The moment you commit

It starts with a moment
The moment you commit
You decide, screw the haters
I'm doing it.

You know the road is hard
You know you've tried to walk it before.
That few have succeeded
And failure has claimed many more

It doesn't matter
You've made up your mind.
So now it doesn't matter what obstacles you find
What things life throws in your way
What the challenges are you face each day

You've done it. You've chosen your path.
Ridicule any attempts to make you stop. Laugh.

The moment has passed. Now do not falter as you move.
You are in charge. Vault into your groove.
Take the lead. You have to figure out how.
It starts with a moment. And your time is now.

Dear Lord, Thank You, Amen

Dear Lord, Thank You, Amen
Dear Lord, Thank You, Amen
Dear Lord, Thank You for all You do and for loving through and through and Lord for being wholely true, Amen
Dear Lord, The beginning and the end, thank you my friend
                  That you mend and defend when I'm at whit's end Amen
Dear Lord, Thank You for lending Your gifts and giving your spirit
                   I'm lifting You up so I will never forget it Amen
Dear Lord, Thank You for knowing me and giving me a chance to be
                  A missionary in deed for the worthy creed of Christianity
                  That when I struggle, Lord, You're there
                  That when I falter Lord, You care
                  That when I ask where to the air in my worst nightmare
                  You repair then prepare me so I sing Your fanfare in this prayer Amen

Dear Lord, You will be. You are. And You were.
                   Bless all your word and all I've heard and all I've observed
                   Because through it all I've inferred
                   That you are wonderful. Amen.

Dear Lord, What I'm trying to say is simply thank You, and then a thousand times Amen.

Thank You.

You didn't have to make the world this way, but You did.
You didn't have to love us in this way, but You do.
You care for us. Through all our mistakes and all our flaws and all our sins. You care for us. And You forgive us.

So Lord. Dear Lord. Let this short prayer I pray now capture everything it needs to. And let me mean each word without hesitation or doubt.

Dear Lord. Thank You. Amen.

Cost of a Birthday

Every year on my birthday I ask what I have done
What have I accomplished, what victories have I won?
I imagine meeting Father Time on this annual date
Handing over one year, as is my fate
And then asking, politely, what did I get in return?
Who did I meet? What did I learn?
Did I cause more smiles than frowns?
Did I visit new cultures or stay in one town?

And each year, when I sit down, and think really hard
And I realise the cost I've paid for each birthday card
I think it's worth it. I accept this trade.
It's a high cost, and maybe I didn't get the best deal for each second paid

But for those I've got to know, and the things I've been allowed to do
I'll pay the toll this year. And I can't wait to see what next year pays for too.

Grandma

In life, we leave a legacy of memories
Etched in connections in living brains
Time spent together is not just being friendly
There is love we share and happiness we gain



This poem is lovingly dedicated to my Grandma
She has been around 92 years on this World where we are
Brings happiness and joy to many a different face
She takes life and it's challenges with a loving embrace

Because in 1926, the same year as Winnie the Pooh
My Grandma was born all fresh and new
Young and full of promise, so fittingly
They named her simply Rosemary

And like rosemary, she works best with others
As a mentor, as a neighbour, as a partner and lover
She never sees a person as better or worse
Just a future friend with which to converse

I feel lucky, even though I arrived so late
I spent 25 years with her on Earth as mentor and mate
That after so much time since that birth year
Both she and I share this world right here

If I start to worry about what the future might bring
I remember, in 1926, we still had an empire and a king
We've been through much turmoil and change, it needs not be named
Just that through it all my dear Grandma remained

Whatever challenges life decides to throw my way
Blood flowing in her veins flows in mine today
So I have the power and the passion to persevere
Thanks to those strengths passed on from my Grandma right here

I just want her to know, how grateful I always will be
For the patience growing up she never failed to show me
For the love, and the light, let me just say
Grandma, thank you for all the memories you sent my way


My Grandma is a special friend, as you can tell in this rhyme
This poem is in present tense for a very good reason
It is adapted from one I shared with her one, two times
Repeated for her enjoyment in a sunnier and happy season

Reciting it to her, is a memory we both share
I can recall it in the present, even though it's in the past too
She is alive in me, even though she may now be elsewhere
So Rosemary, Grandma, God bless, and thank you.

Art is an industry

Art is an industry
Art is an industry
Repeat Repeat Repeat after me
Art is an industry

Time is money lets get earning
Art is money lets get churning
Creative works for greed and profit
Innovate make money off it

Take from what you've learned so far
Reach inside you (not too far)
Be inspired make something fine
Get it done by a deadline

All we see movies plays
Is done by 9-5 each day
Don't be late work overtime
Wasting talent is a crime

You could be making capital
For the suits that run it all
Joie de vivre and ennui
Packaged for the industy

Don't be disheartened girls and boys
Still enjoy your shows and toys
Down the line, someone still created
They took a chance and innovate
Poured out their heart to something new
It came through a conveyor belt to you
There is still humanity, somewhere inside
An industry where sparks can still reside
Bottled up, not kept bright too long
Because by now you know this song

Art is an industry
Art is an industry
Repeat Repeat Repeat after me
Art is an industry