Christ died for God and me

But oh it saddened us to seeHow wan he grew and thin.We said: she eats him day and nightAnd draws the blood from him,We did not know but said we thoughtThis was why he grew thin.One day we called and rang the bell,No answer came within,We said: She must have took him offTo the forest…

The nearly rightAnd yet not quiteIn love is wholly evilAnd every heartThat loves in partIs mortgaged to the devilI loved or thoughtI loved in sortWas this to love akin?To take the bestAnd leave the restAnd let the devil in?O lovers trueAnd others tooWhose best is only betterTake my adviceShun compromiseForget him and forget her

As of the presence of God, I am sureIn the dustbins, in the manure, in the cat at play,Is the presence of God, in a sure wayHe moves there. Mother, what do you say?I too have felt the presence of God in the broomI hold, in the cobwebs in the room,But most of all in…

Nature has taught her creatures to hateMan that fusses and fumesUnquiet manAs the sap rises in the treesAs the sap paints the trees a violent greenSo rises the wrath of Nature’s creaturesAt manSo paints the face of Nature a violent green.Nature is sick at manSick at his fuss and fumeSick at his agoniesSick at his…

The petals swingTo my fingeringIs it you, or you, or you?Tender only to oneI do not know his nameAnd the friends who fallTo the petals’ callMay think my love to blame.Tender only to oneThis petal holds a clueThe face it showsBut too well knowsWho I am tender to.Tender only to one,Last petal’s latest breathCries out…

Wife and family?No,He never suffered such a blow.Did he feel pointless, feeble and distrait,Unwanted by everyone and in the way?From his cradle he was purposeful,His bent strong and his mind full.Did he love people very muchYet find them die one day?He did not love in the human way.Did he ask how long it would go…