Sophie's Stand-Sophie Scholl, Germany, 1921-1943

There are times when words and phrases
become ordinary in their overuse
to say something is extraordinary is
often times ill used
so easily dismissed,

Then there is a story
a tale heard here and there
of such amazing consequence
it hangs upon the air

The tale it makes you
catch your breath
and sigh with unshed tears
such is the tale I happened on
a tale of bygone years

In times of trial and tragedy
the world had lost it's way
there was a brave and valiant youth
who would not shy away
she could not hide away

She took a stand that cost her life
A stand against the hate
with dignity beyond her years
she fought a righteous fight
and death would be her fate

She must have been an old soul
to bear it with such poise
And in another world I weep
for the courage of Sophie's choice
the courage of Sophie's voice

So hear me now recall the tale
Of sacrifice so true
As given by one Sophie Scholl
Who died at twenty two
For those she never knew

Doubts

All this talk of loving me
has me terrified
How to know if you are true
Feelings verified

Listen to my heart, you say
Leaves me mystified
I'm not sure I'm capable
Never have I tried

Close my eyes and trust my soul
Keep it simplified
you can answer all my doubts
Hope has multiplied

With you love seems effortless
you cannot be denied
now I hand to you my heart
Eyes are open wide

Heart Strings

He is the author of my 

Secret love song
His voice strums lightly on
Each tender note
His soul plays gently to
My inner longings
The most important song
He ever wrote

With every breath I take
 I lightly tremble
My hopes and dreams are held 

Within his song
I close my eyes,
Surrender to this yearning
He sang my tune and my heart
Sang along

We laughed

We laughed
Oh, we laughed until we cried
Sides heaving
We laughed some more
Sides aching

I fell to the floor
I said to myself
Who could ask for more
This joy, right here
Who could ask for more
It's everything worth
Living for

Contemplation

It seems the world I know has gone to sleep
Slipped quietly away while I was thinking
And when I turned around to re engage
My dreams and world had quickly moved along
 Now, I am left to gaze and wonder why
A player left upon an empty stage
No one around to listen to my song

I must admit to wondering now and then
If everything I value were all gone
Would I begin to question who I am
Could I muster my faith and still be strong
Or would my strength and fragile faith be gone
As fleeting as an angry summer storm
Oh, could I find the strength to carry on

These questions plague my waking and my dreams
Perplexing thoughts that somehow I won't know
How best to live this life that I so love
This aching fear of failure haunts me so
That sometimes I withdraw and search within
In hope the answers deep within me lie
And finding them will be my final task
So I may be at peace before I die

A toast to Good Friends

When the day has run its pattern
When all the chaos quiets down
And all the turmoil settles 'round me
I take the time to look around
And wonder at the life I've found

Each moment that is filled with laughter
For every tear that I have cried
For all the grace that has come after
And all the wishes long denied
I'm grateful you are by my side

For evenings spent in deep discussion
Whispered secrets shared with smiles
The closeness of our special friendship
Makes small the heartaches and the trials
Across the years and all the miles

So, in the quiet of the evening
When everyone has gone to bed
I sit alone and think about you
All the smiles and tears we've shed
And revel in this life we've led
So thankful for the life I've led

I Knew He Loved Me

And this is how I knew he loved me
For he would share the things he loved
The quiet moments that he cherished
The secret things he's dreaming of
All manner of this life of wonder
The beauty of this world at hand
With my whole heart is how I loved him
And it was nothing like I planned

So, even now I know he loved me
His sharing of the things he loved
The beauty of the windswept mountains
The patterns in the clouds above
The majesty of redwood forests
The whisper of a summer rain
And if you were by chance to ask me
I will never love again