snow falls

your branches wind upwards

falling toward the sky

a field of green at your feet

reflecting moonlight on a barren tree

nighttime in a scene

roots underground a grassy green

burrowing low to wait for spring

may you rise again in morning

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To Infinity & Beyond

Along Roads & Boundaries

From All of Us to You.

This is wherever we go.

You are what we know.

Trickle of a tear

Stream lines running down

Take us nowhere

Okay, say you're sorry

Say you thought you had enough

Enough is something you can never get enough of

Never grasp it all in one bunch

Like flowers on a special day

Like the Valentine who always owned your name...

Okay that's enough now

I think we've all learned how

I think it's really over now

Just say goodbye before you leave

Just tip your hat on your way out,

If you could, Please.

Let her know it's not her fault

Let her know it was you who couldn't finish what you started

Run like a boy chasing after that kite

Just know that it was never the height that made it all worthwhile.

It's the here to there that you couldn't understand

You're staring at your hands, but it's all up in the air.

(If you're looking at clear air, then it's right there in your hands.)

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TWIST TIME INTO PRETZELS

LET IT ALL UNWIND

TAKE OUT ALL THE STAPLES

KEEPING EVERYTHING TOGETHER

THROW IT ALL INTO THE FIRE

LET IT BURN INTO THE NIGHT

DONT STOP TO CHECK THE WIRE

BEFORE YOU DIAL FOR CONNECTION

shoelaces

I've been watching myself stumble,

Watching myself fall

Tripping over shoelaces

'Cause I've forgotten how to tie them up at all

Mommy, can't you see

I've already skinned both knees

And if you could kiss my head,

Maybe I could get up and try again

But like a bike with two flat tires

There's no getting from here to there

I'm waiting in the driveway

And I can't help but stare

At the others always moving

They are always on their way

Please tell them I feel sick today,

I can't come out to play...

A Beautiful Mistake...

a beautiful mistake

is not a mistake at all

the beauty in the world

is in the way

it isn't understood at all

home run

good morning and good night. i’m covering my bases

right now we’re trying to live our lives together,

though we’re located in different places

i’m filling up the pages. and i’m dreaming in my sleep.

i’m keeping you in mind and writing down my every line

until this journey is complete

this is all so sentimental. this is all so utterly surreal.

this country’s opening my eyes to mornings i never realized could be true

with horizons just past the windows, the sun keeps shining in my eyes

and the darkness keeps reminding me, "without me there is no light"

so baby, this desire is just a wave i’m using to get me through

until the next morning when i’m lying close, and waking next to you

your sun right now is rising, while mine has long been set

let me take this time, and i’ll tell you why

i’m saying good morning and goodnight.