The draping, it is perfect No wrinkles will you see A symbol of a nation A reminder that we’re free Most prefer it flying Free to wave and blow Not sitting on a mantel Without the stripes to show This is the end of service For it and one you love A subtle juxtaposition Of [...]
Just lumbering across the fields Or nibbling at their grassy yields Or standing calmly in a pasture Fearing no earthly disaster Maybe it is they who know the truth That man forgot back in his youth That time is one of man’s inventions To gauge our deeds and best intentions Oh to stand beneath a [...]
You perch like one whose wings are clipped Or a skater who on ice has slipped Only you can hold you now Just ask yourself, you still know how Remember what it is to fly And hold the image in your eye Grow again your wings anew And return to skies where once you flew [...]
The winds of time blow softly now Reminded of their silent vow To watch the sons of man grow bold Discovering the thoughts of old Return to dreams of future past Awakening the stones of light at last To tell the tale of days of yore And cities on forgotten shores The path of light [...]
Here we stand above the waves In images of thoughts she saves Strange that she should fear us now Considering our pledge and vow We’ve done this many times before Amidst the yard by her back door Perhaps it’s time she knows we’re here We’ll have to let her really hear What she does with [...]
The day does offer promise
A chance for something new
Time for new direction
To make a change or two
This burst of inspiration
Does come but once a year
A time for something different
And hopes that change is near
How will you use this moment
What will you choose to change
What aspect of your story
Are you poised to rearrange
In truth it’s just illusion
It’s not about the day
It’s how you view the future
And challenge in your way
