Neverland

I saw two stars shoot
across a dimly lit sky
they were you—they were I—
disappearing into the blackness of night.
If the sky was a continent,
we'd be lost helplessly
but not without hope, for you see
there's not you, there's not I
but a "we"— pleasant company!

"If I could I would pick
all the stars to make
you a glittering crown,
oh my dear,
oh my love,"
said he. Then
with tall, bended knee and
rough, gentle hands
he would hold me close
then whisper, "Love endures"
And with ruby heart glowing
he'll hold me still
my heart in his heart
eternally filled.

There's a map in his eyes
of adventure and thrill
he'd sail through the storms
just to be with me still
just to gaze at me still

pictures of grandma

Hem Me In

Tell me why
the goosebumps grow
even when I wear my coat.
Neither rain nor weather
can freeze me over
but something still within my soul.
I am but patchwork upon
the quilt of time,
but something tears and
bares all stains beneath the covers.
O, what to do with daylight bright—
it burns the edges of my soul!
But when I gaze into your eyes
I find blazing light
and grace too hard to swallow.
"I am sick—I must die"
says Thomas, says Nashe,
but even then the stars will sing
"You make all things new"