i'm going to teach you to dance

sunsets make me want to paint
to write a poem that softens the heart
to jump in the air and say hooray
to get to heaven double time
the whole idea of finishing the day off
with a fabulous splash of color
makes this whole life thing exhilarating

walks in the rain

it's not so far to walk this way with you
the rain has lost it's chill
it has gained a glimmer
and the drops are all fireflies

today you drew the drapes for me
they look better all crumpled together anyway

surely you were God's gift to me
back behind the redwood trees
and i would tell you all this in person
but you were too busy filling in my missing skins

inspired

The Gospel According to Helena

Damn
She loves to sing
She knows she may not even be that good
What does it mean when somebody
Loves to do something
So much
She
Doesn't care
Whether or not
It makes any sense to the world

What does it mean when somebody
Does something just because
It makes her feel more alive
Opens her eyes

What does it mean when somebody
Does something just because
She's missing God
And wonders if she always will

She must know that all good songs
Are a form of prayer

Linford Detweiler

i love this poem...perhaps because it justifies all the times i sing at the tippy top of my range alone in my house or car...

for some reason it also makes me want to go walk in a pasture with a bunch of cows...Lord knows i'm a fan of cows

it might have something to do with the fact that when i was a little kid...my mom got me a little lamp with a cow...and it said cassie the cow on it...it was so cute...one of my brothers inevitably knocked it over :( oh well! good times

what my blog is saying

i guess you just click on the link....sorry, my friend is way cooler and has the actual picture on his blog...i am not so cool ;)
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what's been going on lately :)