I’m rather disappointed with the hand I was dealt
When I was a child the choice was a stick or the belt
I know today that these were just tools
Wisdom can come from the mouths of fools.
It seems today I’ve placed some cards down
Change has arrived without making a sound
The more you have lost the more that can be found
My feet seem to float up right off of the ground.
I don’t know why changes comes so hard
The road should be smoother once it is tarred
The more things remain the more they need change
Even though at first it feels rather strange.
It’s been going so good I think I’ll put down some more
What I don’t know is what the future has in store
To feed all the hungry and give to the poor
This is the kind of change we should endure.
The peace that I feel was always inside
The fear in the world made peace want to hide
It grows like a flower opening up for the sun
As I look at what change really has done.
In my dreams I go back of beyond
Far, and far away I drift in shadows
Free from all the expectations of life
With the wind my only heart song
Far, and far away I drift in shadows
Grabbing at peace with my open hand
Free from all the expectations of life
Enraptured by just being alone
Grabbing at peace with my open hand
Free from all the expectations of life
Enraptured by just being alone
In my dreams I go back of beyond
Evening Sonnet
If I could etch this vision in my mind,
watercolors on the horizon find.
Setting glows of orange and red,
pinks and yellows mingled threads.
Your gift of light fantasia see,
earth's at peace and harmony
Watching such a glorious glow,
knowing wars and angers grow.
Floods and famines, earthquakes roar,
warming earth's internal floor.
Rapture waits beyond the door,
Let not the Albatross give soar.
God's gifts of peace and gentle rest,
The sun will rise, the sun will set.
We must unite, unite
Voices need to be heard
Gaps need to be bridged
Wrongs need to be righted
Fences need to be mended
Differences must be talked about
From east to west, north to south
Many think peace is not obtainable
Today, tomorrow
But through faith in god
And is divine plan
We can do anything
Like the lyrics go
"Give peace a chance"