Where could I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there.
If I make my bed in hell, behold You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and
dwell in the uttermost parts the sea...
even there
Your hand shall lead me
Your right hand shall hold me...
Cruel autumn has arrived!
The rose's red dress is torn
the willow's branches have dropped
repenting for missed prayers.
The lily has drawn her sword
the jasmine is shielded ready to fight.
The nightingale
jealous of the rose's admirers
suffers in silence.
The trees lifting their arms in despair
wonder why the buds are hidden
and who has broken the violets' back.
Cruel autumn has arrived but behold
the hope of spring for whatever
autumn destroys spring will replenish.
All this talk of roses, nightingales, and gardens
is only a screen I hide behind
because Love is jealous.
My Beloved Sister
Tell them please they're
Heaven's Sweet Kisses
Engraved in my soul.
Treasured on a music sheet
With ink of gold,
Wherever may
The minuscule melody be,
Dancing forever
They're within me.
The favorite of
the moon and the stars
This, the Angels sing.
- Oui, mon père à present m'impose la vertu du silence.
Antonia, "Les Contes d'Hoffmann"
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Let us go early to the vineyards
to see if the vines have budded
if their blossoms have opened,
and if the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give you my love.
Beauty is the Garden
scent of roses, murmuring water
flowing gently . . .
Can words describe the indescribable?
One day you will see me sprawled in the tavern
my turban pawned, my prayer rug stained with wine.
Intoxicated with the teasing kiss of my beloved
I see his curls dancing on the palm of my hand.
Rested, he is tempting me to stay awake
and feast with him till dawn.
How blessed I am that this charmer
entices my spirit away from this world.
Repent and be baptized
in the name of JESUS
and you will receive
THE GIFT
of the HOLY SPIRIT.
Acts 2:38
A M ✝️ N
For since the creation of the world
God's invisible qualities
-- his eternal power and divine nature --
have been clearly seen
Romans 1:20
