Saturday, February 14, 2009

Grandma

Sometimes I can barely believe it has been a whole year since my grandmother passed away. I have been thinking about her a lot this week, and today, on the one year memory of her death, I want to honor her. I want to be fearless like she was; never giving up and never letting down. I want to love like she did; selflessly and without hinderance. I want to smile like she did; with all the joy and happiness of someone that loves life. For today, I want to honor her. For the rest of life, I want to be like her. To my grandmother, I love you and I will never forget.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

the Trumpet Child

the Trumpet Child
over the rhine

The trumpet child will blow his horn
Will blast the sky till it’s reborn
With Gabriel’s power and Satchmo’s grace
He will surprise the human race

The trumpet he will use to blow
Is being fashioned out of fire
The mouthpiece is a glowing coal
The bell a burst of wild desire

The trumpet child will riff on love
Thelonious notes from up above
He’ll improvise a kingdom come
Accompanied by a different drum

The trumpet child will banquet here
Until the lost are truly found
A thousand days, a thousand years
Nobody knows for sure how long

The rich forget about their gold
The meek and mild are strangely bold
A lion lies beside a lamb
And licks a murderer’s outstretched hand

The trumpet child will lift a glass
His bride now leaning in at last
His final aim to fill with joy
The earth that man all but destroyed