The following contents are the poetry to the music. Sometimes I write the music after the poetry,
sometimes I write the music before the poetry. You may match these titles with the listen to the music sample page.
Sadness does not finish life
Sorrow is never the beginning or the end
Enduring quiet time questioning painful loss
Sets in stone the beginnings of understanding
A completed book of life is not in my hands
Pages are scattered and temporarily missing
Asking the wrong questions I torment in silence
Answers controlled by this world battle my spirit
Not now, the time is not right, earthly prayers prevail
Darkness is pulled down like a veil, I can see no more
Echo’s of “I love you’s” whisper in empty rooms
A shoe that does not fit me, is found under the bed
Draped over a chair an old coat devoid of consolation
Slipping it over my shoulders I caress the worn fabric
Pressing the softness tightly to moist cheek I breath deeply
A loved one’s collected scent surges into awaiting embrace
Tenderly clinging to this fragile moment fearing it the last
Shuddering a sigh releasing shaken and shattered waves
Loneliness overtakes heart commanding spirit to doubt
From soul a marching army of faith rescues my troubled heart
God of love reserves and reveals our blessing in paradise
Behold, Jesus beckons toward our open window in Heaven
In golden illumination poured over soft rainbow hews
I see my answer dancing in the light
A joy so deep, a body so strong, a smile so captivating
Rising off the floor in leaps and twirls knowing true eternal happiness
With Gods promise on my lips in prayer
We will once again dance together in perfection
May we with our last breath be cradled in the loving arms of Jesus Christ our Lord!
The time has come again to advance
A desperate battle against waves of retreat
Drawn to a water wilderness
Thirsting for an island of truth
Cradled in rolled glass on a curved surface
A shallow shield from the depths below
Strength connects spirit and replenishes soul
Extending a welcome distance from this world
Muscles propel with artist strokes
Expecting a masterpiece of silence
Sunlit whirlpools left behind in wake
Submerging weakness in forgiveness
Gliding to horizons kiss
A sanctuary where sky and water meet
Our world so small fades behind the crescent
His infinite isolated creation rises before me
Hovering far above the floor it is time to rest
Thirst is quenched forever in Your water
You have saved me from this world for now
You have saved me from this world for eternity
Your love embraces earth and heaven
You kiss where cloud and great lake meet
You are the commissioner of life
Your presence gives life purpose
So return I must to a world of soil
I cannot plant seeds in water
Empowered in my soul is Your gift
May I see clearly the distribution of Your trust
Until at last we live in the land of truth
I thank You Oh Lord for this time of peace
Reborn to fly the heavens
I stretch my wings and feel the power of the Spirit
The nature of flesh grounded and behind me
Gods promise lifts my soul on gentle winds
Free of worldly shells and attachments
I can walk with God through mercy and forgiveness
Let me see clearly your will Oh God
That my flight will be straight and unwavering
With the Helper sent from Heaven for guidance
I will follow the Sons light from above
From the nest I have known well, jump little one
Your mercy gave me life
Apprehensive but confident You are always with me
Your sacrifice gave me wings
Wobbling to the precipice I take flight for the first time
Your love gave me faith
For I am a young bird with much to learn of the world
Teach me with your infinite wisdom from truth in spirit
Truth is the Father of Wisdom and
Wisdom the Son of the Father
And the Child of the Son is the Teacher of the heavens
Oh Holy Spirit teach me your perfect ways so I may fly
I praise You for Your power encapsulated in the perfect man
I praise You for Your power in Spirit to guide us on this earth
Lord, I may never comprehend Your unending presence
In all creation and beyond You were always there
The secret to life is not a mystery it is a name
His name is Jesus
Purity has begun to fall
Floating softly on winter whispers
Falling still falling
Downward into the depths of my heart
Oh window of icy, isolation
Transparent only to the most caring
Tired breath build frozen blinds
Fragile screens erased by artificial warmth
Gifts of holy art battle the distorted sands
Heaven sent for survival on worldly wall
They are fading always changing to tears
Lost never finding an open vessel
Unending forms of out stretched arms sculpted in ice
Melting somewhere in a strangers heart
Casting beacons of veiled light into darkness
Illuminating shadowy souls in a monotone wilderness
Backlit in dark face, the eyes search the madness
A deserted voice reflects from the flat pane
Crying to be one, one with someone.
While trees slumber, Angels cry
Their tears fill our winter sky
Softly love falls from Heaven close by
Baptized in gentle rain from the One most high
Weeping with joy at the wonder below
Rivers of creation from Him does flow
The grandest of all standing snowy white outside my door
Above my cloudy dreams, the keeper of adventure ever more
Keeping watch from the East, soothing the eyes and heart
Ever prominent in splendor or ghost or thought
A river, wide as a mountain tall, dividing a range in two
We climb moss dressed waterfalls anticipating the summit view
Hope for a future in Heaven and Heaven is given
Both infinite accents, earth binds, the other hidden
Wilderness drums the beat driving the will to success
Bearing witness along the way the Creator does bless
Open land opens my heart with songs of gratitude
Singing in quiet breathy voice my gifts in solitude
Grace from above pours in silver droplets of mercy
Gathering in shallow pools reflecting images of prosperity
Oh sacred timeless waters of Eden quenching fire
Flooding soul with your servants long awaited desire
Blessed are we of the Oregon Cascades!
A paradise pathway with Angel parades!
