another new year

here we go
another year done
another year started
the first day gone

what is in store
God only knows
both good and bad times
will be part of the shows

uphill and down
each new year brings
adventures all it's own
Who's pulling the strings?

where will we be
in 364 days?
we will look back
into the past's haze

recall with fondness
and sadness as well
what all took place this year
when we bid 2013 farewell

weekend job

although I am tired
it's been fun
I'm learning new stuff
while on the run

 it's hard to juggle it all
but I've got help and I know
that it's going to be worth it
and the good will show

 so even though it can be tough
 I'll just tough it out
and learn how to handle it all
and see just what I'm about

home alarm systems

home is where the heart is
as well as it is our castle
but to feel safe there
shouldn't be a hassle

using home alarm systems
can give us peace of mind
and make us feel safer
in leaving our home behind

every man's home should
a refuge be
home alarm systems
should set our minds free

so go ahead, leave the house
no worries, no frets
the home alarms can help
alleviate regrets

young life lost

loss of a young life
it's just so sad
to think of the
grieving mother and dad

I don't understand how
you were here one moment
and gone in the next-
how is that minute spent?

this morning there was a son
and this evening he's gone
to live elsewhere
before our time here is done

endless cycle

when will this cycle end?
it seems to go round
and round again

though they do seem short lived
and maybe fewer between
I'm still grieved

when they flare like they do
I don't know to blame
me or you

but I suspect it takes two
both have some part
inside I'm still blue

and wonder will it end
will we stay this way
or become more a friend?

brain dead

brain dead
enough said
nothing going on
in my head

thoughts are mush
I need a push
but I guess it's
really not a rush

rocky relations

Why is life so hard
every minute, every hour
every day

It seems so rough and rocky
as we travel together along
this way

It's been this way for
quite some time now
many years

And though we have both
good and bad times, I still
shed tears

And wonder just when this
rockiness will end; I think
I spy

a glimpse then it seems as if
it's gone in a blink of
an eye

what gifts to give

what gifts to give
again this year
seems always the query
as the time draws near
I love to give
lasting things
or things that love
and time both brings
it's not so hard if you
know the recipient
and what they enjoy
and what compliment
it brings to give
something they said
they will enjoy for now
and they year ahead

is it today?

play
the day
full away
and don't say
anything like "nay"
keep it happy and fey
til we can one day stray
from this world; is it today?

another broken heart

what have you done
how can it be
that all that I've taught
has escaped between you and me

I don't know how to act
or even what to say
when I see you next
will I still feel this way

it blows my mind
and tears up my heart
to know all I've worked for
seems to be torn apart

even if that is not true
it's what I think and feel
I don't know if I will overcome it
or if time truly will heal

time and time again

time and time
again

over and over
refrain

repeat and repeat
then

seems to never end
when

one day it does

hook and lure

gotta get it
figured out
how to navigate
the new design

it seems that
once you learn
the first one
a new style becomes mine

gotta get the
labels in
that's for sure

so important
in this game
of hook and lure

everything you want

everything you want
and everything you say
seems to become a blur
or a burden in the way

it's all too hard
it's all too much
it's all going to cost
an arm, a leg, and such

why is it these days
that you need all this
and need it now
it seems like such a kiss

of death, or at least debt
to grant each wish and whim
and of course what are we to do
seems like we sink more than swim

just one week

just one week
is all that's left
before you fly off
from our little nest

how can I take it
how can I not
how can I face it
how can I rest

I am happy for you
and scared all the same
not knowing what will
become of your name

I hope and I pray
I laugh and I cry
I hope that all goes well
as time passes by

road trip

taking a road trip
can be fun

when you go with
the right someone

you can go anywhere
at anytime

and do anything
you can fine

coming home can be
another thing

when you wish you
could bring

that happy feeling you get
when away

and just wish it could
always stay

under attack

it seems satan attacks
again and again

and I often wonder
if it will ever end

life has been so hard
and gets harder still

and I can only pray
that we will fill

our duty and His plan
and hope that one day

we rise victorious
and perhaps even understand

thing of the past

A thing of the past
Where did it go?
I thought it would last
Now I just don't know

How could it change
When it meant so much
Why such a range
Why lost touch?

Where has it gone?
Is it still there?
Will it ever dawn
and be reborn here?

monotony

over and over
again and again
one day repeats
and repeats again

over and over
again and again
when do you think
this circle will end?

peace and quiet

this day and this night
are both filled with
peace and quiet

These are the times
I often yearn for
hearing only the chimes

This can bring peace
and solace too
and sanity and release

These times are needed
though few and far between
so when they're here they're heeded

winter trip

climbing up
and back down again
I can't imagine the scene

of white upon white
skiing in such a place
so pure and pristine

I hope the time
will be a grand one
for all

one to be remembered
and looked back upon
with fond recall