ANAMONI

ANAMONI

(By: Tyararr J. Jones)

From the stillness of my path today I seek to be released.

My heart is overwhelmed and seeks to be unchained from its restrain.

It is patiently at bay in the grasps of my ever present Guardian.

I wish to speak the words that dance on the tip of my tongue,

But they are silenced in the shadows by fear and discernment.

My emotions are channeled through the art of written speech.

So much more is being said between the lines of secret meaning.

The steps that I wish to take are imprinted with fear, confidence, and expectation.

The unwrapping of what lies beyond this choice, leaves me frozen in anticipation.

Bridled are my thoughts in the view of hand and pen,

Releasing the man inside who wishes to share what has been given.

ANAMONI, so many experience its challenge throughout life,

But few ever become the master of it.

I bow in submission to its request, but I press forward toward the gift that lies beyond its borders.

It is not a simple price to kneel to its commands, but I am forever bridled by the touch of the Master's Hand.

CAPTIVATED BY YOU ...

CAPTIVATED

BY

YOU......

(By: Tyararr J. Jones)

My eyes and my heart are caught in the gaze of an unexpected treasure.

You came unannounced with sweetness and beauty like the beginning of a plesant, refreshing day.

Each day I seek to push you away from the emotions of my heart.

I try to look at you in a way that draws me not to you, and allows me to remain at bay in my heart.

Failure greets me daily as I seek to carry out these actions.

When I am with you, my fear turns to confidence.

The boy in me strives to be the man I should be.

My heart no longer wants to remain at bay.

It desires instead to follow along with you on life's journey.

The waters of my heart's emotions are stirred daily by thoughts of you.

My fears and uncertainties of being with you are now particles of dust under my steps of faith.

You have my focus and my heart.

It is not a right to enjoy the thought and presence of you, but a privilege.

You are a gift given by God that has me captivated.

You are a refreshing thought in my mind.

You are a stirring of my heart.

You are a treasure of my seeking.

You are a jewel God has placed along my journey as I seek to follow Him faithfully.

SHALL I BE ENTERTAINED?

SHALL I BE

ENTERTAINED?

Encompassed about by desires in which to be entertained,

Seeking for something that is good, that will not leave me stained.

In this society in which I live, there is not much which is good,

So many distractions keeping me from doing the things I should.

Harboring in every crevace are many devices which are bad,

Tainting the minds of families, leaving them desolate, broken and sad.

Are we living only for the moments that bring us temporal pleasure,

Neglecting God's priceless gifts and His eternal treasures?

From where comes my joy, is its source pure and real?

Have I become a pirate seeking what adds to my appeal?

Contentment is fleeting, to grasp it is gain,

Cease living for temporal pleasures and experience less emotional pain.

Shall I be entertained! Seeking to have my desires filled,

Or strive for that which is pleasing to God's will.

THINGS PLEASANT

THINGS PLEASANT

By: Tyararr J. Jones

There is a familiar cloud that settles over me today.

My emotions stir as I awake to my frequent enemy.

He does not tire of the constant battle that we partake in daily.

Should I lower my defense, for in and of myself I am weak.

Relief seems so far from the beckoning of my soul.

My desire of my wants struggles to stay submissive to my needs.

Was today worth getting up when defeat seems only a few steps away?

Silence! I stop and kneel under the pressure of the thoughts of battle.

Yes Lord, I remember who You are and what You have done for me.

I am awake this morning because of you God.

I have the things I have because of you God.

I can press on today because of you God.

Though I may face defeat today, I have victory in you God.

Though I am weak, I have strength in you God.

Though I have messed up, I have forgiveness from you God.

Though my life at times may seem dark and unsure, my hope is in you God.

When I think of things most plesant, I think of you God.