

Drawing me close to yourself

My ear goes against your chest

I feel your breath then hear it

Hear the beat of your heart

We stand there in embrace, time loosing meaning

All fades away

just the steady rhythm of the heart of life

A spark flies

Another

They dance around me

Flames skirting around the air above us

They grow to living flames

    Living flame of Holy

The flames surround us in a mighty inferno

Some begin to enter me

    No explanation

They bury deep into my chest

I gasp in shock of the passion

    Passion stirring in my heart

the flames burn

Set my heart ablaze

It is now a fire ball rising

pumping Holy through my veins

the sensation is beyond words

His love overtakes me in the firestorm

my heart is thumping to a new beat

His fiery beat

I am consumed

 

The flames ebb

Time resumes

I pull back and look into his eyes

the fire flickers there

We smile in knowing

spending more time together

He shows me what it means

His love that I just experienced

have known and will continue to know

this burning

my heart is forever His

my bridegroom's

my Jesus

Call of Night Fire

Maybe a city
with foundations of sapphire
with walls of stones called precious
a beautiful place, Tirzah.
Lovelier still the desert place
where Eden takes hold.
All an image
and reality.
Positioned for a purpose
How they stay awake
Watching,
Eyes wide.

Watchmen do not keep silent.
the fight in the jaw
Just to speak a word
whether understood or not
Just to speak
the sun sets
no stopping
no blocking this flood
Desperate sounds escape the throat
Just in time for the moon to wane

Rest is not for me
for the people are bones
Living breath come down.
Shouldn’t I be tired?
of course not, silly lies fed through smiles.
I know You Abba
intimacy takes on new meaning
this is true rest.
In this world I would have a cell
for You I speak out loud
I speak Yaweh.
Words escape my chapped lips
winter makes them dry.
skeleton hands stretch to Him
life breath is coming down around all.

Rest is not for You either
Calling all the time,
cannot comprehend how much You hear
a word comes forth in the cries.
Establish… what a word for this culture.
something stirs inside called dangerous
Passion, the flame of Holy.
a desert is claimed
transformation of a grassy oval
a city becomes daylight in this shadowed world
righteousness has a place
a campus falls to its knees
this Ariel becomes the exalted
on the orb we walk and talk on
lifted hands point to You

lazy morning love

peace and contentment are all I feel

resting here in you Jesus

it's a quite passion like a lazy morning love

sweeping its arm across my waist

clinging to me in a soft, loose hold

warmth flowing between us

in out, out in

breathe in the scent of lazy morning love

my devotion grows deeper with the ticks of the second hand

 

in out, out in

goes the breath of wind between the hair of me

leaving kisses upon my brow that bestow love of the highest

shivers lace up my spine in delight of your warm life

Oh how you create an ardor deeper than understanding

 

in out, out in

here you take your place in my heart

its slow beats pump an antidote through my body

crescendos, reaching back into my soul

I shut my eyes to reveal pictures of you

 

Oh how your eyes overwhelm me!

Must I look away to go about

Must I leave this bed of peaceful respite?

Words dripping from your mouth

like sparkling diamond drops of champagne

release me from the grip of religiosity

No was your answer

This bed of rest will follow me all of my days

for you, my lover, are the one who holds it

and I in one

 

in out, out in

more of you, less of me

Must passion be harsh?

When all I know is the restful one of lazy morning love