You'll Never Know…
You'll never know the moment till it's upon you
You'll never know it's value till it's past
You'll never know if truer words are ever spoken
Or which memories you make are going to last
'Cause memories respond to strong emotion
Be it Love, or Fear…. Serenity or Grief
They're impressed upon your mind in just an instant
To be colored in later on by your beliefs
Your only options are the ones that you bring with you
As you step into the moment or the day
Your only chance to keep the balance in your favor
Is in the seeds of Love you plant along the way
I hope you understand my poor attempt at gardening
(As I try to plant these thoughts inside your mind)
Is because I know we sometimes need reminding
That with each passing day we're running out of time
While it may be true that Life itself's Eternal
I doubt it is in the small part that we play
Our only hope of reaching past tomorrow
Is in the memories we make and share today
You See…
Our Creator made our hearts so we can fill them
And when we fill them up they tend to overflow
Now the overflow is what we use to water
All those little seeds of Love we want to grow
There's no secret in the planting or the sowing
And the watering is really nothing new
It's what you fill your heart up with that makes the difference
In what those little seeds of Love are going to do
So…
Won't you please, just take a look around you
It won't be hard to find someone in need
Maybe a friend, a stranger, or your children
Just take them in your arms and plant the seed
I think you'll find that every time you do it
That both your hearts are filled a little more
And that when you go to water all the seeds you've sown
Instead of growing one, you're grown a score
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I hope and pray that each of you've been listening
To these soft and gentle words I've had to say
If you can fill your hearts with loving-kindness
Then there'll be no room for any other way
'Cause…
You'll never know if you'll be here tomorrow
You'll never know if you'll see past today
And if I leave anything behind me
I hope that this is what everybody'd say…
"He Loved…"
© 2008 seeturtle / turtletracks tlc.
"Why"???
Who knows "why" the hand that made us
And put us to this "test"
Should strew this world with such Mysteries
To remind us we are "blessed"???
So many things to look towards
The sunset and sunrise
So many magic moments there
In which to fill our eyes
A solitary blue jay
Calling down from a limb above
A doe rising from the roadside mist
To give her fawn some love
The dolphins playing in the wake
Of an old fishing boat
The crickets singing in the night
Their short, staccato notes
The lightning streaking across the clouds
As the summer storm comes in
The painter's hues that flutter past
Blown by the autumn wind
The gifts the ocean leaves behind
As it waves across the sand
The graceful flight an eagle makes
As it soars above the land
The laughing and the gurgling
Made by a stony brook
Or a solitary flower
Growing from a sheltered nook
The singing of a mockingbird
The buzzing of the bees
The music that the rain makes
As it falls among the trees
The stars that fill the Heavens
On any given night
The bending by the atmosphere
Of the first morning's light
I have no choice but to Believe
Because I know the list is long
Of "why" the world's His masterpiece
And "why" all Life's His song…
© 2008 seeturtle / turtletracks tlc.
Morning Frost
Wake me up to morning frost and
Send me on my way
Breaking through the skim-ice of
Another winter's day
Slushy snowbars on the waters edge
Remind me of my home
Whose sandy white-banked streams
Invite my hung'ring soul to roam
With the paddle in my hands
The chill wind upon bare skin
I pull my head into my parka's hood
To find the warmth within
The air seems so dynamic with
Perception crystal-clear
Though the things that seem so close
(I know) are farther than they appear
Still,
I'll stroke the water knowing
That every ripple sent
Will tell this frozen wonderland
My heart and soul's intent
Though there may be warmer spots to be
Then embraced by winter's chill
I came here seeking clarity
Of my Creator's will.
© 2008 seeturtle / turtletracks tlc.
Not Every Angel Here...
I was sitting on a park bench (it was just the other day)
Enjoying the sunshine as I watched the children play
I was reveling in their laughter and thinking about my youth
(When the world was filled with wonder and my life was filled with truth)
But it seemed as I grew older that things went the other way
When I couldn't always speak the truth there was nothing left to say
The world around me darkened till I could barely see
The beauty that I knew was there; the truth I knew, in me...
Not every angel here can fly to Heaven in a blink...
Not every angel here will have the powers that we think...
Not every angel here will have the beauty or the grace...
But every single angel has their place!
The years went sliding by me; I grew older but not wise
I quit searching for the beauty, learned to hate and to despise
The people all around me, I thought "Idiots, every one!!!"
But what I didn't see, that with these thoughts, my journey'd just begun...
Not every angel here will have beauty or have grace...
Not every angel here will have a smile upon their face...
Not every angel here will carry love inside their heart...
But every single angel has their part!!
I lived inside my misery with little laughter and many tears
I could feel my soul eroding from all the hatred and the fears
So I started writing out my thoughts till I began to see
That when I emptied out the Hate there was room inside for Me!!
Not every angel here has wings that we can see...
Not every angel with a harp can play a lick or sing in key...
Not every angel's gifted with the power to heal...
But every single angel has the ability to feel!!!
It filled my heart with joy when I found that I could Live!
And with this new-found freedom, I also found that I could Give!!
As God filled me with His Love my heart began to overflow
And as I shared with those around me I also found that Love can Grow!!!
Not every angel here will have wisdom or have grace...
Not every angel here will know they truly have a place...
Until we open up our hearts and souls and let God's Spirit shine
To illuminate the Path for all, who seeking, need to find!!!
I guess that what I'm trying to say, is if we looked to see...
That we might find an angel deep inside of you and me!!!
© 2008 seeturtle / turtletracks tlc.
