LOVE POETRY

SHE WHO NEVER SLEEPS

 

 

 

God is himself Love, and it is because of love that we pursue him. In his ineffable majesty he is our Father, but in the comfort ‘ he extends to us he has become our mother. Yes, the Father in his love became a woman, and the Son whom he brought forth from himself is strong proof of this.

 

 

 

 

SO SAYS THE HOLY MAN CLEMENT

IN THE COMFORT HE EXTENDS

HE BECOMES OUR MOTHER

 

HOW REASSURING

BEHIND THE TRADITIONAL

HARSH FACE OF THE FATHER

THERE IS A WOMAN

WATCHING OVER US

 

SHE WHO WATCHES OVER ME

IS PATTERNED

AFTER SUCH A GOD

 

THROUGH ALL MY PHYSICAL AFFLICTIONS

AND DEEP DEPRESSION

SHE HAS BEEN WITH ME

TENDING ME

NURSING ME

CHASING AWAY SHADOWS

PULLING ME TOWARD THE LIGHT

 

WITHOUT A GRUMBLE

WELL MAYBE A LITTLE

SHE’S NO SAINT

WELL MAYBE IN TRAINING

 

EVEN NOW I MUST BE QUIET

IF I MAKE A NOISE

OUT OF THE DARKNESS I HEAR

ARE YOU ALRIGHT

 

 

HOW DID I MANAGE

TO HAVE SUCH A PEARL

 

 

WITH APOLOGIES TO DAVID I SAY

SHE NEITHER SLUMBERS

NOR SLEEPS

WHO WATCHES OVER ME

 

IF THESE ARE THE FINAL DAYS OF MY JOURNEY

I COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER COMPANION

TO WATCH THE SUNSET COME DOWN

A GLORIOUS FINISH

 

 

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RIPPLES OF LOVE

 

 

 

THERE FLOWED BETWEEN THEM

SUCH A DEPTH OF LOVE

THAT OTHERS IN THEIR COMPANY

FELT ITS WARMTH

AND WITHOUT KNOWING WHY

TREATED OTHERS KINDLY

 

LIKE A RAINDROP IN A POOL

IT SENT OUT RIPPLES

THAT BROKE THE MOON

INTO MANY SILVER PIECES

EACH PIECE CARRIED ITS LIGHT

INTO DARK PLACES

 

TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN

MUCH IS EXPECTED

THEY CARRIED THEIR BURDEN LIGHTLY

THIS LOVE

THAT THEY MUST SHARE

 

THEY SUFFERED NO LOSS

IN THEIR REACHING OUT

FOR LOVE THAT IS GIVEN

RETURNS INCREASED

 

AND WHERE THEY WALKED

FLOWERS BLOOMED

AND THE SUN SHONE

ON A KINDLY LAND

 

 

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HOUSE BLESSING

 

BLESS OH LORD

OUR HOUSE OF LOVE

WHERE YOU DWELL

AS WELCOME GUEST

LET YOUR SUN

FILL EVERY CORNER

MAY YOU DRAW

FROM US THE BEST

 

BLESS MY PARTNER

GENTLE MAIDEN

SOFTEN TEAR

AND HEIGHTEN SMILE

MAY THIS PLACE

BE SANCTUARY

WHERE WE IN LOVE

MAY REST AWHILE

 

BUT WE SHALL NOT

WITHDRAW FROM LIVING

FOR LOVE YOU GIVE

IS MADE FOR SHARING

SO MAY OUR HOUSE

BE TESTIMONY

THAT GOD IS LOVE

AND HE IS CARING

 

 

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ANNIVERSARY

 

THE THOUGHT OF ANNIVERSARY

IS THE RECALLING

OF SOMETHING

THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN

 

BUT I CAN SAY

THAT SINCE I FIRST LOVED YOU

FIRST FROM AFAR

THEN UP CLOSE

TILL FINALLY AS ONE

 

MY LOVE FOR YOU

HAS NEVER NEEDED REMINDING

 

ANNIVERSARIES ARE NUMBERS

AND HAVE ENDINGS

 

MY LOVE IS FOREVER

IT WILL NEVER END

 

THERE IS NO REMEMBERING SOMETHING

THAT HAS NEVER BEEN FORGOTTEN

 

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ARIRANG

 

ARIRANG

ARIRANG

 

A MOUNTAIN

IN THE MIST

 

ARIRANG

ARIRANG

 

MY LOVER FADING SLOWLY

IN THE MIST

 

THE MIST IS LIFTING

HE IS GONE

 

MAY HIS FEET HURT

BEFORE HE GOES A MILE

 

ARIRANG

ARIRANG

 

MAY EVERY BONE IN HIS FEET HURT

AS MY HEART HURTS

 

THE PAINS IN MY HEART

ARE AS NUMEROUS

AS THE STARS

 

WHAT DID WE ARGUE OVER

I DO NOT KNOW

SOME LOVER’S FANTASY

 SOME WOUNDED PRIDE

 

ARIRANG

ARIRANG

 

I WANT HIM BACK

HIS FEET BOTHERED

BY SOME PEBBLE IN HIS SHOE

QUICKLY REMOVED

 

BUT WAIT

IN STARLIGHT

DO I SEE

MY LOVER COMING BACK

TO ME

NOT HOBBLING

BUT ON NIMBLE FEET

 

 

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PROVERBS

 

 

I HAVE AN ARGUMENT WITH PROVERBS

THEIR DESCRIPTION OF A GOOD WIFE

IT LOOKS LIKE A LIST FOR HIRING HELP

I THINK IT SMACKS OF WORKS RIGHTEOUSNESS

MY WIFE LOVES ME

AND I LOVE HER

 FROM THAT FLOWS GOOD

LIKE GRACE FREELY GIVEN

LIKE DEEDS FREELY DONE

THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD

AS AGE WITHERS AND BEAUTY FADES

THERE STILL IS HEARD

THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE

 I AM A BLESSED MAN

 

 

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LOVERS

 

 

 

 

THE LEGEND GOES

THAT TWO LOVERS

DISPLEASED THE GODS

WHO CAST THEM TO THE SKY

TO BE STARS

THAT NEVER PASSED

 

I DON’T BELIEVE

IN SUCH A GOD

HOW ELSE TO EXPLAIN

YOU

 

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THE RENDEZVOUS

 

 

MAYBE I WANTED IT TO HAPPEN TO THEM

BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO HAPPEN TO ME

I KNEW WHAT THEY FELT         

THOSE LOVERS ON THE MATCH BOX

WHO ON MILLIONS OF COPIES OF THE MATCH BOX

STARED        LONGED       LOVED

BUT NEVER TOUCHED

FROZEN AS IF BY SOME ANCIENT CURSE

EACH ONE REACHING

BUT NEVER TOUCHING

BUT NEVER SAD

THEIR LOVE HAD BEEN CAUGHT

IN THE MOMENT OF REACHING

PERHAPS IT WAS THAT INTENSE DESIRE

THAT MADE IT HAPPEN

AT THAT MAGIC HOUR OF THE NIGHT

WITH THE MOON LIKE A BOWL GATHERING DREAMS

SPILLING DREAM’S FULFILLMENT UPON THE LOVERS

THEY RAN TO KISS

TILL THE DAWN CAME UP

AND FLED TO ALL THE BOXES

NOT SEPARATE NOW

BUT JOINED FOREVER

SMILE ON ME MOON

IN THE MORNING SKY

I WILL NOT FALTER

IN MY REACHING

 

 

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