For youFor YouI am tired and I am weak,I cannot find the things they seek,You can have the tears I weep,My flesh and bones are yours to keep.I lay my heart upon the floor,At your feet, at your door;I cannot do this anymore.With you, I know, I'll find the rest,The slow rise and fall of every chest,The release from growing weak and old,Where treasure is not jewels and gold.And when all the physical things have gone,I will only see the morning Son.
rainbowRainbowIt was just a few minutes agoAs my eyes swept the darkening skyThat I saw the beginnings of a rainbowA glimpse of colour that caught my eye.It was merely a smudge of accidental paintThat from some canvas had gone astrayHazy around the edges; small and quaintFading into threatening grey.But it bloomed.The colours appearing from nowhereRed, orange, green from the gloomYellow and blue and a flareOf indigo – violet came soon.It became increasingly clear(It was no longer so small and shy)This rainbow meant to persevereFully formed and ruling the sky.The colours continued to swellThe brightness, the lust