Shadow of Death

Time has rendered the moon's rings soft 

The clock is ticking in heaven's loft

Below, the cool lit wintry scape

Crouches with its mouth agape.

The mountains stark against the sky

Obscure the depths from traveler's eye.

The valleys covered o'er with mist

The moonbeams fail their earth - bound tryst

Stars are hidden; their pulsing heat

Lends no aid to wandering feet.

Cold increasing- no warmth is left.

Courage ceasing- of hope bereft.

The forest cowers under moaning wind

Deceitful strains to peace rescind.

Vilest valley, shade of death

Stealing faith and stilling breath.

I’ve Been Thinking Lately

I’m pretty sure that all I can do

Is make an effort to pray for you

I can’t make you feel loved

I can’t make you try

I just hope you don’t hurt

‘Cause I would know why.

I’m lonely whenever

I think about you

I thought I knew you

And maybe I did

But maybe you’ve changed

Or maybe you hid.

I try to redeem you

With good memories

They come slowly and few

Some are lowly and dark

But I understand

That they’ve hit their mark.

My pride for this life

Has slowly died in our strife

Invincibility of childhood

Has failed my heart

I remember enough

To go back to the start

The pain that I live with

The hurt that endures

May only grow stronger

May fade with the years

I just hope you know

Love runs with my tears.

Monument

I don’t want a square one that will sink into cold ground

I do not want a tower above a sinking mound

I don’t want a palace or a choir singing ‘round

I want to be the ocean, I hear the peaceful sound.

I don’t particularly care for all the black that people wear

I guess it’s ‘cause I know that I’m going somewhere fair.

Don’t put me in a grave where the rain will wet my hair

Just set my heart aflame, with love, and lift me to the air.

Instead of carrying me slowly down into a black earth hole,

Instead of making me a monument to show my lowly role,

Make my monument the sky and my resting place the sea

Make your tears a celebration; your words my memory.