mama

time gone by
in the blink
of an eye
can't stop
thinking missing
holding on to
old shredded memories
as they hold me
so many so much so long
fragile lives so fragile
teardrops caught
inside raindrops
earths rivers
shredded mirage days
windswept dancing wishes
mama said eat the cool edges
of hot food first
mama gone so long
lives still
in my hearts song

Wanna

wanna do it
really wanna do it
honest
I wanna do it
it would be great
it would be good
it would mean so much
it would be fun
a learning experience
if I don't do it
what will I ever do
I never finish anything
what if I fail
fall flat on my face
what if people
laugh at me
leave me behind
turn away from me
tease me
bully me
make fun of me
why do I
think like this
too much chocolate
I wanna think
this will go away
if you kiss a mirror
with bright red lipstick
get it?

Woods Critters

you might say
us woods critters
live in the boondocks
you might say
we are not
on the beaten path
a gravel road
leads you
to our cabin
in the woods
where whispers
are heard
where sunlight through
the trees
finds its own shadows
simple things
few things
solitude
peace
joy
shade
old world things
the new hurried world
passes us by
best of all
us woods critters
know why

That Certain Sigh

there was a certain sigh Gypsy made
when she was saying several things
as she settled down
on her red leather chair
for a long winters nap
she knew she was lucky
to be where she was
not cold or hungry
she knew she was loved
and needed
as the sugar plum fairies
began to dance in her head
she always gave that
totally contented sigh
its a cold winter morning
here at the cabin
it is not the same with out her
I miss her still
as I think I heard her sigh
just one more time
it caught my heart
just like it use to

His Hand

a quiet place within me waits
where God and I have often met
His hand in mine has led me there
so often as I searched
for what I knew was to be
an earthly haven
devoid of fear and sorrow
hate and evil
full of His love and joy
where He tells me to write
about His heavenly bounty
away from the lost world
where we will find
and do not know
what we so desperately seek
what the world does not have
it cannot give
He tells me others will build
on my peace and find His Hand

Lightnings Promise

lightning is flashing
in the pitch black darkness
promising thunder and rain
as new light finds the day
wet drops dot the dust
answering prayers for rain
giving new life again
giving new hope again
as promised

A Christmas Wish Gift

wishing you happiness and joy
contentment and peace
that you may seek
not to be loved but to love
not to be understood
but to understand
to let those in your life
be as they are in their own way
to hear the music of your vision
as you travel its path
rejoice in our differences
find beauty in being
a link in Gods life chain
following His son born for us
who so many need and never find
ask and you shall receive
believe with faithful faith
His Christmas Wish Gift for you
He will always be there
mend a broken heart
with answered prayers
seek and peek this Christmas
is my wish for you