closer to each of us

you want to live
only to never give
love freely to another
only that will ease your hunger

its a simple thing
to give what we would bring
closer to each of us
a concept called 'trust'

love like it will not be broken
love like you are no mere token
love like it will be the last chance
love like it will be the last dance

absolutely beautiful

of fear we find defeat

yes & yes again
when joy lifts the pen
the turning of the season
has brought a new reason

to make the heart light
and banish the cold night
of fear we find defeat
and love we do meet

with each and every step
the promise is kept
that life does go on
eternal is the song

faith is redeemed

am i doing enough?
have i been tough?
have i been strong?
am i so wrong?

such a splendid life is this
to live with such bliss
faith is redeemed
in a heart that beats clean

can i be enough?
can i be tough?
can i be strong
to set to right what is wrong?

it's a game in our head

in comes panic
threatening to sink hope like the titanic
and worry settles in
with doubt sporting a grin

but what is fear
but shadows that are near?
it's a game in our head
this unfounded dread

so laugh at fate we must
for there is one we can trust
in heavens hands we dwell
and never our soul will they sell

i could look forever

would you please
help to appease
this burning in my heart
and give me a new start?

would you fill
the spaces that are still?
i could look forever
into eyes so clever

would you stay
just one more day
and see what it brings
be it sorrow or grins?

an end to terror he does bring

the secret crowds gather
and rather
than turn away
he comes this day

the lion does stir
and his heart is pure
an end to terror he does bring
to all who name him king

there is magic still
over wood and hill
rejoice for among you
walks one who is true

this dry land

oh the heat!
this is not a treat!
it is hard to greet
each hot day we meet

when will the rain fall?
the clouds stall and stall
this dry land
is giving all that it can

but hope still sings its song
and faith is still strong
and love is here to stay
even on the hottest day

no friends who call

its a loneliness so deep
that i can not sleep
no dreams to keep
no end to how i weep

when no one is there
no family, no heirs
no friends who call
no one to break the fall

please take my hand
and tell me im not banned
that love still finds me sweet
and has no more deceit

and see you everyday

they grow and grow
time does not slow
one alone then two
was the order due

i love you both so much
i wish i could touch
and see you everyday
but it is not the way

i am grateful just to be
your true daddy
you both bring me such joy
such beauties to enjoy

could not find

the heart is sore
for i tore
anothers trust
repent i must

she is sweet
and very neat
could not find
the courage in my mind

to be honest from the start
for my heart
is still not that strong
to sing my own song

my beautiful little girls

ive heard these all
and my heart did fall
so many promises broken
so many lies spoken

no stronger bind is there
than a father and his heirs
my beautiful little girls
dancing sunlight and she of the curls

i am just a man
and i dont know the plan
from up above
all i have to give you both is love

the only way is ahead

its a breath
away, what we call death
its a simple cause
from is to was

so here we go
and we must know
the only way is ahead
so know no dread

the path has been set
and we are well met
by the one whos grace
is ne'er out of place

take our love to the place

it is churning
this heart is burning
i am begging thee
to release me

open thy beauty
and let us for eternity
take our love to the place
where time has no face

wherever you go
this you must know
my love stays true
never turn my back on you

open i must

im lonely
i feel empty
sooner in the quicker out
and more into doubt

to get love
i must give love
open i must
the heart behind the crust

im ready i know
to not let go
its hard to be still
and wait for the thrill

want to hold on to pain

sometimes i wonder
at where did i blunder?
but looking back
is only a sidetrack

forward i must go
into what i do not know
want to hold on to pain
that kept me insane

yesterdays demons
can be the reasons
to keep me sick
but its the same old trick

how weak i am

strike me down
cast your frown
upon me
make me see

how powerful you be
how strongly you can see
how weak i am
and my life is a sham

beat me tear me apart
but know from the start
i have already won
for in me shines the sun

i wish to be

I seek you O Lord
in my heart you have struck the chord
of truth that no one can deny
of a soul no one can buy

i am seeking the glory
of the unending story
i wish to be
a spirit that is free

i look to you
and you tell me true
that eternal life
comes with strife

i should not hear

im not a monster
and i have no answer
i can only trust
in god i must

they come and plead
with lies they lead
i should not hear
but fate does steer

i am all alone
naked before the throne
i yearn for my true loves touch
i desire it so much

i know the heart seeks not

"..to remind us of the ones held back /
upfront there ought to be a Man in Black"

- Johnny Cash

i will not dispense pain
i will not offer shame
seeking a greater glory
seeking a purer story

i know the power of bended knee
to seek the divinity
i know the heart seeks not
ridicule for its lot

i will take the lowest chair
and i will dare
to dine on what is put before me
and grateful be

well met we be

this is yearning
this is learning
waiting wondering hoping
stuttering muttering moping

the truth does not fit
the picture of wit
well met we be
now you are free

the good lord shall bring
a brand new spring
and flowers shall grow
where the snow did blow

to join in the Great Recovery

rise and rise again
till we are free from sin
we are brought together
by failures cruel tether

break free we must
put an end to lust
to join in the Great Recovery
and set ourselves free

so much can be had
so much to make us glad
for forgoing a little pleasure
and storing up our treasure

to make of as we will

it is eternity calling
it is pride falling
it is forever it does seem
to live this dream

what a great gift is time
to spend on what we define
to make of as we will
until finally we are still

care you take
in all that you make
and on what you spend
your most precious gem

is it like a river flowing

what is love?
is it a gift from above?
is it chemicals in our blood?
is it all that is good?

is it like the wind
blowing here and then gone again?
is it like a river flowing
never straight, always twisting and turning?

is it a candle in the dark
or a fair summer day at the park
i dont know that i can say
for is it love if it does not stay?

how do we win the race

stand and be true
god is not through with you
face your fear
before its all you have dear

so far from grace
is this dark place
how do we win the race
when we wont even show our face?

eternity is too long
to wait for your song
its gonna hurt, the choices made
no other way to put problems paid

Another Day Will Dawn

softly now my dear
hope is always near
to ease that troubled mind
and turn thoughts kind

no trouble is so great
that if we just wait
another day will dawn
and fear will be withdrawn

just to make it through
the times we are blue
is sometimes all we can do
worry not for love is always with you

will be bestowed on you

i will tell you thus
you simply must
not fail to believe
in gods love for thee

no more than you can carry
or is too scary
will be bestowed on you
only gods love is true

love does shine
straight from the divine
it swells the heart
from the end to the start

pain is here without a doubt

what do we have to fear
with so much wonder near?
oh how the sun does shine
and its majesty is all mine

is it possible to see
the ending of beauty?
pain is here without a doubt
so its your choice of which to mount

eyes open to wonder
or focused on others plunder
so rich we all are
when we stop looking at our scars

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

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