Saturday, January 30, 2016

Courage

Lord, with what can I atone?
In the land of the blind
The one-eyed man is stoned
Courage leaves me in a bind
When I speak of Love's throne
When I try to remind
People we are not alone
Let my blood be your sign
A message to woo
"Jesus loves you"




God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Death of a Mindset

Flecks of nettles in the song
Impede the lullaby's sleepy spell
That might have taken the very strong
Into the very deep well

But awake I stay for asleep I must be
In the twilight of ignorance and ken
Floating on the Stars' mystic sea
I remember myself to be as I may not have been


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Brushed Up Routine

Wrestle the pestle in fluoride and bleach
Brustle and rustle the paste to the breach
Lather don't blather forty white horses
Roaming foam searching and staying the courses
Wince when you rinse hemo goblins from hills
Then crash with a splash of minty fresh kills


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Monday, January 25, 2016

Entire Portions of Ancient Lands

Entire portions of ancient lands
Faded away through foreign eyes
Until today as ignorant hands
Crush tradition and rend the skies
And under the din of their commands
No one may hear the angels' sighs




God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Saturday, January 23, 2016

I Cannot Escape

Even in blindness, your love does not depart
Though I am not an eye, I am connected to your heart
Not even death will separate me from your life
No illness, darkness, fear, violence, strife

Even if I settle in the bowels of Hades
Or betray your grace for the pleasure of ladies
You will still love me and have a purpose set
If I would drown in mercy and in a rain of grace be wet

Though I may not have the strength of muscle or of bone
You have offered me a place that I may call my home



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Relaxed Haiku

Peppermint cocoa
As steam frosts on window panes
Warm taste of heaven


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Merry, merry, quite contrary

Merry, merry, quite contrary
To the melancholy I enjoy
Gay dance and laughter truly carry
A frivolity so unwary
Of despairing demonic ploy
(Which has its own dangers I'm sure)
I may forget by grace's employ
A minute's reprieve with sadness's cure
I, like Cinderella, mustn't tarry
Of basking in a brown-eyed joy
That angelically merry Mary






God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Monday, January 18, 2016

Flake

Little dancers on the wind
Not a single one is twinned
Falling on a lovely nape
Keeps the essence, loses shape


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Saturday, January 16, 2016

It's what brings us together, today

In hope, I hear your voice
You call me to the altar
Your pledge is made forever
You wait for my choice

In faith, I sign the covenant
With the blood from your heart
Onto my cold heart
Fulfilling promises is grace sent

In love, I follow you, brother
Onto the sea, up the mountain
Your joy in me is like a fountain
Your love is like no other



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Aim

Seeking ahead, by inch, by foot, by mile
Releasing a relaxed smile
As food for the month flies out of my worries
Just a calm swoosh under snowy flurries


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Monday, January 11, 2016

Preparation

Bill the mountain for the shadow
Bill the valley for its niche
Bill the rough land and the plateau
They'll be smooth or you'll be rich

But a warning for that undertaking
If a path you want to be creating
Better to start digging it yourself
Lest the money lose its wealth




God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Mary ask your little child

Mary, ask your little child
To guide my desires (which be wild)
To flow on toward the holy face
Of the one who blessed you with grace


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey 

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Water

Made clean in water
The old dies in water
Water renews birth
Giving divine worth




God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Friday, January 8, 2016

Flurry Haiku

Motes of elegance
Icy white in purity
That comforts my heart




God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Sweet and Warm

Sweet and warm the drink
Filling an old mug
Of old memories I think
Nostalgia weakly tugs
Snowmen, sledding, and frozen hands
Warmed by hot cocoa
Details slipping past like sand
But I'll keep the marshmallow



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Uncaged Thoughts

Collecting cups of caramel
(Not my cup of tea)
Given to the sentinel
(Who doesn't work for me)
Passing by the seneschal
(Whom I'd leave at sea)
I pause to chew some fennel
(My latest penalty)
And gaze out from this living hell
Surrounded by the ocean swell
Wishing I were free





God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Monday, January 4, 2016

Winter Dress

Caught a winter dress today
Fluffy, white, and so serene
Given by the frosted fae
To a woodland spooky scene
Trees grown bored of evergreen
Laughed and sang to dryad's play
With royal quiet as a queen
Saw a winter dress today




God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Saturday, January 2, 2016

West

West, west, west of water and sand
Go, go, go and seek the king of all lands
Now, now, now he gives us our plans
Bless, bless, bless us in the palm of your hand



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Friday, January 1, 2016

Theotokos

Held within her heart a throne
Where she keeps deep thoughts to hone
And ponder them until she's crowned
With all her children gathered round
And teach their depths to each little one
So we all might follow her first born son



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey