Along the Old Dock
Grant Hope 222
https://www.granthope.net/p/along-the-old-dock
https://youtu.be/tsgGE7TBkb8

Along the planks of the old dock
I sit with my love dressed in red
her dress falling down her shoulders
while she leans in to rest her sweet head on my own
...

Mother Nature Myth
Grant Hope 214
https://granthope.substack.com/p/mother-nature-myth
https://youtu.be/9JVNt1BdQDM

Wonderfully hypnotic isn’t she?
There are so many refracting layers to her world
Can you see past the layers and elegant pageantry
...

From The Other Side of The Wide Lengthy Sea
Grant Hope 213
https://granthope.substack.com/p/from-the-other-side-of-the-wide-lengthy
https://youtu.be/4Yx5O6MryfQ

I can feel him tenderly calling
from across the wide lengthy sea
wondering with yearning how he is when he thinks about me
...

Filling Holes
Grant Hope 212
https://granthope.substack.com/p/filling-holes
https://youtu.be/Y023l_s0MWc

Violence is the answer some might say
to get above water
fighting for what is yours
for your turf
...

The Mission: Hit The Big Score
Grant Hope 211
https://granthope.substack.com/p/the-mission-hit-the-big-score
https://youtu.be/wkpCirDGpwc

Man, it’s a big world out there
two guys look over the skyline of their city
talking about if they can get out
...

Thankful in Petition
Grant Hope 207
https://www.granthope.net/p/thankful-in-petition
https://youtu.be/Chza_eyxrTk

I can see my face reflected in my hands when I pray honestly
With thanksgiving I let my request be made to the God whose peace surpasses all understanding
...

Senses of Night
Grant Hope 194
https://www.granthope.net/p/senses-of-night
https://youtu.be/MlukKyB_Zf0

The passage of time is different when dusk has died
the trees are blacker than shadow and can only be seen under the cloudy haze of the moon
it’s like there is a lady playing with father time’s hourglass
letting the sands leak out so that earth’s natural satellite can have its own high noon
…

Hugs For Life
Grant Hope 157
https://www.granthope.net/p/hugs-for-life
https://youtu.be/g82H5PPIO8E

Ever since we were pieces of twine
I remember my sister’s hugs
she remembers mine
...

True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.
-Torquato Tasso