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Ink and watercolor of a quiet morning mending before dawn
Spiritual Poems

The Seamstress Before Light

An original poem that follows a hand-sewn mending before dawn — needle, thread, old linen — and quietly repairs the day along with the...
Poetic ink-and-watercolor illustration of an old deciduous tree at dusk, with wide roots, soft negative space, and a quiet, literary winter atmosphere.

The Silence of Trees

There are mornings when you can no longer tell how you keep standing. You look at the yard, the street, the noise around you,...

The Sea That Counts the Days

A poem about patience, the passing of time, and a sea that returns what we have offered it.
Ink and watercolor illustration of a stone well at dusk, a single warm light beside it, made for the poem "The Well That Answers"

The Well That Answers

On the lip of the old well, the water is still. I lean over — and my own voice comes back.
Love Poems
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The Furnace of the Soul: A Poem of Passionate Love

The flame that holds us in its sovereign might, / Reveals eternity within a flash.
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The Echo of Silence: A Lament for Impossible Love

The Echo of Silence: A Lament for Impossible Love

To love thee thus, is burning in the snow, / A martyr's fate, unwept and unconfessed.
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The Amber Light of Waking: A Morning Ode

The Amber Light of Waking: A Morning Ode

So wake, my heart, and greet the morning star, / For thou art brighter than the beams above.
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The Sanctuary of the Heart: A Vow of Solace

The Sanctuary of the Heart: A Vow of Solace

I shall become the ever-burning light, / The sacred haven for thy needed rest.
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The Casket of Years: An Anniversary Ode

The Casket of Years: An Anniversary Ode

As vintage wine that sleeps within the cask, / Our spirits sweeten as the years fly past.
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The Offering of Regret: A Plea for Reconciliation

The Offering of Regret: A Plea for Reconciliation

Vain pride, that barren waste where love decays, / I cast aside to kneel within the light...