A Man Standing In The Dark With His Arms Crossed Art

a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
wide landscape with natural scenery
Geometric skull with roses
Dark sorceress in throne room
a group of men standing in front of a building
still life with everyday objects
a flock of birds standing on top of a field
no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it,
or the cry of distress.

No more shall there be in it
an infant that lives but a few days,
or an old person who does not live out a lifetime;

for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth,
and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed.

They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Two dancers in embrace
a man with short hair and a black shirt
Raven on skull with roses
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
A koi pond seen from above, orange and white koi fish swimming among lily pads, clear water with subtle ripples, fallen cherry blossom petals floating on the surface, dappled sunlight
house with front view
An Angel of God standing with full armor, sword, and shield, with massive wings, in front of a great serpent
house with front view
a painting of two people standing next to each other
Neon cocktail icon
Artist copying same text until exhaustion
John 14:6 Jesus addressing His disciples at the last supper
bicyle resting against a wall
a tree in nature
bicyle resting against a wall
still life arrangement of fruits and flowers
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
a tree in nature
portrait of two people together
Now, those captains must learn what the river will do
when it makes that great turn out of sight.
How it dashes them up on the rocks of the shore
How it spins to the left and the right.
It beats them and breaks them and crushes their pride
Leaves them dizzy and sick and all jumbled inside
‘til they’ve all but forgotten that glorious ride
lying flat on their deck in the sun.
There they lie, drying out in the sun.

As you round the point where the river was bent
and survey the great wideness ahead,
you can see all those captains alone on their decks,
beat and broken and very near dead.
Then the current takes hold and there’s naught you can do
as it drags you down into its maw.
Headed straight for those rocks, you make ready to crash
but at last, you rise up, roll and yaw.

Going back and away, then forward again,
fearing each time, the rocks will prevail!
You’re trapped in a cycling, circling tide,
in an eddy withstanding a gale.
But each time you circle that great whirling tide
and you’ve not hit the rocks or been thrown to the side
and you’re kept from the falls, cascading and wide,
for the eddy’s small mercy give praise.
Give the merciful currents your praise!
Immigrant's journey portrait
portrait of two people together
portrait of a person with expressive eyes
A koi pond seen from above, orange and white koi fish swimming among lily pads, clear water with subtle ripples, fallen cherry blossom petals floating on the surface, dappled sunlight