THE SPIRIT AND I

 

 A  soft, little  whisper,

A nudge to my soul,

Awake, I get down,

on my knees to the floor.

The Spirit is moving,

Enkindling in me,

A love that will flame,

To a blaze as He breathes.

In the rapt silence,

My  heart swells with praise,

Worship unspoken,

In jubilant phrase.

Aloft like an eagle,

My soul soars on high,

I meet with my God,

On the wings of a sigh.

Communing like Moses

As I face to face,

Encounter my God,

In this Holy Place.

Myra D’Souza / 27^th  May 2010

THE EUCHARIST

A day without the Eucharist,

Is dreary, dull and grey,

Hope loses all its promise,

Faith  lacks the will to pray.

He satisfies my hunger,

In the Eucharist,

Possessing Him I overflow,

With blissful happiness.

This holy, awesome Sacrament,

Empowers me with grace,

My soul holds in intimacy

My God in close embrace.

My soul a Sacred Monstrance,

My heart a sanctuary,

I am a living temple,

When God descends in me.

Myra D’Souza/24 May 2010

FRIEND OF MY HEART --(Written with a little heartache for a friendship that I thought had not stood the test of time. Thankfully I was wrong - it did!)

I chased the sound of laughter,

In the summer of an age,

When I weaved childish fantasies,

With the visage of a sage.

Looking back with longing,

Clutching on to straws,

Hungering to keep alive,

A season’s spell that was.

I blew on dying embers,

Cooling through the years,

Viewing a cherished friendship,

Fade and disappear.

In a flash spoke Wisdom,

Through the written Word,

Do not trust in mortals,

Place all your hope in God.

My truest Friend was waiting,

Until I recognized,

That He alone can love me,

With a love that satisfies.

The God of all creation,

Embraced me in His light,

When I let go my childish dreams,

And let the past take flight.

Myra D’Souza/15th April 2010