Monday, July 20, 2015

Oh Come

Oh sun
Come warm my skin
Heaven surrounds
Grow peace within

Oh wind
Come blow my way
Chase worries from
My heart today

Oh rain
Come pour on me
Wash fears away
And make me clean

Oh love
Come whisper sweet
Where suffering
And sorrows meet

Oh Lord
Come shine Your light
In and all
Throughout my life

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

You Changed My World

You were a man, just a man, just like any other man, you were
Until you held my hand, you held my hand unlike any other man before

You touched my skin, you moved my heart, you changed my world

I was a girl, a lonely girl, just like any other girl, I was
Until you kissed my lips, you kissed my lonely lips into one

You touched my skin, you moved my heart, you changed my world

We became us, a brand us, we transformed you and me, we did
We became us as we made love, when we made love the way we did

You touched my skin, you moved my heart, you changed my world

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Be Still and Know

When you’re weak and weary
When you’re tired and worn
With no one to cling to
And nowhere to belong
Be still and know I Am

I am the sunlight through the trees
I am the coolness in the breeze
When life is dark and closing in
I am the warm touch on your skin
So close your eyes and breathe again
Be still and know I Am

Wherever you go, I am with you
Wherever you are, there I am
I will never leave nor forsake you
Simply be still and know I Am

When your life gets busy
When you feel overwhelmed
With no relief for hours
And no one understands
Be still and know I Am

I am the laughter of a child
I am flowers growing wild
When life is hard and closing down
I am the soft kiss on your brow
Open your eyes, behold me now
Be still and know I Am


Monday, July 13, 2015

Pieces of Me


My poems are an expression of the perfection dwelling within me, a reflection of light and love, of peace and tranquility, of joy and serenity, of hope and possibility. My poems are an extension of beauty, truth, and freedom. My poems are me, pieces of me, leaking out onto the page.

Friday, July 10, 2015

I Don't Want to Let Him Go

For eighteen months we dated, but then resentments grew
Going different directions is what we had to do
We faced difficult decisions, and something had to give
We never intended to break our promises

I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
I don’t want to break his heart; I don’t want to make him cry
But I’ve got to move on with my life
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye

For eighteen years we made it, nearly broke a time or two
Going different directions, then bouncing back like new
We faced our fears together and independently
But who’d have thought forever would end so suddenly

I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
I don’t want a broken heart; be the one who has to cry
But I’ve got to move on with my life
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye

There comes a time we can’t avoid
When love is lost, lives are destroyed
We still gotta take a chance and love like crazy anyway
And we need to live our lives until it’s time to go away

But I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
I don’t want a broken heart; be the one who has to cry
I’ve just got to move on with my life
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Notice Me

Notice me
and all the little things I do
to prove my worth
and personal value

Notice my name
and notice my efforts
Notice my deserving
through my endeavors

I won’t be at peace
to be who I am
until I earn grace
by doing what I can

Notice me succeeding
Notice goals I’ve met
Notice me then
look away and forget