LACERATED EGO

LACERATED EGO


Refreshingly poetic
Love
In lethal doses
Melting hypocrisy
Blink
You shall miss it
Visionary mantra
Digging people’s vibe
Neutralized inhibition
Time to stabilize
Heaven is within
In vogue
Any season
Lacerated ego
Virgin parchment
Penned


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

PEACE

PEACE



Fresh discernment
Harmony
A step beyond
Humbled narcissism
Tutelage
Divine
His gentle hand
Steadfast
Arise
Thrive in peace
Redemption
Precious grace
Dawn of jubilation
Unburdened stillness
Selah


John 14:27 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

EPIPHANY

EPIPHANY

It’s not my gig to convert you
Quite simply to love
Unconditionally


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

MY FRIENDS

MY FRIENDS
(A SONG OF CELEBRATION)


Perpendicular charade
Blossoms pure
Soul parade

Thoughts of you
Flowing bliss
Blessed ones
I tell you this

Your presence
Cherished
Companionship
Jubilation
Sacred trip

My soul is filled
With gratitude
Friends like you
Loves attitude


1 John 3:2 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, [a]we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

SACRED GRACE

SACRED GRACE


Trust
Borne of faithful hope
Seamless acquisition
Chanting inner bliss
Worship without fear
Nurture all
Chalice of divine peace
Triumphant tidings
Book of life
So merciful
Given freely
Blueprint of eternal joy
May all experience
Love is truly painless
When ego dissipates
Vanity
A silent beast
No place in a grateful heart
Distinct glow
From sacred grace
A gift to share
Unfettered


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

SUE

SUE (For my cherished Grandmother)


Hydrangeas
Bulbous
Nikko blue
Dot the lush veranda
Antique rocking chair
Birch throne of honor
Where she once swayed sedate
Her kindness
Legendary
Adored
By countless souls
The years
A blur
Ancient bedroom eyes
Satisfaction sweet
Resting now
Peaceful bliss
On clouds of angels breath


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

LEAVES OF YESTERDAY

LEAVES OF YESTERDAY


Lost some friends
Along the way
Haunted winds
Flutter gently
Through leaves of yesterday
Loss of precious hope
Chemical escape
Clinging to insensitive existence
Bewildered loved ones
Left to sort the twisted details
Futile reasons why


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

LADY CLAIRE

LADY CLAIRE


Her name
Lady Claire
Vision of succulence
Satin skin
Luscious lips
Melancholy eyes
Stunning beauty
Sublime
Her tender heart
Enamored
Handsome erstwhile lover
Noble Captain Barnes
Dashing Spice Merchant
So refined
Debonair
His letters
Filled with promise
Passionate desire
Dreams of bliss
Betrothal
Abruptly discontinued
Rueful tragedy
Succumbed to Malaria
Returned to Mother Earth
South African goodbye
Patiently
She waits
The silent halls
Obsessed
Her smothered sobs
Still echo
Haunting apparition
Elm Streets master chamber
Five score years have passed
No rest for her it seems
1907
Or was it just a dream?



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

NEW SOUND

NEW SOUND


Our children
Seeking a new sound
Filled with desolate rage
Fed on pills of fraudulence
Rendered quite perplexed
Signs of a bewildered age
Hydraulic emotions
Caustic gestation
Racing wheels of confusion
Rogue detonation
Hooves as thunder clap
Vertigo autonomy
No shelter for the weary
In such a volatile land
Apprehensive archipelago
Subtle liberation
Spiritual awareness
Cognizant game plan
Visionary smite
Burning crosses
Not of holy fire
Heed not
Kindred souls
Drastic variance indeed
Between good and evil
Elude oppressive diction
Defy new age logic
Focus on His supernatural presence
The only clear choice
Optimism
Borne of sacred blood
Patiently
He waits
Behold


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

INDIFFERENT

INDIFFERENT


Anticlimax
Treadmill to oblivion
Going nowhere fast
Emotionless faces
Lost in self absorption
So blind
To glaring truth
Weak
From hanging on
Railing admonition
Sordid Coup De Gras
To be alas
Indifferent
A fate
Much worse than death
The poets speak of justice
Winds of restless anarchy
Unity awry
Delicate disintegration
Evil aims
Exploding
Streets awash
In martyr’s blood
Ankle deep
Swelling
Hope
Dwells in warm acceptance
Open heart
Open mind
Ancillary shame
Before the righteous king


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007