DIASPORA PSALM (3 Nephi 16:4)

DIASPORA PSALM (3 Nephi 16:4)

Where did the long lost Tribes go, Lord?
Where does the Remnant dwell?
Do other Sheep still look for Thee?
Is now the time to tell?

The northern lights illuminate
A perma-frosted mount –
Is that where Thy People linger?
And who will lead them out?

Forgive my curiosity –
I’d like to know their names –
Perhaps we share a common chord –
Recording hidden themes.

(13 September 2010, Pleasant Grove, Utah)

VERSE PSALM

VERSE PSALM

To keep the fiery darts away
I write my questions out –
Some answers follow instantly –
I have to jot them down.

The rime is just an instrument –
So please don’t take defense
Or minimize my artistry –
At least I’m making sense.

At first I thought it was a fluke –
A flash – A falling star –
I worried that the Well would drought –
But Words still flow – so far.

I won’t presume that you should choose
To listen to my noise –
But if a trickle soothes a harm
That vindicates my voice.

(13 September 2010, Pleasant Grove, Utah)

TIME OUT PSALM

TIME OUT PSALM

Is solitude a selfishness?
Or are we set apart
With quiet time for drinking light
Before the service start?

Is distillation idleness?
Or is there time for thought
With meditation as a prayer
For doing as He taught?

(13 September 2010, Pleasant Grove, Utah)