Oh Sleep Come Quick

The darkness of a sleepless night
is more than i can bear
Tomorrows shade of tired eyes
do not catch a lover's glare
Beneath the covers quilted down
the stiffness of the sheets
Around the room the smells of love
where two bodies felt the heat
Inside a soft embrace of kiss
the lips of secret lies
He gently tosses up his head
and looks her in the eyes
Oh sleep come quick I beg of you
do not keep my slumber
In dreams of many sleepless nights
so many I can't number

The Sacared Dance

Across the prairie a summer wind came
My ears felt the sand whisper your name
Clouds of fathers gave away your face
By the moon you took me in your embrace
As the young deer came daringly close
So soft your breath like petals of a rose
In the distance we heard a warning voice
Without a thought our hearts made a choice
Together on a winding twisting road we went
My nostrils filled drinking in your scent
Journey's end came as soon as the sun
A falling feather's flight is done

Son

Twisted words out of crooked mouths
a heart completely lost
In his mind he came for help
tormented by his thoughts
Will he never laugh and smile
his loins will they not sing
his quiver is full
but tomorrow holds nothing dear
empty rooms where peace once lived
A child's laughter against a vast unknown
echoing off the moutain top
Sounds of piano drums and lyre
amidst the waterfall
so deep he goes into the rock
it hardens like his heart
the silent sound of nothing said
his lips won't even part

Rainy Day Dream

a rainy afternoon of rest
her quiet mind is at it's best
but heart is leaking like the rain
and death of life is in much pain
I see the past in photographs
I see the proof of love and youth
shh, be still the rain upon the roof
be still my troubled soul
tomorrow brings a fresh new day
with troubles of it's own
so swollen cheeks and tear filled eyes
lie softly on the bed
no more the time of innocence
no more the days of youth
come quickly rain upon my head
goodnight my teary eyes
the rain will wash away my sad
and bring back all those times

Quiet Time

The beauty of the fall colors
How you planned them just for me
Sitting on a bench beneath majestic trees

Your whisper in each breeze that blows
The sun upon my back
With every falling dying leaf
A new one will grow back

My plans and schemes are like each leaf
They die before they fall
And in the new growth that you bring
You wait sweetly for my all

I sit here oh so quiet Lord
Thanking you for this place
And for seeing you for who you are
In every lovely face

My life my time is not my own
But yours if I could see
So in your presence I will wait
And meet you quietly

Price of Grief

TV media flashing faces
skins of grief, lines of worry
eyes filled with disbelief
Quickly changing stories
authorities searching
From the hills nearby
cries of brokenheartedness
No ones ears were listening
They were too busy
plotting, sceeming their story
dollar signs spinning in their heads
Now instead of a healing homecoming
a child returns to the same
grief and greed that stold her away.

Love Tap

I looked for you
in the garden dear
Oops, I tripped on the gate
or wait was that your foot
What did I do
to deserve a skinned knee
or is that mild
compared to what you'd like to give me
Did I speak unkind words
or was it my rolling eyes
It's hard to tell
As the blood runs down my leg
I see your reflection
in the puddle on the ground
You are laughing
Was it the sting of the fall
or was it the broken pieces of my heart
that caused me to
stand up and knock out your front tooth

Life As We Knew It

Beyond our comprehension
we need divine intervention

If only we had prayed
we would not of been betrayed

Now with our flags a flyin
we do not feel like dyin

So on our knees we stay
and ask our God the way.

Daddy's Little Firefly

It was just another night underneath the stars
When new life appeared
He held her like fireflies inside a mason jar
While his eyes teared

The days went swiftly by while he made his living
When time was lost
Soon the lid was open and how marvelous the giving
While he bear the cost

Come back you golden lights of my love he cried
When softly she lit
Off again to catch the wind she fluttered spun and tried
While his breath quit

Alone

Just when my heart wanted you
How could I have been so blind
Beneath that smile
Under that grin
Came the biggest heartbreak of my life
I'm just a small town girl
You seem to be standing on my street
Was passing me up something you planned
How on earth did we meet
I took a different path only to find you
While I stood there waiting
you left

What A Lazy Summer

Porch swing swaying while the trees dance
bare toes tapping while the birds sing
sunshine leaning on the front stoop
What a lazy summer