The Lantern
Finding the Light
Compassion, encouragement, spirituality, and guidance.
35 pieces
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"Carry This Cross"
Verse 1 — I walked through the fire with nobody near,
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Maybe that's why nighttime
has always felt different to me. — When I look at the stars...
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# The Symbolism of the Moon
For thousands of years, human beings have attached spiritual meaning to the cycles of the Moon. — Different traditions interpret those cycles differently, but…
poem · 3 min
**Poor Bella Never Grew Up**
There was a girl — who could have been a sunrise,
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What Was Sleeping Should Have Stayed Asleep
They mistook my silence for a shallow grave, — never wondering
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# The Angel Both Kingdoms Claimed
There was an angel — who learned too much of mankind.
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**The Old Soul Preferred Sleep**
An old soul is a dangerous thing — only after lesser hands mistake silence for surrender.
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Today, the world walked past a…
Today, — the world walked past a miracle
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The Orchard Beyond Gold
Do not arrive with kingdoms in your hands, — their minted suns, their little crowns of fire.
poem · 5 min
The one who holds my heart, You.
I have not bartered with the merchants' fire, — Nor spread my soul upon their painted stalls;
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Woe Unto the Shepherds
Woe unto the shepherds — who stitched wolfskin
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Some souls arrive
like thunder that has learned — not to make a sound.
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Love Bombing
They did not arrive with sharpened knives. — No.
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Heaven's Finest Work
You never knew me. — Perhaps that is mercy.
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The Three Nights Without Dawn
When Heaven seals the mouth of morning, — and the sun forgets its ancient throne,
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You asked for reverence, then wrapped…
You asked for reverence, — then wrapped your hands in silk
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The Keeper of the Swords
He knew before the first whisper — ever escaped their lips.
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The Last Mercy
Before the first sword kissed the earth, — he wept.
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The Chair by the Window
Move a chair — next to a window.
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Loneliness Is Not Your Name
Loneliness has a strange way — of introducing itself.
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Daily Resolve
Discipline — is choosing tomorrow
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Faith Forward
Fear speaks loudly. — Faith whispers.
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he ache for touch, a primal…
he ache for touch, a primal cry, — Beneath a vast and lonely sky.
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The silence deafens, a heavy cloak,…
The silence deafens, a heavy cloak, — Each ticking second, a cruel joke.
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The mirror shows a face estranged,…
The mirror shows a face estranged, — By passing years, and truths unchanged.
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The weight I carry, heavy stone,…
The weight I carry, heavy stone, — A burden borne by me alone.
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A tapestry of threads unseen, Each…
A tapestry of threads unseen, — Each life a color, sharp and keen.
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The empty chair, a silent judge,…
The empty chair, a silent judge, — My own echo, a whispered nudge.
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The critic's voice, a poisoned dart,…
The critic's voice, a poisoned dart, — Pierces the unsuspecting heart.
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The silence screams, a hollow sound,…
The silence screams, a hollow sound, — Where insecurity is found.
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The map is torn, the compass…
The map is torn, the compass needle spins, — The familiar routes now fade from weary sight.
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Language of Prayers
A whisper soft, a silent plea, — To the strength that resides in me.
poem · 2 min
Above the veil where silence breaks,…
Above the veil where silence breaks, — where unseen light in motion wakes,
poem · 3 min
“Slow Down or Stay Trapped”
You feel stuck. — Not the dramatic kind—
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“The Room You Think Is a Cage”
You feel stuck. — Not poetic-stuck.
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