Self Portrait (The Van Gogh Trilogy 3)

A poem from 2018

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I preached about my Lord, to no effect

Descent into disillusionment

I joined city friends, led into flesh delights

Descent into debauchery

I fought hallucinations, cut off the high priest’s ear

Descent into madness

Siesta (The Van Gogh Trilogy 2)

A poem from 2018

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There's nothing new under the sun

That hot sun, burning us to sleep

A hard day leading to a dozy day

We lay down our tools for a while

This is what we do every day

This is what we do to survive

Life is hard and work is hard

We work and sleep and eat and love

We hide in the shadows

It's just you and me against the world

We would dream of freedom

If only we knew what freedom was

The Starry Night (The Van Gogh Trilogy 1)

A poem from 2018

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Night is supposed to be calm

Behind the calm stars explode

Waiting to be found in centuries to come

God's hidden secrets

Waiting to be revealed to mankind

A sharing of His joy

My face is calm

I do not smile

It betrays the turbulence within

An explosion in my brain

A disaster waiting to happen

This is my secret

We do not see the stars

Too much artificial light

Too cosy indoors

Too much TV

Too much entranced by tiny screens

Too much we look down

We miss God's joy