it is not
in the everyday
that you find
such a place...
one to haunt
your thoughts
& defend
your very being...
it is this place
of solitude
that will linger
long after
the paint
has faded
& the trees
are all gone...
lacking in nothing..
living in memories...
it was
times like this,
those days gone by...
this everyday place
that we calmly
just
walk
by..
... & the WORD of God spoke through the darkness. Out of the depths of the shadows. Into the vast unknown. Bringing forth with every breath a shattering silence. The calm before the storm. The whisper in the wind... This voice so calm & still, booming forth on one unexpecting day...
...& God spoke & it was so, life, death, birth, growth, love, loss, laughter, hope, pain, tears, joy, singing, dancing, beauty, despair, peace, patience, sorrow, comfort, passion, goodness, kindness, gentleness, self-control, grace, mercy, justice, fairness, poverty, wealth, riches, rags, royalty, servants, slaves, kingdoms, kings, countries, land, pride, rain, sun, moon, wind, stars, feast, famine, want, plenty, companionship, loneliness, heartache, age, youth, simplicity, belonging, faith, choice, sight, darkness, sound, silence, music, dance, stillness, movement, rest, color, shadow, heat, chill, new, old, forever... promise...
... & the WORD came in the form of a flesh filed promise... Healing, touching, listening, believing, leading. Loving. Watching, wanting, hoping, caring, showing, knowing... More than we will ever know... For this was His word, his flesh, his promise... His life, his death..His love... Which brought forth on one unexpected day more than mere words could ever begin to tell...
2 the days gone by, the times we had
2 the thoughtless days & moonlit nights
2 the summertime fun, lost in the sun
4 the things we share, 4 those days without care...
I wish I might, I wish I may...
GO back again some lovely day...
I refuse:
to be bought with a price, to listen & not hear...
to live & not learn, to love just a little...
to be apathetic in the face of adversity...
to take things for granted until they are gone...
I cannot:
stop the dance, leave the music, slow the ride...
or even jump off when it hits the bottom...
BUT
I can:
stand tall, sit up, speak out...
walk far, reach up, & hold on...
for if you refuse one thing & cannot do another...
you have hit two of three sections.....
& all you are now left with... is the choice to GO...
..."Second star on the right and straight on till morning"...
I hide behind the stars & moon
The watery depths or desert doon
I can be found with knowledge known
The where to look need not be shown
I come unexpected & leave without a trace
Can be burst or broken & haunt a place
I have been called quite dark & gloomy
But slightly golden from others who knew me
I come before a storm & follow laughter
I will always remain forever after
I confuse & transfix, heal & calm
If you listen carefully you will see that's who I am...
This road once traveled
So long ago...
I try to think
But wonder why...
Does this small Road
That continues still?
This burden lighter?
Heavy load?
For what has made all the difference?
This Road I take...
I try to make
A sweeter song
Upon that hill
Where it shall go
I'll never know...
My job is not
To see the end
But walk this road
& trod that bend
Sight unseen
Blindness wanders
Loss for words
Speech it ponders
This Road goes ever on & on
So will I walk & sing this song
The tears that fall
Upon yonder hill
Be swept away
For another day
For the night is young
& this Road is long...
Not just a toad, all big & green
sitting off the open road...
Oh No. You see this one was small,
as small as you or I.
He sat upon an old grey hat
from where I do not know.
He simply sat & leaned his head
from left to right & back.
Counting cars, & old dead trees,
cows & horses too..
But then he stopped his monotone
& looked upon my shoe.
Slightly curious, it would seem,
as to whom would walk this mile.
So I stopped & leaned my head
& we stared for quite a while...
Clouds were passing, cars went by
but still we held that glance.
He shifted weight,
& turned his head...
"Thanks for the chat.."
I softly said...
...& turned to walk away...
For here my friend, I now had seen
the simplicity of a day...
Not one to rush, or fall behind
to hustle round the bend.
But with all the ease of a little toad
will we see how to reach the end.
Do what we must with what we got
But don't forget Today...
enfolding in
your arms of love
i call to thee
O' heaven above
O' dark of night
why must we fight
please hold me tight
in my blind sight
...over purple mountians view
...the crystal clear of mornings dew
O' darkest night
awake once more
silence plays
upon thy shore
lightening flashes
thunder roars
the clouds torn back
peace once more
O' darkest night
behold mine eyes
Gods's crown of light.....
...........................SUNRISE
bring new life
within the strife
heal the hurts, touch the hearts
hold the hands that can not feel
rain, rain, don't go away
we need you here
to ease the pain
of a life once lost
& found again...
...more
