The Family

The human fam'ly
is an institute of life,
raised for this purpose.

It is communion -
one man, one woman, one Love -
professed in union.

From this grace,
nations live.
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Run to Father

One who is sincere
with his own humanity
approach God boldly -

Not for worthiness,
for he knows his nakedness,
but out of great need.

The humble
run to God.
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View from a Hill

Darlingest, do you -
recall that hill by the sea,
our timeless sharing?

Let's go there, my dear,
I want to see the flowers
you put in your hair.

Beautiful
are these dreams.
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Idle Talk

Idle tongues bring woe,
for countless are their troubles,
who talk idle talk.

Better hold your tongue
and keep your peace, than release,
evil, idle talk.

Tact is when
not to speak.
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The Working of Words

All good words are like fine wine
that when tasted are oft spoken of well
and only grow better with age.

But the bad words,
they are oft remembered
only by their smell which is always
something that is best forgot.

Speak then
only of the good words -
like your love of fine, fine things.

And object firmly
when bad words are spoken
in your own company
like your love of the odor
of fine, fine things.
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Fade into Blue

Where do soldiers go
after the battle is won
and time draws its close?

Like clouds dissipate
after the rain has fallen
we fade into blue.

Are we not
all soldiers?
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Christian Fasting

Fast and hold vigil,
in the quiet of the soul,
accept the hunger.

Longing hearts, they fast -
with many things not just food,
denying the self...

...to uproot
vanity.
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Now, there are two pains -

hunger and overeating.

Go, forget them both.

Doubt

When in doubt, then seek
but in the seeking, the sincere
shall be sure to find...

For the faithful heart
doubts not with mistrust, but remains
until he is found.

Doubt seeks but
faith is sought.
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The Color of Gold

People value gold

but gold does not value us.
So let's set things right...

Gold is in a smile!
The color of true friendships;
forever binding.

Use your wealth
to make friends.
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The Law of Dating

I like this, oh yes,
I like that in a woman!
Then the heart wakes up...

In matters of love,
what one likes, is not always
what one gets, my friend.

Love chooses
to like love.
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Music of the Heart

In the soul is song
the music of our witness;
the hymn of our lives...

An ode to our LORD
Who gave us reason to sing
letting each song be...

We are song,
one music.
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Worlds

In our heart of hearts;
an infinite universe,
worlds within ourselves...

From these worlds within
by the grace of God, we shape
our one world without.

Peace within,
peace without.
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The Night

Night is that absence -
'tis a herald of fullness;
a bringer of dreams.

'Tis not emptiness
to which is assured - the end;
that which we should dread.

- selah -

The power of Night
is a myst'ry of the Light;
preludes to the Dawn.

(All things rise and fall...
From the deep, a constant call -
like a breathing - one.)

Open your heart, friend,
and your will see in the wing
the black of our hope...

unborn dreams...
unsung songs....
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The Black of Hope

Black is the color of unborn things,
of death, departures, and hope taking wing -

To those who weep, it is gentle consolation
- far in mind yet near at heart -
reminding faith, its final vindication.

To those who pine, it is quiet expectation
- a calmness in the space of sorrow -
veiling love, securing tomorrow.

=^.^=

Coin

What is the measure
of the profits of talents
entrusted to us?

Coin is a product
of the graces we receive
and not it's measure!

Virtue is
currency.
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Peace

What is peace, my friend?
Is peace an endless battle,
a fight to the end?

Peace is observance,
a turning away from war
towards yonder dawn.

War deceives,
Peace speaks truth.
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