he will be missed more than any words can ever say..may we remember him with smiles and tender affections..
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If you are falling
Stretch your heart, turn to the Sun
And float in the Wind...
...
The dust falls, unseen.
Air drifts into lungs beseiged.
Fall's spring cleaning starts.
...
silence and new frost
wait till winds whispers lose them
to blizzard's packed ice
...
Though much of the darkness
That once made my life a mess
Has fled from the Light in my heart,
I still see that the dark
And I are not so far apart.
...
Leaves wither in flame
Water flies as misty dust...
---California---
...
I look out my door
And see partly naked trees...
Fall scattered their leaves...
...
I've got a dozen...
roses, black and bloody red,
drying in my heart
Lost in your long loss...
I hold back their gift, their pain
And wait for the rain...
The rain to wash the dirt...
the last lonely piece of crust,
Making your rose white......
...
Rain falls…tiny drops
Puddle, pond, lake, river…sea
Drown me in Your flood
...
Words, in your silence,
Spoken by a heart in pain
Mute my soul again...
...
The sinews of faith
Lift us from life's muddy road
Through His loving grace
...
Your journey ended
When your father wiped your tears
In dreams beyond death
My journey began
When my Father found my soul
While I searched for you
...
Where is the green grass?
Waiting in brown, beneath snow,
For resurrection
...
Drift upon me fog.
Grey and mist wrap me softly...
Wetly plant your kiss.
...
S-h-h-h! Listen! It comes...
Its moan rustles in the leaves
And the windmill hums...
Grass trembles with joy...
Raindrops slide in dusty trails...
Droughts die in puddles....
...
Its bark has no bite;
Wind bent, weather scourged;
Shelter...renews life
...
Within These Three Lines
Nature lives in words and wind,
Brushing the heart's soul.
...
No matter the cloth you dress him in;
No matter the design you give his face;
No matter the winds that lift waves beyond the sands;
No matter the war dead filling this place...
God Is
Dressed in the mists of mystery.
God is
An ethereal image of grace.
God is
The shelter beyond life's furies.
God is
Love beyond dust bound graves.
Before the Sun chased the Moon;
Before the pebbles became snow capped peaks;
Before the lake heard the calling Loon;
Before the womb brought breath to speak...
God Is
Hanger of lights surrounding this world.
God is
Potter of mountains, pourer of seas.
God is
Giver of life's music as now heard.
God is
The whisper of life flowing to eternity.
Even after grey follows the baby's fresh face;
Even after the tears and pain;
Even after brown covers the once green place;
Even after a breath is taken then never again...
God is
The rejuvenating promise.
God is
The cleanser of sorrows and hurt.
God is
The gardener of Spring's eternal mists.
God is
The victory beyond, where laughter and joy is heard.
God Is
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there are many, many more of these gems scattered around in the different forums..i hope to eventually make a permanent memorial forum for Tom, either in this the Tribute, or maybe in the Briefs forum..Tom will be missed in each and every forum..my heart goes out to his family and to all of his friends here..i know he was a very special and dear person to everyone here at the pages..he will certainly live on in my heart and my memory, as i know he will in everyones' who knew him..