Soothing

I know things aren’t quite what they seem
And I see you building up her dream
Lay down now in the bed that you made
As I watch your memory fade

A liberating sense of glory
In not telling her your life story
Let her believe what you’ll say
Let her decide how long she’ll stay

Don’t remember me when she’s gone
When she figures out she’s your pawn
I have the strength to let you go
To reap the seeds you must sow

Jealousy won’t return my heart
I’m off the road you always start
You’ve pushed the limit of your game
My heart’s no longer yours to maim

For Want Of

A random discontent
In my body and my mind
I want to feel something more
My heart instead is blind

Wandering through my days
No purpose in my gait
No need to plan the future
Silently still I wait

Pacing through my mind
For something to stir my soul
Something more is out there
Something to make me whole

My Call

What’s my call but a vessel
A witness in retrospect
But with myself I wrestle
A victim to circumspect

Angels on high gathered round me
And sang me their golden word
Their love and strength to lift me
Till my soul soared like a bird

Emotional Rollercoaster

Backwards, sideways, and upside down
Should make me smile, instead I frown

Loops and corkscrews, gaining speed
One gives attention, the other I need

Rising high to spiral down
In my heart I slowly drown

Slowing now to catch a breath
Love is languid surly death

Drop again from fearful height
Which path of heart leads to right

Turn and twist a sudden course
Awaiting knight on gilded horse

Easing in to end the chase
Neither one will win the race

Reflection on a Summer Day

Mine feet were firm
- upon the ground
When He coaxed my gaze
- toward His mighty crown

Those troubled clouds
- caught my eye
And welled in me
- the need to cry

Drifting silent
- through somber sky
The breeze let loose
- her siren’s sigh

I gazed ahead
- as sun broke through
It warmed my blood
- with reverence true

'neath the mulberry tree

RIP Felony the Feline Felon

Always faithful by my side
For you my friend today I cried

I’ve buried you ‘neath the mulberry tree
The changing leaves for you to see

I quietly watched you slip away
From my heart you’ll never stray

I’ve buried you ’neath the mulberry tree
The summer flowers for you to see

Struggling to prolong your death
You gave love ’til dying breath

I’ve buried you ’neath the mulberry tree
Our changing lives for you to see


Today my friend I’ve said goodbye
But carry your spirit ‘til I die

I’ve buried you ‘neath the mulberry tree
Ever intertwined in our lives you’ll be

My Muse

Muse and art an inspiration
Yet to His work dedication
Failing eyes to see His glory
Rendering me to tell His story
In His love I can’t regret
Endless quest to ease our debt
Never fail to raise my spirit
Destiny, I can not fear it

Muse reflects an amazing gift
Yet through my thoughts I must sift
Mental notes flit through my mind
Until of consciousness I’m blind
Silent tears to right our wrongs
Endless prose will fill our songs

Muse in many different type
Yet in vision always ripe
Proof of His ever-lasting love
Owe my work to Him above
Writing in His glorious name
Every verse is not the same
Reveling in this wondrous game