There's a gold star in the heavens tonight That shines for a mother's son. Though he'll not return In her heart he lives on A memory time can't erase In the darkness of the night it glows brightly Like a beacon shining down from above. And a tear stained face in a window pane Gazes upward and silently preys... "Oh God be kind to us mothers Whose boys are far over seas. Though I know some won't return For a halo they've earned, Please protect the others from harm" In each home tonight someone ...

Long hath I sat in silence withering A dark domain of walls and ceiling Windows lit on mornings rising Fade to dark on evening setting No dream echos nor laughter sing no flower on the mantel brightens the bareness of that which is. A forlorn existance so one might think. Untill one who enters, quick of wit Changes it all with just a click. Now dreams unfold with pen and brush and what once was does not exist.

A Mother's Scream I turned five just last month And just got over having the mumps I’m in the yard having some fun Shootin' injuns with my gun When, from high in a tree, I fall Braking my arm when I hit a wall From the constant pain I try to hide But I can’t, so I lay there alone and cry. My father finds me lying on the grass And thinks I’m some kind of stupid ass I hold my arm with my other hand And try to act like I’m a man. But the pain overcomes my fears And again my eyes flood with tear...

Through war’s corridors On a skeleton I ride Using living flesh To create my disguise Learning the lessons From which men hide Their sorrow and grief From uncaring eyes. While bullets fly an uncertain path Their destruction caused By a dragons wrath.

To make two little ladies and three young lads Start with some sweetness then add some sass Mix a lot of kindness with a bit of compassion adding a touch of empathy and await the reaction Moonbeams and hugs sunshine and laughter Candy and kisses Should be added thereafter With lots of politeness And a good parents flair You mix it all up With tenderness and care. Sing a song each morning give them a hug each night Let their spirits soar free and watch them take flight If you've done it correc...

Friendship “What is a friend?” you ask me. “I will describe one if I can. I will tell you what its secret is. That makes one feel so grand.” Well, it’s a brilliant ray of sunshine On a dark and dreary day. It’s the distant light on the horizon That guides a traveler along his way. It’s the smile on the face of an angel When death is hovering near. Why, a friend can give us courage From things we often fear. It's in the handshake of honor From one whose near and dear. It’s that little bit of m...

It’s been over three years since I lost her, That little girl I once bounced on my knees. As she grew up we made plans for the future "We'll start a business Tam, just you and me!” Now I can see her in a stranger’s face and feel her touch in a summer breeze, and when I'm deep within the forest I hear her whispering among the leaves. I was working when the hospital called Saying my daughter had fallen at school. "We don’t know if she'll make it.", they said. "So you better get here, real soon....

Often times when I'm all alone Thinking of that war so long ago Tears will fall from my bleary eyes As memories of comrades take hold, There are times I get lost in corridors As I walk the hallways of life Ever crawling my way through darkness With never the end in sight. These corridors dark and dreary, Though a few are gay and bright, Are all filled with the faces Of buddies with whom I'd fight. Faces most would never notice Faces quickly forgotten when gone Yet faces that deserve our prais...