A raging night dawns, the first in my lifetime.
My bones crackle like wildfire. I was told it would be so.
On the edge of the world, I gaze at the approaching cloud. Its impenetrable dust glistens and blinds my sight, blocking the echoes of eternity.
A pulse. The strain on my soul increases, and I feel the pull of the inevitable.
The awakening begins.
Sinners and saints walk the lonely plains together, at hand yet inaccessible.
I was told it would be so.
But I did not believe.
Nature waits with breath abated
Heaven’s rising understated
Thenceforth comes the morning glow
The imperceptible undertow
Of dawn commencing
Birds take song in dusky gloom
Of Sun’s bright and blazing doom
It’s cheery rays provides us power
And sends us hope at every hour
Of reward contending
The sun that fuels our terrible fight
Until the time our souls take flight
With Him to seize our deeded plot
Be it honor or the dreaded blot
Of immortality
The pregnant pause of morning clouds
Lowered in the sky
A dim and distant roaring
Tells of future by and by
And then slowly come the raindrops
Maybe one in every ten
Soon with gusto they are falling
The dust will soon be cleansed
A cacophony of water
A plethora of mist
They descend upon the earth below
Their effects are in our midst
Bigger than the rest of us
Grandest planet, nature grown
Self perpetuating, growth and rust
A system made of grist and bone
I rest upon the crooked land
Watch the rain
Raise the hand
Grateful for the life and plan
A symphony of complex mystery.
I knew you were leaving
I knew it was coming soon
I thought I was dealing with it,
and played my bravest tune
Wide awake staring I lay
In the dark hear my breathing
all I see is your face
I hate that I’m so needing
But you’re gone now and I’m not OK
The loneliest tears, they come every day (they wash me away)
Love, please come back to me
I’m feeling your hold on me
As strong as the tides in the sea
My light is fading, I feel I can’t see
I need you to come back come back to me
Your fingers on my face
My lips on your hand
I need your embrace
Like the beach needs the sand
Of your return I dream
I’ll awake without harm
So eager to be seen
I run to your arms
And we’ll be there, I’ll be OK
My lying fears, they’re all washed away
Love, please come back to me
I’m feeling your hold on me
As strong as the tides in the sea
My light is strong now, it’s you that I see
I need you to always come back to me
