Mother

When I stubbed my toe or got something in my eye
Who would heal my wound and tell me not to cry?
When I lay in bed unable to rise up
Who would cool my forehead or fill my water cup?



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Joshua Fahey

Reindeer

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Snowflake

A taste of a snowflake
A whisper of rhyme
Chills form a meter
Keeping subtle time
And up in the branches
Dusted in grime
Staring at star song
In seating that's prime
Is a poor simple godling
A child divine



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Joshua Fahey

Foolishness

A fool is only bold in that
He fails in what a child could do
What a pre-teen thinks is old hat
A fool fails as if it were new




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Joshua Fahey

Crackle

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Gift

Receiving a gift is a gift
That a generous man gives out
So one gift turns into ten
Rising like an old and faithful spout



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Joshua Fahey

Merry Christmas!

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Joshua Fahey

Waiting for Nothing

A man who did nothing wandered around

A man who was waiting gave him a call

But nothing does nothing, he responds not at all

Waiting is still waiting for the lost to be found
For nothing to repent he must first become something
Waiting is something that even angels can sing
Awaiting the Lord is a beautiful sound




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Joshua Fahey

O Emmanuel!

Awaiting our savior giver of life

For to free every man from sin and from strife

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O Rex Gentium! O King of the Nations!

Awaiting the King, of all, of kings
For to surrender my service and things


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O Oriens! O Morning Star!

Awaiting the rise of the Morning Star
For to shine light on the dark and bizarre


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O Clavis David! O Key of David!

Awaiting the Key of every heart
For to tear down what keeps apart


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O Radix Jesse! O Root of Jesse!

Awaiting the Root of Jesse's line
For to kneel to the king divine



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Joshua Fahey

Fourth Sunday of Advent

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O Adonai! O Lord!

Awaiting our Lord, giver of law
For to redeem us, our hearts to thaw


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O Sapientia! O Wisdom!

Awaiting Wisdom on her throne
For to despise my heart of stone


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Joshua Fahey

Woof

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Being

How do the blind walk?
By being led
How do the blind eat?
By being fed



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Joshua Fahey

No Refunds, No Returns

Deeds and merits like grains of sand
Gather in unstable mass
But giving them into your hand
In your fire sand becomes glass

And now I can never return
To sand nor should I ask
To undo this transcendent burn
That reveals you under my mask



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Joshua Fahey

Bottle Caps

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Joshua Fahey

Our Lady of Guadalupe

In what could only be acknowledged
As a miracle today
Quite impossibly still imaged
Inviting us to pray
In a package of fine flowers
Is the Rose in prayer
I'll be praying here for hours
Underneath her care




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Joshua Fahey

Gaudete Sunday!

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Joshua Fahey

The Desert

Where are the feasts?
They are in the desert
Where is peace
But in the desert?
From where comes joy?
From the desert

In the desert is where Moses met Him
In the desert is heard the Baptist's cry
And within our hearts deserted by sin
In the arid silence we hear Him sigh



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Joshua Fahey

Sad Fowl

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Immaculate Conception

In that moment of weakness
That intentional vulnerability of thine
May your sacred meekness
Become our yes of servility to the divine



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Joshua Fahey

The Trip

The hum both steady and low
Of my father's truck
Sends me here below
Where coyotes give out luck

And with the luck they give
That sends you left or east
You mightn't be able to live
As a beauty or a beast

Apple trees grow proudly
Here in paradise
And giants bellow loudly
About their favorite vice

Dragons guard the towers of ivory
Knights safeguard the road
Wearing Arthur's livery
As if he were ne'er lowed

But then the humming stops
But then the trip has ended
Yet next time my spirit drops
I'll see again a world resplendent



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Joshua Fahey

Smith

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In a Deep Dark Cave

In a deep dark cave
Unseen for many years
Far beyond where brave folk break down into tears

Across a broken chasm
Spanned by a gloomy bridge
Lies a blue phantasm alone in still umbrage

Its purpose chills my heart
And deepens many a fear
When will it depart, Lord? When will it disappear?



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Joshua Fahey

Second Sunday of Advent!

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Joshua Fahey

Turning When You're Tired

Turning when you're tired
When in a muddle the mind is mired
Feels like you're on a pyre
A hard skill to acquire

Harder still I know
Is turning when you're stone
Petrified from sin and death
Your heart cut and alone

But turn and turn we must
Defying that spiritual rust
Begging for God's grace
So we may turn to see His Face





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Joshua Fahey

Swung

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Joshua Fahey

Man, it's like waiting

Man, it's like waiting and waiting and waiting
For... something? My patience is emaciating
And yet there is more waiting until it's done
I'm like a child itching to move and run
I don't like waiting
It's not that fun
What I know in my head isn't stilling my heart
Yet waiting is my role, my part
In a play I start
Waiting
To run



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Joshua Fahey