Always Be

clouds make a blanket in the even sky

bright stars are like glistening eyes

whispering wind carries jasmine scent

aged oaks sway with their great limbs bent

the paths that we follow are hidden in the night

if we can ferret them out with our might

we shall sound the trumpets and horns

alerting all on the planet what he warns

but darkness and tumult we must set aside

war and hatred are not the way:  they lied

we must love and accept the differences so small

hold our neighbors’ hands, the stranger so tall

that we give to each person, just like me

and our future, so sure, ‘twill always be

To Succeed

the first hour of the day

strikes the clock with an echo

starting anew if the eyes are open

causing chaos ‘round the world

and little riots, big fires,

who leads the charge for the right

who doesn’t know why the ill at ease

gather together to destroy needs

the little people cannot ride it out

the big people have hardened hearts

neither understand the other

neither can reach as far

it is time for the daylight to come

with the ease of a turning world

take away the hatred, the burning,

leave us in our moment to succeed