Sunset in Summer
is filled with exotic wonder.
Watching it, carries me
on celestial wings far and above.
And the sun lingers,
as if in regret-- to unwillingly set.
In Fall hues are dramatic,
blue, yellow, purple and gray,
and the clouds... – by Donka A. Krsteva | 118 Views added 7 months ago
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"Who has believed our report?"
Who is listening to the voice of truth--
restoring wholeness, making anew,
raising the dead hope from the shadowy tomb?
Who has awakened to His presence and might,
To I AM who's near, within and inside?
"And to... – by Donka Kristeva | 127 Views added 9 months ago
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Eternally is God's law established,
Moses wrote it
Christ fulfilled it.
Truth and grace embracing man,
overcoming sin and death,
Life empowers him to be
pure, whole, forever... – by Donka A. Krsteva | 9 Views added 11 months ago
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No more does darkness creep,
reigns not a gloom in heart
but light and heaven's glory
illuminate a path.
In Spring the buds await
the sun's first golden glow,
may we at Easter celebrate
resurrection, new-born hope.
A full abundant life,... – by Donka Kristeva | 148 Views added 1 year ago
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The way, truth and life,
Christ, the lion and the lamb,
Shepherd, Son of... – by Donka Kristeva | 17 Views added 1 year ago
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He plunged beneath the surface,
his perfect sight revealed
what human veil concealed.
He spoke commanding,
the blind to see, the lame to walk,
the spiritually deaf to hear.
And now the days are come,
days to witness with the rising sun
... – by Donka Kristeva | 237 Views added 1 year ago
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The cold and crispy air,
the sternness of the sky
silhouettes of trees, tall, bare
like winds are passing by.
March comes in to spread
a new awakening vibration,
intense at first, like color red,
then pure, white, without temptation.
... – by Donka Kristeva | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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Silver light upon my path,
sudden breeze in velvet night,
cobwebs of confusion swayed,
thoughts that lingered in the gray.
Why the burden?
Looking back as if in vision,
footsteps on the sands of time,
set of one. Why not two?
Where was... – by Donka Kristeva | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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Beams, pillars of light,
circling the weary and blind,
restore mind,... – by Donka Kristeva | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Vision, clarity, direction,
Life gently weaves a web of wholeness,
and what the locusts have devoured
now, with courage gained in Christ,
from ruined harvests I depart.
Holding on to persons
taking things for granted,
halts the wheel of... – by Donka Krsteva | 20 Views added 1 year ago
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Stillness, awareness,
far from the maddening crowd,
whispers Divine mind.
Deep calls unto deep,
Spirit beckons, heart follows,
on hind's feet, joy... – by Donka Krsteva | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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Forever does unchanging love remain,
upholding grace and freedom in its wings,
I lonely and abandoned may appear,
empty of higher purpose or design,
in ignorance and isolation steer
dark images of suffering and fear.
Thus, unmet needs, desires... – by Donka A. Krsteva | 136 Views added 1 year ago
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I am the breeze that gently blows
to swell the sails of your boat.
I am the wind that rises with dawn
to guide birds' wings o'er land and shore.
In lark's morn soaring flight,
I am the vision far-off and wide.
I am the wave in constant flow
... – by Donka A. Krsteva | 79 Views added 2 years ago
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Oh, loving Father,
forgive my foolish pride,
I think, alone that I can I strive
with evil forces on my side.
Your holy Name!
It feels my heart with quiet joy,
in awe I bend my knee and cry
to You, Redeemer of my... – by Donka Kristeva | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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Precious moments-- love and peace,
blossom's sweet odor in the summer breeze,
In God's beauty we smile, rejoice
His wondrous offers in plentiful... – by Donka Kristeva | 22 Views added 2 years ago
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Momentous hour!
Sun darkened, rocks split apart,
the Earth, as if in wrath, quaked,
convulsed, stones-- fire... – by Donka Kristeva | 26 Views added 3 years ago
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We come to time of golden age,
no, no that of sixty or any other number,
but age when selfless love and kindness
start winning over pride and... – by Donka Kristeva | 17 Views added 3 years ago
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My hunger never ends
for knowing more of Him,
did not the Savior pray
the night he was betrayed,
for all who come
-- by truth-- be set apart?
Then, may His Word ignite
refiner's fire in my heart.
Ablaze, the Spirit molds
eternal life... – by Donka Kristeva | 17 Views added 3 years ago
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Intense and perplexed,
my struggles I face,
in pain but amazed
to learn patience' pace.
How lonely they seem
those days of suspense,
nights pass in a dream
of met needs and... – by Donka Kristeva | 19 Views added 3 years ago
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Eyes and expectations
have turned
toward the models
of strength and precision,
endurance and vision.
Inspiring, prompting,
Olympians breathe
the hopes of people and nations.
Defying division,
they build invisible bridges
of unity, friendship and... – by Donka Kristeva | 13 Views added 3 years ago
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Yes, I understand,
or do I truly so--
the mysteries if inner man,
the depths of human soul?
For I am earthborn and, indeed,
my flesh is may of clay
my insight, tiny as a seed
dispersed the Milky... – by Donka Kristeva | 13 Views added 3 years ago
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Simple and true is
my love, Lord, for you,
You keep me in pace,
less I lose sight of Your grace.
Lover of my soul,
You are all I long for.
Compassionate, tender,
You fill me with wonder.
However my path may weave,
Your mercy is what I need,
for if... – by Donka Kristeva | 18 Views added 3 years ago
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The shorter days of Fall,
the harvest reaped,
the walk upon the golden carpet
of falling and decaying leaves,
the half-bare darkened leaves
reminded me
that quietude and letting go
of wishes and unfruitful dreams
will gather and unfold-- in season... – by Donka Kristeva | 32 Views added 3 years ago
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Harsh words poison, wound,
pride is thoughtless, self-designed
boastful, cruel, loud,
spitefully-- to point its sling,
viciously-- to aim its... – by Donka Kristeva | 20 Views added 3 years ago
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Who can know the price of growth?
Spirit, taking full control,
slowly, heartaches, shame and pain,
flushed like dirt down the... – by Donka Kristeva | 34 Views added 3 years ago
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How difficult forgiveness
seemed to come, at last.
The burden and the lonely cage
of what I self-imposed and dragged
was ugly, and in... – by Donka Kristeva | 48 Views added 3 years ago
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Forever God's law of good
upholds, protects and heals,
sole is the rock of truth
that breaks asunder... – by Donka Kristeva | 24 Views added 3 years ago
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Truth's freedom to live is a choice man makes,
to walk on the less trodden path
thorny and steep, he climbs in the wild,
he takes one step at a time,
less he loses his... – by Donka Kristeva | 21 Views added 3 years ago
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God's Word is all I desire,
His Word stirs, compels, even when I tire
quick and immediate, palpable, living,
it cuts, exposes, reveals, lifts thought... – by Donka Kristeva | 31 Views added 3 years ago
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I know the inner you,
serene, wholesome, grand,
the essence of the real man,
a place of glowing flame.
That flame is not extinguished
by loneliness or grief,
it shelters flickers on the way,
midst... – by Donka Kristeva | 55 Views added 3 years ago
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Loving comes not easy,
but to open, seeking heart
music, harmony and feeling
start to beat, infilling void and wild.
Leave not, nor step aside,
let the winds of Spirit
blow the mist or break apart
bitterness, resentment,... – by Donka Kristeva | 35 Views added 3 years ago
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Mist lifts from below in pink and blue vapor,
winds whisper and blow,
clouds linger, then scatter.
As if dancing in practice, hues mingle and stall,
it's not the work of an artist,
the Lord made it... – by Donka Kristeva | 32 Views added 3 years ago
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"Let there be light",
All-mighty God said,
day separated from night,
sun, moon, stars He made.
Jesus, the true light came,
to shine in man's heart,
to all who believed on his name,
he gave a new... – by Donka Kristeva | 24 Views added 3 years ago
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Under a cloud glides a seagull,
over the pond flutter wild geese,
their squawk, scattered, dispersed
sink in the caressing... – by Donka Kristeva | 30 Views added 3 years ago
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Away from mundane,
thought stilled, awaiting,
on quiet waters to... – by Donka Kristeva | 12 Views added 3 years ago
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Gloom, doubt, fear stalked in,
like ugly frogs in mire,
tried to squeeze into my inner place.
Silence I embraced.
No, I cannot be robbed of what I own!
Then came the call,
"step out with your sword,
breastplate, close to your heart, firmly... – by Donka Kristeva | 164 Views added 3 years ago
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No more does darkness creep,
reigns not gloom in depths of heart,
but light and shining crown
illuminate my... – by Donka Kristeva | 27 Views added 4 years ago
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On the wings of prayer
will I dare to see
the vision and purpose
divinely created for... – by Donka Kristeva | 22 Views added 4 years ago
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"Be still and know that I am God".
Love-- enduring,
Truth-- unchanging, overcoming,
He created me in freedom,
He upholds me in His hand,
He delivers me from evil,
ever present Spirit heals me,
everlastingly He loves me,
in His sight, I'm... – by Donka Kristeva | 18 Views added 4 years ago
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Winter's gone,
the bitter cold that turned tree and shrub into a stone,
retrieves its breath without revenge,
its grip no more on... – by Donka Kristeva | 42 Views added 4 years ago
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I shall trust You, Lord.
with the heart of child,
as You teach me in Your Word,
upon it-- rely.
Tempter comes to steal away
that which You have sown,
but the faith that You instill
roots will push and ... – by Donka Kristeva | 24 Views added 4 years ago
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Woman and child,
in cave--oxen, sheep, hay,
angels' chorus, celestial light,
Heaven meets earth this... – by Donka Kristeva | 40 Views added 4 years ago
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Young woman in labour,
empty streets, no room in inns,
yonder-- cave, oxen and hay,
as if silently waiting, mother and... – by Donka Kristeva | 247 Views added 4 years ago
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Lone star -- in darkness shone,
shepherds watched,
in heaven's glory, angels praised,
in earthly gloom-- a Saviour ... – by Donka Kristeva | 30 Views added 4 years ago
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Not in a noisy inn, but in a quiet stable
was a Baby born,
not in a royal court but in stillness of thought
is truth welcomed... – by Donka Kristeva | 141 Views added 4 years ago
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Love alone can penetrate
the wall of condemnation,
built by self, without foundation.
Be alert, stumble not,
in shadowy paths,
but look up and feel
Spirit's breeze, Love's caress,
She comforts her own
and gives freedom to the waiting... – by Donka Kristeva | 29 Views added 4 years ago
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On the wings of prayer
will I dare to see
the vision and purpose
divinely given to... – by Donka Krsteva | 23 Views added 4 years ago
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Like a child, expect,
see completion, rejoice, praise,
Heaven's gift... – by Donka Kristeva | 30 Views added 4 years ago
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In a wintry, starry night
eyes heavy,
thoughts tearing apart,
questions come and go
tears ready to... – by Donka Kriseva | 24 Views added 4 years ago
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Son of Man, Lamb of God,
Redeemer, Lover of my soul,
Prince of peace is... – by Donka Kristeva | 39 Views added 4 years ago
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The Shepherds' adoration,
the Magi's vision,
one star traversing night,
angelic host announce
the birth of Royal Babe,
in peace and meekness... – by Donka Kristeva | 243 Views added 4 years ago
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Trust and Love are like
birds singing above,
their voices, tiny yet strong,
their flight, upward and bold,
united and free,
they soar above mountain and... – by Donka Kristeva | 33 Views added 4 years ago
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Trust in life and truth
lead to a faithful God.
Children of the living Word,
feel the wave of Spirit--
sweeping through the layers
of complacency,... – by Donka Kristeva | 34 Views added 4 years ago
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Stillness, awareness,
far from the bustling crowd,
whispers divine... – by Donka Kristeva | 26 Views added 4 years ago
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Sweet odor fills the air,
where daffodils and pine
enhance the morning air
and larks soar in the... – by Donka Kristeva | 80 Views added 4 years ago
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A drop in the ocean,
a light beam of the sun,
self-centered thought counts not,
but Christ's mind is One.
He spoke hard words,
exposing evil, dethroning self,
he was a stranger among his own,
misjudged, condemned, yet
loved he to the... – by Donka Kristeva | 140 Views added 4 years ago
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Come Light,
and set the fire within,
the flame of luminous place,
let man, God's vision chase
in life-winning race.
Come Life,
undo old, stagnant thought,
bring forth fresh flow
and resurrect the... – by Donka Kristeva | 32 Views added 4 years ago
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The shorter days of Fall,
the harvest reaped,
the walk upon the golden carpet
of falling and decaying leaves,
the half-bare darkened trees
reminded me
that quietude and letting go
of wishes, unfulfilled dreams
will gather and unfold, in season due,... – by Donka Kristeva | 56 Views added 4 years ago
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Why seek contentment in the body,
why look for what cannot be found,
is that which perishes substantial,
is matter mightier than... – by Donka Kristeva | 149 Views added 4 years ago
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A friend and companion
you were to many,
compassion and loyalty,
replenished and shared,
you freely gave from the... – by Donka Kristeva | 23 Views added 4 years ago
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Fallen leaves, crimson and brown,
whistle and whisper delicate whims,
high tree with expansive crown
spreads barren and dark... – by Donka Kristeva | 41 Views added 4 years ago
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I love God's path of freedom,
with grace and patience
nudging gently and compelling,
He empowers and inspires
dormant soul to be awakened, bold.
When, in loneliness, I bend,
crushed as if with thoughts of selfish end,
He stands by me again in... – by Donka Kristeva | 144 Views added 4 years ago
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I feel I know a part of you,
part serene, wholesome, grand,
the essence of the real man,
a face of glowing flame.
That flame is not extinguished
by loneliness or strife,
it shelters small flickers on the way,
midst... – by Donka Kriseva | 18 Views added 4 years ago
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Eternally is God's law fulfilled,
Moses wrote it,
Christ fulfilled it,
Life embraces man,
overcoming sin and death,
Love empowers him to be
whole, complete, forever... – by Donka Kristeva | 51 Views added 4 years ago
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Panted for freedom,
as the deer-- for water springs,
deep-cherished freedom,
words fail to convey
none takes... – by Donka Kristeva | 29 Views added 4 years ago
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No crowds shouting, no Latin beats,
but white sails
quietly flap with the breeze,
and rhythmic emerald waves
against golden sands... – by Donka Kristeva | 42 Views added 4 years ago
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They stumble and fall,
why not step on the Rock--
to elevate body and soul?
They thirst for possessions,
why not drink from the Source
that unceasingly flows?
Offended by urgent demand--
why not give a helping... – by Donka Kristeva | 30 Views added 4 years ago
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I call on Him, whose Name
outreaches time and space.
My cry is heard by Him,
whose Spirit heals and saves.
I eat Truth's bread
that nurtures and sustains,
I drink from Love's living streams,
pure as the mountain dew,
my feet are grounded on the... – by Donka Kristeva | 37 Views added 4 years ago
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"Who has believed our report?"
Who is listening to the voice of truth-
restoring substance, creating anew,
raising dead hope from the shadowy tomb?
Who has awakened to His presence and might,
to I AM who's near, within and... – by Donka Kristeva | 49 Views added 4 years ago
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Can the tree ask the wind,
"why do you blow my leaves away"?
Can the clay ask the potter,
"why do you make me this way"?
Can matter ask Spirit,
"why do people... – by Donka Krsteva | 28 Views added 4 years ago
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Joy and fulfillment are heaven's gifts,
no flattering or clever schemes
but Life and Spirit pave the way
to satisfaction--... – by Donka Kristeva | 168 Views added 4 years ago
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Recognize spiritual power,
think Truth,
live Life.
The law of Life
redeems and heals,
the law of Truth
sustain and... – by Donka Kristeva | 39 Views added 4 years ago
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Born anew, not of flesh and blood,
but of the Spirit, eternal Love,
one with Life, the world behind,
self condemnation, fear, doubt
melt in God's... – by Donka Krsteva | 34 Views added 4 years ago
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Away from the mundane,
thought stilled, awaiting,
on quiet waters to... – by Donka Krsteva | 58 Views added 4 years ago
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I shall trust You, Lord,
with the heart of child,
as You teach me in Your Word,
upon it-- rely.
Tempter comes to steal away
that which You have sown,
but the faith that You instill
roots will push and... – by Donka Krsteva | 22 Views added 4 years ago
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In the waiting heart, God's voice,
like a sound of many waters
multitude of rainbows
shine, as pristine sparks... – by Donka Kristeva | 176 Views added 4 years ago
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"Come, walk with me",
a voice I heard,
I turned, ready to run,
the Lord was standing... – by Donka Kristeva | 180 Views added 4 years ago
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In the Summer haze
of purple and crimson rays,
the air is hushed into stillness,
as days fade into dusk.
Crickets get louder,
their song, a reminder
of my childhood summers
at my Grandfather's house
where peppers I picked daily
and climbed peach and... – by Donka Krsteva | 30 Views added 4 years ago
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Jesus broke blockades,
sickness and sin from him fled,
triumphed over... – by Donka Krsteva | 31 Views added 4 years ago
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Across the sky
an orange line of sunset blaze,
magnificent to gaze.
Is this a vision from above,
a message coded in divine abode,
a mystery, a prophesy, design?
Interpreting the times,
dare I but guess the... – by Donka Kristeva | 151 Views added 4 years ago
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"In the heat of the night",
a Ray Charles' chant,
not only a song and a film
but a portrait of our time,
provoking, disturbing, uphill.
Telling of segregation
and of human relation,
-in the heat of the night-
when murder is trying to... – by Donka Kristeva | 195 Views added 4 years ago
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Man wished he could know
who can ever love him so,
that his mind be put at ease,
that turmoil be set at ease.
He wished he could hear
sound of music in his ear,
lover's head to be laid on his breast,
father's care to invite him to... – by Donka Kristeva | 40 Views added 4 years ago
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Not another day
can I waste time and sway
in empty and deceptive ways,
submerged in worldly... – by Donka Kristeva | 35 Views added 4 years ago
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I shall flee to the hills
in the days of darkness and gloom,
when shadows creep to devour,
and trees cease to bloom,
a voice not loud or proud
but bathed in rainbow hues
will quietly whisper His name,
and join with many as one
in the heaven-heard... – by Donka Kristeva | 34 Views added 4 years ago
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In timid steps man walks,
Unfettered thought strives forth,
clear vision catches far-off fire,
hope mounts on eagle's wings
and captures gleams of... – by Donka Kristeva | 177 Views added 4 years ago
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In sorrow, soul weeps,
in trial, character builds
new start frightens, confuses,
in hardship man wins or loses,
in youth, hope has wide wings,
a noble heart, in all seasons, comfort brings.
Mid-age crises are tough,
the road to rebuild is rough,... – by Donka Kristeva | 210 Views added 4 years ago
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Rhythmic, calm splashes,
deep azure, high and low tide,
no error in... – by Donka Kristeva | 92 Views added 4 years ago
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Imprisoned in grim cell
of dark, cement wall,
in darkness compelled,
for freedom man calls.
The door opens, and here
in vast depth of space,
light crystal and clear
sheds gently its... – by Donka Kristeva | 221 Views added 4 years ago
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Forever does Your love endure,
and showers mercy every day,
I, lonely and abandoned may appear,
empty of higher purpose or design.
Thus, unmet needs, desires unfulfilled
and longings melt in fog, then... – by Donka Kristeva | 41 Views added 4 years ago
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Love does not depart,
but the heart alone builds a wall,
giving in to darkness
as if darkness reigned
or evil held the... – by Donka Kristeva | 40 Views added 4 years ago
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Life-- eternal, whole
death,--life lost, God's image hid,
which will you believe?
Truth-- infinite, one,
error-- misleading, incomplete,
which will you... – by Donka Kristeva | 206 Views added 4 years ago
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Will power is human
self seeking it craves,
the dreams of tomorrow
it weaves and engraves.
And pride is reluctant
to give up its way,
as ego emerges
from hiding at... – by Donka Kristeva | 31 Views added 4 years ago
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Stalks gently swaying
flower petals unfolding,
birds flocking,
Nature-- in the circle of harmony,
redirection my thought toward
the grand and unifying design of... – by Donka Kristeva | 30 Views added 4 years ago
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Freedom is man's birthright,
stillness in thought
empowers him to know
who he is in... – by Donka Kristeva | 46 Views added 4 years ago
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Love that is dear, here and near
Love that surpasses mountains of fear,
She that endures and suffers all wrong,
that quits not, nor abandons her own.
Love constant, forgiving and strong,
enthroned, majestic and bold,
Love that opens what humans have... – by Donka Kristeva | 91 Views added 4 years ago
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Rest for the weary,
comfort for the needy
I was and am both,
weary of self, needy for God,
hungry for the crumbs
that fall from above.
I open His Word again,
to give to my blindness sight,
and let it sink into my mind.
Then, I understand
how is... – by Donka Kristeva | 66 Views added 4 years ago
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Jesus came for all,
the young and the old,
to answer his call
no deed is too bold.
For women he cared,
the children he held
the brave men who dared
he did not... – by Donka Kristeva | 313 Views added 4 years ago
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Blowing and sifting the wheat from the chaff,
forged in Truth's furnace, a sickle sways,
the weed burns, the seed remains.
Fields are awaiting, the labourers rise
from sunset to First Moon,
the grain of ingathering,
harvest time ends... – by Donka Kristeva | 176 Views added 4 years ago
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Who can separate us
from the love
we are reaching to and receiving?
Created by Love,
sustained by Spirit,
man is lifted from the sod,
empowered to be
not embittered and blue,
but himself-- faithful and... – by Donka Kristeva | 40 Views added 4 years ago
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Scattered, dispersed, alone,
wrestling, hitting wall,
waves of emotion, years by-gone.
In the valley of decisions
a still small voice,
"set before you are life and death,
choose... – by Donka Krsteva | 30 Views added 4 years ago
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Quietly the lilac scent,
the ripple of the pond
touch an invisible chord of my heart,
and I inhale
silence-- deep, unspoiled.
Time stands... – by Donka Krsteva | 32 Views added 4 years ago
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Wide, colorful wings-
strings in hand, eyes high on kite,
a child's dream in... – by Donka Kristeva | 51 Views added 5 years ago
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He flew from the Queen,
for Jezebel was after him,
surrendering life and soul,
Elijah came to the mountain of God.
He doubted his call
for faithful prophets were all slain,
he - the only one... – by Donka Kristeva | 253 Views added 5 years ago
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He spoke hard words, and many left him.
Demanding truth and love,
he whipped hypocrisy with firm resolve.
They thought they silenced him,
and left without remorse the shameful... – by Donka Krsteva | 180 Views added 5 years ago
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What is it that unites,
that pushes frontiers,
and turns colorless void
into a purpose upheld by light?
What is it that inspires,
that captures despair,
and gives wings to hope,
replete with the promise of... – by Donka Kristeva | 74 Views added 5 years ago
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Sunset in Summer
is filled with exotic wonder.
Looking at it, I feel part
of the celestial beauty far and above.
And the sun lingers,
as in regret- to unwillingly set.
In Fall, hues are dramatic,
blue, yellow, purple and gray
and clouds, surrounding... – by Donka Kristeva | 102 Views added 5 years ago
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My days are not yet come,
days to witness with the rising sun,
divine purposes fulfilled.
But, may the heart be still,
it knows that steadfast
is the Spirit that upholds and heals.
My weariness and earth-born will
stumble, fall,
then melt before... – by Donka Kristeva | 320 Views added 5 years ago
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Truth-- infinite, One,
error, mortal, incomplete,
which will you... – by Donka Kristeva | 58 Views added 5 years ago
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Quick and immediate
is the Word of God--
indivisible, One.
It builds, creates and protects,
it crushes sickness and... – by Donka Kristeva | 175 Views added 5 years ago
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Soaring, majestic and bold,
with stunning precision,
eagles defy, challenge and call.
Symbols of freedom, masters in invisible reign,
they inspire and invite to a higher way.
They stay in the valley only awhile,
if injured, weak or unable to fly,... – by Donka Kristeva | 145 Views added 5 years ago
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No condemnation,
no fear, nor shame,
when Spirit arises,
love takes the... – by Donka Kristeva | 85 Views added 5 years ago
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In the stillness of His presence--
angels worship, elders praise, adore.
What is man, that he be loved,
and the son of man, that he be cherished?
Dust he cannot be, for dust in graves remains,
but the living Spirit feeds him day by day,
with the... – by Donka Kristeva | 288 Views added 5 years ago
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"Be not afraid, only believe.
Rise up and walk.
Condemned you are not,
forgiven you are.
Just trust in God,
come walk with me, and you will be... – by Donka Kristeva | 306 Views added 5 years ago
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Where Love empowers,
wholeness and unity reign,
Life structures... – by Donka Kristeva | 78 Views added 5 years ago
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I am the breeze that gently blows,
to swell the sails of your boat.
I am the wind that rises with dawn
to guide birds' flight o're land and shore.
I am the hill whereon you climb
to safely reach your home.
I am the wave in constant flow--
in high... – by Donka Kristeva | 330 Views added 5 years ago
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Where Truth and Love reside,
evil cannot hide,
the voice is louder,
the heart-- stronger,
and trust in God... – by Donka Kristeva | 177 Views added 5 years ago
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One God and Spirit,
One and alone,
Cause and Creator,
the Father of all.
Three-- sun, moon and stars
three lights in heavens,
Life, Truth and Love-
threefold nature,
the essence of... – by Donka Kristeva | 295 Views added 5 years ago
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Blame game, easy play,
finding faults, calling the shots,
Who's looking... – by Donka Kristeva | 50 Views added 5 years ago
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Forever does Your love endure,
and showers mercy every day,
I lonely and abandoned may appear,
empty of higher purpose or design,
in human isolation steer--
a burden heavy and malign.
Thus, unmet needs, desires unfulfilled
melt in fog, then ... – by Donka Kristeva | 47 Views added 5 years ago
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Poems, like birds, on divine wings they fly,
fragile, like birds, they sing,
and with darkness retire.
But the song that highest flies,
is the song I love the most--
soaring on wings of love,
sings the Christ, in pure light... – by Donka Kristeva | 69 Views added 5 years ago
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Man stood in the valley and grieved
for the friend he never had,
for mother and father--
not present in heart.
Disguised as a loner,
he raged and rebelled inside.
He came to God broken,
scarred with emotional blight,
searching for... – by Donka Kristeva | 192 Views added 5 years ago
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Still, velvet morning,
purple dawn, blue silhouettes,
flutter wings, rustle leaves,
night spell is... – by Donka Kristeva | 96 Views added 5 years ago
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so, let Truth speak
to inner man,
infilling void with light of Mind.
Across the wilderness of carnal senses
roam greed, fear, wrath,
violence, confusion--
cruel killers of the... – by Donka Kristeva | 339 Views added 5 years ago
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Against storm, gale, frost,
like goats on stone-tumbling cliff,
prayer climbs, holds,... – by Donka Kristeva | 72 Views added 5 years ago
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Fragile is human life,
like grass, full of sap today, tomorrow withered,
like vase, pushed by angry hand,
its broken pieces cut through petals, stems.
What beautified with tender hue and fragrance,
now, a debris at the feet of... – by Donka Kristeva | 187 Views added 5 years ago
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Pillars, beams of light,
circling the crippled and blind--
restoring mind,... – by Donka Kristeva | 113 Views added 5 years ago
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Through longing nights and sunless days,
I've waited, wept and prayed
for answers to my burdened... – by Donka Kristeva | 116 Views added 5 years ago
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Forever God's law of good
upholds, protects and heals.
Sole is the rock of Truth
that breaks asunder... – by Donka Kristeva | 60 Views added 5 years ago
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Along the roads, wide or less travelled,
the wheel of motion falters not.
It's not a wheel of destiny or fate--
Infinity holds not such notion.
Eternal being-- now-- is real and sublime,
and when the Spirit's radiance illumines mind,
ear tunes to... – by Donka Kristeva | 95 Views added 6 years ago
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Man wished he could know
who could ever love him so,
that turmoil be set at peace,
that old hurt be given release.
He wished he could hear
harmony's tune in his ear,
tender hand to wipe tears away,
loving voice to invite him to... – by Donka Kristeva | 103 Views added 6 years ago
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"Come, fatherless child,
take refuge and pause,
let your wanderings
find refuge in Love's arms.
"Come, woman abandoned,
dig deeper inside,
lay anger, pain, sadness
at the cross-- where I... – by Donka Kristeva | 129 Views added 6 years ago
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Deep within
vibration ripples,
as if on a silver line,
connecting me to the One,
Who, to the five senses roars,
but to the spirit inside
gently whispers,
"Be not afraid,
you are... – by Donka Kristeva | 87 Views added 6 years ago
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How difficult forgiveness
seemed to come, at last.
The burden and the lonely cage
of what I self-imposed and dragged
was ugly, and in rage.
And, years of reflection, hence,
did nothing to uplift
that burden, carried long, in pain,
till God's grace... – by Donka Kriseva | 64 Views added 6 years ago
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Slave trader at sea.
Storm. Mercy invades his heart.
The blind receives... – by Donka Kristeva | 69 Views added 6 years ago
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Love is patient, kind,
heart-- a lonely hunter--
knows not when She comes.
Clothed in comfort, might,
in a whisper, heaven heard,
She illumines sight.
Then does man perceive and follow
vision-- far above earthbound gains--
Whole and safe in Love's... – by Donka Kristeva | 76 Views added 6 years ago
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I looked from the cliff,
down the foaming waves,
the ominous clouds--
in slow and threatening pace.
The beach-- abandoned, wet, dreary,
no seagulls in sight, nor sandpipers busy,
just winds, unleashed
and fiercely moaning,
as if nature was angry... – by Donka Kristeva | 76 Views added 6 years ago
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And Jesus wept,
compassion welling from within his heart.
He faced the tomb, his love enfolding
the sisters, Lazarus, the... – by Donka Kristeva | 98 Views added 6 years ago
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Far from mortal sight,
out of the agony of heart,
bloom petals of... – by Donka Kristeva | 79 Views added 6 years ago
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Love alone can penetrate
the wall of condemnation,
built by self, without foundation.
Be alert, stumble not,
in shadowy paths,
but look up and feel
Spirit's breeze, Love's caress,
She comforts her own
and gives freedom to the waiting... – by Donka Kristeva | 73 Views added 6 years ago
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The Lord is my Shepherd,
He keeps me secure and safe.
His waters,
infilling void and sorrow
with Spirit and Life,
renewing the now and the... – by Donka Kristeva | 331 Views added 6 years ago
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Living bread and vine,
Christ, the Lion and the Lamb,
Servant, Son of... – by Donka Kristeva | 70 Views added 6 years ago
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He plunged beneath the surface,
His perfect sight revealed
what human veil concealed.
He spoke commanding
the blind to see, the lame to walk,
the spiritually deaf to hear.
And, I who rejected once his power,
received it in my needy... – by Donka Kristeva | 365 Views added 6 years ago
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Rhythmic, motion, flight,
ocean, hunting hawk, low tide,
silver rays at... – by Donka Kristeva | 66 Views added 6 years ago
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