The Passerby

Thanks for passing by, I had a good time
Thanks for passing by, I found my light
For truths that hurt, for kindness rhymed
And winds that blew which taught me flight

You came by, though short your stay
It seemed long enough for me to smile
As you further walk I bless and pray
You find your light each step, each mile

The sound of wind rushing through my soul
Balms the trimmings of a shaggy heart
Still I am grateful for your passing role
Unforgettable despite short a part

For

Be strong for those who need you
Be knowledgeable for those who will learn from you
Be ready for those who will call for your help
Be present to those who are alone

Be pure for those who'll be inspired by you
Be there for those who love you
Be truthful for those who listen to you
Be honest for those who deal with you

Be life for those who are dying
Be hope for those who despair
Be faith for those who doubt
Be love for the unloved

Be nothing for those who need everything
Be something for those who have none
Be everything for those in need
Be someone for the no one

Be forgiveness for those who hurt you
Be healing for those who hurt
Be trust for those who are dubious
Be light for those who are lost

But most of all...

Be the voice for the one who called you
Be the vessel for the one who cares
Be filled with the One who emptied
Believe in the One who believes in you.

To Open Sea

My sail is still, my sail is still
How soon, O Wind, will you blow?
No one to fill, no one to fill
A heart that longs to go

Out to sea, to open sea
Where adventure lies ahead
Here I remain with an open plea
A wish in sea I tread

Glide and move on top the waves
But still do I remain
Until, O Wind, the way you pave
With a blow to ease my pain

The Lark's Song

The lark breaks the cold gray morning

With his own brand of sweet song

Though he sang with all his heart's beating

No one else would bring it along

Yes his song is sung alone

It rings in the silence of the air

No song as beautiful is known

Yet none for him to share

A sweet sad song he sings

Perhaps a song of true warm tears

Flowing amid deep cold mornings

Falling on dull deaf ears

Yes, his song is sung alone

Across hearts that fail to breathe

Within such a peaceful tone

Harmony sung incomplete

The sun will not rise again

Though sky is pink in blossom

Till the lark finishes his song

With someone to sing it along

Friend, Like It or Not

I am your friend whether you like it or not
I'll be there beside you even if you're a snot
Should we be good or in fight, I am your friend
Count on this, I'll be there till the end

I made you my friend, my treasure to keep
You name on my palm, awake or asleep
So it doesn't matter if now you're a snob
Because you're a friend that I truly love

Should you be away, I can keep you near
Here in my memories, you need not fear
I have surrounded you with joy and laughter
From the days, weeks, and months together

I know that when you are silent you want to talk
It's your weird way of inviting me to walk
Along you boulevard of hopes and dreams
Of laughter, tears, of wishes and whims

So I cam your friend whether you like it or not
A friend without 'if' nor with a 'but'
A friend is a friend is a friend is a friend
That's how it is for me to the end

Reason, no Reason

The day I learned to love you
Is the day I learned to lose you
When you slipped into the nothingness
Fading into my forgetfulness

The day I learned to love you
Is the day when I finally knew
That to keep is to imprison
And to let go is of no reason

Reason in truth, reason in love
Reason, no reason from above
For the day I learned to love you
Is the day I learned to free you

Flow, flow

Carry on as you flow
Flow down, down, deep
Deep into the dark blue
As my hands cannot keep

Deep into the dark blue
Sail and slide away
Glide and glide away
Away flee as they flew

Across the dark blue
To where I do not know
But flow, flow as you go
As you wish, you will go

I wish you go and flow
To where I do not know
And down, down, deep
With you I flow and keep

Faithfulness

Will you be there beside me
When I won't be so loveable
When beauty has long faded
And the years long spent

Will you be there beside me
When the storm's blown full
And the wind beating and screeching
Should leave me pale and pall

Will you be there beside me
When I have lost all glory
And shadows loom in my eyes
Eyes of a sad, sad story

Will you be there beside me
As I breath my last
Alone and shivering as I gasp
Life slowly turning past

Will you be there beside me
When I'll have faded away
Not in mind and heart I stay
Dissolving, fading in the fray

And, yes, you are beside me
And, yes, I am happy
To have you just beside me
To share eternity