"A Place"

There is a place
few dare to go,
A place dark as the night.
It is a place
that must be traveled by faith,
and not by sight.

It is not a place
for the faint of heart,
or those controlled by fear,
or those who can only accept
what they can see, or feel, or hear.

It is a place
that lies deep
within the human heart,
A place that many of us
only know in part.

For some it is a place
of refuge and of peace.
For some it is a place
where the noise
and turmoil cease.

For some it is a place
of love and ecstacy.
For some it is a place
of heartache and misery.

For some it is a place
where they confront their greatest fears.
For some it is a place
where they shed a million tears.

For some it is a place
where battles are won and lost.
For some it is a place
to be avoided at any cost.

For it is in the place called silence
we confront ourselves one on one,
And decide what we are going to do
and deal with what we have done.

For it is in the place called silence
we get to know ourselves for real,
For it is in silence
that we really find out how we feel.

For it is the place
where all can be said,
Where the truth is really told,
It is the place called silence,
the mirror of the soul.


"i have today"

Perhaps tomorrow i will see
what i don't see today,
Perhaps tomorrow i will know
what i should have known anyway,
Perhaps tomorrow i will hear,
and clearly understand,
my place, my role, my purpose in
the Creator's master plan.
Perhaps tomorrow i will clearly see
the path i am to take,
Perhaps tomorrow i will comprehend
the difference i can make
in the live's of others
as i run my race and am faithful to the end.
Perhaps tomorrow the finish line
will finally be in sight,
Perhaps tomorrow
at the end of the dark tunnel
i will finally see some light.

But until tomorrow i still have today,
Tomorrow seems so far away
and yesterday has too soon gone by,
All i have then is today in which to live or die.
i have today to make my plans
and my work to do,
i have today to make peace with myself
and to find a love that is true,
i have today to reach heights of joy
or sink into despair,
i have today to show compassion,
or that i don't really care.
i have today, this fleeting moment,
For there is no guarentee,
That when today becomes yesterday
another tomorrow i will see.


"I Wonder"

I wonder what the Creator
must think of his creation now.
When He looks down and sees what man
has done to whom and what and how.
How we have fouled the waters
that He made pure and sweet,
How we have turned the fields of grass
into so many busy streets,
How in the name of progress
we have plundered and destroyed
that, which when He created it,
brought Him so much joy.
When He sees how much of His creation
we have exterminated,
I wonder if He wonders
why He even made it?


"Between"

Sunrise, the awakening of a new day,
Sunset, a time for slumber and rest.
In between is the eternal struggle,
In between are joy and sorrow,
In between are laughter and tears,
In between are wonder and disappointment,
In between are discovery and heartache,
In between are life and death,
In between are you and I.

Yes, we are here,
searching, struggling to find the way,
to find our way

All writing © to Marty Soaring Eagle.