Poetry, lyrics, other words and art…
Whereby, I find myself by the sea
And I am happy
Whereby, I find myself with a new freedom
And I am happy
Whereby, I finally let go and move on
And I am happy
Whereby, this is the day I leave a job I no longer love
And – I am happy
Where is your happiness?
The little ripples of the waves
That wash right over me
Can’t take away the pain
Can’t make me whole again
The little light reflecting diamonds
That dance upon this sea
Only blind me… Hmm
And if I walk out further
Maybe I can finally find
The happiness, contentedness
That’s absent from my mind
If only there was someone who
Would reach out and take my hand
Then I could start to live my life
As a complacent man
Mmm, mmm….
Then suddenly the water’s gone
And right in front of me
A light so bright and brilliant
That I can hardly see
When someone reaches out
And takes me by my hand
Next thing I know my heart is filled
Now I can barely stand
He calmed the seas
He gave me sight
He healed my wounds
My God – my life
Blinking up at the stars I see
What is right in front of me
A billion reasons like grains of sand
Painted by the Father’s hand
Reflected in the perfect light
Though I may doubt He got it right
Make no mistake of who you are
God dipped you from His favorite jar
That hesitation that prevents us from moving forward
Will be the same hesitation that gets blamed for our unwanted predicament.
If we listen to our heart more
We will see the rewards of doing what God has nudged us to do,
Or we may fall into the arms of only seeing the failures.
Growth comes in many forms
And failure is one of them.
Stop, reflect, pray and move on.
You got this!
Muse, oh muse
Where have you gone?
You’ve taken my poetry,
and you’ve taken my song.
We use to be close
In love every day
But in the blink of an eye
You just went away.
I hope that you come back
To me with a smile.
And say, “Hello baby!
It’s been quite a while!”
And I hope you bring with you
Poetry of love
Of humor and drama
And inspiration from above.
But until you return
I will still miss you so.
My fingers are ready
When you’re ready to go!
Today’s problems are always tomorrow’s past!
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The weight we carry
In the belly
In the thighs
Cannot hide the weight we carry
Deep, deep down inside
…………………………
Perhaps, there on the outside
They say, “You’re looking tight!”
If they only knew
What’s on your heart
They might hold you through the night
……………………………
But, lest it be forgotten
There is One who carried more
He will stem the tide
On this difficult ride
And shoulder the weight that you once bore
We are the joy of the day!
See this even through adversity,
As joy is found on the other side!
Kevin Parish 