Warrior and the wolf
The warrior lives
For battle’s cry
He wants many battles
Before he dies
He stands to fight
For sake of kingdom
Every year adds scars
This is all he knows
The wolf stands to fight
With a warrior’s courage
To provide for his family
And protect their home
Every year adds scars
Each scar adds wisdom
Of knowing when to stand
Or choosing when to run
For preservation and love
Of the den
This is all he knows
R3001-2001
Thirteen steps
An angel from hell
The coat of arms he chose
Fear dressed in fury and pride
For years destined to roam
On two wheels called home
An outlaw never alone
As he rode
Through the bars
Down on Main Street
Through the bars of prisons
With brother Rick and others
His sisters and brothers
By his side
Until broken and busted
Tired and rusted
He thought he’d reached
The end of his life
When he buried his wife
With his colors retired
He cast down his pride
Threw his anger aside
Accepted Gods love
From Heaven above
And learned to live
To love and to give
With tears in his eyes
For babies he’d care
Just a big teddy bear
Until that final thirteenth step
When we saw his soul rise
R3002-2001
Three hours
Takes about an hour
I wonder if it will work
Oh no, it’s working
Takes about three hours
I wander how long it’s been
It’s been about three hours
Wonder if I’ll ever
Be home again
Takes about three hours
Wonder if I can last
It’s been about three hours
I feel sick and ugly inside
My world’s changed forever
It’s my fault
What have I done?
R3003-2001
To some degree
Everything anyone
Has ever said about me
Is possibly true
At least
To some degree
I give you respect
For your own mind
I ask you to use it
Make your own assessment
Instead of allowing others
To decide that degree
For you
R3004-2000
Two prisoners
Two souls
Cast into tiny cells
Of damp concrete
Mud and moss
So dark they couldn’t tell
What beetle or grub
Would nourish
To live another day
Neither knew the other
As distance and threat
Of beatings kept silence
Intermittent tapping sounds
Regarded by captors
As protest, instead of code
Each word a message
With long delays between
To avoid attention
I am here
Can you hear me?
Yes
Sometimes silence for days
So each message was cherished
As if It was a letter from home
With one significance
We’re not alone
They shared words like
Home Wife Boy Girl God
Each man dependent
Upon their bond
Feared absence
More than death
Until sojourn’s end
When cell doors opened
Freeing the men
As each advanced
They stopped
Compassion drained
Crashing down in angry pools
Fears rekindled
Bearing hatred and disgust
One man black the other white
As opposite as day and night
With throats that choked
As neither spoke
And never would again
R3005-1999
Valentine for Deborah
Do you know I care for you
Beyond material things?
More than pride
Deeper than humility
My spirit tastes of you
If I could script
For you a promise
It would be intrinsic
As it is
Myself I give you
Fragile as a rose of ice
That cuts like jagged glass
And burns like fire
I’ve loved and hurt you most
So why choose
To pursue this madness we?
Of all thoughts pondered
Beneath the sun
Adequate reasons I
Can give one
I love you as the dawn
As day goes on
As night falls
As twilight calls
And each new day begins
R3006-2001
Waves
Indomitable surge
Hopes white horses
Faiths perilous breakers
Teasing kiss of spray
Turning again seaward
As distance and time are lost
In perpetual cycle
Consuming hearts
With reckless disregard
Awakened souls surrender
Inevitably
A fate embraced
By the courageous
Who recognize
It’s less to do with wants
Rather that
Which they cannot deny
There’s no escape
From the edge most cling
To safe control
They say commit
But mean entrust
Reserving revocation
Preservation
A natural instinct
Inflicts its own limits
Deceive not yourself
If you are in control
You can’t comprehend
The wave’s power
Or follow it
It’s not too late
To free your chains
And leave the shore
R3007-2000
Wild horse
I’ll be your wild horse
Wait at civilization’s edge
I won’t be
The one you talk about
Not to anyone
We’ll abandon paths
Of conformity
Live a secret life
Unaccepted
You’ll come for me
We’ll fly as rage
Soaring flame
From a volcano’s mouth
You’ll come to be free
And I’ll take you there
R3008-2002
Without deception
I revealed a secret
To my best friend
Knowing it would hurt
The friend
Placed my faith
In friendship
Strength and love
Taking the chance
I might lose both
I couldn’t be me
And do otherwise
Inside love
Friendship or self
There’s no dark corner
To hide in
We stand cold
In the light of truth
It’s from this place
I give my love
Without deception
Secrets or lies
R3009-1999
Woman
God created woman
From the rib of man
To prove more
Could be done with less
Woman walks with angels
She’s deliberate and mystical
She charms with her smile
While leading focus away
From her secrets
She holds unique power
Though she may not know it
She may be reluctant
To shine
She’s beautiful
She’s woman
R3010-2001
You have no idea
Do you?
At times we’re so close
I can hear your breath
It steals my mind
I struggle to focus
Stay composed and away
Just far enough
To keep my secret
When your hands
Innocently touch mine
I feel weightless
Close my eyes and melt
I can’t stand it
I want more
But dare not tell you
When we part
The rush fades slowly
Hunger enters
All I want
Is to be near again
It’s so strong
It’s unnatural and yet
You have no idea do you?
Or do you?
R3011-2001
Love is a bullet
That doesn’t get through
You hurt me
My emotions saw death
Now I hear shots
I see them but
They reach me no more
My heart is in slumber
My love’s in pain
I miss you
Us
Will I be near you again?
Exposed
I once was open
Willing to be hurt
Waiting to be close
Now I stare out
Beyond walls of stone
This must be love’s tomb
Spirit’s damp home
R3012-2001