Excerpts
of poems and songs


I RAN and I RAN

When I was in grammar school,
I ran and I ran.
One, two, three, four times a day--
Home to school, school to home
A mile away.

Up the hill, down the hill
The school bell calling
Hurry! Run, run
Sister So and So
Will be at the door,
With her claquer in hand--
Ready...
To tap knucklebones.

My heart is thumping,
I can feel her frozen face
Icy eyeswaiting
For the latecomers.

Whew! I made it!
I smile.
Her face thaws.
Im in good grace again.
Good thing I ran!


ENOUGH!
Run, walk, drive, talk.
Enough!
Its time to pause
And listen to the inner sights
Before I go...because
The treasures of the earth and soul
Will ever be unseen,
If I dont put the brakes upon
My pressing hurry-up dreams.


I WONDER WHY?
Im getting old, but not really...

From the mirror on the wall, I hear,
You are getting old.
But from the mirror of my soul I know
That I am ever young.
Really! I can feel it.
I have not aged at all!...


HUMDRUM...
DeeDee
Chitter, chatter, chit, chat, chit
Im glad you came. Come on lets sit.

Chatter, chitter, chat, chit chat.
I really love your darling hat!

Mee
Chitter, chatter, chit, chat, chout.
Thats all there is to talk about?...


I MET BEAUTY TODAY
I met beauty today--in such a trivial way. She had passed by at least a hundred times, but I was so engrossed in my problems that I didnt notice her. Im glad she didnt hold that against me. In fact, she kept returning.

The minute that I recognized her, I realized how hard she tried to bring me joy that day. She came in the morning sun that woke and warmed me, but I had the morning grouch and paid no attention to her. Then she smiled at me in my sisters face, but I ignored her, as I began to talk about my worries. I remember, too, how she tried to
cheer me in the soothing radio music, but I shut it off...


L O V E
High as the heavens,
Deep as the seas...
And so much in between.

So many meanings...
As many as there are beings
Who live,
And are aware,
And yearn...

Is it no wonder, then,
That we sometimes disagree
About this mystery?...


THE NOONDAY SUN


Dawn appears in tender face,
And with it comes a life-filled grace
For man who stands renewed
In quiet, soothing dawn.

Alone with her,
Man knows the joy of peace
And drinks the peace of joy...
And all is well in lovely, tranquil dawn.

But time moves on
And so must man.
And sooner than he thinks
He finds that he is face to face
With blinding Noonday sun.
That blazing, fiery sun
From which he cannot hide...


MY COMPUTER MACHINE
Look at me! Im flying
Over the keys.
My computers working
With olympic ease
Ten pages of text
Ive already written.
With this small machine,
I am really smitten!...



SONGS


BEL ARC-EN-CIEL
BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW

Les clairs clatent,
Le tonnerre retentit.
Les nuages sombres
Amnent la pluie.
Mon coeur ffray pleure.
Est-ce-que ce torrent
Durera longtemps?
Durera lontemps?
Tout coups,
Le ciel sclaircit.
Un arc-en-ciel
Vient remplacer la pluie!...

Lightning fills the heavens,
Thunder roars all around.
Somber clouds burst open
Heaving rain to ground.
Filled with dread my heart cries,
When will this storm end?
When will this storm end?...


THE WEDDING ROSE
May the blessings of God be upon you.
May He fill you with gifts from above.
May He give you the flower of peace
And the red rose of lasting love.

May the rose that God has sown
Keep you ever true.
May it bloom into a flowr
Of enduring love for you...

HEIDI AND POLKA
Heidi and Polka are best of friends,
They like each other a lot.
When Polka comes to visit her
Heidi starts to bark.

Woof, Woof, (bis) (bis)
Im glad you came to play.

Meow, meow (bis) (bis)
We will surely have a great day.


ROULE LA VOITURE
Rolling Along
Roule, roule, roule la voiture
Roule, roule, roule laventure.
Roule sur les grandes routes et les petits chemins.
Oublions nos ennuies, laissons-les demain

Roll, roll, rolling along
In our hearts there is a song.
On highways and thruways and roads that wind,
Leaving all our troubles and cares behind


FOREST PRAYRS
As the sun descends to kiss the earth,
And the sky bursts out in red and gold,
I leave the clattring world behind
To go for a secluded stroll.

Through the shadowed paths of forest land,
All alone I walk and pray.
And I listen to the woodland sounds--
To its song at the end of the day.


CEST LA VIE
French and English

Ce matin le soleil
Rayonne tout autour.
Je lave mes fentres
Car cest un bien beau jour.
Jadmire mon ouvrage
Quand la tche est finie,
Et soudainment un gros nuage
Arrive avec la pluie.

Cest la vie, mes amis, cest la vie.
Elle est pleine de soleil et de pluie.
Lidal nest pas pour ici,
Cest la vie, mes amis, cest la vie.