Hands outstretched, in cupping shape
Tinged with guilt, they cannot wait
An empty host sits in their hands
Lo the Eucharist; God understands
The stole of virtue, threadbear and worn
A vow chastity, broken and torn
Now to the lips, the cup we... – by Brian Duffin | 1 View added 1 year ago
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These are all my memories
Held in a vault of stone
Both the good and the bad
The happy and the sad
All of these are mine alone
Memories made in solitude
Some are tender and sublime
Others fraught with danger
Of malice and of anger
... – by Brian Duffin | 240 Views added 1 year ago
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Can you hear the whispers of the wind?
Memories of a forgotten day,
The shadows of a lonely night,
As the sun slowly fades away.
Can you feel the breath of life?
The whispers of a gentle wind,
The moonlit skies above us all,
As the night... – by Brian Duffin | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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Where, oh death, is thy sting?
A shallow victory the grave doth bring.
Hewn and cut—a stone that marks
The hallowed ground now set apart
For soldiers brave who sacrificed
In giving all, they paid the price
Their graves aligned—row by row
... – by Brian Duffin | 14 Views added 1 year ago
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Will you show me where the light is?
That I might find my way.
Will you show me true happiness?
That I might smile someday.
Will you show me where the path lies?
And I’ll be on my way.
Will you show me where my heart is?
And I’ll cherish... – by Brian Duffin | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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“Help thou mine unbelief!”
The soul did aching cry
Devoid of soul and passion
No spirit dwells inside
A still small voice that once was
Now bears an empty void
The silent air of rushing winds
A fire of faith destroyed
The believing soul... – by Brian Duffin | 16 Views added 1 year ago
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Night is falling
And fading fast
So ends the day
Tis night at last!
Stars are rising
To give us light
So, too, the moon
Now in my sight
Gone is the laughter
Of children’s play
Who quietly slumber
Before a brand-new day
Out comes... – by Brian Duffin | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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I knew you when—a lifetime ago
Upon the seas, where billows blow
And fill my sails on waves that flow
Exploring oft, away we’ll go
Adventures near and far away
Adventures for another day
Adrift and lost at sea for days
A fog erupts into a... – by Brian Duffin | 18 Views added 1 year ago
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Aloft a wayward wind that blew,
Came a biting chill that winter knew.
And tempered summer’s wicked fire,
With a quenching cold of wintry... – by Brian Duffin | 21 Views added 2 years ago
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Though trials to us God doth give
In the refiner’s fire, we now live
Shaped and formed with searing heat
The Master’s touch makes us... – by Brian Duffin | 373 Views added 2 years ago
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The sands of time are slipping fast.
And so, slips time into the past.
The dusty grains of memories
Now cloud the glass so I can’t see.
Such distant recollections faint.
Yet at the time raised no complaint.
For often blazing sunsets fade, ... – by Brian Duffin | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Abiding the minutes that turn into days
Seconds of hours that won’t go away
Time standing still as I start to climb
Reliving the pain, time after... – by Brian Duffin | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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The Mourner’s... – by Brian Duffin | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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When is night?
That darkened realm
Of tranquil thoughts
Where peace abounds
Calm and pure
Mid starry skies
As wisdom speaks
Dispelling lies
Moonlit lakes
Of placid bliss
Glassy water
Nature’s... – by Brian Duffin | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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If I could take this pain away
And cast it all aside
Or unto myself this burden take
That no more tears are cried
If I could walk the path for you
This journey long and hard
And with my light, to be your guide
Your comfort and your... – by Brian Duffin | 25 Views added 2 years ago
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How Ever Long
How ever long since the porch sat bare
Empty and silent without you there
Calling to the wind goes the sailing leaf
Crisp with the color of sadness and... – by Brian Duffin | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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"Fresh-cut flowers!" rang out the cry
Perhaps if only to smell them will I buy
A dainty sort of pedal and stock so green
Indeed so beautiful a flower as I had ever seen
Clinging to the stem, fell the water dripping by
And to my eyes, a... – by Brian Duffin | 19 Views added 2 years ago
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An Unknowing Know
The sadness is profound
As thoughts and emotions drown
In a river of mourning tears
I bathe my corporeal sphere
As it spins wildly out of... – by Brian Duffin | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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Demons haunt my darkened brain
Taunting me with a liquid pain
Bulging veins that draw me closer
A wicked shot, my heart grows... – by Brian Duffin | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Seaside, my view today
From sandy shores
With waves at play
A time to ponder
A time to pray
A time to remember
Oh, to cherish today!
The feeling of warmth
From the radiant sun
The feeling of love
From God’s own son
A brilliant blue sky
A cool... – by Brian Duffin | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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The roses red, bloom and grow
Mid soil and earth down below
Whose roots cling tight to Mother Earth
Yet mourners know the flower’s worth
Mournful glances and tear-stained eyes
Plagued by death—that great divide!
While rent and twain thy robe in... – by Brian Duffin | 248 Views added 2 years ago
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