Number Two

Once,
your eyes were dark and deep
filled with all the troubles
that haunted your sleep.

Now,
your eyes are bright and full
of happy love
that many waters cannot quench.

Always,
though,
remember when it rained.
So when the clouds approach again
You can laugh them to shame.

Number One

Without her
There is only darkness
-------and lingering fear
Before her
There was uncertainty
-------and curtains of shame
Away from her
My heart is heavy
-------and my footsteps slow

But
With her
There is dancing
I am light
-------and unashamed
-------and certain
-------and brave
With her
There is only sunshine

"actually i'm fantastic"

Comforted

Small fish swim in the ocean.
Small birds fly in the sky.

Rock my broken one to sleep
But not the sleep of death
No, never ever fear my child
of losing just one breath.

Through my eyes the world is huge
It takes up half my mind.
The other half is brimming with tears
for all the trembling souls
The poor ones and the meek.
The faltering.

Bind them up in love like the ocean
Set them free to fly inthe sky.

The treacherous tongue of evil men
Should be thrust into the fire
Alas the world is fireproof
and recognizes not those who kill the soul.

Rock my broken one to sleep
But not the sleep of death
No, never ever fear my child
of losing just one breath.

So far away from home you are
I hear your mourning heart
Hold my hand - it is yet outstretched
I'll tell you where you are
On a sinking island
In the deepest sea

Bind them up in love like the ocean
Lest they lose themselves in the terrible sky.

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
~A.A. Milne

May the sun shine, all day long,
everything go right, and nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you,
and may all the wishes you wish come true!
~Irish Blessing

An Ocean Away

Rest beside the sea,
O February moon
Where you are reflected
In the slippery waters

Visit me in the morning
With a golden bouquet
Dredged from the depths
Of the slippery waters

I wish upon the moon
For it has seen my wand'rings
Tossed like a roaring breaker
In the slippery waters

Kiss me goodnight
O February moon
I am alone and afraid
Of the slippery waters

Not Alone

Red
...is the color of the sunset
over Lake Michigan and the Mediterranean Sea.
Scarlet
...is the color of the blush
on the soft cheek of a girl in love.
Crimson
...is the color of blood
pounding through every person's veins.

What is the color of my soul
...when I discover I am lost?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIANLUCA GINOBLE!!!!!!!!

Gianluca is turning 17 today!!!!
If you don't know who he is, (first of all, you're crazy) look up Il Volo (Italian trio) and you will fall in love :)
I <3 you, Gianluca!