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

O’ how I wish I could retire Before all my dreams expire My traveling feet are on fire To explore the world I admire I’d go to Paris for a day

Yes! ‘tis the promise of another d… All of God’s blessings on their w… White clouds for always, never gra… And so, every night, this we pray! Over the far hills, peeks, the sun

A faint scent of jasmine Stirred up an emotion Long, long dormant She wore it often Her magic potion

center Misunderstood, inscrutable, She’s an enigma; A paradox, mysterious; White-hot as magma

Sad Refrain I hear her whisper in the breeze I feel her spirit in the rain Her likeness I see in the clouds Her scent relieves all the pain.

center It’s helplessness I feel Whenever I look at her Knowing quite well We’d never be together

Dusk it was And the sky vermillion; I spy the… Dropping behind the nebulous blue… I walked along The unspoiled ivory beach, mind tr…

There’s fire and passion in his he… But frigid ice flows in his veins A cold stare; an inscrutable face… The deep emotion underneath remain… Certainly the pain forever will st…

Even the worst of days Have enjoyable moments And the morning sun May hide behind clouds so grey Remember that beautiful roses

A fork in the road To the west Jerusalem Due east Babylon Thousands traveling eastward But the road west deserted

center she flashed her wickedly seductive smile, all resistance melted, a scoop of ice cream

Once there was a lonely coconut tr… Atop a big hill by the deep blue s… It’s swaying in the breeze And bending a few degrees A foolish man scaling it dangerous…

the starlit harbor view peeked in from the window moonbeams bathe them they cast a giant shadow on the wall,

Purplish summer haze Nebulous faraway hills Watery mirage Hot sweltering day Atop the giant oak tree