Empty Chairs and Broken Chimes

Memories of life unknown
Confusion and joy intertwined
Sadness envelopes this heart of stone
Lost words hidden from the blind

Empty hollowness builds
Fearing loss and pain
The dripping sanity stilled
Falling steadily with the rain

Sighs unheard and unseen
Fabricated smiles shine
Holes rip through the spleen
Lines of everything fine

Loneliness settles unsuspecting
Good-byes choke the tongue
Fortresses of steel erecting
Recalling songs no longer sung

Entangled in the webs of self
The bite of death encroaches
Time creeps up on you in stealth
The hour of loss approaches

Nostalgic thoughts of joys now lost
Haunting joys of present times
Freezing in the winter frost
Empty chairs and broken chimes

The Power of a Smile

“O Son of Man! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.”

When I see your smiling face
My heart is filled with light
It takes me to a place
Where His love shines glorious and bright
Every time I meet you
I am introduced again
To a spiritual beauty pure and true
A mirror with no end

Our soul’s rejoiceful meeting
Brings gladness to my heart
For in your radiant greeting
Is a perfect work of art
A masterpiece of bliss
The heartbeat of the world
What deep transformation exists
In this radiance unfurled

My foundation is recentered
My love for Him increased
Once this joy has entered
It screams to be released
I yearn to mirror forth
This beauty that’s inside
To inspire others to see their worth
The nobility they hide

And so I share with them
This gift you gave to me
Shining light into a gem
Produces radiance for all to see
In a single smile
We find a force for change
And there can be no denial
That hearts are rearranged

For when you smile with your heart
His beauty you reflect
And with each smile you start
Your own social and economic development project.

“O Son of Man! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.”