Poems - OneWarriorPoet

This is the author's reading of his poetic rendering of the 1st Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution -- "The Bill of Rights."

This is the author's reading of his poetic exploration of "Salvation History" -- the story of God's ever-growing covenants with mankind for the purpose of saving and raising them from dust to His own children, sharing in His own Flesh and Blood in The Body of Christ, The Church, of which Christ is the Head and Bridegroom.

This is the author's reading of his original poem. It is a short story about a boy looking for a friend to play with, who is welcomed by 'nature' when 'busy' civilization takes no note of him to pursue it's somewhat mechanical and utilitarian aims.

This is the author's reading of his original poem. In it, the speaker relates an experience of being drawn into the forest by a fae (fairy), being shown a unique orchid, trying to take the orchid, and being cast out by the fae. It is an extended metaphor for several human experiences, including falling in love, exploring and living within 'nature.'

This is the author's reading of another original poem. In it, the speaker can be imagined as the first Adam of Genesis, the "Second" or "New Adam" of Jesus Christ, or every single human being who has ever lived and breathed. It is a short reflection on one of the most basic human experiences -- the "other" and the "self." It ends with a hope deeply rooted in the promises of God as given through Scriptural Revelation.

This is another reading by the author of an original poem. It is an extended metaphor, or an allegory, depicting the modern mindset in relation to nature.

This is the author's reading of another of his original poems. It tells a short story about an old knight's relationship to his lord, which he tells to his grandson when asked about his black umbrella. It is an extended metaphor, or allegory of many a fallen and redeemed Christian warrior.

This is the author's reading of another original poem. It is a short retelling of a simple train of thought--one most everyone has or will experience at some time--ending with faith and hope as described in the New Testament (Hebrews 11:1, Romans 5:2-5, 1 Thessalonians 1:3). The title was taken from Gabriel Honoré Marcel's simple definition of love-- to will that, "You, at least, shall not die."

This is the author's reading of another original poem. In it, he muses on the nature of 'self' and 'other'; 'the one and the many'; 'identity and difference' and the nature of beauty, relationship and unity.

This is the author's dramatic reading of another original poem. In it, the "Fall" of mankind and "Protoevangelium" are expressed in poetic verse, with exegetical interpretation and imagination of what those in the story may have been thinking.