Claw

Clawing out the elixir that frees

All peoples across the lands and seas

That those who have died may drink and rise

Unchained by our sins and unstained by our lies

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Burden of Atlas

The burden of Atlas on a man
Who asks for his cup to be taken away
And yet submits to a greater plan
Though his pain to sweat to blood ran
He still took the time to pray

A carpenter by humble trade
He will die upon a tree
Questioned and remaining staid
He chose the ransom to be paid
The debt that was placed on you and me

The burden of Atlas on this god
Who emptied himself into this cup
Submitting to being called a fraud
He perfects us who are flawed
And by being raised he lifts us up



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Palm Sunday

Let my praise never fade

Let my thanks always ring

Though Calvary comes

With Death's mortal sting

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

How to Empty Oneself?

How to empty oneself?

Give yourself away

Hope to the desperate

Love to a stray

An existence of servitude

A pauper, a slave

Be poor in spirit

To enter heaven's enclave

Take all you have

And lay it at the cross

Give Jesus every win

Give Jesus every loss

And on the last day

That he'll raise you I'll pray

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey

Rainy Day

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Icy Haiku

Gliding blade bearing

The last of winter's glory

Before the rink melts

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Turn Back Your Heart to Truth

Turn back your heart to truth

Reject the wicked lies

That Satan tells to soothe 

Before he takes you by surprise

And say you cannot rise

But recall Christ's cross as proof

And turn back your heart to truth

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Behold the man!

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

If the Heart is like a Harp

If the heart is like a harp
Playing strings throughout the day
Then my harp is broken
So now I cannot play

Out of tune the empty room
Echos back discordant folly
Only the sad notes are playable
In this singing solo volley

Am I mad? My heartstrings sag
Pleading in a quiet noise
I cannot hear the answer
I cannot hear the voice


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Anticipating

Two more weeks,

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Your Voice

I plead you beckon to my call
O Lord, who lifts me, though I fall
And though my spirit pervades with a pall
Your voice gladdens me

I am a sinner who cannot do
Righteousness with good virtue
For all my actions err without you
Create a clean heart in me

Wash out of me every sinful stain
Renew me so I would not sin again
Let me be drenched in your graceful rain
Your voice gladdens me


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

You're a Peach

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Melted Haiku

Gurgling streams flow
Reviving the dormant grass
Cleansing the stale air


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

A Pity That

A pity that
A flying bat
Can see more than I
When under fog
From the black dog
That makes the children cry

More pity still
That I might kill
The grace granted by the cross
When tempted by
My stone heart's cry
For that gain which is a loss

Yet though I peak
With outlook bleak
The cross still stands as beacon
And once again
Towards my friend
I walk with soul now meekened


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Scraps from the Table

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

In the Dark

In the dark as the dark 

From the thoughts of the night 

Running right in a fright 

From old evil's bark

To her feet, Mary I greet

The one the devil's scared of

Who with love is set above 

All the angels' seats

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey

Rocking

Methods of thought and reason

Back and forth on facts

Meditation on the hypostatic union 

And on his holy acts

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Soon the Darkness Shall be Cleared

Soon the darkness shall be cleared
As it has before
Let me recall all my days
How you opened up my door

Let me not forget, ignore, or scorn
The light that you have shown
By piercing my thick-headed crown
And melting my heart of stone



God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Warm Drink

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Haiku Warming

All the water held
By the frozen air and land
Melts, cleaning the grey


God bless,
>P<
Joshua fahey

Madness

Whirlybird petals turn
As fast as my thoughts churn
As circular as my thoughts go
I cannot stop even though
I know, I think far too much
My intelligence becomes a crutch
And when used such a rush
Yet as flitting as a thrush
And I dread when I slow down
All the madness in my crown
Becomes a silence no mortal mind
Even amongst the dead could find
But once I found a sacred peace
Whilst my thinking didn't cease
My soul was calmed, so very still
My heart with contentedness did fill
Now I seek throughout my life
To weather pain and every strife
For I believe such peace could only come
From my Lord's heavenly home


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Talent

How much work it takes

To toss away

A gift

Without giving thanks

Or to pray

For grit

To persevere through fear

Out of love for God most dear

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

You Can Bring the Sunrise

Even out of obscure moments
When thoughts are clouded and stormed
When death is a happy wish
When evil is glad, and good unmourned
You can bring the sunrise
And melt away the fog
Lift up children's laughter and cries
Because you are God
And even if you die
You can bring the sunrise


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

I Thirst

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Is it not Joyous?

Is it not joyous to live by the rule
That God is the wiseman and I am the fool
That I am the child, who must stay by His side
And quickly embrace Him with arms open wide?
Is this not joy to be able to say
'I love you!' a gazillion times each day?
To play hide and seek with the man on the cross
It'd be hell not to play, to suffer that loss
Like the Woman, our mother who watched Him die
What a terribly sad way to say 'bye'
Which will make it an ever more joyous event
When He rises again after this Lent


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Tip your Hat

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

Ephemeral Haiku

Warm blood, cold breath
Clouds of warm breath in the wind
Drifting and gone


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

The Joyful Dance of Daring Waves

The joyful dance of daring waves
With a gleeful curling whitened cap
Or even the calm over watery graves
Would cause me, in wonder, to clap
For such an elemental force of death and life
Reminds me of the angel's fife


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Doodle

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey 

In Prayer

Even under the heavy weight
In haze that blocks my vision
In prayer I do not hesitate
To surrender to your mission


God bless,
>P<
Joshua Fahey

Mountain

God bless,

>P<

Joshua Fahey