written 1998
She wants you to be as nice as her… She wants you to be as big as her, She wants you to be just like her, But now she knows you’re not, not… There’s only one of her,
Far too many nights witnessed her… No longer does she dwell in the sp… She is just another house with an… Trying not to arouse you for fear… Keeping peace sacrifices private p…
Where flowers bloom all year long, And the wind sounds like a beautif… Where bluebirds sing, And a tingling stream flows, A country of dreams where nobody k…
Once upon a midnight dreary, as he… All the multitudinous forms which… Suddenly there came a tapping, the… Had she caught him nearly napping?… Only she and no one more.
Still water in the beaver pond Songbirds tune to a trumpeter swan Willow waves like a maestros wand Ol’ Chickahominy sings her song Big ol’ bullfrog singin’ bass
The faucet is still dripping. The Hourglass of Life keeps the s… From being what it wants most to b… A beautiful sand castle. An endless sigh is slipping
Look not to the rubbish, her frien… The discarded cement slabs, The rusty tin. But, rather, Look to the pelicans
The rose is a wonder for the eye; So beautiful it could make one cry… Its petals open up in spring, The time new birds begin to sing. Its beauty is for all to see;
She longs for spring In waiting to see What her garden will bring Tired of seeing trees Without leaves
She eternally sleeps, Forever seventeen, In the ground Beneath Poseyville. Just a face in the crowd
His love for you is really true, He can’t believe how bad he’s fall… He never thought, he would let his… But that day, he couldn’t do just… Your care, love, and joy.
April 19, 1995 Tears from the heart Fell on this April day; For the dead and wounded In bombed out ruins they lay.
Moving through the water As graceful as can be What can it be? She moves closer to see. Soon she is near
The hand of hope goes the distance Gently uplifts the wildflower Firmly nudged to sway in the spiri… Wildflower unfolds gracefully Mother Earth taking hold
Misconceived, She was misconceived A mother grieved... And she is left without Still searching for a safe