On the Edge of Waiting
Shhh. Come away a moment, my friend. Come away from the lights, and the crowds, and the shops, and the noise, and the pressure, and the worrries, and the old wounds that winter us before…
Category: Original Poetry
The Coming of the King
Come, oh come, oh great and mighty King And relieve us of our suffering Take us to your kingdom up above And surround us in your glorious love Let no evil stand in our way…
Winter Solstice: The Year’s Compline
The winter solstice is the year withdrawing From all the busy-ness of being-ness, And life in all its transfigurations Seems lost beyond this cold, mist-haunted world Time almost stops. Low-orbiting, the sun Drifts dimly, drably…
Winter Tree
I saw her standing bent Upon the snow, Shivering with each icy Blast of wind. Her tattered rags hung loose Upon her form, Remains of all her bright And splendid robes. She dreams of…
Advent Rosary
Dark Advent is a silent waiting time When autumn chills into pale, year-end days And joy seems smothered by hard-frosting rime: Cold is the debt that spring to winter pays The seasons link to…
Winter Moonlight
WINTER MOONLIGHT By Jonathan Francesco, December 5 2016 Word Count: 324 Rating: G Summary: a poem about a boy and the moon in winter The world wears its winter robe outside my window. I tap…
Artists of the Soul
Oh painters, poets, singers, artists of the soul. playing in the particles of life, let the quivering molecules of your being wade in the energy of your hidden laughter. Become masters of the medium of…
First Winter Sitting
Last night, as we slept, the first flakes fell; unseen as angels. In darkness we rose, noticing the new nip at sandaled toes, the Autumnal air now waking us with first tender touch of Winter’s…
Night Desert Sky
Sitting under a night desert sky Stars twinkling, Wind whispering Quiet sighs My heart fills Memories of you My dear lover, You who so cherished me Enough to let me cherish you. We, the breeze…