Scott Hastie

“To have been where you have beenAnd to still have joy,Dazzling in your heart,Now there’s a thing to make the whole world smile.”

“Disparate energies come togetherThat have never been aligned before.And so bound,Is the world illuminated,Changed forever in an instant…”

“There can be no law of nature, no science,No aberrant infliction of human willThat unchained the soul cannot conquer,Simply sweep away, should it chose to.”

“A permanent pathThat, once illuminated,Goes ever onward – a way home…”

“Life, wherever it leads,Will always be the same,It begs for the best of you.”

“Everyday can be extraordinaryAnd ripe,Like a flower burst,If the will is there.”

“Such is true joy’s absolute certainty,Its slow lit fuse that burns holesIn the shabby shroud of death forever.”

“Nothing that truly mattersCan ever evaporate,Be excised,Burnt out of your soul.”

“Sense howEven the smooth stones acheWith stories of their ownIn the shuddering light of day.”

“Ultimately not one amongst usWill ever be denied that,The glimmer of a chance to shine.”

“Open the doors of your heart and they will come…And for every cruel arrow,Sweet caresses of delirium alsoTo nourish your soul.”

“The searing light of morningAsks unwelcome questions,Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight.”

“A stream of primal voicesWhispering in the breeze of your heartTo urge you on.”

“Paradise is no whim.It takes time and trust,You see.”

“The light needs only our trustAnd, of course, the darknessTo work its eternal alchemy.”

“The gilded spiralOf longings within.Our very own cathedralThat points persistently to heaven.”

“Mislaid flame of tender emotionsRekindled.Together we live to the point of tears,I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

“For every moment of suffering,Others will arriveThat will instead pierce you with joy.”

“Every new dayOur children's joy is as fresh as roses,Even the birds chatter at dawn.”

“Soothing the exhaustionIn my soul,So I can fall back skyward,Safe in your arms,And survive to dream again.”