The Poetry of Ruth - Page 5

Deathly Dark Shadows...

              Loom...

down

 hovering about...          

     in glooms  
of  torments
during
moments

        in valleys      
  of woes  
  and cares 

to break

through

weakened
////// spirit gates //////

to bound
and confound

as the storm's

brew~~~

toss
you

~~to~~and fro~~

across

~~~~~troubled waters~~~~~~~

in the
dead

      of night.      

......Then

comes...

the morning light.

"Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
lighten my eyes to behold Your face
in the pitch like blackness,
lest I sleep the sleep of death." Ps. 13.1

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Longing...

I long to know my love
My true love

The wonder of it all -
like the cascading water falls,
and rippling rushing waters
bubbling up under white clouds
in the midst of trembling trees
and green foliage flowered hands touching
in placating silence
through long nights
in your arms
together entwined
as hearts joined
in one breath
with you.

This love
I want to be
This desire
I want to see
bearing fruit
like plums and watermelons
ripened by love's delight
true and right
so needed as rain
and snow
for the harvest to grow.

This love
I need to know
to come
inside
where the river blood resides.
I can no longer hide
this flame of fire
only you can inspire
to flare in this love
I bear

Come with me
this love
in secret places and empty spaces
like holes without shoelaces
to bind together
this love
promised to me.

Let it be...my Boaz and me
I ask of Thee.

O' Rain

Thanks
o' my  blessed rain
for your

tremblin' river streams

cascading
down
my window pane
like the
pitter patter

of drippin' dance feets

hittin'
the warm night streets

in grippin' rhythm beats

and sing-song sounds

of splitter splatter splashes
in quick temp
splish-splashes
upon
the sweetened earth floor
and sendin'
up
that pungent
fragrant ground scent
of dust
well-spent
in the dry season
comin' through
the window
of my screen door
callin' out my name
from
where
the rain came
in my love clouds
in the sky
just to say,
hey,
I'm passin' by
your way
today.

Thanks, Your Ruth