We drink...

We drink to our tears
We drink to our fears
We drink to events
That have marked the years

We drink to our stresses
And beautiful dresses
And those talented, marvelous
He/she's who coif tresses

We drink to our nights
And beautiful flights
That take us away from
Our everyday plights

We escape all our drama
Our daddies, our mommas
and create new tales
To replace all our traumas

Our tomorrows
Our sorrows
Our dreams
That we've borrowed

Form every small hope
That we build as we grope
And with every new day
We continue to cope.

Azure skies

To close my eyes
And dream sweet dreams
To float on clouds
Above azure streams
To have a wish
And hold it near
To hold your hand
To keep you near
For in your eyes
My promise dawns
And our tomorrows
For daylit morns
Then sunlight sets
And the moon does rise
For hopes and dreams
Fly on sunlit skies
I close my eyes
And azure skies
Yield hopes and dreams
And peace and sighs....

Inside the well,
The coin, it fell,
From my hand,
No time to plan,
The right words,
May not be heard,
Too much to say,
I'll hope and pray
That from my heart,
Our lives would start
To treasure moments few,
And love renewed.

We take a step
And a breath
And we act
And then pause
We guess
And then question
We know our path
But not our destination

With each breath
And each step
We reach
A close end

Each action moves us
Out of complacency
Toward an end
And yet steps away from
A new beginning.

I imagine the day
That I felt joy
The vision bold
The story told

I know the time
That I heard bliss
The sounds rejoice
As tunes exist

To feel the sigh
And know today
Is but the way
For thoughts I pay

May bring my dreams
Or hope, or glee
To fill some joy,
And love, in me.

Forever tomorrow
Is the promise we hold
For yesterday's a memory
And today our hope unfolds

Forget the steps
We took today
Our dreams betray our path

For our future flies
On windswept wings
A stronghold yet unleashed

And yet tomorrow
Takes a chance
For today our aftermath

Is but the leap
To hold the hope
With promise no longer ceased.

Accept the beauty in all that surrounds you
Let those who fill your days, also fill your hearts.

To know the steps to take
Is not what moves us forward
Alone each simple act
Creates the dreams that are our lives

Wishes lead to steps,
For dreams we see give life
To thoughts that we belive
Are tomorrow's destiny

Where?

Where do we run,
When we have fear?
Where do we hide,
When we have no one near?
Where do we turn,
When we can't see the truth?
Where do we look,
When we need to find proof?
Where will we dig,
When we need to feel love?
When will our power to be
Strengthen our faith from above?

Behind closed eyes

Behind closed eyes I see
Your face, your smile, your hands
I hear your voice and yet it fades
As each day passes
I wait, and wish
But today, just like the last
Without a word
And as time passes
Hope slowly dies
As dawn comes once again with silence

Close

Close...(sigh)
So near I feel your breath
Softly blow across my cheek
Gently move whisps of hair
Like feathers
  light, sublime delight
I can't bear to move
For fear it will stop or worse
I'll awaken
Never to feel this close again.

I want to laugh
I want to have fun
I want to be free
I want to run
Away from those
Who cause pain and fear
I want to have hope
Without a care
The future holds promise
If we just believe
It's just after the dawn
For us to receive

Not one spot

Not one spot,
To stand upon,
I need to move
And go beyond

Not one role,
Or part to play
So much to do
And more to say

Not one place,
To live my life
So many ways
To know what's right

Not one path
Or road to choose
The more I take
The less I lose

Through silent words
And silent screams
Our silent dreams
Are left unseen

I go down a path
And often look back
For the choices I made
Were always a trade
And the chances I took
Caused seldom a look
'Cause the goal up ahead
Was of hope and no dread
To work to a goal
But still play it safe
Is a hope to go forward
Yet steps scared to make
For fear or for dread
We shade o'er our dreams
And our steps fall unsure
Throughout dreams insecure
And yet eyes filed with hope
And minds filled with dreams
We voice our concerns
Yet we still believe

Hear the love

I close my eyes
And hold my breath
And wait...

To hear your sighs,
Feel your caress
For fate

Brings you to me
And feel you need
The love I have
Your touch, the need
I wait to hear you
Hear the love
I feel for you tonight

... with Me

Play with me
Hope with me
Laugh with me
Dream with me
Run with me
Live with me
Cry with me
Be with me
Jump with me
Dance with me
Learn with me
Long with me
See with me
Hear with me
Smile with me
Try with me
Stare with me
Scream with me
Sceem with me
Live with me
Love with me

Across the Water

Across the water, on the wind
O'er fields of grass, the warm breeze blows

In sunny skies the cloulds float by
The waves crash in, the cold stream flows

On dancing toes they prance and flutter
Not standing still, but to and fro

Too bold, too tired, they rush and wander
Too fleeting to let an idea grow

And so the slides go past at pace
Too fast to see, too brief to know

The scenes in my distracted mind
Take me out of the present with places to go

Friends to treasure

Caring smiles and patient ears
Knowing you'll share my laughs and fears
Open doors and warm hellos
Trusted friends I've come to know
A day made special, a wonderful time
Memories that will always be mine
The time and gestures I'll remember forever
Thankful to have friends like you to treasure

I've Always Wondered

I've always wondered if this new day
Would bring with it promise
Or a way to pay

The hope of future or leassons learned
Would the dawn break with new
Lessons to learn

For with the break of each new dawn
We wait to be
The king or pawn

Today the dusk and sunset leaves
The dread of worry
Our chests will heave

Tomorrow who knows what the future holds
For deaf the ears
To terrors unfold

The hope, and prayer, the answer unknown
Be just a wish
May set the tone

And tonight I dream of terrors unknown
For the dream of the future
And events unknown