Within Your Rings

Sometimes thirty years feels like a long time When you’re an old soul and the hours and minutes have taken their toll But there are songs to write and words to weigh messages to impart and things to say So another song percolates Flows out onto the table You sigh deeply and for a moment feel stable If only life could be simple Cause living in your head is lonely You keep thinking to yourself “ Has anyone ever known me?” I could write you a poem Lighthearted and breezy But you’re complicated no one can promise easy Even though you’re searching for answers we can read the rings in your wood Although at times you feel ancient An old soul can be understood There are more songs to write and souls that need caressing By keeping your words honest there is release in confessing For within you resides a God who is loving He’s the source of your words the reason they are bubbling So take his hand Never be alone again He’s older and wiser and can carry your pain Happy 30th Birthday I am a fan of you