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From the Archives: The Peak

Too tired to write. Please enjoy a short poem I wrote a week or so ago. I long to enter Heaven's gates and sing eternal praise unto the mighty King,…

Drabble: Lovers

The lovers leave their silent intercourse, and part unto their homes. Her smile hidden by a veil of chestnut locks, she glances after him, her eye longing to see him…

Short: I Too Have Seen the Stars Above

I too have seen the stars above,their brilliant, flick'ring flames,and seeing know the deepest lovewhich knows all of their names.

Poem: Sky, Earth, and Sea

High above, the regal bird in gentle arcs ascends,climbing up into the empty sky that never ends.Here he's free, and here he's lord of all he sees. On the Earth…

Poem:The Way and Truth of Life

There's a path that all men have to walk,but the way is much harder than talk.I know most find it simpler to mock.In this world, ever lost, here we findthat…

Poem: Soul

O ancient pillars, rough and old, of this eternal night, O blessed pillars, stark and bold, preserve me in my plight. She runs across uneven earth upturned…

Short Poem: Open Veins

The dreams inside my brain are killing me,but still they are the sweetest sight to see.I long to fall asleep and stay in bed,to hide within the visions of my…

Poem: What Do You Fear

When the music's lowHave a silent pause:Are you sure it's real?There's no one to tell Down in your darkest parts;Only you know what's inside Yet it's in the nightOver in…

Short: Carry On

Couldn't the soul weep?Are you not broken to see it?Right here while I was speaking,Right beside you now,You were there again. Own the time of desire;Never forget that love.

Poem: Despair

She could not remember ever being truly happy in her adult life . . . I was rereading the first chapters to a beloved book, The Haunting of Hill House,…