My only hope, seems broken & feeble
I feel lacking strength, courage & promptitude,
now I could never sail through

No matter how I move, setting forth seems the same,
Same sea, same dangers waiting for me

As though I have got nowhere but older.
Behind me on the receding shore
there is nothing I value, and somewhere
out there, the unraveling patience seems too prolonged

It is hard to remember how many times I have wished
to be navigated, and reach “home.”

He who held me, seems powerless & shattered
I feel alone, shattered & exhausted,
now I could never sail through

No matter what I do, time seems to stay still,
Same darkness, same dangers waiting for me

Can I give up? can I settle elsewhere?
with what all I am left with, what can I gather
there is nothing I value, and somewhere
out there, someone cries for me.

it is hard to find peace, it is hard to live
it is hard to forget, it is hard to forget being loved, and feel “home”.

His love washes over me
Breaking onto my heart
I can taste it on my lips
Feel it wash over my skin
It makes me shiver
As it refreshes my spirit
I can hear the roar
Of His love building up
Only to crash over me
Dragging me down
Down into His embrace
My lungs feel like bursting
But He releases them with His love
As I breathe into Him and he into me
At times I feel He is receeding
But as I give myself over to Him
He will carry me along in His way
His love is wild and treacherous at times
Tossing me around,
Pounding me over and over
I try to escape
Come up for air
But He is there, all around me
When His love is gentle
It laps at my feet
Carressing my toes
It entices me to move closer
And sink into Him

If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill
Be a scrub in the valley–but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.

If you can’t be a bush be a bit of the grass,
And some highway some happier make;
If you can’t be a muskie then just be a bass–
But the liveliest bass in the lake!

We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew,
There’s something for all of us here.
There’s big work to do and there’s lesser to do,
And the task we must do is the near. Read the rest of this entry »

How often we wish for another chance
to make a fresh beginning.
A chance to blot out our mistakes
And change failure into winning.
It does not take a new day
To make a brand new start,
It only takes a deep desire
To try with all our heart.
To live a little better
And to always be forgiving
And to add a little sunshine
To the world in which we’re living.
So never give up in despair
And think that you are through,
For there’s always a tomorrow
And the hope of starting new.

For each forgotten kiss
For all the memories
For all the times a look
Said all we had to say

You played your part so well
A modern Romeo
You came on Cupid’s wings
And then you flew away

When you touch my face
When you call my name
I burned with desire

When you touch my face
When you call my name
I burned with desire
But you left me in the rain

For every sleepless night
Forever in your arms
For every hour spent
Lost in the reverie

You broke your promises
No shame and no regrets
You burned the bridges too
An endless mystery

When you touch my face
So beautiful
When you call my name
My name..
I burned with desire
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We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart’s blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring-impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change. Read the rest of this entry »

The fountains mingle with the river
 And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of Heaven mix forever
 With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
 All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle.
 Why not I with thine?

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A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.

I tried to show you my world
but you denied it

I tried to show you a portrait I painted
but you just passed it on

I tried to write you a poem
but you didn’t hear it Read the rest of this entry »

Good-bye gentle one ’til the dawning.
Keep watch over us in those stars.
Heaven is rewarded with a beauty.
Earth loses an angel of a friend. Read the rest of this entry »