The Eternal House The colours are beautiful Glistening like an early sun The paints are not just rare alone, but its existence is banned For it is a winsome beauty, glowing more than the earth destined light A man once … Continue reading A Poem by Tope Ashaolu | PAROUSIA Magazine
Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com Sunday September 15, 2019: Blessings to you my dearly beloved brothers. Upon the rays of the rising sun, this morning, before the sheet was removed from my shoulders, and feet touched the floor, I … Continue reading God’s Blessings! by Joseph S. Spence, Sr | PAROUSIA Magazine
A woman doesn’t meet her God every day, a man doesn’t always feel his prayers, not every hour is one of grace. We fall, we fail, to the end of our road. We turn back only to lose our way yet again, to wander is search of forgotten paths. But God holding a candle looks for all who wander, all who search. Rick Davis lives in the Chicago area, USA. He is married to Marianne. Marianne has five children, and twenty-four grand & great-grandchildren. They have a loved cat & dog. Rick graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, and several graduate … Continue reading A Poem by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
I lay in bed Whispering to You. My love of You Feels like joints And bones. As I lay In twilight half-sleep I eclipse You With tender feelings. The sweat of life Always continues Like a cruel Walk into sun … Continue reading MORNING PRAYER by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
i feel mildly uncomfortable as if i am wearing wool socks on a warm day. it is a need to create but beginnings are hard – it is difficult to find words for my feelings. trying to compose it is … Continue reading the creative impulse: by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
shuffling near the lake quietness shakes the wavering air. purple lilies sigh. sun and moonlight blend in watery shadows. the creamy moon is infinite. gusts of wind sing. a woman with heavy pale make-up exits a high-rise and scowls at … Continue reading up at dawn: by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
half-awake life. singing with destination. easing through sunlight. relaxing in rushing air. floating in the welcoming recliner. i listen, becoming my higher-self – a song bird resting on God. Rick Davis lives in the Chicago area, USA. He is married … Continue reading morning: by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
Today my heart is heavy, filled with mixed anxiety, and grief My beloved alumna sister, Toni Morrison, is now in relief Read about her, as I entered the halls of Howard University Where she attended, graduated, and taught … Continue reading Tribute To My Dearly Beloved Alumna Howard University Sister: Toni Morrison! by Joseph S. Spence, Sr. | PAROUSIA Magazine
Prof Pius Adesanmi’s horrific death aboard the crashed Ethiopian Airlines’ flight 302 on 10th March, 2019, rightly drew an outpouring of responses from around the world. While many of the tributes were occupied with the … Continue reading ADESANMI: RELIGION AND THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL By Mike Ekunno | Essay | PAROUSIA Magazine
IMAGINATION & GOD Walking the neighborhood I am struck by the dishonest wind of sleeping embers in the eyes of fragmented souls. In my imagination urban speed is replaced by sugarcane stalks bending in breeze and deer emerging from shadows, … Continue reading IMAGINATION & GOD by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
true kabbalah: breathing Light I rest peacefully lying on the loveseat acquiescently observing the television and luminous blue white sky above. rushing purity from vents below as i lovingly peck at the tablet allowing my higher self to express him/herself — knowing that this is the only self that i am — knowing the Unity of all that was, is and will be, so time dissolves and God ceases to suffer as He/She is no longer fragmented by my divisions, objectification and theology. i breathe softly content to experience the friendship of God found in poetry & the glances of … Continue reading Three Poems from Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
SERMON ON MOUNT KNOWLEDGE He slapped me for no reason I wanted to slap back, but held back my hand for fear of treason I viewed my fused face and discovered the only solace was to cry As in such … Continue reading SERMON ON MOUNT KNOWLEDGE by TUMININU AIYEDUN | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
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For Those Who Don’t Know Chocolate : Angelic Vision of Love for a New World Title: For Those Who Don’t Know Chocolate Author: Amirah Al Wassif Publisher: Poetic Justice Books & Arts Year: 2019 Pages: 44 ISBN 10: 1950433013 … Continue reading For Those Who Don’t Know Chocolate : Angelic Vision of Love for a New World by Joseph. S. Spence, Sr. | Book Review | PAROUSIA Magazine
Have Faith (Senryu) Bitterness shall not Have victory over souls A new dawn will come! Joseph S. Spence, Sr., is the author of three poetry books. He invented the, “Epulaeryu Poetry” form. His writings have appeared in national and … Continue reading Have Faith (Senryu) by Joseph S. Spence, Sr. | PAROUSIA Magazine
The Windows of Life…I See God’s Light! Looking out the window yesterday I saw Illnesses and plagues, sadness and failures Lives short lived with dreams not met Things wished for not coming to past The love from God not resonating Looking out the window today I see Families’ growth and failures Needs, wants and wishes on the table … Continue reading The Windows of Life…I See God’s Light!
