The Web

I walked through autumn

the colors enchanted me

shining through a weakening sun

I was swept into the wood

Wandering through a rain of leaves

as I walked I spoke with my lord

exchanging pleasantries about the day

but soon a silken web wound about me

entangling delicately a sparkling silver  restraint

unable to go on I paused to be free

apprehended  as I was

I knew in my soul it was His desire to stop me so

apprehended by my lord

in gentle silken bands

of yearning and  mercy

caught in the tender trap of his love and call

apprehend me my lord

catch me away from myself and my intentions

capture me and hold me until the stillness is within my soul

and I am sure of the way to continue

hold me until I am subdued

at peace

Desire

The beauty of a winter afternoon

 is only found by a seeking mind

the soft sun backlights

the bones of the trees

like  moonlight

outlining her body

diaphanous and thin

revealed

cold wind

soaked in dampness

lifts your face yet

tries to close your eyes

it is too rare to put up for public display

the nakedness of this earth

the lovliness of grey

breaks my heart

until I cry

tear shaped ice glitters

in the gentle winter afternoon light

only a seeking mind

will find this beauty

beauty that is enough

Enough

Slender

Bright

Pretty

Charming

Outside everything was easy to identify

Pleasant words

Easily traced the outline

everyone could see

One dimension

flat and shiny

She thought it once mattered

But it was worthless at the end of the day

Digging through the flesh

Cutting open the superficial

There was bedrock of

Justice

Above everything

Black and white

Justice

But she didn’t know if it had any value after all

She wasn’t made of pretty

She wasn’t only smiles and perfection

She wanted to find mercy and grace

But like the curves of a medieval angel

There were none inside her thin heart

She thought fairness was enough

Wasn’t justice His heart?

Her soul had never been parted from His

She ached to be apart from Him

But the shiny package was empty inside

All she had to give was

A whip that drove her

To uphold fairness at all costs.