Unique New York, new squeak to torque
He knew she threw three free throws
We shall surely see the sun shine soon
For wetter weather gets harder as it goes
Rugged rubber baby buggy bumpers
Full of yellow leather feather flight
By the worsted switch of an Irish wristwatch
We light a nightlight for a night like tonight
I stand in utter darkness, thick and deep
Below, the rough waves crash on endlessly
Around me, stinging wind and cold rain weep
And yet I set my eyes in faith before me
For the one hope in this uncertainty
And there it comes, a beam of clear green light
In steadfast rhythm shines on fearlessly
A compass beacon sent to land and sea
The faithful lighthouse guides worn travelers through the night
I will not walk that road again
I will not walk it, not begin
I will not do what I did when
I turned onto it way back then
I will not sing that song once more
I will not sing it, not restore
The past of loss that came before
I will not let its false notes soar
I will not think those thoughts anew
I will not think them, not review
I will not drag my present through
What’s passed away, no longer true
But I will walk a brand new way
And I will sing new songs today
And I will think and I will say
To in the fresh, whole present stay
The heavy brush of morning mist
Rolls across my skin
As pink and orange clouds’ fingertips
Stretch to the day begin
The birds shout out their joyful cheer
The morning now to greet
And sun-touched roses open wide
Their fragrance warm and sweet
Oh to catch the mist that holds
The scents, the hues, the song
And keep it in a bottle
To sip the winter long
Like a deer in the headlight
Is fear in the dead of night
You freeze by degrees as you stand there wide-eyed
It’s illusive, irrational
And it feels insurmountable
A creeping and deepening mountain of trouble
You have to show you despise it
That you know the sly lies that it
Hides on all sides in a maze of disguises
Make the past fall behind you
Shake the last walls of residue
Til you’re grounded in now and the future of new
Play for me – a happy tune
Of butterflies and sun and June
Play for me – a dancing reel
To match the lilting joy I feel
Play for me – a solemn dirge
To mark where love and grief converge
Play for me – a mournful air
Perhaps I can find solace there
Play for me – a regal march
To high step through a milestone arch
Play for me – a simple rhyme
So I can clap my hands in time
Play for me – an ancient ode
To guide me on this weary road
Play for me – a lullaby
Of twinkling stars and midnight sky
