My Prayer

God, light in me the fire of my first love,
Make it burn in my chest just like before,
Gide my pen with Your whispers from above,
Let me follow Your footprints to the shore.

Give me a voice to spread Your love around,
Help me keep flame's faith alive and burning,
Make my poems clear, like a trumpet sound,
Make me wait for You and speed Your coming.

Your Spirit, let it in abundance flow,
Make my verses loving and touching, strong,
To change a life wherever they might go,
Please, make my life for You a praises song,

Sometimes, if I'm tired and about to fall,
Lord, give me Faith, Hope, and Love, above all.

Uvalde

A dark shadow wraps the earth,
springs of tears spring up in the saddened hearts,
never-ending rains of hurt and pain,
the sun fades,
the stars lost their light,
so many questions unanswered,
mourning songs echo the suffering souls,
the silence cries out,
the scream is silent,
parents weep for their children
"refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more",
the angels are sad,
God is crying,
way too early, white roses bloom in heaven,
way, way too early.

Marius Alexandru

Memorial Day- Forbidden to Forget

 

We are forbidden to forget

A mother cried for many years,
making big crowns from her tears,
an unmarked grave was her altar,
where she has read hours from the psalter,
close to her heart, she kept the flag; red, white, and blue,
until she, later, went to you.

A beautiful young girl, just engaged,
had her white wings locked in a cage,
she blamed the world and God, the death,
for stealing her love and your sweet breath.

Two brothers miss you every day,
while they still played, you went away,
you promised you'll be back, and very soon,
decades they waited, June after June.

A father went to the grave too early,
so proud of you and your brave journey,
but still, the pain was cutting deep,
and one late night, he went to "sleep."

Today, we honor you, your sacrifice,
but our tribute will not suffice,
eternally, we are in debt,
we are forbidden to forget.

Marius Alexandru

Chariots of Fire

In You is my freedom,
You broke all my chains,
All glory to Jesus,
Forever He reigns.

You won all the battles,
You conquered the death,
The chariots of fire
released at Your breath.

I gave you my life,
Now, I am Yours,
Your Grace is sufficient,
By Grace, I was saved,
You are The Way,
You made me Your Child.

I am on Your team,
Victory’s ours,
You died on the cross,
You made me Your Bride,
Through You, with God
I am reconciled.

In You is my freedom,
You broke all my chains,
All glory to Jesus,
Forever He reigns.

You won all the battles,
You conquered the death,
The chariots of fire;
released at Your breath.

We gave You our life,
We are all Yours,
Your Grace is sufficient,
By Grace, we were saved,
You are The Way,
Let’s all sing in choirs;

We are on Your team,
Victory’s ours,
You died on the cross,
You gave us Your power,
We’re Chariots of Fire.

Marius Alexandru

Friendship is Love (Rondeau)

Friendship is love, without a doubt
that feeling you can't live without,
a shelter in the fiercest storm,
the blanket that will keep you warm,
some tears, some laughs, a song, a shout,

two friends who help each other out,
for trust is what friendship's about,
a friend will never do you harm,
Friendship is love.

If your new life's a total rout,
and when you feel that you're a lout
when you might lose your smile, your charm,
a friend will always lift your arm.
Good friends spread their true love throughout,
Friendship is love.

Marius Alexandru

Friendship-is-Love---Rondeau--by-Marius-Alexandru

Quietness of Mind

quietness of mind

relaxing on the weekend-

Chicago City

 

Haiku