Silas Sophocles Jefferson

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Silas Sophocles Jefferson of New Orleans, Lousiana now reside in San Antonio, Texas as a laboratory technician. This former Air Force Sergeant has been writing poetry since the late 70's. Sophocles has been published in: New Voices in American Poetry (1985 & 87) and The National Library of Poetry (1994, 95, 96). He has also published a collection of poetry entitled "From the SOUL". Sophocles' greatest love and joy is giving and his poetry allows him to do just that.

Allow

Allow me to be the candle,
That holds high your flame of love.
The sudden quickness in your step,
After we dance the dance of love.
Let me be the garden,
From which your flowers grow.
Or the forces that simply listens,
As you tell what you know.
Allow me to be the tickle,
That bring forth your smile.
Let others gaze upon us,
And know of our style.
The things that cause you to fear,
Let me wash them away.
Allow me to be that
Which makes your day.
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stand
I Stand
Tall like great red woods,
I Stand!
Firm like the gripping roots of oaks,
I'm planted.
In the dawn of education in the city of Tinbuktu,
My Stand Reign!
Along the mighty riverbanks of the Nile and Euphrates,
I Did Stand!
With all the great nations of the times,
I Stand!
I'm in Egypt, Mecca, Portugal, France, Ethiopia and the Americas,
I Stand!
I stand with you, strong but unseen.
You delight in my entertainment,
Yes I Stand!
You expond on my political views,
Yes I Stand!
You adopt my philosophical views; yet some of you bond me,
Yet Still I Stand!!
Come look at the past and present,
Know Of My Stand!!!
Come dream and search out the future,
There Too You Will Find "I Stand!!"

God's Love

Sometimes I feel as though God has abandon me.
But, God has Not!!
It is I who removed myself from His presence and
Wandered aimlessly into the dark.
God's Love always bring me back!!!

Quality

It is not the amount of time you spend
But what you do with the times that you have
It is not how much of something that you have
But what you do with what you got
It is not how much you give
But the spirit and value of the giving
Quantity Never Wins Over Quality!