Garden Jewel

Outside my window is a bright little hummingbird
busily flitting around the garden
always moving, never resting
Sweet little jewel, slow your beating wings
rest upon my window sill
let me be your friend
From flower to flower, your journey never ceasing
giving and taking until your work is done
stop and catch your breath
Inside my heart, there lives a little hummingbird
a flighty little gem hidden from the world
it's time for the hummingbirds
to find a place to rest

February 22, 2007

Catching Up

Session one
so here we are again
a ringing bell intrudes on the silence
Take a seat, wait awhile
walk the hall once more
let memories flood the senses
Dig through the past
the joy, pain, and frustration
drawing the past years to a summation
Recall the events
refuse to feel the emotions attached
watch a dozen passing seasons

February 9, 2007

This is Truth

My Child My Child
I have never let you go
I've proved my love to you
time and again
I'll do it again
You are worth the price I paid
and so much more
You don't deserve to believe
the lies you hear
You deserve my love
I am for you, not against you
My child, you are Mine
I am the Author of your Life
let me tell you a story
A tale of beauty, sacrifice and redemption
This is how it starts:
I, your Father, love you,
my beautiful child
A child who is growing into a beautiful bride
I have already begun to woo you
You've captured me
let me capture your heart
I'll put back the pieces and dry your tears
This is not who I meant you to be
I see only radiance
Can you not see it too?
Cast off the veil and behold
the beauty I created
which is Joanna Rose Metz
I created you just the way you are
and though lies have tried to steal
the beauty I made
they have been found lacking
Their slings and arrows cannot penetrate or tamper
with my truth that I've whispered to your heart
Your spirit remembers the words whispered,
"My Kingdom and my love and my work
is not complete
if I don't have you."
You are loved and are an integral part of me

February 1, 2007

Structures of Substitution

Substitutes for life and love
Leave their mark like poor carbon copies
The original blue-prints carelessly forgotten
Acceptance of immitations satisfy society

From time to time there are a few
who pick up the plans and dust them off
They rebuild upon foundations of truth
Structures rise up more beautiful than the copies

Newly built, they tell of love's full measure
And the full extent of life's beauty
But these masterpieces are few
Still others try to emulate their beauty

This cycle has and will go on for many generations
Leaving us with beauty and vain attempts
There will be a day, when foundations will be tested
Revealing the strong and true forms of Life
And Love

January 31, 2007

Do's and Don'ts of Life

Don't complain about the cold,
take this opportunity to drink coffee, read and relax
Don't waste the day dreaming,
get out there, make your dreams come true
Don't worry about the love you lost or don't have
prepare your heart for the what's to come
Don't let yourself starve or induldge too much,
find a healthy balance that your emotions won't override
Don't listen to the lies of the past,
cling to the hope that brings new life

January 20, 2007