Sweep...Sweep...Sweep

keep sweeping the streets
streets I once walked and knew well
sweep sweep the shades away

shades haunt alley ways
seeking poor souls unaware
loves lost in pain death

keep sweeping the streets
I once knew till ghosts are gone
sweep sweep what remains

The Lion Is......Dead

the lion is dead
long did he roam__loyal brave
keeping watch over his pride

the pride remains
wandering lost,fearful uncertain
their guardian,father gone

he lies,wrapped in dreams
deep in the earth that formed him
at last,resting__asleep
his journey over his task done

but oh__oh
dream on for dreams are sweet
and "the dream shall never die"

Unhallowed Ground

they came one upon another
lost sheep out of the meadow
stumbling,falling row after row
slow tired bodies,men,women__a child cries out
alone in the twilight
moans pierce the the heavy smoke filled air
burning hot over dim shadows
they went to meet death
each on his own terms__silently
later,whispers came
as the moon rose to trespass
on unhallowed ground

Laundry Day.....

stark white sheets
limp in summers heat
laundry day

Narrow Path

I seek him whom my spirit loves
As a bride seeks her groom
In the valleys and hills of my soul

I walk a narrow path

I see my beloved, his eyes so clear
In the valleys and hills of my soul
I walk the narrow path

Summers End

crickets sing old songs
fill cool late summer breezes
marigolds bright blooms

NaisaiKu Challenge!

Zipporah the swallow
Old as time forgotten
Still her fruit was sweet to taste
THE SWALLOW
Still her fruit was sweet to taste
Old as time forgotten
Zipporah the swallow


I am the rose of Sharon
The lily of the valleys
Keeper of the gate guardian of the seal
ROSE OF SHARON
Keeper of the gate guardian of the seal
The lily of the valleys
I am the rose of Sharon