April 26, 2011

  • i can see

    i can hear the rain now

    moving through the sprouting vines

    i can see the sunrise of your eyes

     

    we can meet on saturn

    it's the earth, i can't begin to surmise

    come out of darkness into light

     

    and i can see the elephant

    in the belly of the boa inside

    i can see the dream born of the night

     

    if we can live for tomorrow for you

    for the lives we will live

    growing old through your youth

    it's the minute of emerging

    into wide open arms

    it's the memories of childhood

    and the peace of our voice

    and the peaks and the valleys

    first walks in the rain

    the snow on your red cheeks

    nothing more is the same

    first words from your mouth

    to utter refrains

    it's the paint brush and crayons

    press firm to the page

    it's the spectacle of imagining 

    that all this is real

    the fireworks explode and your

    eyes fill with zeal

    to love every moment

    to feel it within

    to embrace every problem

    every challenge is real

    you'll see