Too Much Sunshine

Too Much Sunshine

At night everyone prays

Wishing for rain to come

The morning often brings hope

Dark black clouds float overhead

Full of water and promises

They fill the skies from edge to edge

The plants wait for the rain to fall

So do the people who need cooler air

But the Sun may have other ideas

Heating the air more and more

The clouds disappear one by one

Until the sky is, once again, nothing but blue

And again, the Sun has won

The drought continues

And everyone has but one thought

“Can there be too much sunshine”

Rescue Dog

Rescue Dog

You might be rich

Designers house

Designer car and clothes

Even a designer kid

So, of course you have a designer dog

Bred in a puppy mill

Kept in cages and sold for too much money

But there are so many others

Given up on before they had a chance

Still they have love and hope in their eyes

They have love to give but no way to share it

Instead they are locked in a glass cage

Maybe they have a friend with them but usually not

Still they wag their tails and smile as best they can

They have hope that someone will give them a home

While waiting for someone to come and take them away

Into a cold room away from everyone

With a needle in a vein they fall asleep

And never again wake up

If only one person bought a rescue

Instead of a designer dog

A life could be saved

And loved could be shared once again

Let The Storm Come

Let The Storm Come

Let the storm come

The pure anger that God can show

We are not afraid

We have survived so much

Seeing our houses destroyed

Having to scrounge to live

We have been through all that before

And we became stronger than you

So God, show us your worst

We will stand in Your lightning

And Your thunder and Your rain

We will be here tomorrow

And we will stand together forever

Where Are My Dreams

Where Are My Dreams

There is a question no one asks

Maybe they don’t want to know

Maybe they don’t really care

But I want to know

While you are sleeping

Dreams fill your head

Created by a still active mind

When they finish and your eyes open

Where do your dreams go

Are they lost forever as if erased

Or is there a place where dreams are saved

Stored for us for another time

Maybe when I die my dreams will return

Almost like the movies I used to watch

At least I hope that I will see them again

Especially all of the happy ones

A Place To Escape

A Place To Escape

15.77 billion acres of land

So many places to live

Yet some want more

Just a place to escape

To get away from everyone

For some it will just a be a tent

Other want a cabin by a stream

Some have a dream only they can create

A palace in the sky

Surrounded by the beauty of an old tree

With birds singing outside the window

Only in a place like that can they feel peace

The Magic Of A Dollhouse

The Magic Of A Dollhouse

Someone bought it two hundred years ago

Just a toy for someone’s little girl

A home for her dolls and all of her dreams

Over time the dolls moved out

New little girls saw a new reason for the house

They could see fairies and other magical friends

The girls always knew where their friends were

And who will be there to help them dream

When the nights got too rough or too long

They were always there to wipe away the tears

Over the years the girls created more and more magic

Every wish and prayer went into the little house

Every one was answered with a piece of hope

And that hope was shared with others in an endless chain

All because someone bought a toy two hundred years ago

Dreaming Under God's Branches

Dreaming Under God’s Branches

He has been looking

Searching his whole life

Trying to find a special place

One where he could wish and dream

To remember that one person

The one with the kiss he wanted

Even though it was so far away

Where he could dream of the children he missed

And they way they used to laugh and play

He could sit and meditate

Thinking about all he did right in his life

And everything that he ever did which was not so right

Lastly, he could talk to his God

And ask for His forgiveness

Then he can lay beneath the branches of God's temple

And he can finally have the rest he always wanted