Jeffrey Stultz

I.
The garden by my house is locked,
the door is bolted tight,
the walls are high and strong
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You catch me watching you,
your laughing smile inquires what I'm about,
I say nothing, but my heart is full of wonder,
at the depth of sorrow in your eyes.
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One velvety soft
desert night;
in a moonless sky,
the stars shone bright.
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Torture,
to be so near,
my tongue held fast by fear.
Fearful,
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Three decades ago,
a hardy few,
gathered to start
something new;
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The Aten sun is glorious,
on this most auspicious day;
the hall is decked with flowers,
and banners bright and gay.
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At Long Last, Love

At long last, love, has come,
to soothe this weary heart,
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The spirit of the trees is in the breeze,
It is not bound by root or branch.
Leaves shimmer and branches sway
While whispering winds carry seeds away.
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Lend me your ears for a moment or two,
and I’ll sing you song of a love that is true,
a magical maiden, Arianna by name;
the purest of heart, the brightest of fame.
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You say your goin’ through some bad times
The Lord seems so far from you,
Your faith is getting weak
and your Heart is getting hard
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In the harbor there’s a lady,
Made of metal and stone;
She lights the way for people
Who want to make the land
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Hear the trumpet blast
That rings out through the land
calling a Holy Army,
That will move at God’s command.
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Chorus:
You've gotta fall on the rock
or the Rock's gonna fall on you
You've gotta fall on the Rock
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When your faith is tired
And you're feelin' old
Livin in a land
That's not hot or cold
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Rise up O daughter of Zion
Rise up O Bride of Christ
Rise up in the Favor He’s won us
Rise up and shake off the chains
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The train just keeps on running,
mile after weary mile;
the ghosts of tortured souls,
still linger on the rails.
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Why should I forbear to dance,
because you have no joy?
Should I sit and mope the day away,
in sympathy for your gloom?
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For a moment I lost myself in the dance,
and dared to dream beyond it.
The music stopped and you melted away;
and I woke from my hopeful vision.
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In the mountain lands of Atenveldt,
in green forest there is hid,
a little bit of paradise,
called the shire of Nathar Airgid.
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Alluring Lucinda,
light of my heart;
your love illuminates
the deepest parts.
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