i walk in your grace

please oh lord
help me to not break beneath the cord
of woe upon me
set me free

help me to see
that for all eternity
i walk in your grace
even with tears upon my face

to all things there is a time
an end to all rhyme
with another beginning coming
a new fire is soon burning

all the bounty of this place

a great gift was given
long ago, sent from heaven
a savior came
to pronouce peace shall remain

so we gather
to savor
all the bounty of this place
and the lifes of grace

he is here among us
a healer from the cross
friend to the down trodden
and forgiver to the unforgiven

'no matter what i wont leave you'

the edges are keen
and the wound is clean
this broken heart
from another failed start

someday i seek
to hear someone speak
'no matter what i wont leave you'
and have it be really true

too many times been used
too many times fooled
im not perfect its true
but neither are you

i will be free

what is it to be loved?
to not be shoved
aside because the only coin i can spend
is truth without end

i dont see the glory
of living in purgatory
i will be free
and live honorably

i will be loved
if only from above
i have all that i need
and am grateful just to be

lessons hard learned

i am free
dont you see
i can step away
i dont have to go that way

its only life after all
no reason to keep banging against the wall
lessons hard learned
are the best earned

its gonna be okay
even if i didnt win the day
im gonna try, try again
and ne'er put down this pen

moving from one failure to another

its in the quiet of the night
thats its the hardest to see the light
to feel the tender touch
of loves unbreakable crutch

all i see is a life
filled with strife
moving from one failure to another
is how i have i been brother

just to make it numb
and no more to plumb
the depth of my pain
inside my own brain

a fresh new plan

i dont understand
what i have in hand
i fail and fail again
to keep my thoughts from sin

i want to be free
to travel and see
a fresh new plan
an end to terror in this land

into every heart i would go
to free them all from woe
to take it all into me
and set hope free

i want to feel

i want you to be
close to me
i want to see
my eternal beauty

i want to know
that its more than a show
i want to feel
how it is to heal

i need to understand
that in all this great land
we can do for one another
what we would have them do to each other

another day better than this

the gradual raising of the light
is how we end the night
the beginning of a new day
another chance to find the way

we are reaching for
something of which we are not sure
another day better than this
a huge vat of bliss

i miss the family i had
and i would be glad
to see them all returned
and not feel so spurned

i hear laughter again

i see hope being kindled
i see despair being swindled
i see faith spreading
i see fear receeding

i hear voices raised in song
i hear troubles saying so long
i hear laughter again
i hear joy setting in

from that time to this
we are coming to bliss
it hurt for awhile
but so soon we will all smile

i count for something

why can't i see
that they gotta come to me
trying to be right
only worsens my plight

want to understand
that in this land
i count for something
that i am somewhat more than nothing

lost and alone
to this i am prone
just be still they say
your blessings are here today

cant stop death from taking

its all part of the plan
its all within hand
never knew who we touch
when we are willing so much

cant stop bullets from flying
cant stop widows from crying
cant stop death from taking
cant stop the story ending

all i can say
is that there is hope today
for one can never know
how the story will go

laugh all you will

so what do i have to show
in my efforts to grow
some time without alteration
and just a little more patient

i am hurting
this is still smarting
laugh all you will
at my efforts to be still

not so hard as i pretend to be
even i need TLC
some kind words and a hug
instead of just a shrug

and plunge the needle home

its poison
this longed for sin
it will do nothing
but make me more confusing

but i dont care
i want to dare
and plunge the needle home
and feel what comes before methadome

im in the grip
and im gonna slip
plans are being made
here in the shade


'in a world full of people, only some want to fly, isn't that crazy?' Seal

i can cause

its fun to pretend
and get the mind to bend
to say its not real
this pain i feel

i am a rebel
with no end to the trouble
i can cause
with the following clause

i will be honest in a dishonest world
i will be open in a close minded world
i will be wiling in an unwilling world
i will not exclude
but include
i will have only one authority
a loving god who has all the glory

beat me, rape me, strike me down
and i will rise again with my frown
worn for the harm it really causes your soul
hell will have its toll

i offered you hope

how can you know the truth of another
when you dont see the truth in the mirror?
do not pass out blame
without including yourself in the shame

you asked me to enter
told me that you suffer
i offered you hope
to which you said 'nope'

what more should i do?
i am not as cruel to you
as you are to yourself
so you must now help your own self

nothing can be built

why does it hurt so much
the absence of your touch
its clear
you dont want me near

all the plans made
have turned to shade
nothing can be built
when the heart does wilt

its all part of the plan
i know that grace will span
from now to then
and keep me free again

but blame not love

love will never stay
i can not find the way
want to believe
that love will find me

its hurting again
this pain doesnt end
but blame not love
for it is always a gift from above

and it does not cause hurt
for it is the invert
that creates the emptiness
and makes us feel penniless

we chased the little lights

all i can really say
is that i am grateful this day
for all the blessings given
and all the curses forgiven

we grew a little wiser today
and lighted the dark in a way
we chased the little lights
and talked about the fights

pages turn
and we earn
what we sow
its your secrets that keep you low

with our mad pursuits

im writing this for them
the ones we condemn
and ignore
even upon this shore

i hold my light aloft
so others can see what we bought
with our mad pursuits
we send our soul into destitute

i have enough to eat
but some their hunger pangs can not meet
innocent children die
for want of what we have in plenty you and i

from here to there

so slowly now
we seek the bough
laden with fruit
free from disrepute

we travel lightly
and all to briefly
from here to there
from birth to beyond a care

sometimes we dance
sometimes we feel the lance
sometimes we sing
sometimes we cling

in months and days

i can wail all i want
at the unhappiness i bought
but wear it i must
when i confuse love and lust

i want intimacy
you see
in months and days
and not in the other ways

it takes years to get there
but shortcuts i know never fear
that create a long delay
and stall us along the way

climbed out of hell

its freedom i offer
the end to terror
its hope i bestow
the raising of dreams brought low

i have been there
felt the scare
climbed out of hell
to ring heavens door bell

its dark where you are
but there is still a star
that will guide you from afar
and bring you to loves grand bazaar

give all my will

how can i surrender
and maybe sever
the love that has grown
and the beauty i have known

to a god i dont trust
they say i must
give all my will
but still

i am afraid of the dark
not knowing where is the spark
to light up the route
and bring an end to doubt

i would not degrade my soul

i am grateful
and not hateful
that i got to hold you again
and feel love without refrain

my dear
i wish only to be near
i would not degrade my soul
by pushing you into a hole

but gods will will be done
there is nowhere to run
surrender to it i shall
and know my spirit will prevail

the hole in my soul

the spider moves quickest
unto the fly that is weakest
such a fool am i
to think i was any different than any other fly

barely worth the pleasure
to dig at that treasure
the hole in my soul
is made worse from the toil

i miss my mom so much
and need hugs in a bunch
from good friends i have strayed
they knew i should have stayed

i could easily break you

i am with you now
kissing your fevered brow
stroking your lips
caressing your hips

i give your hair a gentle tug
and crush you in my hug
i could easily break you
but i have other plans for you

so come now gentle lady
you choose the master of hades
you had to fall to get to me
you choose every step of the path you see

and grant us another day

its gonna be alright
so ends the night
and all the bad times
no more selfish crimes

we have found a way
that will return us to play
and grant us another day
with serenity to stay

our faith is rewarded
our hope is upholded
our love returned
and our joy unconcerned

to hear her voice one more time

can i have her back please
for you see
i was not quite done
being an only son

can i talk to her again
would it be such a sin
to hear her voice one more time
please i promise not to whine

please she is my mother
and there is no other
that can replace her
please i still need her

no hope can there be

when so bruised
is the heart confused
that the mind
does the heart bind

we fight only ourselves
our own grave we delves
no hope can there be
when we refuse to see

that our fears
and all our tears
last only as long
as we make them strong

without a worry nor care

a new chapter is beginning
at the end of another inning
another loss for the home team
to late to redeem

someday soon ill get it all right
and go into one night
without a worry nor care
and not live to beware

but for today
all i can really say
is that no matter what foul play
its still gonna be okay

carry our toils

the sun rises again
to bring nightmares bane
and raise us with a grin
so we may begin again

into the new day
we run on our way
carry our toils
and win our spoils

we laugh or cry
say hello or good bye
and through it all we pray
that we made it all a little better this day

i wanna try

i wanna believe
this was meant to be
i wanna see
salvation for me

i wanna feel
loves wonderful deal
i wanna try
hopes answer to good bye

i wanna know
that faith does not forgo
i wanna trust
that it is more than lust

Elaine Ann Taylor

What can we say
on this horrible day?
That she should stay,
that we can not find the way?

She gave all that she had
and was always glad
to accept her role
only love and warmth in her soul

So vibrant and rich to her family
and caring to all with whom she was friendly
this lady of ladies
is now blessed and holy for all eternity

good bye mom - i miss you and love you

a tiny speck

what is true?
do you know you?
can you really understand
all ideas upon this land?

such a little bit
of the great big kit
a tiny speck
upon a truly vast deck

little snowflakes we are
floating like bits of a star
each one contrasting
but part of the same storm everlasting

of lifes constant beat

oh my beautiful girls
she of the curls
and the little angel dancing
so much wonder you are advancing

so much richer is life
with you two dancing to the fife
of lifes constant beat
everything is so sweet

and i have been given it all
to see you two grow tall
and more and more stupendous
is my life that is tremendous

our desires

so full of beauty
when is life is lived simply
taking time
to pen this rhyme

so much peace
when we release
our desires
& call out the liars

the road often bends
& trouble often sends
us far astray
but love, hope, & faith live this day

so many more to come

its a stillness
here in the darkness
so complete
feeling obsolete

so many blessings bestowed
more than what could be forbode
so many more to come
so much joy under the sun

so the wind will come soon
when the time is oppurtune
patience is the key
to open the doors to oppurtunity

will pass into dust

the world will keep spinning
around the sun its flying
our hearts will keep beating
in the body its loving

all things that made us glad
& all things that made us sad
will pass into dust
for they are held only in trust

it's all so much greater
than one head can figure
just keep believing
for the world is still spinning

for what tonic do we reach

the fear isn't gone
it's still singing its murky song
still luring them in
unto the web it did spin

so how do we overcome
when it strikes us dumb?
for what tonic do we reach
to close this mighty breach?

hold and hold again
resist the luring in
hold past guilt and pain
till no shadow does remain

will it be more of the same?

tis a new year
surely will contain cheer
and a meausre of fear
with a dash of persevere

what we will find?
now that horror is behind
will it be more of the same?
or an event more tame?

all we can do is hope
for God did not elope
and leave us to cruel fate
in such a terrible state