Spear the Rain

Catch the Wind
And spear the Rain
Walk on Sky
Give Light a name

Fly with Wings
Sing like the Stream
Dance in Starlight
Live a Dream

Channel Sunshine
Shape the Dark
Dwell with Fire
Light a Spark

See with Blindness
Walk when Lame
Hear when Deaf
Be proud with Shame

Breathe in Hope
And speak with Peace
Love forever
Never cease

Ring 'Round the Moon

It is said of old

That if lovers sat

Beneath a moon with a ring,

Their hearts would be bound

In love forever,

And there’d be no end to their loving.

If you and I

Sat here tonight

Beneath this ring and moon,

Would our love grow

Like the echoing light,

And shine like this ring ‘round the moon?

We’d live in love always,

Our love would not end.

No, it wouldn’t end late or soon;

Loving forever

In a continual round,

Because of this ring ‘round the moon.

Hear My Heart's Song

If you could hear my heart’s song,

Would you understand?

And could you answer with your own heart’s voice

To let my wond’rings end?

I stand at the window and stare at the stars

With one thing on my mind:

I’m waiting and watching and searching;

Is it you that I will find?

I’m hoping you’ll hear this dream of mine.

I’m hoping you’ll make it true.

I’m hoping you haven’t forgotten me.

Please know how much I miss you!

Groping Hands

I wander in darkness

Endless night

I’m dreaming of morning

A ray of light

But the mist creeps ever near

The daytime’s forgotten

I can’t see

So long ere a sunrise

Sets me free

Now I’m overcome with fear

I wonder where you are

I’m alone

It’s long since you left me

On my own

The dim path I cannot find

In bitter sleep I’m dreaming

I can’t wake

Reality--no longer

Can it take

This aching pain that is mine

Hopelessness won’t leave me

Sorrow stays

I’m lost, my soul destroyed

Fear did raze

Tearless weeping never ends

Struggling, reaching out

Groping hands

Reach back and pull me up

To better lands

On you happiness depends

Love and Mercy

Love and Mercy

He listened to me cry that night

I know He felt my pain

He always knows just how to help

That's why He sent the rain

He knows how long to let us hurt

Though painful it may be

We must keep waiting faithfully

For He will set us free

All things are within His reach

There's nothing He can't do

His love and mercy give us life

I know this is true

Bittersweet

“Wait.”

Nathan paused, then sat down again when she patted the piano bench next to her wheelchair.  Abby took his hand, turning it over, tracing the outline, measuring her palm in his.  He observed her frail movements in silence.  When did she get this sick? It seemed to happen so fast.  It hurt to watch.

She sniffed.  Nathan turned to her, suddenly realizing that she was crying, and bent to look at her face.  “What is it?”

She lifted her head.  A tear rolled down her cheek and splashed onto his hand.  “Just--just thank you.  You’ve been with me since the doctor said I had three months. Now for the past five, you’ve given me the greatest gift I could ask for.  Even as I’ve gotten sicker and weaker” --her voice caught-- “you’ve never left me.  You have made my last months something beautiful.  Something one could never forget.  Maybe I’ll be able to thank you better on the other side, I don’t know, but for now--” she clutched his hand-- “promise me that after I’m gone and before we meet again, you won’t--you won’t ever forget--” Her coughing interrupted.

Nathan reached over to touch her arm.  “No,” he whispered, “I won’t promise.  Because I know that no matter what, you won’t ever leave my thoughts.  I could never forget you, even if I wanted to.  You changed my life; you stole my heart, and I won’t ever get it back.  I…”

Abby sobbed.  Wrapping his arms around her, he sniffed back his tears and finished.  “I love you. That’s all I can say.”

Silence overpowered words as they sat that way. Time stood still.  Two young people, united in sorrow.  The bond they formed then was never to be broken.

Slowly, Abby moved to look into his face.  Their shining eyes met and held for a bittersweet moment.  Then he tilted his head toward hers.

It was not a kiss of romance. It was one of love. A promise to remember and cherish.  They wanted it to never end.

Nathan finally stood, still holding her trembling hand.  She was too weak to rise with him, but she held on to him as if she would never let go.  Their hearts touched as they looked into each other’s eyes.  They bid a silent farewell, neither wishing to say the words that meant goodbye. Then he turned and was gone.

He never saw her eyes again. The next day, he sat in a chair by her hospital bed, holding her limp and lifeless hand. Her eyes never opened, but he remembered.  And though he hadn’t promised, he never forgot.  She lived in his heart and thoughts for a lifetime.  He spoke to her often, but he never said goodbye.

Years later, he lay weakly as an old man, uttering a few final words.  Not only did they say a last adieu to those around him, but they also greeted the one for whom he had waited for so long.  He slipped beyond this mortal world and into the arms of she who whispered, “thank you,” once again.

The Enlightenment

A cloud, a veil, a mist, or night;

No matter what, it removes my sight.

My mind is limited, my thoughts unsure.

The noise I hear is far from pure.

I feel my way, oblivious to beauty,

Blindly attempting to realize my duty.

How long must I remain in dark?

Why must I see only in part?

Isn't there some kind of better way?

Why can't the fleeting understanding stay?

How I long for the day when the way is clear,

When I can see all things, both far and near;

When thoughts are bright and easily found;

When I can hear each and every sound.

Oh, how glorious that day will be!

And finally I will be free.

But now in darkness will my life be spent

Until I receive an Enlightenment.