Bring Down the Rain

Please don't try and tell us
You know exactly how we feel
You don't
Don't try and tell us
It was meant to be
And that she is in a better place
Because even if that's true
We still know our arms
Are the best place
For her
Don't say
You can try again
You're still young
There will be more
As if that could replace
Our daughter
You can't tell us
Time will ease our pain
Because time
Will also erase her memory
And we might forget
The way
She smiled
Or cried
Or laughed
It hurts to face each day
Without her
And goodbye seemed so final
When we held her one last time
It doesn't matter if the sun
Is only right behind those clouds
Because we know
That when the sky opened
We felt the rain

Scars

The scars of a broken heart
Encompass
The mind and soul
Harboring shadows
Secrets
And masking eyes from seeing
Reality
The broken heart does not mend
Yet, shattered, lives on
Existing only for yesterday
Hiding from the reality of today
And fearing the unknown of tomorrow

A Child's Legacy

His legacy left
A setting sun
The very moment
Before it dips low
Against a glowing sky
The smell of rain
On a warm spring day
Offering eternal hope, new life
The brilliance of a sky brimming
With flickering stars
Shooting dreams across the vast open eternity
The beauty of the first snowflake
Magically descending from above
Intricately unique
His name written in the sand
At the shoreline
Where waves break in white capped peaks
And wash away my sorrows
His laugh on the wind
His smile on a strangers face
A teardrop on my cheek
The beauty that he is and was
And his legacy
That crosses the
Boundaries
Of life
And death

I don't remember if the weather was cold
That day
Or if the sun shone bright
Casting rays of light that beamed like halos
Around your head
I can't say if the city stopped
To embrace us
With open arms as we passed by
And if the trees were bare with winter
And the grass was brown from drought
I couldn't tell
I only saw
The way your eyes danced
And your dark hair fell across your brow
As you pulled your thick red scarf
Around your neck
I only heard your voice
Whispering, laughing
And when the world closed in
And time stood still
I touched your hand
And wished
This moment
Might last
A lifetime

Your name scratched
In the wooden post of my bed
It was all I wanted in that moment
The reckless, wild passion
Of a 15 year old girl
Never kissed
Eyes wide open
Hoping
Maybe he'll notice you, little girl
Maybe he'll wink at you
Maybe you're all he ever wanted
And all he'll ever need
But even if you aren't the one
Hold tight, little girl
Cause someday,
You'll see....
You're gonna be okay

Maybe he broke your heart
When you turned and saw him
Holding hands with that new blonde
Maybe he didn't care
When your tears ran down your cheeks
You wish you had him still
Want him holding you
And wonder why you aren't good enough
But, maybe you're wrong, little girl
15 years
And young enough to dream
Old enough to know
That love ain't always
What it seems
But even if you aren't the one

Hold tight, little girl
Cause someday,
You'll see....
You're gonna be okay

I still see that young girl
Arms and legs
Frizzy hair and smile that's too wide
Thinking love ends when a boy breaks your heart
Not knowing she's beatiful inside
So, maybe this time
He ain't the one
But  hold tight, little girl
Cause someday ,
You'll see.....
You're gonna be okay

In your eyes I see forever

Loving you without an end
And maybe when the moon dips low
And starlights kiss my cheek
I'll know that in your eyes
This night
May be my eternity

Sweet Child

In the sea of faces
How can I choose just one?
Hopeful eyes and eager hearts
Beautiful child
Who has been broken down
Yet, smiles through the pain
I wait for our souls to connect
I look for the face that is as familiar to me
as my own
I wonder
Where you are
and who is holding you tonight
Are you warm?
And safe?
Can you feel me out here?
Praying for you
Calling you home

Waiting child
You feel as though we will never come
And the hours turn to days
As we desperately search for you
We dream of who you are
And what you will become
We wonder how the pieces will all
Fit together
Joining us
From two seperate worlds
In this new place
We call FAMILY
Your heart already
So deeply intertwined
With ours
Leading us to you
By fate
Destiny

Our child
Keep hope
And faith
Alive
By grace
We will find you
Bring you home
With love
We will keep you here
Give you roots
And when the day comes
Stand back
To watch you soar

"Come home, sweet child" I whisper tonight
A star shines bright
With the promise of tomorrow
A new day
A new chance