Your life is in neat little boxesYou’ve sortedAnd sackedAnd wrappedAnd stacked All the loose endsYou have time for thisAnd time for thatAnd you seem to knowJust where you’re atOn the other handHere I am A loose end personified – Which box do I fit in?Maybe, just maybeI could beThat loose end that could bind all …
by Father See her hiding in the atticShe wants to say helloTo all her friends and dear onesShe knew so long ago.She watches as they stumbleShe hurts each time they fallShe cries to try to warn themBut no-one hears her call.The old ones now are dyingThe young ones now are oldThe new ones don’t rememberThe …
by Father What we don’t say Means as much As what we do say And what we don’t see Means as much As what we see And who we don’t love Or who we miss loving Can change our lives As much or more Than those we’ve loved.
by Father Love drips Collecting In a pool Pooling To a stream Streaming to the sea Seeing you and me As we drop by drop Gather together The water of life – Love.
by Daughter You still sigh Even though you are gone You have become creativity and I crawl up close to you I put my face in your neck For a few moments every day I can draw in your presence This longing to be with you Is the gift of inspiration Is the reason I …
by Father I have come to the Counterconclusion That some of my Illusions Weren’t real And that some things that were there I could really feel Afterall.
by Father You have room enough Inside you To hold all the fears That I hide You have time enough Beside you To catch all the tears That I’ll cry And your arms are strong enough To keep me From hurting myself When you’re gone And your love’s just deep enough To make me Keep …
by Father Take me in your arms Without telling me before Hold me safe and tight Love me so much more I’m starving for affection For love I’ve never known Take me in your arms And make your love my home Hold me close to you I won’t tell you what to do Take my …
by Father Shadows crossing Body tossing Losing sleep Over you Windows flashing Traffic lashing Nothing left I can do Teardrops streaming Crazy dreaming I can’t shut down My mind Unbelieving Webbing weaving Think I love her This time.
by Father I saw you once Outside a dream You had it all Or so it seemed Your smile was warm As the summer sun You fooled them all Except for one I saw the hoax I peered right through But there was little That I could do Time had been spent There was no …