NEVER HUSH

The sound of rain on a tin roof

   So sweet is the music –

Pitter patter, sounds upon a roof,

   It’s like listening to an old classic.

 

The wind sometimes joins in . . .

   Hear the whispers soft and low –

Then in a moment it starts again,

   It makes a tear want to show.

 

I wonder if heaven will have rain

   Because the sound is so sweet –

So why would anyone ever complain

   Rain lets our gentle souls meet.

 

In a moment there falls a hush . . .

Rain! O rain! Please never hush!

 

Epaphroditus© August 31, 2023 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38aSWQkiWM

 

MOMENTS OF THE MOON

This life, would a change a note

That has brought sweet love to me

Poems, O sweet poems I have wrote,

To show a heart this passion for thee;

Yet darling a time will surely come

‘Life will not be a time of fun,

   But love is never done.’

Today my love, we have a choice

To express feelings in a soft voice

   To stand, and not run!

 

O darling, I love you so much

That my words cannot say it fluently,

But when in love they are as such

Because my eyes say it so eloquently.  

Sometimes my words seem bliss,

But remember my tender kiss,

   I do love thee:

The moments of the moon are art,

And only passion bequeath a heart,

   And love never fails thee.

 

Epaphroditus© October 29, 2015

 

ONE MAN STANDS ALONE

  

There is a man, who lobbies for change,

   And the sleeping sheep he tries to reach,

But most; well they find this a bit strange:

   “Make America Great again,” in his speech!

Nothing but promises from Presidents before,

   And few have left us with little hope,

But this man, his patriotism you can’t ignore,

   With infinite wisdom beyond our scope!

 

A man, so brave, that’s willing to stand alone,

   And his unwavering spirit is filled with fire!

On Mount Rushmore carve his face in stone,

   And know; only in truth can America stand,

A man, with a heart filled with only a desire

   To “Make America Great again,” our land!

 

Epaphroditus© August 29, 2023

  

 

OH THAT'S IT!

 

Tell me what’s in your head

Then let me into you bed –

“How dare you have such a thought?”

   My! My!

I saw that temping look in your eyes,

The one that leads to my demise . . .

Is it not true or was it a lie?

   Let me whisper love into your ear:

   I’ll change your mind – so come here

Darling, you have nothing to fear!

Lie upon my bed – I’ll make you hot!

I will make love to your every spot . . .

   You whispered, “Please don’t quit” –

   A little closer – Oh that’s it!

 

Epaphroditus© August 27, 2023

  

 

GOD WINS

 

Awake! Awake! Awake! Clear the track!

The witch hunt is over! Trump will be back!

Hang them all high, -- Little use! Little use!

None of them deserve the hangman’s noose!

The (Deep State) they lie at will . . .

Despicable men, but before God they’ll knell!

          “Make America great again!”

America is in a battle! Relax God will win!

 

Epaphroditus© August 26, 2023

 

AS I REMEMBER

 

As a child I sat by a stream,

And this is where I learned to dream –

For hours I’d listen to the wind blow

The sweet sounds so soft and low . . .

Cattails swaying by the water’s edge,

As the wind danced on a rocky ledge!

And in my heart I had to say:

“God has given me a perfect day,”

To take any credit – I wouldn’t dare

As I breathed in the morning air . . .

The years have slowly faded away

As I remember those childhood days –

In my mind I can still hear that stream

Where I once sat and dreamed.

 

Epaphroditus© August 25, 2023

 

DESTINY UNKNOWN

 

I stood in the graveyard

   I wonder who lies beneath each stone –  

Once they breathed the same air I do,

   But now the earth is their home!

The reality before me I have to view,

   As I watch my own life slip away

So should you have concerns too?

   An epitaph reads: “Destiny unknown!”

 

Epaphroditus© August 24, 2023

FAITH

  

Faith, it’s something we all need to have

Hidden deep within our soul –

Like the spirit that we cannot see . . .

An alarm that lets us all know:

If one of you says to them, “Go in

peace; keep warm and well fed,”

but does nothing about their physical

needs, what good is it?

 

Faith, it’s something we all need to have

Hidden deep within our soul –

It helps us to put trust in things unseen . . .

When only the darkness will show:

What do you want “You foolish person,

do you want evidence that faith without

deeds is useless?”

 

Faith, it’s something we all need to have

Hidden deep within our soul –

So believe the sun will rise each day . . .

And the moon each night will turn gold:

“But whoever has doubts is condemned

if they eat, because their eating is not

from faith; and everything that does not

come from faith is sin.”

 

Epaphroditus© August 24, 2023

Only The Truth

 

      In the valley all is well,

         Blackberries hanging on the briar,

      And in my heart I can tell,

         It’s only love that a heart can desire!

   I look for it everywhere,

   But who if any will care –

   To love this heart will have to cling,

   And when it returns I will sing!

   The thought of love won’t let me be –

   Through these eyes I have to see

   Only the truth – Love I will view,

   The passion that I have for you:

I know you died and left me here,

But through it all its love I hold so dear!

 

Epaphroditus© August 22, 2023

 

LIFE'S TANGLED WEB

 

I read the book – I know how it ends

   Then I put it back on the shelf –

But the words are written on my heart

   A reflection of God, and not of self,

Wisdom beyond words I can’t define!

   On golden threads God has weaved,

So the simplest mind can understand

   The infinite taste of love it leaves.

 

A light unto my path – with each step,

   (A guide of what to do),

A journey through life’s tangled web,

   To a place of peace that I can view!

In moments of despair I have His book

   When the world has let me down –

So I can find what matters in this life,

   Where only the truth can be found!

 

Epaphroditus© August 23, 2023

WALK HUMBLY

  

O Lord I thank You for Grace,

It was You that set me in my place –

It’s your purpose that I get,

And for all of my sins I regret!

Wash and cleanse my mortal soul

For it’s this heart only You know –

It’s in You O Lord that I find peace,

And my control to You I release!

Let today’s troubles pass on by . . .

And make this sad heart not to cry:

“He has told you, O man, what is

good, and what does the Lord require

of you, but to do justice, and to love

kindness, and to walk humbly with

your God?” Micah 6:8

 

Epaphroditus© August 22, 2023

ONE QUESTION

 

Thoughts are racing through my brain

Allowing the world to drive me insane!

Logic and reasoning has all gone . . .

And I only have myself to blame

Right from wrong, it all looks the same!

But every day I just keep carrying on . . .

The road of life has many turns,

And all I can do is watch bridges burn!

The memories of yesterday are crying

Locked inside of a broken heart –

I would let it go, but where do I start?

The world I knew is now dying.

 

The room is quiet – outside it’s dark!

And I think, “Why does time fly?”

In life I have always played my part,

But the only question I have is why?

 

Epaphroditus© August 19, 2023

COME TONIGHT

 

Her blouse slightly open

She stood in the doorway

The delivery man didn’t

Know what to say . . .

Her chest was not flat,

He can proclaim,

“And that is that!”

Her smile was so bright

With her bedroom eyes –

She said, “Come tonight”

I will pour you wine . . .

And love we can make –

But keep this in mind:

“Your heart I will break!”

 

Epaphroditus© August 14, 2023

 

VIOLINS OF MY SOUL

  

In the stillness of my soul

The sad sounds of the violin:

Ask “where has passion gone?”

How can I endure this loneliness?

When the night becomes still.

 

I’m sure when a hundred years pass

Others will ask this very question:

“How can one live without passion?”

But we only see what is before us

With little thought of a true love;

One that reaches to the pit of existence

Where passion cries inside the heart!

 

In the stillness of time

The violin cries with sadness,

And tears stream from my eyes;

It’s here in this silence…

Where I can hear my heart beat,

And it aches for the love it needs.

 

What is my purpose here if not to love?

To taste the fruits of your passion,

To lie upon the satin sheets with you,

And to absorb the sweetness of life…

And listen to the violins of my soul.

 

Epaphroditus© March 12, 2011

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFZ7bBaYpcw&feature=related

 

 

 

WHIPERS OF DESIRE

 

I whispered in your ear

I kissed your neck

I kissed your breast

Then I kissed the rest!

The music played softly

The sheets were cool

The wind howled

The cats prowled

Erogenous zones on fire!

Hearts of desire

Then beads of sweat

But no regret

It’s passion I bet! 

Your well of honey

Nectar on my tongue

Echoes in the night

Flickers of light

Touches of skin

Lustful sin

Places become wet

The table is set

Hard to breath

Do as you please

Candles all agleam

Then a silent scream!

As shadows dance

A night of romance

Hairs standing on end

You whispered in my ear

Please do it again!

 

Epaphroditus© July 11, 2000

JUST WAIT AND SEE

 

I sit alone quietly

   I take a book off the shelf,

I open it slowly

   Then I read to myself.

 

I turn off the lights

   Then I fall asleep,

There are peaceful dreams

  Then I begin to weep.

 

I abruptly awaked

   I dreamt of you –

I remember you were crying,

   What can I do?

 

I put my thoughts together –

   I sat for a while

You still looked beautiful

   Then I cracked a smile.

 

We were so in love

   It was just us two –

We were always laughing,

   But time always flew!

 

I have to let things go,

   And let life be –

Soon it will be my turn

   You just wait and see.

 

God took you way too soon!

   I always asked why?

O how I have missed you –

   Then I begin to cry!

 

Epaphroditus© August 12, 2023

 

 

 

JUST LET ME BE

 

I love my life, but it’s not mine

   When it comes to truth I draw the line,

One day they will lay me in the sod

   Then I’ll meet the one and only God!

 

I look at this world, and I ask why?

   So much trouble that it makes me cry,

It’s just as if people somehow don’t care

   Look around – hell it’s everywhere!

 

I love to feel the morning breeze . . .

   I sit and watch it play in the trees

I know someday I’m going to die,

   And there is no point asking God why!

 

We all have been blessed, and we know

   What happened yesterday – let it go!

The paths we choose just let it all be

   For only God knows our destiny!

 

I love mornings – I listen to the birds

   I think of God’s holy words . . .

I have to admit I have too much pride,

   But I know the Holy Spirit lives inside!

 

I love my life, but it’s not mine

   When it comes to truth I draw the line,

Only through my eyes, its truth I see

   Go away world! Please just let me be!

 

Epaphroditus© August 4, 2023