All poems are original material, written by yours truly. Here on the website I will be posting background information on the poem, such as what I think it means, why I wrote it, etc. If you would like to send me your own analysis of the poem, I would be more than happy to post that also.

 Poems

Young sun breaks upon a virgin day

Young Sun breaks upon a virgin day
Upturned heads rejoice in glory
Severed dawn shines upon the lonely
Seasoned snores lifted in praise
Spry footsteps bring new life to the empty chamber
Laughter echoes and joy fills the air
Heavy footfalls accentuate the barren room
Tear falling on the floor shatters and dies forgotten
Shining faces lift in praise
Souls reach up and touch the face of God
Lowered faces glisten with falling tears
Spirit cries out to God for mercy
Eyes turn round and see pain
Sorrow joins praise
Frown turns to smile
Young Sun sets upon the Glory of God
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This poem was written in 1993 one Sunday morning during church, while I was at the Air Force Academy. It's one of the more abstract poems that I've written, because even I'm not sure what I mean by it half the time. I understand what I was trying to say, but when I read it, I see more than I wrote. This is definitely one of those cases where a poem takes on more life than its author meant. The poem is written in opposing couplets. One couplet talks about something good, and the next talks about a contrast. There are images of worship throughout the poem; I was in church after all. The end of the poem was the joy that could be found if the people in church could join the lonely, the lost, the hurting in worshipping God. Jesus said that he came to help the hurting.