Stranger’s Smile

Caught a stranger’s smile

Slipping through the breeze 

Warmth crept along my toes

And filled every part of me

I took a little of that feeling

And I sent the rest away

So another would surely feel 

A little happiness that day

I couldn’t help but notice 

As I continued on my journey

A lighter skip in my step

And just a few less worries

As I passed an old park bench

I saw an old man sitting there

He had a grave expression

And dark, greying hair

I asked him how he was doing

He told me of his day

He told me of the smile he’d given

And how he hoped it’d found its way

I told him of the warmth in my heart

I told him not to worry

He shook his head sadly

He pointed to the sky

“It was a gift for my sweetheart; my beautiful wife”

“But old man, don’t you see?

She’s slipping through the breeze

She caught your precious smile

And she’s as happy as can be”

For All Of My Days

Slipping between my fingers

Pretty silver lights

Dancing on a wooden dock

Laughing with the night

The water glides like liquid glass

Rolling across each stone

The moon shines light into my very core

The breeze is my hand to hold

I think of a perfect smile

Playing across your lips

You have no idea of my longing

Longing for your kiss

In my mind I feel your body’s warmth

Wrapped up all around me

The tips of your fingers graze my skin

As the pretty lights surround me

Nested in a cherry blossom

A hummingbird begins to sing

And into the night that little bird

She spreads her delicate wings

Daylight breaks, the sun shines through

Between the cracks of that old dock

I see where green grass grew

And then I’m running through fields of flowers

And you’re watching me as I play

I run into your arms

And you’re laughing as you say

“I’m gunna love you for all my days”

I kiss your lips through a smile

The wind plays through my hair

Baby you know that in my heart

I’m always gunna be there

And today, kneeling beside a grave

I say, “I’m gunna love you for all my days”