Shelter

There is a place beyond a young
man’s wildest dreams.
A place where man has no eyes,
for there is nothing to see.
Where man has no ears,
for there is nothing to hear.
Where man has no mouth,
for there is nothing to speak.
In this place man has no body,
But still the heart, soul, and mind can exist.
This is not Heaven, yet it is not Hell.
And man does not question it,
for he can not speak.
Here there is no love,
for there is no one to love.
But yet there is no hate,
for there is no one to hate.
Here is only one,
But yet here are all.
There is no past,
Only the present.
There are not days,
But there are no nights.
And you are not dead,
But yet, not still alive.
You are one being,
Alone, but with others.
Unable to call out,
But they know you are there.
There is only acceptance to
What is to come.
-1991

Miles Apart

So many miles apart
Every night I cry
Grief tearing at my heart
Tears fall from my eyes
Memories of yesterday
When we were together
And the things you’d say
I’ll love you forever

Deer Hunt

The hunter awoke early in the morn,
To hunt down a buck, father of two just born.
But the buck, smarter than the hunter still,
Moves his family from the kill.
But the hunter, smarter yet,
Has a dog, named Old Bet
The dog hasn’t hunted in many a year,
Isn’t ready to trail the deer.
Running through the water and brush,
But then they stop with a hush.
The doe listened, what had she heard?
Was it a man, dog or bird?
Suddenly, there was a shot, the family turned and ran,
For they feared this old man.
Who, with his dog and his gun,
Chased the deer just for fun.
But this family ran for life,
The buck, his children, and his wife.
It was unfair!
Life to fun, but little did this man care.
Finally they found a place to hide,
The man gave up, not one had died.

Open night,
starry sky,
me in your arms,
my love flies high.

Cold, gentle breeze,
blowing through my hair,
on top of the world,
without a care.

Waves gently lapping,
upon the rocky shore,
by each other's side,
now and forever more.

A whisper so soft,
a kiss so gentle,
sweet secrets we share,
never to tell.

Our feelings so deep
a strong love we share,
what we have is so special,
true love is rare

Forever

Okay, I’ve made one mistake, maybe two,
But none of that should have bothered you.
We broke up anyway,
But were together the next day.
I need to know, do you love me?
It’s you I love, can’t you see?
They ask me how I put up with you…
“When you love someone, they should love you too.”
I say I love you forever,
Will you leave me? You say never.
You get mad over the littlest thing,
You act like I’m a peasant and you’re a king.
I love you, can’t you see?
Just do one thing, promise me,
You’ll love me forever,
And leave me never.