written 1998
But there was a window That standing silently Over the garden, peered out To the broken moon light And shade, and watched
The Truth as she sees it Is not in the past A dance that stepped The Truth is Dancing and singing
Who cares? That is the question. Maybe it’s… So make a correction. Who cares? She wants to know. Maybe it’s her…
The tears she shed are for you, M… Not too long ago had you departed. She awoke this lonely night And once again it started. The loss of their daily phone call…
Who is this little girl, And where does she come from. Her physique, so frail. Her large dark eyes Full of sadness,
As spoons in a drawer She has her pillow sleep And when her head falls From burdens deep It’s her pillow she finds
“S” is 4 the “special” person that… “I” is 4 the love she “idolizes” f… “S” is 4 the “smile” on your face “T” is 4 the “tears” in your face “E” is 4 their first names in your…
Much is different now than then, At least it’s not as things have b… (Thank Love!) She’s looking for a friend who can Overlook her sins.
Gold and rosebuds! Just to name a few! And the precious sun that shines Like the early morning dew Mountains on top of mountains
Before you close your eyes She has this image in her mind. There are blue flowers falling fro… And by pure hands, keeping them ap… Before you close your eyes
She watches a purple mountain, Silhouetted against a sky of blue, A sunset slipping behind her peaks… To signify another day is thru. The song of a lonely Bobwhite,
He is as black as The pupil of his eye. He is as white as The bone under his flesh. He is a one-eyed and two-faced
Just sitting around with nothing t… Her man’s gone fishing, the kids a… She has all her chores done, That suits her just fine, because— IT’S AUCTION TIME.
If she was a bird would she fly in… Disintegrate in the morning’s glow… Would she fly above the trees? Impaled upon the branches. Could she fly on the wind?
Words don’t last forever, Though they think they do. New clothes and money aren’t neede… As long as she has you. Friends are for eternity,
