sleepless

sleepless again
waking and praying
silently
digits glow red in the dark
2:07
after a few Hail Mary's
i settle in on the Jesus Prayer
"Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of God,
have mercy on me a sinner."
my cat knows i am awake
she walks across my chest
placing her cold nose on my nose
i try to pet her but this is not what she wants
she wants me to get up
follow her to the kitchen
then shake a few treats from the "pounce" container
did you know there is live news show on at 2:30?
it's a quiet news show with one female anchor
she speaks softly
as if she knows
anyone up at this hour
is trying to go back to sleep.

wkm

she's fast!

the beauty of winter

the days grow short

darkness long

the light of day

softer

the dark of night

deeper

the woods less dense

sound travels easier

i walk with my dog

long into the timber

dead leaves crumbling

a twig snaps beneath my boot

i see my breath

"hail Mary full of grace..."

the 27th day of the Novena

it began in the warmth of autumn

it continues in this frigid morning

Jack runs after a deer

a large doe

her white bushy tail flapping high above her back

he stops after a few yards

looks at me as if to say

"she's fast!"

 

wkm

 

 

Wayfarer's Heart

i got a wayfarer's heart

and a wayfarer's soul

ever since i was young

even more now that i'm old

 

i love this old world

with its greens and its blues

and the people i care for

as i wear out these shoes

 

i got a wayfarer's heart

and a wayfarer's soul

ever since i was young

even more now that i'm old

 

i sing as i go

can you sing it with me?

we are wayfarers all

until we're home we will sing

 

in the stillness of summer

in the wind swept bright spring

in the doldrums of winter

and with autumn's color change 

 

i got a wayfarer's heart

and a wayfarer's soul

ever since i was young

and more now that i'm old

 

i sing as i go

can you sing it with me?

we are wayfarers all

until we're home we will sing

 

we gotta sing when we're worried

we gotta sing when we're sad

a song spites the dang devil

and makes God's good heart glad

 

we gotta sing when we're dying

on our last leg at the end

when the world's turned against us

as we struggle with our sin

 

i got a wayfarer's heart

and a wayfarer's soul

ever since i was young

and more now that i'm old

 

i sing as i go

can you sing it with me?

we are wayfarers all

until we're home we will sing

 

wkm

inspired by St. Gus

 

 

 

Disputation over the Trinity by Andrea del Sarto Sts Augustine, Sebastian, Lawrence, Peter martyr, Francis and Mary Magdalen

 

Eucharist (Thanksgiving)

the word, Eucharist,

means "thanksgiving"

when we receive Jesus,

Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity,

we do so in the "once and for all"

sacrifice of the "Thanksgiving"

we enter in to the eternal and ongoing

 thanksgiving of those gone before us,

those who are throwing their crowns at His feet right now!

Eucharistic living

is a life of gratitude

a life of gratitude is a radical life

this is the life Paul told the Thessalonians to live

"In all things giving thanks(Eucharist)"

God is a Poet

so Brilliant

so True

When Jesus commanded we "do this in remembrance",

He was giving us the True and Spiritual means of worship

He eluded to this when He spoke to the woman at the well.

Those who "worship in spirit and in truth",

would be the Eucharistic Church He would build

on Peter, it makes so much sense.

Thank You Jesus.

 

wkm

The Cross, the Plowshare of Farmer Jesus

"So Christ, our heavenly King,

came to till the soil of mankind

devastated by sin.

He assumed a body and,

using the cross as His plowshare,

cultivated the barren soul of man."

St. Macarius wrote these words

i am thankful for the Church

She preserves and collects the words of the saints

i am thankful for their poetic

expressions, metaphors, analogies,

their creativity in spreading the Truth

we all can agree

our sometimes frozen hard souls

 need to be plowed by the cross

i know mine does.

 

wkm

Peter

the last couple of days

the liturgy of the hours

starts with the words

of the apostle Peter

it always amazes me

how this seemingly

uneducated hick

fisherman

ended up writing

with such poetic brilliance

sophistication

and poignant prose

hear this from the one Jesus called the "rock"

"Keep your attention closely fixed on it,

as you would on a lamp shining in a dark place

until the first streaks of dawn appear

and the morning star rises in your hearts."

sounds like Bob Dylan

i guess when Jesus changes your name

and everyone starts calling you that name

it has some pretty heavy results

and some poetic ones as well

 

wkm

joy

the joy

should be

in serving

not in being served

in giving

not in receiving

in dying to self

not in living selfishly

our reward

lies in who we serve

not in hoping He will

bless us for our service

the blessing

is being

His

and being able to serve

Augustine says this much better

than i do

 

wkm

Christ the King

love somebody

love someone today

strangers

enemies

relatives

friends

husband

wife

siblings

The Father

The Son

The Holy Spirit

a priest

a preacher

somebody

anybody

ask yourself,

"who needs forgiving today?"

"who needs a call?"

"who is lying in a rest-home,

jail?

there is always someone to love

God made sure of that

 

wkm

Fwd: "my" dream (so funny it hurts)

I had a dream
believed it was right
i claimed the promise
every day and night

"Lord willing" was my cry
I felt "called" you have to know
I wrote the truth in every line

i was ready to go

But the Lord wasn't willing
He said no to my dream
It took me years to understand
that He still loves me

so sincere but so deceived
so confident but so naive
thought I was a prophet
but this was not meant to be

thought i was important
thought i was a sage
thought i was a poet
with something to say

But the Lord wasn't willing
He said no to my dream
took me years to understand
but He still loves me

He's out to bring us home
He's out to save our souls
and if the dream gets in His way
the dream will suffer here below

i still struggle with this stuff
because it's true don't make it easy
these songs in my soul
are wildflowers not weeds

 

too few have the courage

to put them in a vase

and share them with their friends

they're so wild and out of place

 

still the Lord ain't willing
He says No to my dream
makes it hard to understand
how much He still loves me

how much He still loves me!

wkm

for Vincent Van Gogh,  Billy Moore,  St. Jude, hey Jude, Mother Teresa, Leonard Cohen, the Cohen brothers, Ireland, my Spanish 1 professor,  and my missing cat Levi

--
In Jesus,
keith

To have Keith come to your area, contact him for details at moorkeith@gmail.com

what faith allows

faith allows us to see

the world

through the eyes of Jesus

the physical world

looks different

through His eyes

so does the world within

we start to understand

love

even in sorrow

disappointment

fear

confusion

we see Him

He is always loving us

relentlessly

vigorously

when we do not see with faith

we see only ourselves

 

wkm

The Prophet

he walked through the town

 didn't say a word

with a rosary in hand

and a long black beard

 

he stopped by the fountain

in the middle of the square

he raised his arms to heaven

and with passion he said,

 

"Jesus demands your life

your riches your fame

your rags your failure

your pride your shame!"

 

"i'm the anti -Joel Olsteen

i'm the anti -health and wealth

i'm the anti- prosperity gospel

"from this He's calling for your death!"

 

"Die to your selfish need for more!"

"Die to your lukewarm spiritual war!"

"Die to your false ideas of God!"

"He's not a sugar-daddy for the dreams you employ!"

 

the crowd shrieked,

"you're not a prophet of Truth!

you are the voice of the devil

a dealer of doom!"

 

they took him to the jail

believing him from hell

he only smiled and sang a song

to his Beloved Lord of love

 

they spit in his face

they pulled his beard

they screamed and rebuked

they laughed and jeered

 

He went to trial for disturbing the peace

the judge was agnostic and wanted his release

the believers screamed, "Put him in prison!"

"His words cause guilt, stress, and division!"

 

wkm

 

 

winter approaching

winter approaching

cool and clean

snow will fall

white silence

will cover everything

the earth lies dormant

waiting

all of creation longs

for the revealing

for resurrection

for spring

winter approaching

come winter

we have our coats ready

our hats

our boots

scarf

gloves

we know you old man

and Jesus has reminded us

to give our coats to the poor

to the homeless

gloves

scarf

boots

hats

winter approaching

 

wkm

W. Keith Moore Show in New Jersey

I will be playing December 6 in Martinsville NJ. Here is the info: Put it on your calender.

 

December 6, 7:00 PM

Blessed Sacrament Church

Washington Valley Road

Martinsville NJ 08836

Please come out if you can, admission is free.

 

--
In Jesus,
keith

To have Keith come to your area, contact him for details at moorkeith@gmail.com

who we are

to be loved by anyone

to love anyone

to be alone

to realize loneliness is a gift

friendship gets harder

as one gets older

Jesus died for His friends

and now

we walk this good earth

some sad from loss

some sad from gain

some sad for sin
some sad from shame

He is preparing us for the resurrection

this is our hope

married

single

divorced

friend

friendless

joyful

sad

He is preparing us for the great journey

and we need to understand that how we act now

affects how we will act later

how we love now

how we care now

how we hate now

how we forgive now

how we don't forgive now

He wants us filled with grace

not with disgrace

with hope

not with horror

for who we are is who we will be

 

wkm

I adore Your tender Heart (for RENEE)

the dream i had last night
was as wild as the night
a bizarre foreign film
with words written on the sky
 
in the dream i was a mad man
with a beard down to my knees
i prayed the rosary up on the mast
i was a sailor on the seas
 
i love you
mad about you
always have been from the start
i love you
you're my dream girl
i adore your tender heart
 
i was bronze from the sun
and you were pale as a pearl
i took you away from the land
you became my ocean girl
 
i tattoed your name across my arm
RENEE
we drank rum and sang a song called
"forever our love will be!"
 
i love you
mad about you
always have been from the start
i love you
you're my dream girl
i adore your tender heart
 
when i woke from this dream
you were sleeping by my side
i thanked the Lord with all my soul
yo ho ho what a crazy ride!
 
wkm
11/15/09 at 10:25

when we pray

last night at work

hundreds coming in

wild eyed

some looking for a fight

others looking for a high

or a low

Jesus loves all of us

His silence is proof

His waiting is proof

i often pray while at work

little rapid fire prayers

for these folks coming in

for myself

Holy Spirit wants us doing this

i can tell He likes it

when we pray

we open cracks for grace to get in

for others

and for ourselves

 

wkm

AHHH!

sometimes
everything within me
cries out
i cry out to You
frustrated
confused
damn angry
"what must happen for You to say yes Father?!!"
my words hit the ceiling
falling back down upon my head
yet i hear Your call
 a drum banging in my ear
You have given vision
You have given a gift
You have given a message
You have given passion
desire
how long O Lord!
will Your vagabond child stumble in this strangling darkness?
selling vodka
selling credit card machines
selling cars
selling the soul
working for ungrateful ogres
ogres of greed and pride
abusing hearts for selfish gain
a race horse forced to plow for 40 years
i am afraid to say these things to You,
 afraid You will punish me Father
the wayward child
afraid You will shake Your head at me
shrugging Your holy shoulders
but as Your servant David cried out,
i raise my voice
though nothing like David
for he was a man after Your own heart
i am the greatest sinner i know
a man after what?
and i am not just saying this for pity Father
You know i am horrible to You
ungrateful
full of pride
lacking faith
so now my cry
honestly
is for Mercy!
Have mercy O Lord
this is all can ask for
ever
I deserve nothing
nothing without You
Have mercy on me
in this prison of my own making
 
wkm

AHHHHH!

sometimes

everything within me

cries out

i cry out to You

frustrated

confused

damn angry

"what must happen for You to say yes Father?!!"

my words hit the ceiling

falling back down upon my head

yet i hear Your call

 a drum banging in my ear

You have given vision

You have given a gift

You have given a message

You have given passion

desire

how long O Lord!

will Your vagabond child stumble in this strangling darkness?

selling vodka

selling credit card machines

selling cars

selling the soul

working for ungrateful ogres

ogres of greed and pride

abusing hearts for selfish again

a race horse forced to plow for 40 years

i am afraid to say these things to You,

 afraid You will punish me Father

the wayward child

afraid You will shake Your head at me

shrugging Your holy shoulders

but as Your servant David cried out,

i raise my voice

though nothing like David

for he was a man after Your own heart

i am the greatest sinner i know

a man after what?

and i am not just saying this for pity Father

You know i am horrible to You

ungrateful

full of pride

lacking faith

so now my cry

honestly

is for Mercy!

Have mercy O Lord

this is all can ask for

ever

I deserve nothing

nothing without You

Have mercy on me

in this prison of my own making

 

wkm

 

Unity (SONG)

i saw unity today
it was shining and strong
graceful and noble
a harmonious song
 
unity said unity
shows the beauty in our souls
divided we are shallow
and ugly to behold
 
an old bearded man in gray
helped a preacher understand
without a word he preached the gospel
just by walking through the town

 
don't interpret on your own
cause baby what if you get it wrong?
and start a church that you adore
its happened many times before
 
unity said unity
shows the beauty in our souls
divided we are shallow
and ugly to behold

(ugly as sin
shallow and mean
proud and sure
of everything)

 
they will know us by our love
not by how we push and shove
many souls will ask one day
why did y'all lead us astray?
 
unity said unity
shows the beauty in our souls
divided we are shallow
and ugly to behold
 
wkm

Unity

i saw unity today
it was shining and strong
graceful and noble
a harmonious song
 
unity said unity
shows the beauty in our souls
divided we are shallow
and ugly to behold
 
an old bearded man in gray
helped a preacher understand
without a word he preached the gospel
just by walking through the town

 
don't interpret on your own
cause what if you get it wrong?
and start a church that you adore
its happened many times before
 
unity said unity
shows the beauty in our souls
divided we are shallow
and ugly to behold

(ugly as sin
shallow and mean
proud and sure
of everything)

 
they will know us by our love
not by how we push and shove
many souls will ask one day
why did y'all lead us astray?
 
unity said unity
shows the beauty in our souls
divided we are shallow
and ugly to behold
 
wkm

Yes

Mary
Virgin of virgins
our Mother
what God did in you
through you
with you
gives us hope
great hope
He brought Jesus
to the world
through your willing heart
you are the new ark of the new covenant
gave Him His Flesh
His eye color
His hair color
complexion
through your "yes"
the world changed forever
so Mary,
pray for us
to say yes
to His sacred heart
to His commands
to die to self
to eat His Flesh
Drink His Blood
to love our enemies
to carry our crosses
to pray to our Father in secret
to care for the lonely
the forgotten
to act like Him
bringing Him to the world around us
for He is Lord forever!

wkm

Yes

Mary
Virgin of virgins
our Mother
what God did in you
through you
with you
gives us hope
great hope
He brought Jesus
to the world
through your willing heart
you are the new ark of the new covenant
gave Him His Flesh
His eye color
His hair color
complexion
through your "yes"
the world changed forever
so Mary,
pray for us
to say yes
to His sacred heart
to His commands
to die to self
to eat His Flesh
Drink His Blood
to love our enemies
to carry our crosses
to pray to our Father in secret
to care for the lonely
the forgotten
to act like Him
bringing Him to the world around us
for He is Lord forever!

wkm

Tear in the Desert on EWTN TONIGHT!

Hello folks, i have some really great news... Tonight, November 11, EWTN will show a special called "Tear in the Desert". This is the book by Fr. Ron Carmada that will be made into a film of which I will be doing the soundtrack. The show tonight shows Padre Camarda reading from the book and features some of the songs I have written for the project. I can't tell you how thankful I am to be a part of something so important and timely regarding the men and women of our military.

Please tune in at 11:00 EASTERN, 10:00 CENTRAL, 8:00 PACIFIC

Direc TV 370
Dish TV 261
watch it on the web  http://www.ewtn.com/tv/index.asp

TEAR IN THE DESERT (30 mins)
Fr. Ron Camarda shares his reflections of serving as a Chaplain to the Marines during the Battle for Fallujah, Iraq (2004). At Bravo Surgical the Marines suffered over 1500 casualties and 81 deaths. When he returned home he found his work was not done. Walking with the widows and families left behind has been filled with great love and compassion. This is a walk with God into the war in the desert, only to find that the real war is within the human heart.
Wed 11/11/09 11:00 PM ET / 8 PM PT

where our hearts break

another morning
thank God...
upon this good earth
where our hearts
break
laugh
languish
yearn

long and look

beyond
ourselves

as
we struggle
in God

wkm

our Brigadoon!

old dead leaves

falling from the trees

beautiful in dying

metaphoric you and me

 

becoming earth again

piled up to our knees

coloring the faded grass

blown by every breeze

 

autumn in the soul

we all will find one day

the Spirit blowing us around

as we learn our secret names

 

while we tread this realm of seasons

on this good earth taking part

holding on to His mysterious hand

during the winters of our heart

 

Our fear is tempered by our faith

death is but the final Door

to a thousand endless summers

to a spring forevermore

 

His face will be our sunshine

His grin our silver moon

His laughter our rock and roll

His presence our Brigadoon!

 

wkm

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Deal on my site..

Hey folks, starting tonight, until December 20th, we are running specials on all of my CD's. I hope you have some friends out there you might want to send my stuff for Christmas. This applies to you folks in Germany, Ireland, Canada, Italy, and Poland a well. 

 

 Thanks again for all of your support and prayers ( and don't forget the soldiers, Marines, and Airmen, the CD's for them are only 5.00 a cd. We are sending them over soon.)

 

Peace,

keith

 

http://www.wkeithmoore.com/christmasstore.htm

 

PS Please pass this on to our email friends.

anxiety

"...and protect us from all anxiety."
every priest prays this
during every Mass
an incredible thing to pray
just before this he prays,
"save us from sin"
seems impossible
at least to me it does
anxiety is always around
sin is always at the door
but..
a few moments after these prayers,
Jesus gives Himself again,
in the Eucharist
Real Food for the journey
after we have all prayed in unison,
"Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word,
and my soul shall be healed"
this is grace
this is peace
this is the fruit
of the cross
this endless love
this is where anxiety is pounced upon
this is why we keep hoping against hope!
even when we're angry
bitter
confused
lonely
whatever,,
Hound of Heaven
keep finding us!

wkm

anxiety

"...and protect us from all anxiety."
every priest prays this
during every Mass
an incredible thing to pray
just before this he prays,
"save us from sin"
seems impossible

at least to me it does
anxiety is always around
sin is always at the door
but..
a few moments after these prayers,
Jesus gives Himself again,
in the Eucharist

Real Food for the journey

after we have all prayed in unison,

"Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word,
and my soul shall be healed"
this is grace
this is peace

this is the fruit
of the cross

this endless love
this is where anxiety is pounced upon

this is why we keep hoping against hope!

even when we're angry
bitter
confused
lonely
whatever,,
Hound of Heaven
keep finding us!

wkm

Mind Boggling

sometimes

the light engulfs us

especially

in our darkness

He is like that

die to live

lose to find

give to receive

last shall be first

first last

deny yourself

to find yourself

the kingdom is

within

this is how He shows His mighty arm

a cross on Friday

 for all to see

rising on Sunday

for no one to see

In silence

He speaks

invisible

yet we see Him

mind boggling

 

wkm

Burning Flame

the reason i came here

is unknown to me

i'm just one in 5 billion

a little fish in the sea

 

the woman who loves me

the son with my name

i'm always surprised

by the burning flame

 

some days i stray

more than i should

i get cold inside

need to chop some wood

 

gotta go to the alter

find a candle to light

hit my knees for a while

fan the embers inside

 

burning flame

burning flame

in every life it's the same

from the womb to the grave

burning flame

burning flame

 

when it's winter in the heart

 nothing but a frozen pond

and desire is a memory

hold on hold on hold on

 

"sometimes it's all we can do"

said a woman that i know

her husband left her with the kids

a norther howlin in her soul

 

burning flame

burning flame

in every life it's the same

from the womb to the grave

burning flame

burning flame

 

got a text from a faithful friend

said he prayed for me last night

i replied with gratitude

it stoked the flame to fight the fight

 

wkm

 

 

 

 

 

leaving for a show

 

everything

we all feel the affect

i sat there last night

in my windbreaker

hat

boots

Jesus said many things

mostly about hell

but too about crosses

denying ourselves

serving

calling God "Daddy"

commanded us to eat His Flesh

drink His Blood

crazy stuff!

"before Abraham I am"

changed water to really good wine

walked on water

ate fish

went without food for 40 days and nights

hung out with hick fisherman

whores

tax collectors

accused of drinking too much

spit upon

beard pulled out

so afraid he sweat blood

this is who we follow

He never promised to make us happy

wealthy

well

at least not during the cross carrying days on this earth

"abundant life" must mean something we don't get

and having a "personal relationship" with Jesus?

we should be very careful with this thinking

It can greatly water down what He wants from us,

everything.

 

wkm

 

the occasional breeze

i don't know

i am not sure

i hope

i doubt

i believe

i reason

i fail

i stumble

i try

i am insecure

i am over confident

i am prideful

i don't know if i am humble

the desert is getting too familiar

never comfortable

but familiar

i am sick of it

sick of wandering

Moses left already

it's just us sheep

mostly alone

except for our rosaries

our novenas

and the occasional breeze we call grace

 

wkm

 

One in Three

come on Father!

come on Son!

come on Spirit!

can i be one?

don't You want me to go?

i guess You see it different than me

as i'm left wondering

shaking like a leaf

will You let me take to the road?

let me in

let me go

or will i remain?

in this prison of pity

in this doubting dungeon

in this cave of confusion

in this daunting dysfunction

here i am

here i am

use me

if You can

in spite of me

i'm on my knees

come on Beloved

come on One in Three..!

 

wkm

 

Tear in the Desert

       Lord willing, if all goes well, over the next year a film will begin production called Tear in the Desert. After my appearance on "The Journey Home" i received hundreds of emails from around the world. In fact, even after 3 months i still feel the ripples in the pond. But one email was from a man named Christian Peshkin. Christian is film producer. He had purchased the rights to a book written by Navy Chaplin Fr. Ron Moses Camarda called Tear in the Desert.  Fr. Ron Moses Camarda had spent 9 months in Fallujah in 2004. This was the most brutal 9 months of the war. Fr. Camarda had also seen my hour on "The Journey Home". He sent me the book and the inspiration began. They had been to my site, listened to my music, and felt confident i was meant to do the music for the film! WOW! i am humbled and excited. i have written 10 songs for the project. The plan at the moment is for the next W. Keith Moore album/CD to be called "Tear in the Desert". It will be released before the film is finished. Hopefully, the CD will be out by April or May. One is never sure how the Lord in His mercy guides these ships. The soundtrack for the film will include these songs from the album, plus instrumental pieces not on the pre-released CD.

 

            This is going to be a journey. As most of you know from looking in the "Fridge" on my site, i record all of my songs alone on my "Garage Band" software in my studio ( in the garage). I usually make everything available as I finish them. i am not sure which of the other tunes for the film will appear in the fridge, but i will let you know. i hope to find a studio and the funds to go in and record with a band soon.

 

         i am using this song, "Prizes for Peace", inspired by my time in Fr. Camarda's book,  also inspired by the most recent event of President Obama winning the Nobel Prize for Peace, to make this announcement because of the timeliness of it.

 

Please go to Amazon and check out Fr. Camarda's book, "Tear in the Desert"

http://www.amazon.com/Tear-Desert-Ron-Camarda/dp/0615195784/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256131555&sr=8-1

 

peace, and please keep me, and this project in your prayers, and don't forget to tell all your friends to go to my "STORE" and buy a Beloved and Soul CD for themselves and one for our Soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan. http://www.wkeithmoore.com/store.htm

 

keith
www.wkeithmoore.com

 

ps.. this lyric video was kindly put together by Carol at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Arizona

Levi

 Levi is missing

he is my favorite cat

if i were a cat,

i would want to be like Levi

very kind

crafty

knows how to diffuse aggression

handsome

regal

playful

very tall and lean

i fear he may be lost

it has been two weeks

we have looked everywhere

asked everyone

it hurts

at night especially

the unknown

where is he?

even in this

i must trust Beloved

He said to cast all..

all

all of my anxiety

not some,

all,

upon Him..

i am casting..

 

wkm

 

a Zombie Big Elvis

as we get older

we look for laughter

we hope for grace

we search for sanity

an Elvis impersonator

dressed as a zombie big Elvis

 a Halloween party

a very large man

in a black sequined jumpsuit

with a face painted white to insinuate

a very dead Elvis...

dang he could sing like E!

we laughed hard when attempted the karate moves

we had just come from a concert i did

here in Oxford

one minute i was singing

"St. Augustine's Blues"

the next,

"CC Rider",

we mustn't take ourselves too serious

the sanity we look for

is sometimes in the most bizarre places

so is the laughter

so is the grace

 

wkm