Tribute To My Dad
Dedicated to: Burlie Keene

Two shining eyes are at rest.
The Lord broke my heart to prove
that he only takes the best.
A part of me went inside the grave
with you that day.
When I was 7 and you left this earth.

So many times I have needed you.
A million tears I have cried for you.
If love alone could have saved you.
You never would have died.

If tears could build a stairway
from me to you.
I would gladly climb each step
and bring you back with me.


Come Closer
Dedicated To: My Daughters

Come closer my daughters.
I miss the laughter,
the lounging, the talks,
the sharing.
You and me.

Priorities change as Life
goes clamoring past.
Let's end the silence.
Come closer to me.


The Moon's Cycle

At the beginning of its cycle it is just a sliver
in the darkness of the night.
But each night it grows larger until it reaches
its full size.
When the moon is full and rising its yellow glow
fills the whole sky.
All the night long its gentle light brightens
everything it touches.
For awhile it grows smaller. Then turns its
dark side toward us.
Then it reappears as a sliver again repeating its cycle.