Love & Death

If the last time was the last time 

I saw your smiling face

The last time that I held your hand in mine;

If between then and “next time”

You were to leave this place 

And I found out that we were out of time

How would I recover?

For how long would I grieve?

How many broken tears would leave my eyes?

And how long would it take me,

If you’d abruptly leave,

For me to settle down and realize 

That you were never leaving...

For You are always there 

Your Spirit dances step in step with mine 

And I know when I talk to you

Your voice I still will hear 

And love, in ways that words cannot define

I do not have to doubt it

Or act like it’s not real

Because the world says, “no, this cannot be!”

There’s nothing that could sway me

To deny what I feel:

Even death could not keep you from me

A Divine Composition

The days may be cloudy
The nights might be long
You might have been called
By a long, lonely song

Your hope might be shattered
Your faith might be bruised
But none of that matters,
Because you were used

By Something much greater
Than mind can conjure
Of which It's Divinity
You can be sure

It used you to fashion,
shape, and Sing a Song
With intricate parts
Singing softly, and strong

With so many melodies,
Harmonies, rests
A tune so important
We had to invest

So much of your time,
And so much of your pain;
Each one of your tears
Gave this Song its refrain

But the Music's not ended,
Your future not grim;
The Light lives inside you
And Shines from within

You *can* change the melody-
We'll sing along
So stand up, dust off,
And Sing a new Song.
Journey