Posted on December 20, 2007 by danielabdalhayymoore
GLORY IN THE DARKNESS
“Glory in the darkness” says the clock on the wall
“as your ship goes out through the ice”
“But the walls and floors obstruct us”
sing off-register voices from emptiness
“Charge inside lightning that dances at midnight”
calls the grass out the window still damp from dew
“Nowhere is without His activating Grace”
screams the [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2007 by danielabdalhayymoore
A QUADARY OF GORGEOUS SONG
The Prophet Muhammad’s arrived again
with an entourage of saints
Birds are flying in such a way
the sky is streaked with gold
He settles down to a cool murmur
and everywhere rivers flow
None of our words are anything
but his messages of silver
Their light is like a thousand universes
with a thousand burning suns
Once seen he can’t [...]
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