the key to the door lies just beneath the sill,
and the path away leads just beyond the door
for at the end of that path you shall find a stone,
and underneath that stone lies the meaning of life

in peace we came and met you today
we came with quiet and humble hearts to pray
and it was here that you came to visit us
in our times of both joy and sorrow
love, love, love is what took place
and your peace pervaded so gently

put our hands together,
that way we may complete.
our thoughts combine,
our souls to form as one.

but not of anger, let your heart gleam of peace
and toward men, swing not a cutting blade of wrath
for 'tis wise and right to be decent and humane

every wind doth have its way, every season doth have its day

home is truly a place that is comforting to the soul
the spirit rests quietly upon the furniture
and it draws life from its faucets
spirit dwelling is not such a bad name for this place

into the sweet darkness, do i pull my eyes
i see the deep thought, the vision, glimmering there
growing ever bigger, the light takes form
clouds, everywhere, a floating sea of foam
and ships, yes ships, sailing through the murky sky
how i long to know this place, to breathe it
i desire the adventure, the peace, the wonder
for someday i shall be intimate with this place

and now my childish hopeful dreams
of lifting that still brightly shining star
from the dregs in which it was thought to be
have all but faded away, into the realm of what could have been

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empty words on empty pages
text is a matter of opinion
what can the mysterious they offer
when thought is word, word is thought,
and life is the sum total of exact numbers

yet with my fall, another shall rise
and by my falter, a path shall be paved
upon my ignorance, wisdom shall shower
and so in the death of myself, greater life is born

Keep me safe, Keep me sound
My eyes will rest gently
As my body lie in stillness
My heart will beat softly now

Turn, turning, look upon that spinning wheel.
As the film revolves around the reel.
Pictures show, ideas flow, it's all so dizzy.
In a circle in a loop, bread will restore balance,
Or the reservoir will burst and all will be lost.

torn and worn, the shoe is neglected
ripped and weathered, the sole is spliced
chewed and shredded, the laces are breaking
yet it is still a shoe, my shoe, and it fits

fairest one, oh fairest one
i entreat you to explain
this love is here, yet so far away
whilst my heart remains confused