Poems List
Published poems
War Forever
How near doth Time now stand upon the verge!
Upon our days is fallen Judgment's shade.
One woe grows still, then doth another surge,
And close behind, a third com…
The Starry Wind
She stood alone before the burning deep,
Where sun on sun, myriad, wheeled in flame,
And every star its dreadful watch did keep,
Too bright, too vast, too terribl…
A Poetic Portrayal of Musical Tonalities in Four-and-Twenty Preludes
Foreword
The preludes are set in a particular order, that from them a poem of its own kind might arise, instinct with its own unfolding tale. This cycle is not…
Love in a Dead Heart
No star. No light. No candle burns.
The heart, once warm, is cold and still.
To rock, to lifeless stone it turns —
A tomb, shut fast, in night as chill.
…
I will lift my voice
I will lift my voice
To worship you my
King
You are never alone
People of God
Lift up your hands unto my king
Sing praises to my king
He is worth To be prai…
AI Music Generator
I’ve been testing a few AI creative tools recently, including AI Music Generator for turning text and lyrics into short songs, Anime Character Generator for creating anime-style…
II-XIII In a Basement With Bertha Mason
Countless times, oh, countless days, here I stand, in sorrow's haze. How many times has this pain led me here, to pen my thoughts, so raw and clear? Nearly a…
II-XII In a Basement With Bertha Mason
Could it ever be too late for me to forsake where I dwell? Paradise shines bright, and spring’s beauty casts its spell. Then summer arrives, not with the desert’s fierce heat,…
II-X In a Basement With Bertha Mason
We’ve stumbled hard in this life’s dance, You drowned me deep in credit’s trance, And I wounded you with cautious stance. A fresh beginning may be best, I won’t await you or…
II-XI In a Basement With Bertha Mason
I glimpse the souls eternal in this town, I meet their gaze, yet indifference holds us down. Voting for the left, against the Nazi tide, you know the future's pa…
The Composer
I
The casement opens on the seaward hill,
Where cypress-spires stand slender, dark, and tall;
The winding paths grow dim; the air is still;
Cicadas sing, and…
II-IX In a Basement With Bertha Mason
Oh my God, is it just me or does Shangri-La finally show a favor divine to me? Don’t be foolish, every time the heavens smile my way, a brother is dragged to hell, astray. I…
Like Tears
Upon a crag of sable, wave-worn stone
That rises sheer above the roaring deep,
A man stands bare to heav'n, and all alone,
Whilst thunder wakes what ages left to …
Breath, Tune, Silence: A Synopsis of Music & Composers from Antiquity to Postmodernity in 120 Senryu
Foreword
This synopsis gathers one hundred and twenty senryu about music and the people who made it, explained it and heard it, from the first bone flute to th…
Príncipe
Ainda sinto seu silêncio,
através do seu olhar.
Eternizado na fotografia.
Ainda sinto sua ausência,
Sempre presente
Nas minhas sauda…
The Silence
When, rapt, the soul contemplates secret things,
A silent beam doth pierce her to the core;
Yet what she feels no other eye e'er brings
To light, though speech sh…
The Parable of the Blessed House and the Ill-Wishers
1. There was a father whom the Lord had blessed exceedingly, giving him, of His grace, a land goodly and wide, from the mountains even unto the sea, that his house might dwell t…
The Sole Switch
Behind the glass a painted sorrow gleams;
The eyebrow lifts on cue, the voice is torn;
Indignant tears arrive in practiced streams,
And outrage ships out fresh wi…
The Lament of the Prodigal Son
Part of my inheritance I did receive,
Though unworthy was I that gift to conceive;
Younger in mind, and wilful in thought,
I went to a distant land and squandered what …
Bem-vindo
O mundo aqui não é como você pensa Tudo mudou, Esse não é o seu lugar Até você se adaptar Você morrerá. Sua opinião aqui não conta. Bem vindo ao novo m…
The Divine Fire glows, where the humble Heart goes
If your voice holds no flame, just the echo of night,
A hollow refrain with no spark to ignite,
Then let the stillness rise, let the quiet remain—
For a word without fi…
Life, with Verses left unwritten, stands tall
The key turned in the lock—a familiar sound…
The door sighed… just as we once sighed
Over lines of old and bitter rhymes profound,
So, gift, oh gift this loneliness til…
On the inaccessible Peak, there must be Flowers
On the inaccessible peak,
There must be flowers—
Soft as whispers, bright as stars,
Untouched by earthly hours.
No hand may pluck their Grace,
No foot may mar the…
Blessed Love can never be Despair
Blessed love can never be despair,
For the Creator knows the heart’s hidden prayer—
Even words the lips refuse to bear.
The thoughts of men are fleeting, vain,