Winter’s Secret Beauty

Lovely little blue birds, swift and smooth in flight.
Tiny blue/brown wings, contrasting winter’s white.
Chubby little faces, fluffed up against the cold.
How I love theirs sweet songs, bright and clear and bold.

Lovely little blue birds, I’m glad you chose to stay,
And that the mocking winter has not driven you away.
Each season has it’s secret beauties, so easily unseen,
And you are winter’s secret, a lovely little queen.

Such wonder, those sweet blue birds, I watch them taking flight,
They gracefully overcome the cold of winter’s starry night.
I’ll remember to be cheerful. To sing and fly carefree.
Surviving all my winters with the grace the birds taught me.

 

A Wing And A Prayer

I toss and turn, unable to sleep. Something just feels wrong.
I look to God to comfort me, but he makes the feeling strong.
Across the miles, He presses in my hand, a broken heart,
And something fragile as a prayer, starts breaking me apart.

There’s a picture of a sweet young girl, stilled there, in my mind’s eye.
Kind and giving, full of life. A radiant butterfly.
Circumstances, broken dreams, a false promise of better things,
Tangle her in pretty lies and break her fragile wings.

Let there be forgiving love for her to come home to,
But if not, than let her find all that she needs in you.
Heal what has been broken, every hidden tender scar,
Don’t let the path she takes in life, take her back too far.

If there was ever healing in your touch, ever love pour from your heart,
Then carry, comfort, restore, and heal, give her a better start.
Guide her when she has no strength, when she’s angry and alone,
When pain and confusion tangle her, please make your presence know.

I could blame the Christians that say only words that cut.
Pointing out how desperate souls are the only doors not shut.
But God I place it in your hands, my broken, whispered prayer.
Blaming not a twisted world, but trusting you can meet her there.

A memory stuck on repeat, how she did love butterflies.
My eyes filled to the brim with tears, the night, close to sunrise.
My words have all run dry, but there’s a prayer my heart still sings,
Oh God give her love and hope and heal her broken wings.

Living Beautifully

There is so much pain and heartache.
The gentle natured must be tough.
They change who they are for acceptance,
But soon realize it’s never enough.

You judge the world by the people who dwell there,
And by the heart of your every day child.
When the love that he seeks is rejected,
His hope is mankind is defiled.

In a world of broken hearts and dreams,
People fail to believe in the truth.
The old are afraid of their aging,
And the young soon despise their youth.

There is hope overflowing in tomorrow,
If one person would dare to believe,
And in believing, make a day dream real,
And grasp what the world can’t conceive.

If just one would decide to live beautifully,
One voice would be lifted in song,
If one right and sincere heart would speak out,
It would silence a few of the wrong.

If just one would decide to take passion,
Find heart and meaning in each day,
Say a comforting word to a broken soul,
Instead of turning and walking away.

Smell the flower that others would trample.
Give a second chance to the poor man.
Forgive the person who broke your heart,
When in doubt tell yourself that you can.

How simple it is to live beautifully,
But so many walk through life, eyes wide shut.
But if one dares to take the road less traveled,
Then he’ll find himself out of a rut.

In a world of broken hearts seeking comfort,
And of lives that live life dutifully,
There is hope, for the world seeks to follow,
That one life that lives beautifully.

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