There was once a man whose malady’… His doctor prescribed a suspicious… He complied religiously Every day consistently But then after several days, he be…

The people we love The ones closest to our hearts Make life worth living They brighten the darkest days And make rainbows out of grays

Been raining all morning Grey gloomy the sky In a darkened room I sat Thinking, half awake I love inclement days

I once believed that I would wed A classmate dear, my future set But life took turns, unknown ahead And led to joys I won’t forget Pleasant adventures filled my life

Many friends had he During his time of plenty Now the room’s empty. In his season of trouble Alone in the crucible

Yes, we can feel it in the air The autumn equinox is here Days are getting a bit shorter And sunsets even lovelier Much lower, reads the mercury

A thousand poems he’s written Just to pledge his love undying Sadly, she’s still distant and unc… And his verses are unread and forg… First time he saw her, he’s been b…

When I was a young teen, she was… She knew all about me, because I… Knew all my skeletons, on her I c… Ain’t my sweetheart, just a really… As always, life intervenes, and we…

Most trees stand bare, though othe… Hollies peek through the snow-fill… At dawn, no creatures can be seen The chill of winter all around But golden rays turn skies to blue

Babe, o babe alakazam My girl, my beautiful one I saw you once, and wham! My heart, you quickly won Babe, o babe abracadabra

Let us die empty Let’s take nothing to the grave E’en what we most crave Our time and talent All of our worldly treasures

Mid-morning a bird flew by Cardinal in crimson robes Vivid against the blue sky In a flash swiftly she goes In her beaks a dragonfly

A world black and white Grays of every depth and shade Our God could have made Instead He painted rainbows To brighten our tomorrows

From a dream I wakened Sleepy eyes I opened Refreshed Energized Feeling like a teen;

Forget yesterday and let today be Fret not about the past, live the… Yes, yesterday is just a memory And today, let’s live moment to mo… Focus not on tomorrow, but today