Connected By Light

Dedicated to Cameron Mo

You and I
Are not worth one constellation
'Cause the sky's the limit;
The finale,
The pause

As the world recycles
Names and power
We're all merely ornaments
Displayed,
Withdrawn

Installed into our delicate shells
Each light bulb burns and burns
For some cause

You and I
Are imitations of sun-filled stars
Crammed into boxes
And hung loosely on walls

Child of the Sea

My love is the heartbeat of an empty shell
You hear its origin crashing, tumbling
Speeding, speeding
Towards the shore

The rumbling, splashing
The sigh, withdrawal

Repeating, repeating
Under moons
Under suns

It's crying
It's laughing
It's singing along

To the Sea that spit me
Onto shore
It's the only tune
She ever bore

Take In the Reality

Dedicated to Cameron Mo

I'd be the number one song
You'd hate to listen to
But you'd have to listen to me first
Before you decide

I'm not what you're used to
Not really your style
My words are just a little short
From what you consider
Extraordinary

It's one thing to reject me
But it's a whole other step
To just listen

To just play and consider
To experience
Then label me
An enlightenment
Or a fraud

So hate me for being the song
You'd rather not listen to
But don't deny me the respect
That I respectfully deserve

Numbered Days

Savoring these numbered days
I cradle my soul in the rhythm of comfort

Back and forth
Rocking gently
Thoughts, they churn,
They churn,
But alas!
They find a problem;
A bend in the road
Awkward, unsteady,
Yet time for the soul
To get up from its slumber
To face winter’s cold

To face spring and summer
Then face the great fall

Fight through the days
Where the enemies outnumber

They outnumber them greatly
But they are numbered, no doubt
A number with end;
The number to start

Set dates, build defenses,
Leave room for the heart

To feel, accept, and pain,
And yearn
To bleed, to breathe,
To give and receive

To savor the moments;
The battles, the loss
To gain from the sadness;
A lesson with cost

Daily QT

Favorite line(s): "When we consider what it will cost others if we obey the call of Jesus, we tell God He does not know what our obedience will mean. Keep to the point; He does know."