These I reckon
are the last days
I've no reason
to welcome praise

or fear rejection
my life has spoken
even the vilest judgement
I'll bear--my spirit shall not be broken-

words escape me
there's no need for penance
immune to adversity
shorn of rancour and pretence

these I accept
as the last days
there's no regret
life has not been a waste

Let Your name be safe
in my heart always
Let my eyes run down
with tears for You my God!

I'll always remember you
in my youth
I'll always bow down
to you on earth
Lord, let me hold the truth.

My sins will make an ocean
if I get them together,
Please be kind oh Creator
and forgive me forever!
Let me read Your Book
every morning, my Lord!

I want to be a good person
with full faith in You,
Let me stay on the right path
with peace and love, O My God!

it raises up to meet me
and unfurls its flag
i should've known the warning signs
but it's hardest to see the things
that are right in front of you

staring out the window,
I remember you as you were

a bird always in flight

a fist full of tomorrows
held in the palm of your hand

staring out the window at the pouring rain
the warmth of your hand
pinions of a dove's wing
your hand in mine

I will not see the shadow
under your smile


gathering all the light in the room
like a flower in the sun

I remember you as you were

The seas, the mountains, the hills the fields,
the trees, the flowers----they are their own inspiration-
they are unlike us humans--the strugglers
who end up in endless perspiration