Collected Writing: in History, Philosophy and Theology; Poetry, Politics and Commentary, Given in Prose and Verse
Alone and drifting
Searching for the way, guideless
Wailing in the wind
Hollowed by the light
Still as a pillar of salt
There is no recourse
There is no harvest
All my clever thoughts, like seeds
Cast in the dry fields
We leap for meaning
Like green shoots reaching for light
Wither and fall down
Words slip through her lips
Whispers, fragile promises
Breaking as they fall
Cooing in my ear
Her subtle tongue, honey sweet
Promises of love
Speaking to the heart
Luscious as her open mouth
Like ripening fruit
Lost in her perfume
Her relentless beauty, hot
Expectant, dripping
The resonate chord
Strikes the heart as the light dims
Blinded by her star
Pierce the heavy veil
Pass the moment mute, miracles
Stolen from a dream
Kneel at the altar
Lift prayers to Aphrodite
Mother of muses
Longing to be touched
Wet souls washed in starlight, tears
Fall in the ether
Sleeping in a tree
Pink flowers, dark green leaves
Swaying in the breeze
Soft, the spring perfume
Cradled in her canopy
Dizzy, lullaby
Red juice on my lips
Sweet as the ripened cherry
Crushed between white teeth
Thought affectations
Pretenses of calm, acting
Cool and rational
The relentless chase
Thoughtless consumption, consumed
The lure of desire
All without reason
These spontaneous pursuits
The mindless craving
Despair swallows me
Engulfed in tides of darkness
Entropy and death
The price will be paid
Falling into addiction
The bottomless pit
Taken by my dreams
Transported to the heavens
Like the Apostle
Filled with promises
Chaos, blowing in the wind
All my work, refuse
We can have justice
We are entitled to it
We are called to it
Make it if you can
In the shadow of heaven
Parched prayers, hanging limp
Visions of flowers
Sterile seeds falling. withered
Promises, broken
The divine embrace
Amid the ashes, thirsting
Immanuel comes
Washed in the darkness
With the thick night pushing me
Clouds of unknowing
‘Cross the starry field
Mirrored in the deep blue sea
Disturbed by passion
Buffeted by winds
The ocean swells and threatens
Down, I will not go
Reaching for the truth
A life-line of certitude
A raft of reason
Watch beauty ascend
Her halo burning brightly
Slip the solar disk
Seeking out the good
Journey into mystery
Take the cup of fire
The world falls away
And I fall with it, bonded
Sleeping with the dead
Separate from God
These elusive mysteries
I have no answers
Meaningless riddles
Static, in the flow of time
Self dissolution
The human being
A phenomenon of change
Subtle, diverging
Born to discover
In pursuit of self, knowledge
Reaching for the light
We change and emerge
As we become, we discern
A new creation
The human being
With inquisitive spirit
Fiercely emerging
Jennifer is she
Bright as a morning in May
Sensual and sweet
A light in the dark
My warming breeze in winter
February’s love
Freckles, and green eyes
Her flashing smile lights my heart
As the sun in spring
Clear as the bright stream
Swift as the rising moon, cool
In the evening
She listens to me
Sheltering my hopes, and dreams
Believing in me
Two times every day
I look to the clock for luck
It is five thirteen
She is strong, and fierce
Leaning on her when I’m tired
Then she carries me
Touching me with light
Vulnerable, undaunted
Speaking with her tears
Six years of loving
Kind and caring Valentine
Jennifer is she
Golden light shining
Warmly through the window, home
A mother’s welcome
Fire burns in the hearth
Safe haven in a cold world
Return to the start
Tender and caring
Family is good company
Let go of the world
Dream, and sleep at ease
Warm milk, honey-sweet, and pure
Cinnamon and clove
Eternal mother
Sets the troubled heart at ease
Mother of us all
