Poetry, lyrics and other words…
When I was small
You picked me up
You held my hand
You gave me love
Now I’m older
But I still see
The love in your eyes
When you look at me
And just like you
I pass it along
To my children and theirs
This sweet love song
Sometimes with words
And with actions too
The loving heart in this heart
I received from you
The brain is the brain!
The heart is the heart!
All the rest is just window dressing…
What do you wear?
I came to the rescue just a little too late
The damage was done
A sealing of fate
If only I’d been there – so profound
I’d have saved that ice cream
Before it hit the ground
We find the strength to carry on
Even when times are tough
Because, in the end
Time still passes…
What’s happened to humanity
More and more I wonder why
The hate and visceral cruelty
Towards someone who’s different
Than you or I
If only they could stop and think
The other way around
They’d see that they are different too
Skin of olive, gold or brown
Inside there is a beating heart
With love of life and kin
Just like you and me, that is
We’re all the same within
It’s been going on as long as man
Has walked upon the earth
But there is One who paid the price
His name is Jesus
He gives us life
He gives rebirth
We drove down that old country road
We could see for miles and miles
We never saw another soul
It was the best times of our lives
And looking back it’s plain to see
Those little trips meant so much more
Than just a simple country drive
With a daddy and his boy
We’d spend the whole day fishin’
At an old abandoned shack
Where we’d dig worms and hook em up
And toss the small fish back
The tears well up within my eyes
Remembering those days
I pray my boy has memories of me
When like my daddy I’ve slipped away
Tinted red and orange is the perfect horizon
Upon which I see the promise of dawn’s new day
One where possibilities are as endless
As the amber rays that pierce the blue skies
Bright white hues penetrate all but the loftiest of shadows
Who bask in the glory of darkness
Yet, who cannot exist without that which bears the mantle
Even the crystal clear waters of greens and sapphire
Reflect the power of this majestic celestial beast
Splendor awaits as this luminous wielding god
Leaves us with a canvas of chromatic crimson and purple
All is well upon this tiny spec we call home
The prism of life has once again given us peace
I smile on the gloomy days
I smile in the rain
I smile through the tears
I smile through the pain
I smile when innappropriate
Though everyone can see
I smile at the passerby
And, he smiles right back at me
I smile when the sun is high
And I see the children play
I smile at the couple holding hands
Their wrinkles show the way
I smile in expectation of
What tomorrow brings
But most of all
I smile because
My happy heart still sings
A lifetime of memories
And even some regrets
I took it to the limit
But, I wasn’t quite done yet
You see I’ve got this little itch
That keeps me moving on
To find the next adventure
Yeah, in this life and beyond
A lofty goal
That’s fair to say
But how can I refuse
There’s something just so comforting
When talking to my muse
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
