was one beyond any recall

we gather again
to celebrate
freed from sin
on this holy date

for given to us all
under the steady star
was one beyond any recall
a czar of czars

a gentle baby came
and set us free
from all refrain
of heavans's divinity

upon our hearts

its so simple
to put a dimple
in that sad cheek
for the eyes to stop that leak

but it feels so heavy
like an endless levy
upon our hearts
all the failed starts

but it is we who hold
the whip so bold
it is our own misery we ferry
into tomorrows glad praire

that we are not unique

its crazy you know
that we all have show
how smart we think we are
and that we are not at all bizarre

compelled we be
for others to see
that we are not unique
but only a little oblique

its fun to be among
so many wonderful young
and old unique beings
huddled together in all these dwellings

but the race is already won

we can never know
within this tableau
who we touch
and when it means so much

we fret and worry
trouble to trouble we scurry
but the race is already won
by the most highs son

so be at peace
and let joy ne'er cease
for how can you fail
when upon heavens glory you sail?

all hope was doomed

piece by piece
is how we ease
the wreckage from the past
it could not last

we fell
and for a spell
all hope was doomed
and failure was assumed

but rise again
for this humble pen
will not stumble
and rise from any tumble

we bring

we try
and try again
we fly
and rise again

we sing
and dance again
we bring
our love again

we weep
our sorrow again
& we keep
trying again

goes from black

waking up
getting up
standing up
powering up

one step at a time
each day a new rhyme
goes from black
and on the attack

to royal blue
and being through
with wasting time
no way to perfect this rhyme

it appears to be

into her web i would go
just to show
that no poison can make
my freedom fake

but a spider will never
announce how clever
it appears to be
wouldnt want them to get free

so her games i will try
and let not my fear deny
another way to grow
wisdom comes slow

Through Our Trials

forevermore i see
that all that can be
is possible in this time
no end for this rhyme

we all march on
to the beat ne'er foregone
through our trials
and our denials

we sing the praises
hoping for the raises
suffering our pain
dying in the rain

& be granted to know

in this sad time
we find no rhyme
can unwind
the stress in our mind

on our knees we go
praying to take it slow
& be granted to know
where hope will show

but all things work
without the slightest quirk
to the lord's greater glory
& the continuation of his story

i see visions of justice bestowed

i dream dreams of a sword freed from stone
i dream dreams of fear all alone
i dream dreams of patience unyielding
i dream dreams of love unending

i see visions of hope rewarded
i see visions of faith upholded
i see visions of justice bestowed
i see visions of greed brought low

i speak of fruit upon the tress
i speak of the happiness of bees
i speak to you all you lost souls
i speak to you of gods great goals

and found a little dismay

just for today
i did not stray
nor become prey
nicely i did play

just for today
i enjoyed a replay
and found a little dismay
but did not sway

just for today
i moved without delay
and found time to pray
and gave love away

Paul Taylor - Grandfather

this Noble Son
has come and gone
and let us say again
he was a giant among men

father, grand and great
we all could relate
to the wisdom of his mind
a view most refined

& it was a life so complete
that only death could defeat
so return now to her side
your most wonderful, wonderful bride

hope spreads without slowing

some deep truths i understand
that no one in this land
can govern it all
no one stands that tall

love surely sings
flys on the softest of wings
hope spreads without slowing
in each heart it is flowing

and without a doubt
that even if i shout
you all will not believe
the depth of god's love for thee

the time is ripe

just breathe now
just allow
yourself to just be
simple and free

all the work is done
and under the sun
the time is ripe
to stand away from gripe

so very blessed am i
that i have such an ally
that loves me no matter what
to him my life i do trust

by lies & deceit

i shall not live in fear
let us be very clear
that pain from the past
does not last

i walked through woe
been brought low
by lies & deceit
hot coals to my feet

but ALWAYS god was there
showing heavens incredible care
bathing my feet
with waters most sweet

I Know In My Mind

Another beautiful day
& it's time to play
& let God worry about the way
for in his grace we do stay

& if I find
that my life is unkind
I know in my mind
that he has got my behind

so let us not stay
& the gloom must pass away
& now to you all i say
it's another beautiful day

a papa to two

yesterday is when i found
that which will astound
that within me dwells
a soul that did not sell

today i have become
a confidant to some
a papa to two
and a friend to you

tomorrow i will see
all that there is to be
and happy
to be so free

no more will i care if i get it right

i will throw myself on the flames of love
i will accept that gift from above
blackened & burned i will be
but smiling through eternity

i shall laugh at my fears
dance to all the music i hear
no more will i care if i get it right
no more will i care to be alone at night

for as long as i understand
that somewhere in this land
someone cares for me
that is joy enough to last eternally

of a man recently waken

im gonna let the love pour forth
i will pick up the torch
& lead the way
into a brighter day

i kept my fear close to heart
so let this be a new start
of a man recently waken
his heart no more shaken

follow me if you dare
follow me if you care
to let the darkness go
& let the light show

i give it all to you

the same gift
that creates a rift
to set this poet apart
creates a lonely heart

the joy you take
comes from what i make
i give it all to you
and keep myself so blue

fear not gentle reader
this way couldnt be easier
like slowly going to sleep
no more horrors to keep

for them i do live

another promise disregarded
a heart left unguarded
no happiness to be found
anywhere around

but in the childrens eyes
i am a true prize
for them i do live
for them i do give

and all the witches
who could not see the riches
that this poet does tender
have revealed souls so slender

too much pain

its never enough
no matter how we say it
its just too tough
to believe it one whit

that another wants us
to hold and love us
too much pain
when only memory does remain

of the past we must let go
nothing there but mist
so do not throw
away such beautiful bliss

dont let em say you aint...

Of the Souls Pain

the gathering clouds
cast several gray shrouds
and deepened the gloom
to the peak of doom

troubles came unyielding
and there was no shielding
of the souls pain
for all efforts had been in vain

but lo a gentle ray
of the orb that makes day
kissed me upon my face
and lifted me up out of that place

the pieces keen

its an emptiness in me

a void there be

nothing can ever fill it

nor deny it one whit

its a broken heart i have

a heart torn in halve

the pieces keen

and the tears not clean

still a ray of sunshine

is a clear sign

that this trouble will pass

and love will ever last

be rewarded for our plight

another day is conferred

not to be spurred

but taken as a chance

to perfect our dance

to fill all we meet with light

and we just might

be rewarded for our plight

by a day free from fright

but no guarantees are made

says the wise sage

for we all yearn

for the absence of concern

from the other zillions

i want you to finally see

that i have been everything

i was ever meant to be

from now to the end of eternity

another one among millions

a soul no contrary

from the other zillions

that breathe, love, and make merry

i love you all

and this i pray

that no matter how tall

the fears become my love will not sway

an experience most unbecoming

what a gift is life

a reward given every day

sometimes filled with strife

sometimes full of play

never know what is coming

around the next bend

an experience most unbecoming

or meeting a new best friend

our time is already alloted

no one knows for how long

our days already plotted

by the one to which we all belong

but to be quite agreeing

i dream a simple dream

of a life lived plainly

no more debts in the regime

and an end to living vainly

a modest being

not free from all hassles

but to be quite agreeing

to be one among many vassals

for a life well lived have i

been privileged to lead

now my only wish to the sky

is to watch my children succeed

of the constant woe

i dont have the heart

to do this anymore

where to start

when ive been beaten to the floor

so upon my knees i go

begging to be free

of the constant woe

this is my plea

one step at a time

and i will find

that this rhyme

may save all of mankind

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

- William Ernest Henley

and behind it we find

this is the year of new beginnings

of loves continued winnings

of hopes constant thrilling

of faiths total refilling

this is the time we live for

when the story opens another door

and behind it we find

that life really can be kind

so here we go again

freed from the pain

of the reign

of despairs domain

Thanx to Andrea Hatton for the theme