Nice

Nine pins knocked over but an
Intrepid one remains at the place
Called ten, giving no face
Either to bowler or fan

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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Discomfort

The simple hunger born of fear
For safety is yet ever near
To one lacking in faith and hope
Sliding down that snowy slope
Into the dark vale beneath
The ken of those who seek true peace
And the spire that towers above
The ken of those denying love



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>P<
Joshua Fahey

More Whiskey

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Joshua Fahey

When it gets so Cold

When it gets so cold
It seeps in the bones and blood
And even a quilt cannot
Warm up frozen mud


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

King to Infinity

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Joshua Fahey

Brother

Brother in the basement
Brother in a tree
Brother on the pavement
Brother out to sea
Our Brother made the payment
For the least of these
My brothers whom the world bent
Brother Jesus makes us free



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>P<
Joshua Fahey

King's Rest

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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Humble Pie

Meeting friends and family
Eating food piled high
Laughing, crying, waving goodbye
All for a slice of humble pie


Happy Thanksgiving!

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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Decisions

Decisions made in crazy haste
Without the proper time to baste
Look like a hacked copy and paste
With a cursory glance

Yet decisions made in proper time
Though in hasty metered rhyme
When cleaned of its roughshod grime
Seems a graceful dance


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Feel Like Brushing

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Joshua Fahey

Flurries

Pale dots swirl in gentle breath
Fleeting beauty and deceptive charm
Seeking warmth leading to death
Falling, muffling urgent alarm
Collecting simply on the ground
Where peace and joy is found


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Digging a little Deeper

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Joshua Fahey

To the Diligent

It is to the diligent
The persistent and brave
The one who seeks wisdom
Whom God will save
For it is in the seeking
That Wisdom takes care
And alights on our path
As long as we dare
Not buried in dirt
But sailing the sea
Wooing the wind
Who carries the free


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Sharpshooter

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Joshua Fahey

I Want Bread

Given time and patience
Patience and time
Wheat becomes flour
As the millstones grind
Hour by hour
Changed by endurance


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Introversion

Taking off your hat
And putting up your feet
When the day ends its beat
And you gave tit for tat
Against the crawling slime
Covered in the rime
Of fearing banal chat



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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Shepherd

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Joshua Fahey

Simple Shadows

Simple shadows play their games
In the snows and in the rains
Yet light still finds the deepest hole
Giving a path for the seeking soul



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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Lamplight

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>P<

Joshua Fahey

A Home

A home for beasts and shade for me
A tower stretching to eternity
Moving a river against gravity
Seeking the sun and giving fruit
Persisting in the longest route
Singing though it is a mute
Lord make me like that stubborn tree
That when I sleep, I’ll rise with thee
And seek thee out eternally


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Frogmobile

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Joshua Fahey

Folly

Folly is partner that follows right behind
Any plan I take while still remaining blind
Folly is a partner who guides me to be kind
Out of fear for what trouble I might find



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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Yellow Petals

Yellow petals with a light

A shadow far too bright

A scent so clear it purifies

All deviousness dies

Resting on the gallant blades

Where melancholy fades

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>P<

Joshua Fahey

Nostalgic

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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Hot Chocolate

I like hot cocoa
A lot
I'm a little loco
For choc
In a cup
To sip for a sup
To lean back
And read
And rock


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Sending Messages

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>P<
Joshua Fahey

I Sit to have a Meal

I sit to have a meal
A waiter do I see?
I stop to sip the drink
The waiter poured for me

I sat to have a meal
A waiter I did see
I did not follow him around
But listened carefully

I did not think me rude
I stilled myself to lookI did not call him cook
Though the waiter gave me food

The greatest in this place
I did not see his face
The servant I did meet
Offered me a seat


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

Evidence

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Joshua Fahey

Endless River

Into the endless river
Woven in the body
Sanctified in blood
To become another giver


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>P<
Joshua Fahey

What Heavenly Reality?

What heavenly reality?
Can I see it? Can I see?
I am blinded by my pride and insecurity
And my unwillingness to ask for a heavenly plea
Of mercy
Of light
Of hope in the night
Guided by my brethren who've gone home

God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey