Makalani

 For He Alone Is LifeIf fire could live, ‘twould be a flame,Which grows and shrinks, never the sameBut always there. ‘Twould make a gameOf every changing wind, nor tameIt’s fierce desires, yet take the blameWhen love does not fulfill her name.‘Twould make the highest airs its aimAnd never...

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 Advent Perceptions The red upon greenA dull-golden sheen;White walls played with flickering light.A song in the air,Both broken and fair,Lifts sorrow and darkness is bright. The stars in the treesAre new, glowing leaves,So sparse, yet like halos of sun.The carols sung nighAnd wind in the sky:Two melodies mingled...

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 Remind someday me to stop coming up with new story ideasBut not today. ...

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Players AnaliBerniceSettingANALI: I . . . I never thought I’d see you cry. (a beat) BERNICE: It happens sometimes. ANALI: Do you want me to go? BERNICE: No. (a sigh) The storm is past. (ANALI moves closer, perching tentatively on the side of the bed) ANALI: Why were you crying? BERNICE: Too many reasons to...

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 The Heart of Man Troubled darkness – gloom and pain. Selfish pride’s despotic reign In our souls a bloody stain: How wicked is the Heart of Man? Seeking out with eager greed Lustful thrills that make us bleed. Having much, the more we need: How wanton is the...

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 Christmas Fear I have a mission – a mission mine, But I am running out of time. The Past has passed and Present flown; The New Year horns are almost blown, And I am six days much too late, So twines the yarn of ghoulish fate. Oh, I...

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More covers for D\This short-story collection will (ideally) have 10 volumes of 10 stories each.These will be:  Red - Dark   Blue - Real-world  Green - Natural-world  Silver-blue - Science fictionPurple - Medieval FantasyGold - Paranormal FantasyBrown - HistoricalWhite/Black - ScriptCrystal - ParableAll suggestions, ideas and input are very welcome. ...

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 What Do I Regret? The time I ignored a potential friend.The letter I wrote that I did not send.The person I hurt with a cruel word.The thing I repeated, I should not have heard.The moment I was too scared to help.The feeling I would not admit I felt.The...

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 Who I Am My soul is a song that cannot be heardMy heart is a tune but without a word,And I must but wonderIf they’ll find each other,Or be worth the gag I’ve endured? My soul is so strange I can’t comprehend,My heart is of change and will...

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 Beauty’s Contradiction There is a sweet sorrow that does not steal breath;That does not make hearts ache nor wish for swift death. There is a sad rapture that smiles, but not quite;That is not bright golden, but soft blue and white. There is a fair loneliness that does...

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 Kindred Spirit A figure afar I see and would longTo give hope to that oneWho for I have knownThe errors and miseries unknown before.I want to do moreThan what little I scoreThrough prayer at a distance so long. A figure forlorn I see far away,So weakly I prayThat...

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 Echo The road is lonely, the road is longI walk it and softly sing a songNotes floating loftyWhispering softly:Echo and echo along. The road is turning and runs no more‘Long the broad highway it took before.Narrow and slidingStill my song gliding:Echo and echo some more. The road has...

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 I Want a God . . . I want a God of power to conquer every foe,I want a God of courage to make a me a hero.I will not see the God of love, humility or graceI care nothing for quiet paths when I would win the...

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God First and God Last How small is this soulHow feeble it whispers.How weak is this voiceHow lowly it whimpers.How flawed my perspectiveHow empty my best.I know naught but that GodLoves me and I’m blest. How worthless my strivingHow lonely the roadWhen I’m not abidingBut bearing my loadMy pride...

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 Without Love - Contemplations From this poemThough I give until I’m empty,There will still be those who needFor my love is not sufficientAnd my purpose incomplete.Give of my strength, I will waver,Thus I give but from my Savior. Though I strive for all I’m worthIn the end, my...

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 No Greater Love No greater love was ever knownNor sacrifice was truer madeThan when the Father told the SonTo bear our sin, and He obeyed. No greater pain was ever borneNor brokenness made so completeThan when the Father left the SonAnd Jesus stayed upon the tree. No greater...

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 Power What is true power?The sound of a voiceThat lifts your heart upAnd makes it rejoice. What is true power?The words of a friendThat make you believeThis isn’t the end. What is true power?The touch of a handThat comforts and says“I do understand.” What is true power?The feeling...

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 The Patriot Slowly he walked down the brown, dreary lane.The morning was late and soft was the rainUpon his scarred face and hands all stitched o’erWith marks he had earned when he fought in the war.His brown eyes were heavy with memories fromThe times after he had left...

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 The Vigil I fear and hold onto my pain;I wish that hope was not in vain.I hold my breath and listen forThe voice I shall hear nevermore. I wait and watch as eyes grow dim;I long and pray only for him.I tarry until day is gone,And think “Perhaps...

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 QUIET! My mental scream only seems to make the fan buzz louder. The clock ticks more thunderously. The breathing sleepers roar like lion-voiced vacuum-cleaners. Ban, bang, bang – time is measured. Uzz, uzz, uzzzzzzzzzzz – air is moved. Shuuh-ahh, shuuh-ahh, SHUUH-AHH – breath roars. I probably have a...

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 It is one of the strangest things I have ever seen, and for a guy who grew up in Los Angeles, that’s saying a lot. Sure, you can find the same sort of things in YouTube videos and horror-films, but there’s a big difference between seeing something on...

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