Friday, June 1, 2012

A Mermaid Child

A precious child
Born to a king
Loved and cherished
The most blessed gift
To hear her sing

Her soul spoke to you
The angels could be heard
This gem within her
Manifested itself
In the Glory of His Word

But the world ensnared her
Trapped her with its sights
For envy and attachment
She gave up her soul
For worldly and material delights

She gained happiness for a moment
But the veils of ego’s view
Blinded her to the truth
And she forgot the beauty
Of the Light she had been born to

Imprisonment

I found my soul imprisoned today
Away from Your light and Your grace
My ego's good intentions
Wove shackles I hadn't traced

My mind often drifted in prayer
Joy slowly stopped intervening
As the light of compassion dimmed
My service lost much of its meaning

The insideous webs of blame
And judgement's encroaching presence
Forced all meaning from my pain
All growth drained out of its essence

But now that I've found it again
I pray for Your aid and assistance
To build a new prison with walls and guards
Against my ego's insistence

Set free my glorious soul
Let it fly on the wings of Your love
And never again let it fall victim
To the dross which saddened Noah's dove