oh
lord
we
seek
sweet glory
that
swells
in
the
sea of courage

truth
what is your agenda
what is your game
then
i
locked her
into
a steel volt
to
drive truth insane

truth
sprint like a sprinter
that
zooms around
the
race track
to
the
next
jackrabbit sprinter
where
truth passed her baton
just
like that

a red robin
sashayed
through
Breckenridge blue sky
displayed
her
colorful fan of
bright red green and blue feathers
then
dance elegantly
back to
her
sacred nest

the
redtail hawk
have eyes
the
color of
cold blue Remington steel
thus
her eyes
pierce
through
the
soul
to
catch her prey

love
seems
ripe enough
for
jealousy and betrayal
to
take hold of thee
so
cast
your evil net

the
world
have eyes
to
see
gray ghosts
near
her
speechless grave

upon
a
red rose
where
truth
leaped
into
the
dagger-blad thorn
where
truth
lived a red rose

the night
feels
as soft
as
a black rose
upon
her
moonlight skin

i
always
wondered
why
the
wind drift
wallowed waled and howled
at
the
bloodshot
whiskey-eyed
wolf moon

night
fits
her heart
like a
black velvet glove
ready
to behold
one night in Tunisia

upon
the
wings of angels
where
their
wings have bloomed

we
planted
the
seeds of love
in
their
hearts and souls
where
love
shall bloom
in
early spring

where
ever
it
goes
the
wind
whispers
upon
the
dandelion hills
covered
with
strawberry-red
and
white daisies
where
the
wind
only knows

lord
it
rained
for
forty days
and
forty nights
the
hunted rain
of
Galveston
rained down
upon
us
like
a
bucket of nails
and
pitchforks
all
through
the
wicked eyes of night

if
night
swings
her
door
wide open
So
where
we
can peep
into
the
shores of heaven

time
is
a pendulum
that
swings
back and forth
across
the
glory road of history

oh
what
is
love
but
an
ocean of mirrors
looking
into
our souls

in
due season
love
is
ripe
enough
for
us
to
share the reason

oh love
when
young lovers
fall
deeply
in love
ask
young lovers
to
hold hands
and
walk
upon
ghost-white clouds of rice paper
thus
i
swear by it

love
awakened
suspended chords
in
my
melodic heart
sing her glorious anthem

oh
sunless sky
let
me
fly by
the
flesh of thy wings

oh
lord
what
a blessing
when
i
have found
a
temple
it
dwells inside my soul
where
the
impossible lives
ten thousand blessings unfold
through
your
grace glory and faith
with
my
temple within

lord
lift us up
to
higher ground
where
you
move mountains
without
a sound
where
you
make the waters still
i
have found
where
you
blow the wind
around and around
when
you
give us wings
to
climb beyond
then
you
lift us up
once more
still
i
am sure

oh
lord
i
give you full access
to
my soul
when
i
pour my spirit out
i
receive your warm embrace
lord
i
want
more of your
holy spirit grace and glory
i
want
more of your faith
yet
every word received
gladly
and
i
still
hear it
when
i
pour my spirit out

love
plays her part
thus
takes a bite
from
our
candy coated hearts

he
uplifted me
with
mounted wings
upon
this
heaven's place

lord
from
the
light of your
starry starry nights
with
each breath
that
i
take
let me stand
in
the
light of your fire

oh
love
you
come and go
i
only
ask
for
the
bread of heaven
from
her heart
that
shines
sweet light
from
her
jasmine green eyes
and
forever
i
want to kiss
the
lips of love
once more

what is the soul
but
the
temple of God
the
light of heaven
where
the
stars shine
eternally bright
still
a place
called home
a shiny sea of ecstasy
where
to
build a nest
a place
for
my soul to rest
a place
that
brings me
joy and happiness

oh
lighthouse
light
the dawn
that
bring
these blackbirds
here
to mourn
black wings
move
the
ocean tides
oh
lighthouse
light
the dawn
we
cried

lord
i
am
here
all
by myself
can you hear
my voice
when
there is nothing left
oh lord
i
choose you
no one else
when
there is nothing left
still
speechless
all by myself

lord
it's clear
well
i
am
finally
here
upon
these
heavenly clouds
you
gave me angel wings
to
sing out loud
to
find
my way
is
all that
i
know

kindness
respectful
grateful
greatness
the
willingness to forgive
Motown Motown
we
say
goodbye to you
Aretha
dress
in
silver and gold
return home
the
Queen of Soul
you
will never end
let
your light shine
again and again

truth is ugly
when
we
peel back
the
layers
while
truth
exposes
bumps and bruises
scratches and scrapes
cuts and cracks
rips and tears
all
the
rough places
where
it lurks
in
dark spaces
you  
stretch it
you
pull it
you
grab truth
with
both of your hands
then
you
bounce truth
off the wall
to see
where truth lands
then
you
let it stick

what
burst
through
innocent
clouds
are
rays of
pavane light
is
what
the
lord
has given us

we
stampede
across
the
wild blue sky
herds of
pegasus clouds
filled with
the
holy spirit
then
we
sing out loud

thor
hurled
the
red iron hammer
toward the heavenly
blue-gray clouds
while
he grabbed
the
dragon tail of
the storm
and
wrestled the
yellow lightning bolts
from the
the
weary sky
until
they reach
earthbound

what
keeps
our
spirit warm
oh
light
inside of
the
storm

hypnotized
by
the
steady light
through
the
eyes of
the
gypsy moth
locked
in
a  deep trance
around
the
flames of night

after
the
rain
a butterfly
landed
upon
a pink ash rose
to feast on
the
sweet nectar
then
open its
wings of glory
the
fresh color of
black and orange tiger stripes
fluttered all about

the ocean
makes
her
template of
the
starry night again
all
within
heaven's reach

oh
lord
you
fill
the sky
with
your
baritone blue eyes
and
my faith
have
wings again

needle and thread
is what she said
eight legs
i
need
to spin and weave
the spider's web
eight legs
i
need
to knit and stitch
a black and red
checkerboard sky
that
i
need

their
voices
painted
a
bluefin tuna sky
while
we
hear
the
choral of the stars replied

we
drift along
the
path of
the
wind parade
at last
it
bring us
the
gray storm
that
shall not past
oh
sacred
cloud dance

love
i
plant the seed
while
love
its
what
we need
yes
love plows
through
every storm
and
together
we
climb
the
mountain of love
in
our
warm embrace
and
only
love
begins with a seed

when
the
heart opens up
like
a fountain spring
to give
all
that
it can bring
just like
it
had hands
attached to the soul
make
the
wheels of generosity
guide
our homeland

each
downward ******
of the
mighty eagle's wings
catapulted upward bound
slingshot forward
without
a sound
uplifted
towards
these
higher ground
above
the clouds
an eagle's view of the world
i sing out loud

if you can only imagine
a white snowy owl
as big as whales
as big as a house
then
you look like
a tiny gray mouse
always
standing by your side
pretending to be
your
guardian angel
to never let
anyone harm you
sweet darling
so
you can go to sleep
and
please don't
ever be afraid again
dear Shelly McBride