Thursday, July 31, 2008

A Canyon, Far Too Wide

And now you stand so near,
But seem lifetimes away,
The time we never had
In moments, torn away.

So here, I wait for you
My soul in aching need,
To hold you in my arms,
And feel you, loving me.

Will God give me the time
To show you all my love,
Or is He reaching down
To take me, from above?

I know we can't be We,
Til others' paths are walked
And I cannot pretend
I am not reeling, rocked.

But this I tell your eyes,
All sparkling, burning blue
That my girl, my love,
I always have loved you.

So here I stand, beside
The chasm of our wait
To trust our God above
To bless our love, our fate.

To taste your kisses sweet,
Then taste the lonely tears
Of too many times apart
And the passage of my years

My girl, I promise to
Give you everything I know
To make you happy, girl,
Til the moment that I go.

When I lie awake, these nights
I see you, lying there,
I ache to touch your face,
And just caress your hair.

No, patience isn't mine
Perhaps it ne'er will be
But promises, I make
To hold your love, for me...

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

When Thunder rolls, across my soul

When thunder rolls across my soul I feel it in my bones
They rattle & quake & make me awake
And remind me that I live…

When thunder starts within my heart
With the roaring flood of my crimsoned blood
It reminds me that I live…

When thunder is flung straight thru my lungs
As an icy breeze, it brings me to my knees
And reminds me that I live.

When thunder finds itself upon my mind
Warm as a storm in summer’s dusk,
It reminds me that I live.

When thunder shears across my ears
And lightning flies ‘cross my brightening eyes
It remind me that I live.

When thunder rains within my brain
And I stand proud ‘neath a darkling cloud
It reminds me that I live

As welcome as new dawned day,
Be it clouded or hot, blue-skied or not,
You remind me why I live.

And I wish that you stood with me, too.
As long as I live, you have all I can give.
You remind me why I love.