Saiom Shriver

Violent can be sound and light
in waking us from sleep of night.
Gently comes the dawn's twilight
Each step read more

Violent can be sound and light
in waking us from sleep of night.
Gently comes the dawn's twilight
Each step taken oh so slight.

The ice does not in pain scream
when in the sun he melts into stream
nor does he in pain read more

The ice does not in pain scream
when in the sun he melts into stream
nor does he in pain scream
when he higher climbs into spiraling steam.

We gave him a pitcher. He gave us the sea.

We gave him a pitcher. He gave us the sea.

The olive tree is
the altar of Allah.
On it Allah has placed
olives free for all.
May Allah read more

The olive tree is
the altar of Allah.
On it Allah has placed
olives free for all.
May Allah allow none
to alter His altars.
In protecting trees
may no one falter.

As the longfingered sun
reaches out to touch
a cloistered trillium
or a lake trembles in
the light of read more

As the longfingered sun
reaches out to touch
a cloistered trillium
or a lake trembles in
the light of moon and stars
so can a poet's long rainbow
of words
play our heartstrings from afar.