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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Dams, Walls, Bulldozers, Love

I’m looking at you.

Yes you, right there in front of it all!

You’ve hit a wall.

You can go no further,

You’ve lost all your ferver.

Like the fish that swims into cement, you yell “Dam!”

You’re taking pain by the gram.

You can take it no more,

You’re flopping on the floor

You just want it all to crumble.

Because that’s how you feel:

Like the Hoover dam unfilled.

And just a crumbling wall,

You don’t know if it should go down.

You could reinforce it

or let it fall.

But instead of water behind,

It’s your heart.

Broken and crumbling,

And should it break any more, the water, blood, and pain will poor out.

You’re alone without a doubt.

No one to fix it,

Or to help you break it down.

And you don’t know.

Could it be fixed or maybe repaired?

And for such change could you be thus prepared?

Or if it broke would that be so bad?

There’s a little boy with his finger in the dam

to prevent the deluge,

to give the village a refuge.

But what good is he?

If behind it all there is no water.

And look over there’s someone else with a--

Bulldozer?

Oh wait that’s me!

Yes it’s me and I’ve got some love.

Because I know what love is:

It’s a bulldozer.

And with it I’ll knock down that wall,

Yes the one you hoped would never fall, will.

And its little tributary will finally fill.

Maybe not a dam filled to the brim,

But a river in which your heart will swim.

Yes my friend you will soon be refreshed.

And in a river of love you will be able to rest.

For that’s what it’s all about.

Because I love you.

And I’ve got a bulldozer.

And I will not stop when your wall is a ruin.

That’s right; I’ll knock them all down,

From the Great one in China to the one in Berlin.

All will be rubble, because I am not alone.

We’ve all been given these four-ton machines of fury.

So around the world let’s go touring.

With our monster machines we’ll break them down, till we can taste the peace that keeps flowing,

And yes, my friends, we’ll keep on going.

And then we’ll go home and we all will rest again

by the new rivers flowing forth from our hearts.

And we’ll go back, back to where everything starts.

And remember the love that we’ve been given.

Yes, the love we have for He is risen.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Doubt

Why the self doubt?

Because the self is dubious.
The Spirit is not.
I yearn to see the Spirit.
Again.
I know I've seen You before.
You've shown me love- make it soar.
Let me see You.
Again.

(written today!)

Monday, December 7, 2009

Wander


My heart wanders through the night,
Not in searching, yearning, nor in flight,
But just to look.
To see the others
Like children who've wandered from their mothers.
Some alone,
Some in droves,
And some in pairs.
Other hearts beneath the stairs.
Hiding from the world around.
Afraid of something,
Afraid of nothing.
That's when I saw your crying heart;
For your fragile world's been ripped apart.
The beauty you knew was lost
As pain grew.
And as my heart wandered on,
It yearned.
Yearned to forget what it's learned-
Yearned to know the folly's turns,
And yearned to help you return.
Can my heart lift yours from hysteria?
From its place-
Like the man of Samaria?
Could it not put itself down,
To reach out to you now?
It's not that strong
For its wandering's turned to wondering,
And in wonder it's been running.
Its breath will not last long.
It will fall amidst its blundering
Like a wounded bear my heart is lumbering...
But there is a Heart whose beat is thundering.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Withering Candle


Have you seen a flame flicker?
Ever breathed on the candle's lighted wick?
The flicker, the flashing light moves back and forth.
The flame dances to your breath.
And eventually snuffs out.
You did not wish to put out the flame.
Only to see it dance beneath your breath.
The beauty was great but you mourn to see it gone.
We shall blow on candles to choke dancing fire.
But He will breathe into us.
And a withering flame he will never extinguish.

(Dec 4, 2009)

Out of the Whirlwind

He speaks through the
Wind, not still air.
For the whirlwind
Is far more fair.
But fierce in pow'r,
Speaking this hour.
The wind will blow-
In love.
It will destroy.
In love
The debris flies.
In love.
Hurricane's here.
In love
The trees fall down.
My heart will drown.
In love.

(Nov 20, 2009)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Preach to the Choir

So it’s time to preach to the choir

Till it’s all consumed in fire.

We know. Our need is dire.

Serve the Lord with every part;

Give to Him of all your heart.

Give it away.

What you did for the least of these

Is for Him today.

Surrender all your ease.

Give it to them for the love He’s shown.

Down on your knees.

Your heart, your life.

He gave his.

Now give your own.


I'm not sure when I wrote this. Sometime Oct 2009

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Sunset

As evening's shadows meander 'cross the green,
I follow them back to all my heart has seen.
Where crickets bellow melancholy songs
distinct repitition, each where it belongs.
The trees sing softly whispers among the din.
The peaceful dusk falls on me once again.
That's when I look now, through my hearts weary eyes;
I see new things to come,
I love each surprise.
As the sun flies beyond the peaks,
So I'll soar to that I seek.
And my hearts gaze is fixed with Yours
Each time I meet with open doors.
I'll enter into Your abode-
Paid every debt that I have owed.

Written: Aug 09