SWALLET PSALM

SWALLET PSALM

I saw in dream a citadel –
A mountain castle Tor –
A strait and narrow grass-lined Path
Led to its arching Door.

I walked the line without a doubt –
(Like Montezuma’s Well – )
The Gate contained Another World
Where new Musicians dwell.

The inner space was lined with rows –
The concourses were long –
And All were tuning Instruments
Preparing for His Song.

An irrigating spring of life
Passed to the other side –
Where watercress and maiden-hair
In mottled shade reside.

The creosote was breathing scent –
The sycamore was firm –
I paused to take the medicine
That flourished in the berm.

(6 May 2010, Rimrock Arizona, common meter)

QUILT PSALM

QUILT PSALM

Thou Art the Part that means the Whole –
Thou Art are the veiled Gestalt –
Thou Art are the Body for the Soul –
The Might that may Exalt.

Out of Small things proceeding Great –
Out of the Dust a Breath –
Out of the Earth a grander Fate –
The Life that hampers Death.

Thou Art the Symbol and the Sign –
Thou Art the Sacrament –
Thou Art the delicate Design
That Love can Represent.

Into Thy Covenant we Come –
Into the Promised Land –
Into the Fulness of all Time –
The Power of Thy Hand.

(23 March 2010, Provo, common meter, 8-6-8-6)

SUPERVERSIVE PSALM

SUPERVERSIVE PSALM

Elias is a Priesthood role
Of bi-valve Presidence –
It stands for Preparation’s call
And Restorations hence.

Aaronic and Melchizedek –
Authority and Power
To bless the Families of the Earth
With Exaltation’s Dower.

(13 May 2010, Provo, Utah)

GLIMMER PSALM

GLIMMER PSALM

The waning moon will glide the lake
Although with thinner watt –
I’ll focus on the dimmer light
Instead of what she’s not.

The slimmest glow is better than
The somnolence of naught –
The nocturne is not permanent
If I gleam as I ought.

(14 April 2010)

RACHMANINOFF PSALM

RACHMANINOFF PSALM

He held his ears when critics scathed
His music “fit for hell” –
Concerto One was in-famous –
He shrank in stair-case cell.

He could not write for three more years
Until a hypnotist
Composed his mind – Concerto Two
Piano’s therapist.

He calmed the chords – he rolled the storms
With orchestra – He stunned –
Reviewers choked – could not refute
His heavenly refund.

(28 April 2010)

GIFT PSALM

GIFT PSALM

The Holy Ghost is a Poet –
The Principal of Words –
He teaches us pure languages –
His gifts are sure rewards.

The gift of tongues is evident
When He refines our thought –
We speak with wisdom, faith, and truth
When we share what He taught.

(18 April 2010)

PSEUDEPIGRAPHA PSALM

PSEUDEPIGRAPHA PSALM

Are we the actors on a stage
From ancient scripts reciting lines
Foretold by Sibyl and by Sage,
Performing roles, fulfilling signs?

Are we repeating timeless tales,
Renewing songs of strophic praise,
Our lives unrolled on storied trails
As we step through enscrolling days?

Are we the musing analogs
Of bygone oracles who knew
The temples and the synagogues,
The messengers of interview?

(18 April 2010)

REVELÉ PSALM

REVELÉ PSALM

The ballerina stretches long –
She flexes at the bar –
She strengthens muscles gracefully –
A slipper-pointed Star.

She channels energy with toes –
She signals with a glance –
A pirouette with spinning arms
Appoints her beveled Dance.

(16 April 2010)

SHAWL PSALM

SHAWL PSALM

The red shawl is a scarlet braid,
A cord, a rope of hope,
A sunset in a grave of yarn,
A way to grieve and cope.

The red shawl is a burial,
A resurrection cue,
A comforter for heavy loss,
Relief beyond our view.

(17 January 2010)

CHEER PSALM

CHEER PSALM

Turn off the night-light – start the day –
Stretch – thank the Lord for life – kneel – pray –
Sing a hymn of praise – read a verse –
Fill the record sheet – journal words –
Take a shower – dress – eat some food –
Smile – drive – work hard – have fun – live good.

(16 January 2010)