morning: beauty drips like soft light. red autumn leaves. dressed for a meeting i wear a costume of respectability. walking near the lake i stop to watch dark desired waves. a playful storm floats out of sky. children play in … Continue reading walking | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
There was a time When my soil was Frozen so hard That I was only A faint shadow Of what I am today. Once, everything seemed To slip through My fingers But now I have drawn the curtains On … Continue reading MUTUAL GROWTH | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
quiet blends with the sounds of the frig and hesitant rain drops sliding down smudged windows blackie, the timid feral cat visits, and I give her food in grey rain. i close my eyes and notice my expanding consciousness … Continue reading afternoon | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Falling asleep softly I watch fresh new leaves On the twigs of trees. An owl is perched on the Bony branch above. The sun sets And whirling waters flow From the crystal clear brook. Lying on the thick blue-green … Continue reading Dreaming of Eden | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
she walks smoothly so fragile in her loneliness and as she smiles it is as though all the winds go to heaven. she speaks to air – i imagine in some distant kitchen wrapped in abandoned teardrops. her bright … Continue reading street person | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
the wind is quiet in trees. a sixth sense guides me. a rustle of wings and a tangle of vines and leaves. hipsters with spiritual anorexia block crumbling sidewalks. i am tuned to the earth’s music and voiceless ground. … Continue reading walking in rain | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Quieting My thoughts I observe An abundant river. The past And future Are persistent myths Sinking in sand While I eclipse God of the orchard Where peace and justice Sing like birds. My soul is a map Hiding beneath … Continue reading MINDFULNESS | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
PAROUSIA Magazine is calling for submissions for it 10th Issue to be published by December 2019 during the Christmas Celebration. The theme of this forthcoming Issue is The Christmas Life Issue. John 1: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and … Continue reading Call For Submission: CHRISTMAS LIFE ISSUE #10 | PAROUSIA Magazine
racing thoughts are as true as a drunk’s promise. whispering words, i become soothing scarlet light. unhurried pulse. the scent of green grass. giving up language. a cloud of fireflies covers cold glass. the moon hangs like an amber stone. … Continue reading praying: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Sunday October 27, 2019: Today my dearly beloved brother, we are taking a look at the subject, “His Coming Back Again.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines such as: the act of coming back to or from a place or condition; an account … Continue reading His Coming Back Again! by Joseph S. Spence, Sr|Article|PAROUSIA Magazine
a lady in mink dripping in gold with plasticity of the soul hands a haunted street person a folded bill. maple branches sway as a teenage girl with a short skirt and compliant hips smiles at me. distant windless … Continue reading hazy memory from age 3 | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
I lived in mud. Then, I met you and began To walk through reclining forests And aside melodic mountains And today, despite challenges Life is as tranquil As late summer fireflies. I was a broken fish, Who, upon finding … Continue reading TRANSFORMATION | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
dream 2: the wind is warm. embracing a field of flowers. a wounded blade of grass. climbing a blue stairway. a tree moves in wind. a corridor through banks of trees. red swirling dust clouds. faint air shimmers. indigo sky. … Continue reading dream 2: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
i awake from a cloudy dream of dark leaf horses running with wild bronze manes. i slide open the bedroom drapes as a sweet design unfolds as I watch playful birds – imagining that they are flying towards an eastern … Continue reading morning: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
moment sitting on the porch i relax as sparrows peck at the bird feeder. wind. chirps. sound is a true vocabulary of nature. the sun glitters my shadow. clouds gather speed. the sky is a miracle. 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 schools. He’s has worked in market research and other positions. He has worked as a volunteer pastoral counselor at Blind Service Association in Chicago, and at the … Continue reading moment | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
my idealism: my idealism is like bare feet in summer grass and blossoms that drift like stars resisting water-hazards of apathy. my idealism is like city lights that speckle wet streets with vibrant paint. stuck in right-wing mud my nights … Continue reading my idealism: | A Poem by Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
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