100 Years

She opens her eyes
Enough to see
And grasps my hand
And looks at me

I tell her
“I love you”
What else can I say?
100 years
Leads to today
So few to hug her
And feel her pain

She’s fought to live
So strong she’s stayed
The stories she’s told me
Of memories made
She squeezes my hand
In her stubborn way
Yet the light
Is gone
From her face

Soon she’ll see
That heavenly gate
And be welcomed by
God’s loving embrace
For now 
I can only
Hold her hand and pray
100 years
Leads to today

There’s beauty
In the morning

By the Fireside

Cool breeze
On a summer night
A taste of autumn
Before its time
Makes me dream
of camping tonight
Sitting under
The moonlit sky
Laughing till
We start to cry
Guitars and voices
Harmonize
Songs of praise
Like embers rise
Reluctant to leave
This dream behind
Warmed by the fireside

In the Peaceful Night

Through the window I see
the moon in flight
Hiding behind the trees
It’s full
It’s bright
Overcoming the darkness with light
I see the clouds
Fluffy
Faintly
White
The neighborhood is sleeping
In the peaceful night
Dreaming till the sun will rise

Less of Me

This weakness is Your victory
For my humbled heart can see
How desperate I am
For more of You
And far less of me

Song of Friendship

Laughter hits
The humid air
And causes our hearts to sing
The song of friendship
Started long ago
Still in our hearts
Will ring

Sky & Sea

The endless blue
Of sky & sea
Salty air
Breathe it deep
Warm sand
Beneath my feet
Children laugh
As seagulls sing

The waves crash
Broken peace
Awake from the dream
Enough to see
Summer is slipping
Away from me
Soon to autumn
We’ll be

Little Girls

We’ve met at last
Where we met at first
In the town
Where we became friends

The porch swing creaks
As we gently swing
Back to long ago dreams

We laugh the same
Though life has changed
In some ways
Of course it would

But when we hug
As sisters should
And pray for one other

My heart is blessed
That we’re still friends
Little girls
That grew up together