Christmas Haiku

Grey and biting air
Stealing warmth necessary
Sealing enjoyment

Sun appears and bites
Gives indiscriminate warmth
Joy of the Christ Child



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Joshua Fahey

Christmas Poem

Cold winter’s night for child of the light
Bundled and swaddled, asleep
A hopeful sight for man’s fearful plight
From the union with God, and we weep

In holy blue, with soft, gentle coo
The virgin carries her son
Who will carry for you, the burden we rue
And rise after it is done

He silently prays and in silent ways
A faithful man cares for those two
He either stays or leads them for days
As the angel tells him to do



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Joshua Fahey

Feast of the Holy Family

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Slaughter at Bethlehem

Thousands of Abel sounds
Drench the thirsty grounds
As Herod’s militia pounds
Away from Bethlehem

Thousands of children’s cries
From the village rise
Amidst the mourning sighs
In little Bethlehem

The house that gave us life
Is now filled with pain and strife
And Death still plays his fife
For the souls of Bethlehem




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Eagle

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St. Stephen

Whistle thump thud clack
River of red bleeding out
Deaconite death

No scream, no cry ‘help’
Down with kindness and with prayer
Still praying with love



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Joshua Fahey

Merry Christmas!

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Joshua Fahey

Sweet Mary's Heart

A piercing cry from a newborn
As he tastes the brisk air
The only sound that silent morn
The Son of Man lay bare

The cries stop as quick as they start
As Jesus hears sweet Mary’s heart

Poor and rich, ox and ass
The angels sing and adore
Swaddled babe hold us fast
So we may be a little more





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Joshua Fahey

O Emmanuel

O Emmanuel, savior of all,

Our Brother and our friend

Who started with a wee babe’s call

Into a painful whisper at the end

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O King of the Gentiles

O Rex Gentium, who created Man,

Uniter of Babel’s dispelling

Guide us with your firm hand

To your heavenly dwelling

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Joshua Fahey

Fourth Sunday of Advent

I'll post the O Antiphon this evening (EST).

We're almost there!!!*

*Three or more exclamation marks is a sure sign that CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!

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Joshua Fahey

O Dayspring

O Oriens, who relieves despair

And gives hope to those near death

Grant us the light to see a sight so fair

That takes away our breath

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Joshua Fahey

O Key of David

O Clavis David, who unlocks the soul

Free us from attachment to earthly things

From the world that takes its toll

So we may journey to where the angel sings

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Joshua Fahey

O Root of Jesse

 

O Radix Jesse, of the holy royal line

The promised one, who with authority

Comes to us with the divine sign

By being born of pure virginity

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O Lord and Ruler

O Adonai, who gave the law,
Redeeming granter of mercy
Inscribe on our hearts without flaw
Your love for us unworthy



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O Wisdom

O Sapientia, who reveals what is real,

Sweetly order us to heaven

Burn our vices and inflame our virtues

Your words our holy leaven

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Joshua Fahey

Last Path Seen

The last path is seen
The lamp will light up the way
The manger will end

And in dark silence
Jesse’s sprout grows in bread’s home
A merciful child




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Joshua Fahey

Gaudete!

Rejoice!

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Joshua Fahey

A Desert Voice

The subtlest touches
The grand finales
An artist’s blood and sweat
Our path crunches
An angel tallies
The amount of our spiritual debt

And from the sands across the ages
A voice shouts “Freedom from our cages!”
For unto us God has sent
A desert voice “Repent! Repent!”

Insanity whirring
And we reject
Yet the call of freedom sounds
Our souls stirring
Holy respect
For the joy that knows no bounds

Our salvation comes from a simple yes
Shouldn’t we respond with nothing less?
For unto us God has sent
A desert voice “Repent! Repent!”



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Joshua Fahey

Worry

The tree 'thinks' "Please be a good fruit!", in case you can't read my handwriting.

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Hope Haiku

The voice says “Don’t fear!
Come close to me, like a child”
I fall in the voice

I seek to hear Him
To trust without presumption
Eternally I seek



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Joshua Fahey

Another Advent Riddle

String over sticks
Wood over stones
Gives demons licks
Spiritual barebones
What am I?



Answer's wikipedia page found here.



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Lost Sheep

If found please call the Good Sheperd

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Immaculate Song

Sing songs, little one
Songs of the Most High
Sing hope, chosen one
With the birds in the sky

Sing joy, little one
Joy that God will come soon
Sing love, chosen one
He will grow in your womb

Sing life, little one
Your prayers to our Lord
Sing grief, chosen one
For hearts pierced by a sword

Sing songs, little one
Mary, sing them to God
Sing hope, chosen one
With humble honor and laud




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Joshua Fahey

Second Sunday of Advent

Second Sunday! Making progress.

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God's Voice

In the hot air of Talkers
Or the sweat of Doers
Can you hear God’s voice?

In the grunt of Fighters
Or the hum of Thinkers
Can you hear God’s voice?

Or do you hear God’s voice
In silence, under trees
In the quiet, gentle breeze?




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Happy Feast of St. Nicholas

Dropping socks of gold coins. Down a chimney while dressed in red.

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Climbing Haiku

Metal taste in mouth
Limbs melted from climbing up
Lungs burning with music

Rocks and birds singing
Their joy guiding up the mount
Love will reach the top





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Joshua Fahey

Advent Riddle

Built at the start for holding things like bread
Weaving questions around, queries that said
That, ask within me, is my purpose set?
Mystic end of me, the last of my secret?
What am I?



The answer's wikipedia page. I decided to give the answer immediately this time, for a change of pace.


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Gator

This gator is waiting this Advent for a little lamb.

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Joshua Fahey

Advent's Sign

Stones dance up the mountain path
That people to walk strive to great lengths
O Praise! O Praise! To God the King!
Flowers sing and bees give thanks

Birds fly up the mountain path
That repentant sinners dare to climb
O Praise! O Praise! To God the King!
All creatures hope in Advent’s sign



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Joshua Fahey

First Sunday of Advent

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Joshua Fahey