Seasonal Riddle

Pungent virescently sharp
Guarding the subject of the angel's harp
Clothed in the sparkle of precipitation
Crowned with the star of the nation
What am I?

Answer is here

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Joshua Fahey

Needled Fluff

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Nonsense, it means nothing

Parties pilled and pollywhacked pure
To tempestuous trites that tail ten tours
Ripple ridiculously 'round rabbit runes
Lilly light laughter leaving lollipop lunes
Fear falls furiously fallow for free
Granting gobs, gaining grasshoppers' glee


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Joshua Fahey

Happy feast of the Holy Family

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Joshua Fahey

A Righteous Man

A righteous man they called you
Righteous for the Lord
One who heeds the words of angels
Yet rarely speaks a word

A graceful woman are you
Gabriel said 'Full of grace'
And blessed of all women
As long as God is praised

The One Who Is our brother
A helpless little boy
Our Lord who is most humble
Whose birthday we enjoy


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Joshua Fahey

Clearly When Skies are Bright

Clearly when skies are bright
Light that stands against the dark
What stands against the world's might?
A small child born in poverty's blight
Whom angel's greet and hark



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Joshua Fahey

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 

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Ero Cras

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O Emmanuel

O Emmanuel 

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O Rex Gentium

O Rex Gentium

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O Oriens

O Oriens

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Last Candle

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I Wait

I wait, still, I wait to see you
Waiting all this time to greet you
Waited with silence to hear you
I will wait a little longer
For it makes my desire stronger
I will love you all the more
With all the energy I have stored
I wait to behold, O Lord, you



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Joshua Fahey

O Clavis David

O Clavis David 

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O Radix Jesse

O Radix Jesse

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O Adonai

O Adonai

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O Sapientia

O Sapientia

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EABI

Elusive is the feeling of being underpinned

Ardent is the action of such fans of zeal

But waiting is the wreathe of a Christian'd meal

In the house of bread with wine unbled

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Joshua Fahey

Even when down

Even when down and done we hit the dirt
We remember God's words and light
That shines even more the more we've been hurt
And darker the night

So Mary take heed and guide our prayers to your Son
And we, the children of darkness, need your prayer
None else have helped no matter where we've run
None else would dare


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Joshua Fahey

Gaudete!

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Come, Lord Jesus

My Lord, when you smile my heart gladdens unbidden
You have filled my heart with joy when it was hidden
You ended my days in the pit with the rays of your sun
Come, Lord Jesus, come

Lord, when you laugh my sorrowful soul gayly sings
As though the world became transient and I fall on angels' wings
All the darkness fades, I dance and I hum
Come, Lord Jesus, come


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Joshua Fahey

Wait

Up the numbers go
My eyes are tracking dates
Down comes the snow
Every child waits

Wait to gladly sing
And welcome the silent word
Wait for bells to ring
And to kneel before the Lord

Waiting a little now
Waiting a while more
Waiting is the vow
For receiving what's in store

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Joshua Fahey

Heed Old Words Spoken

Heed old words spoken
Captured by essence of trees
Which were formed by words

Hear songs of gladness
Words in rhyme and in music
Captured by the heart



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Joshua Fahey

Fire and Fur

Fire and fur feeds the featureless frown
Casting caution to curs cursing the crown
Silencing shrews, stilling the stares
Fire and fur, the ferryman's fares

Minted metals are minced in his mediocre mouth
The smile of surety as we set toward the south
The gaunt grim, against the great God's glares
Fire and fur is how the ferryman fares


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Joshua Fahey

The Numerous Stars

The numerous stars and their dancing light
A photonic song through gravitic plight
Reaching the iris, the gateway of a soul
Plying a harmony making wonder whole
Those who are wise seek the guiding star
What is sought is worth traveling far



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Joshua Fahey

In the Darkness of the World

In the darkness of the world
There was a holy spark
Above the flood of sin and error
Came a grace-filled ark

The humble dust that swept the tide
That unknotted lives so curled
The uplifter of the hopes of men
The 'yes' that saved the world

The bond with man that God did make
Was one that made us brother
For no other bond as pure and intimate
As the Son has with our Mother


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Joshua Fahey

Second Sunday of Advent

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Joshua Fahey

Time to Clean

Time to clean, clean, and clean
The cleanest my heart has ever seen
Dust my vices into the bin
Polish my virtues to silvery sheen
What a messsy place it has been
Since last I looked within


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Joshua Fahey

Wait

Wait. Wait for the bell
Listen. Hear the rope is pulled
Now the spell shall be culled

Hark. Angels gathering round
See. they shall prepare His crown
When he'll be found in a little town

Wait. Though we can hardly wait
Hear. Preperations to do today
And with breath as bait we shall pray


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Joshua Fahey

Graying Skies Haiku

Graying skies above
Even the weather ages
Chilling my thoughts

Brooding pricked by fluff
Innocent purity floats
Freezing my gloom



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Joshua Fahey

As I Walk the Chapel by

Dirt, that on the open road
Could smell as sweet as apple pie
Or call to mind how the angels sing
As I walk the chapel by

You wouldn't think the choirs would call
Upon as homely a lad as I
But yet they sing most beautifully
As I walk the chapel by

The simple cleric-robed priest does wave
His holy censor over I
And blesses the men who carry me to my grave
As I walk the chapel by


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Joshua Fahey

Stop

Stopping a little faster
Waiting a little longer
Adoring the coming master
Praying a little stronger
I stop and wait
Adore and pray
He won't be late
So come what may


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Joshua Fahey

Dancing is a Joyous Gift

Dancing is a joyous gift to celebrate our lives
In preperation for dancing is hard work and sweat
The experience of dancing, filling hope, he revives
Who inspires us to move beyond our debt
Our pain and suffering is given for what survives
Saying that we are not done enjoying dancing yet


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Joshua Fahey