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Art of living Well

A witness to yes

there is an oak tree yes all red in the shade yellow too in its tresses, crisp and vibrant though the air seems still and silent but then a steady footstep, crinkling with yes an early autumn witness along the...

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Be at one and one thing thy own

Be at one and one thing thy own, Not too many or much shall you condone, On that the thing which shows its face, Focus thy attention, in this find grace, On one step before, set your mind, And in...

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My soul quietly rises from its rest

My soul quietly rises from its rest That my heart with prayer might confess amongst the white lilies of a morning dark Where the glare of the snow is stark Against the backdrop shadows, The manna of tumultuous winter storm...

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“The World Propagates Pride” from Desert Songs

The world propagates pride may my soul disintegrate in humility The world detests patience may my heart be fenced in with waiting O glorious God baiting my fears from hiding with the sweet caresses of compassion that blesses the solitude...

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“To You, My God, May I Pour out a Lament” from Desert Songs

To you, my God, may I pour out a lament that I may empty the contents of my childish fears and repent of my mistaken tears That you are dear and your kingdom is always near to the bleeding of...

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“An Army of Faults” from Desert Songs

An army of faults has laid siege to the vaults of the treasure paid for with your most blessed blood which is the one continuous flood pouring forth in the center of my Eden watering each thought-seed in glorious gold...

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“Let My Soul Rest in Its Destination” from Desert Songs

Let my soul rest in its destination O garden of delights in which my best shines forth like a bright star or stands clear as an opaque moon amidst the darkness of midnight Soon is my departure for the foreign...

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“When it is loud, it wears a hammer” from Sanctus (self-published in 2007)

When it is loud, it wears a hammer & carves proud from the lips. one becomes two, I struggling to wear you, division, attrition, the grinding the traveling but never the arriving the Distance without the destination the Opposition &...

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“O Glorious Lord, Let Thy Holy Resistance be Adored” from Desert Songs

O Glorious Lord let thy holy resistance be adored How led by spirit into the desert sands that in your plans stands revealed the primary battle against the one true enemy whose defeat always lies preordained Though in Adam’s stain,...