Sunday, January 20, 2013

be made by another

it doesnt matter the song
or how long
the tune does endure
it matters that we voice it pure

that we all should lift up our voice
and not let our choice
be made by another
the song of our own heart must thunder

come and sing with me
all who would be free
all who cherish the light
of a life lived burning bright

Sunday, January 13, 2013

hold not to treasures

"so get gassed in your garage of sickness
as I bring a little swinging into your world of stiffness"

-Kid Rock


what have we to worry
when there is no hurry
the pale rider does know
when its his time to show

love all that you can
help all that you can
hold not to treasures
or vain empty pleasures

the soul that stands longest
is the heart that beats strongest
the mind that will just be
is the spirit that does fly free

Thursday, January 10, 2013

in the great giving

'i'm gonna keep on trucking till i fall into motion...'

-Kid Rock

There is room at the table
for all that are able
to make their way there
to overcome their despair

there is plenty in the feast
none shall have least
in the great giving
all are worth saving

tis only our self-pity
that keeps us from joining the dity
we all have a voice
& we all have a choice

Sunday, January 06, 2013

how really good we can be

i will make a stand
and rise above the ban
i will not give in
to what is popular again

we want everyone to know
and we want to show
how really good we can be
how kind and loving are we

but its more of the same
its really only a game
we still think we are slick
when we repackage an old trick

Monday, December 31, 2012

of my worth as a man

"what would an angel say?
the devil wants to know..."

-Fionna Apple


oh my lady fair
please have a care
to turn me not away
on this ending day

oh sweet gentle providence
you i do try to convince
of my worth as a man
to come take my hand

and in a private place
let us null the space
that keeps us asunder
so we may craft wonder

Friday, December 28, 2012

only the sweat and blood

for three long years
i cried many tears
lost and lost again
beaten down for my sin

nothing to offer
empty was my coffer
only the sweat and blood
of my body was worth good

and bit by bit
i have learned to commit
to a path few would choose
a way out of these blues

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

this was his simple lesson

"Joy to the World /
the Lord has come!"

-Joy to the World

this is the day
when sin passed away
for among us was born
the one to save us from scorn

be as good to a stranger
as you would to the one born in the manger
this was his simple lesson
given to all of us as a blessing

so remember that this morn
the one who was born
the lowest among us
and in who we give all trust

Friday, December 21, 2012

feelings pass

"just because it burns doesn't mean you're gonna die /
all you have to do is Try"

-P!nk

far wanderings
simple musings
a brief moment of singing
seasons too quick in turning

love comes
then love goes
feelings pass
emotions do not last

promises were made
vows were laid
lies were spoken
hearts were broken

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

the hate and the woe

"it's been a long time coming but i finally broke
like an act of God i ain't no joke..."

-Kid Rock

gently now sweet sister
dont let the blister
of a harsh hand
raised in reprimand

be your only guide to life
there is more than the strife
the hate and the woe
so much more i will show

there is beauty and wonder
songs free of blunder
come out from that dark place
and let shine your beautiful face

Sunday, December 09, 2012

seasoned with asperity

when death finally finds me
i hope to be
a very tasty treat
a truly delicious sweet

a soul so finely flavoured
to be among deaths favoured
seasoned with asperity
and sweeted by charity

not a bland nor boring taste
but a soul with adventure for baste
to seek, to learn, to go, to try
and thus, in the end, to die

Thursday, November 22, 2012

it is by the one aboves grace

we have so much
is it such
a burden to let go
and give to those who are low?

a hand clenched tight
is a fist made to fight
it is by the one aboves grace
that we even exist is this time and place

so share with your neighbor
all you have to savor
be as kind to that stranger
as you would to your own savior

Monday, November 19, 2012

but hope ne'er does fail

can you see me?
do you dare to be
everything you can dream?
all is not that it does seem

we do bow our head
and cower before dread
but hope ne'er does fail
always it will prevail

worry not you must try
for by order divine
all is well in hand
all thoughout the land

Saturday, November 17, 2012

sometimes a slow sad cadence

time marches on
we all have our song
sing it we must
in divine grace we trust

we dance along the way
through each and every day
sometimes a slow sad cadence
sometimes a flow of radiance

and at the very end
i hope i have been
a useful servant
and lived to glorify the new covenant

Thursday, November 08, 2012

i came grieving

it was all a horrible lie
and i did cry and cry
simply medieval
is the depth of her evil

blinded by her beauty
and the promise of purity
i came grieving
into her trap so willing

put my bruised heart to the fire
and cackled at my ire
but it was all a lie
her evil i can not deny

Sunday, November 04, 2012

so it has been written

do not relent
give 100 percent
give it all you got
throw in your whole lot

thus is the greater glory
at the end of the story
so it has been written
no real safety beneath heaven

what road will you take
that does not end at your wake?
what riches will you hold
for death to find you too bold?

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

but tonight i am burning

sometimes the rage is bad
and i am so mad
that i could burn to the ground
every church to be found

i know these feelings wont last
and the hardships become past
but tonight i am burning
my soul is twisting and turning

its hurting its hurting
there is no comforting
there is no release
there is no cure to this disease

Sunday, September 23, 2012

of fates bitter tonic

its burning inside
is it my pride?
and how to i hide
the rage that has me fried?

all the promises torn
drives ever deeper the thorn
of fates bitter tonic
turning my thoughts demonic

rise above is the command
and offer a helping hand
to those who sought my decline
turning the other cheek is divine

Thursday, September 20, 2012

to thee above i trust

where do i stand?
somewhere in this great land
i must meet my destiny
my touch of divinity

i take it slow
and try to not be low
to thee above i trust
my life i must

i seek a grace that chooses
to love me despite my bruises
and is not tied
by blood on my side

Friday, September 14, 2012

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

Thursday, August 16, 2012

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

Thursday, August 09, 2012

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?

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

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

Friday, July 27, 2012

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?

Sunday, July 22, 2012

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

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

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

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

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

Monday, June 18, 2012

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

Monday, June 11, 2012

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

Sunday, June 03, 2012

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

Friday, May 25, 2012

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

Sunday, May 20, 2012

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

Monday, May 14, 2012

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

Friday, May 11, 2012

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

Monday, April 30, 2012

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

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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

Monday, April 23, 2012

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

Saturday, April 21, 2012

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

Saturday, April 14, 2012

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

Thursday, April 12, 2012

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

Saturday, April 07, 2012

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?

Saturday, March 31, 2012

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

Friday, February 24, 2012

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

Monday, February 13, 2012

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

Sunday, February 05, 2012

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

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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

Sunday, December 25, 2011

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

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

'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

Monday, December 12, 2011

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

Sunday, December 11, 2011

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

Sunday, October 16, 2011

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

Sunday, October 09, 2011

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

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

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

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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

Friday, September 16, 2011

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

Sunday, August 28, 2011

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

Thursday, August 25, 2011

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

Sunday, August 21, 2011

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

Saturday, August 20, 2011

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

Friday, August 19, 2011

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

Saturday, August 06, 2011

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

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

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

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

Friday, July 01, 2011

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

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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

Sunday, June 19, 2011

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

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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

Saturday, June 04, 2011

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

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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

Monday, May 09, 2011

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

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

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

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

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

Sunday, May 01, 2011

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

Friday, April 15, 2011

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

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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

Monday, January 31, 2011

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

Monday, January 24, 2011

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

Thursday, January 20, 2011

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

Monday, January 17, 2011

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

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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

Monday, January 10, 2011

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

Monday, January 03, 2011

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

Friday, December 24, 2010

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

Monday, December 20, 2010

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

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

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?

Monday, November 29, 2010

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

Sunday, November 21, 2010

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

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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

Friday, November 12, 2010

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

Thursday, November 11, 2010

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

Sunday, October 24, 2010

& 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

Monday, October 11, 2010

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

Friday, October 08, 2010

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

Monday, October 04, 2010

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

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