Strength

Unbending bone, unyielding iron
Upright trees against the wind
Folding grass, flexing muscles
Filigree of copper, pinned


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Joshua Fahey

Charlie

Soldered on a tin clasp
A petal of a rose
Unassailed by time's grasp
A hopeful vision froze


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Joshua Fahey

Raise a Mug

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Silent Hearts

Silent hearts in darkened nights
Hear the whispers of joyful bells
Lifting humble souls to heights
Guiding the ecstatic swells
And when back in the profound wells
Of wisdom, burning with His lights


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Joshua Fahey

Enemies

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Remember My Name

My parents gave me a name
One of honor, with no shame
That my life might be the same

I have dishonored family
A life of sin and slavery
Now by His side at calvary

To remember me, I ask
He smiles at my humble task
"Today in heaven you will bask"

He is calling me by name
One of honor, with no shame
A gentle yoke and joyful claim


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Joshua Fahey

Tropical Thought

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Joshua Fahey

Pen Pal Haiku

Letters calmly penned
Sentences intently lined
Heart bonded with heart


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Joshua Fahey

If the World Hates

A fall may hurt, a word might shame
Tis a worthy price to speak your name


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Joshua Fahey

Letter A

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Bond

Delight in stillness, presence
Being without need to act
Delight in caring, listening
Obeying even a simple pact
No jealousy or discord
In this intimate knowing
No arrogance or discourtesy
Interrupts our flowing
But hope and faith pull us
E'er closer e'er near
Bearing pain and enduring
Everything we fear
Every joy and tear


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Joshua Fahey

This Much

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Spark

Sprocket, bolt, crank, nut
Gears are turning
Cams and rods keep their rut
Soul is burning
I am the ghost in the machine
The atomic dancer
Waters hum while the sands whir
Where I've been
My path to follow beyond the stars and space
Follow a glimpse of your face


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Joshua Fahey

Holding

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Joshua Fahey

Valentine

Secret message on the ground
Many walk yet haven't found
Secret message in the air
Many see without a care
A secret in the tree and bird
The grass, the rocks, the sounds we've heard
A secret in our food and drink
Our bodies, and in the thoughts we think
This message in both day and night
Gift to those who've been given sight
Yet we go about our day to see
Nothing. so spectacularly.
The secret message of life is true
From God it says "I LOVE YOU!"


Happy St. Valentines
And Sts Cyril and Methodius


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Joshua Fahey

Winter

Winter fires shared
Keeps despair at bay
Winter snows graced
Leads a man to pray


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Joshua Fahey

Green Hands

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Joshua Fahey

Awry

Awry, I try, in chaotic fall apply
A prayer, in air, my senses unaware
No clue, review, silently bid adieu
To you, in care, I let my feelings lie


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Joshua Fahey

Behold

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Comfort

Quiet matters amid a storm
While frost rages, kept warm
Joy in essence, peace in form
Prayer in the night

Survivals gladdens the dawn's calm
Evil vanquished, sing a psalm
Safely held in the Lord's palm
Glorified by light


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Joshua Fahey

Stars Under Glass

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Joshua Fahey

Self-Dominion

A wondrous dominion bordered by grace
Joyous gift, divine, given name
Not to plunder or to worship, but embrace
And sacrifice in the Spirit's flame


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Joshua Fahey

Long Terms

How much peace could you buy
With a slice of apple pie?
Would it be a longer war
Then would have gone on before?


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Joshua Fahey

Glass

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Joshua Fahey

Oil in a Lamp

Disaster under stupid rules
That should've shown like a lens
Instead of cleaning important tools
The blind laugh as doom impends


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Joshua Fahey

Spotty Memory

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Joshua Fahey

Blind Hatred

What bothers me about my mind
Is that I search and search, but cannot find
A door through which I could crawl
Instead I only have a way to call
Upon another's grace to unbind
And help me from behind this wall


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Joshua Fahey

To Whom it May Concern

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Joshua Fahey