A Piece of the Sky

I walk out onto the moon
As I gaze upon this big round night
And I wonder as I always do
How the sun can make the moon seem so bright
It’s a mystery to me
It’s a mystery to others I can see
It’s a reflection of our bodies
Of our souls, of our hearts, of our hearts

And I walk along the Noland Trail
As it winds along the river to the sea
And I marvel at the water
As it runs so deep beneath my feet
It’s a mystery to me
It’s a mystery to others I can see
It’s a reflection of our bodies
Of our souls, of our hearts, of our hearts

Raise your voice so high
Like it’s a piece of the sky
Let it rain down around you, let it rain
Raise your voice so high
Like it’s a piece of the sky
Let it rain down around us all

I stand out in the morning sun
As I feel the warmth of springtime return
And I thank my angels for another run
Where I can touch the earth and taste the burn
It’s a mystery to me
It’s a mystery to others I can see
It’s a reflection of our bodies
Of our souls, of our hearts, of our hearts

Raise your voice so high
Like it’s a piece of the sky
Let it rain down around you, let it rain
Raise your voice so high
Like it’s a piece of the sky
Let it rain down around us all

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The Rain

If I stand out in the rain
Will it wash away my tears
Will a whole hesrt still remain
When my anguish disappears
If I let it truly drench me
Will the waters then recede
And if I let my jaw unclench
Will my anger be set free
Or will the rain just all on me
Will the rain just fall on me

If I shout into the wind
Will my cries be blown away
Will a new life then begin
Will my heart line be remade
If I let the zephyrs move me
Will my pathway be swept clean
If I find a voice to soothe me
Will there be better dream
Or will the wind just blow at me
Will the wind just blow at me

There’s hope in every sunrise
There’s promise in a rainbow
There’s freedom in a sunset made of gold
And I imagine there are deeper dreams
Deeper dreams ahead
And more than I have ever said
More than I have ever said
More than I have ever said

If I walk through fields of snow
Will the snow drifts cover me
Will it quiet me as I go
Or will this hurt forever be
If I make it through the storm
Will a spring thaw touch my bones
Will I finally feel warm
This heart that longs for home
Or will the snow just cover me
Will the snow just cover me

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Bluebird

When one door closes, another one opens
They say that to make you feel alright
I really thought my heart was too broken
Then you came into my life

I had pain written all over my face
I’d put warming signs all over the place
There was no one gonna hurt me again
No one I would cause any more pain

Many days, my blinds were not open
Many nights, my sleep was too thin
The bed was bare, the pillows all frozen
Then I felt you climb right in

I had tear stained lines on the page
I was still working through all of my rage
There was no one I was gonna let in
I’d failed before, I’d surely fail again

There were no words
When I had so much to say
Like how I never thought I’d feel this way
But if I hadn’t spread my wings to fly
You surely would have never caught my eye

So it’s true
When one doors closes, another door opens
And in technicolor on the other side
I really thought my heart was too broken
Then you walked into my life
And if bluebirds can fly over the rainbow
Then why oh why can’t I

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The Heart and Back Again

With a smile that lights the room
From the day that you were born
I’ve seen it in old photographs
Tattered but not worn
You can fill a room with laughter
And pleasure in your stories
I treasure the first day I laid eyes on you

You were called to be a mother
And what a mom you’ve been
I see it in the children
And how they take it on the chin
How they rely on you for love
And constance in their journeys
And how they treasure every day
they lay eyes on you

Walk with me now and forever
You’re fifty and just starting over
Stay with me now and ever more
We will travel to the heart and back again

I found you at a concert
You stuck inside my brain
I wrote you on a whim
You wrote back and then again
You filled my heart with joy
That had left me in the night
And I treasure every day I lay eyes on you

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The Zen of Being

365 days ’til the end
Then I start a new year and begin once again
I move two steps forward and one step behind
Into the future with the past still in mind
The Zen of Being

12 times reminded of all that has gone
The rise in a tone, a word in a song
I close tight my eyes til they are blue once again
Not really my color but a state I am in
It’s the Zen of Being

52 reasons to step forward and move
Not weak in my gait, not shy in my shoes
I open my eyes to the brightness ahead
No longer afraid, no longer afraid,
No longer afraid

60 incentives, 24 times a day
Minute by minute, in the most beautiful way
A smile as I wake, a tear of pure joy
A love I so cherish, three girls and a boy
And the Zen of Being
The Zen of Being
The Zen of Being Zen

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Bucket of Tears

Where did you go, how did it end
You were my lover and my best friend
Though all these years pulled us apart
Somehow you stayed inside my heart
All those times I will remember, I always will
In the remembering is the thrill, oh the thrill
You were the one who made me laugh in those years
And now I’m left with a bucket of tears

I watched you go, though I was the one who walked away
You said you loved me, but I couldn’t stay
I loved you back but I had things to do
The way you cared for me got me through
The years have slipped away, look at them fall
I’m still on the road, still answering that call
You were the one who made me laugh in those years
And now I’m left with a bucket of tears

You had a piece of my heart, you knew me better than anyone else
But something took you from me and me to myself
We saw each other, time and again
Time never passes between friends
Though we drifted apart and went each our own way
I still can picture most of those days
You were the one who made me laugh in those years
And now I’m left with a bucket of tears

So rest in peace my friend, I’ll say farewell
I’ll hold the hurt and the heart swell
My tears are falling like Oregon Rain
Falling again, again and again
You stayed behind and I let you go
We were so young, what did we know
You were the one who made me laugh in those years
And now I’m left with a bucket of tears

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