Tag Archives: Soul

I Know Not the Solitude of Mind

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Shainbird

That a thought can attempt To run the mile and reach The finish line. No thought Can compete nor complete, As another, stifling thought Is trailing, yelling, shouting That something is near, some One is coming – it is not … Continue reading →

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Alignment

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Shainbird

A body sore With time at war A mind ahead unseen A soul torn Like the earth born Alignment in between Copyright © 2013 Shainbird. All rights reserved.

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Morrow’s End

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Shainbird

From dawn to dusk And rose bloom’s end, Gift bestowed, goodness Owed, a God-send. A truce of trust, In now for ever, Ends darkened hope, Awaited endeavor. A loud thud by lost Soul and vagabond, True hearts and minds, Near … Continue reading →

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Apparent Apparitions

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Shainbird

Troubles are to bind Like tendons, muscles, Good times complete With skin and hair. Yet apparitions stand Without bodies whole, Shredding the soul. Copyright © 2013 Shainbird. All rights reserved.

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Lament of a Deathbed

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Shainbird

Would you visit me at my deathbed? Oh cast not shadows upon a place of love. Would you remind me of tears once shed? I know not of such times you speak of. Would you hold my hand up to … Continue reading →

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Colors of Bananas

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Shainbird

Green or yellow?, my dilemma, as I stood before the bananas. I hate shopping and my wife knows it. But I’m a nice guy and here I am. I don’t mean it’s woman’s work but I’m an abominable shopper and … Continue reading →

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Rosary

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Shainbird

Turquoise, like seeds, One hundred beads, Fingered by all creeds, Counting on our deeds, Helping in our needs, Food for the soul, feeds, Praying never misleads, Fear somehow concedes, Uncovered, recedes, Goodness proceeds, A heart seldom bleeds, Flowers bloom, not … Continue reading →

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You Damned Pessimist

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Shainbird

You could not have creases on your chest from the weight of hope, softness in your voice from the whispers of prayer, gems in your soul from the depth of feeling, beams in your eyes from the light of right, … Continue reading →

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Inside Looking Out

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Shainbird

Though what you possess is not much To many looking. Knowing not Of those blessed by your special touch. Though what you possess, is not much For a world left better by such A soul whose goodness seems like naught. … Continue reading →

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Mercy

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Shainbird

Mercy. Essential, Inherent, Compassionate Way of living. Manifested In love for animals. Unspoken Between companions. Strained By way of enemies. Discovered Upon bestowal. Tragic If untouched. Humbled In proximity. Upon my soul May He have Mercy. Copyright © 2013 Shainbird. All … Continue reading →

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