How long must my heart hold out
When tears fall as the driving rain
To see peace drift as summer’s swans
Upon the hush of glistening lakes
What hope is there for the disheartened
Angels who have fallen from grace
Like they now on trembling lips dare I cry out
On breath’s last whisper where is hope
Thunder rumbles in the distance
Foretelling me of the glory to come
Lightning’s aurora inflames the midnight
Shimmering blue against the velvet sky
And I see in the lingering ambiance
In yonder sea the breaking waves
How they dare to brave beyond
Where the shore bids them to stay
I like they wish for just one moment upon the
sand
To escapade in the folly of the ocean spray
Till I must surrender to the ebbing tide
That rolls down my cheek in a single tear
Which tucks my heart into a bottle
And tosses it with only a wish into the foam
To drift upon the rise and fall
Maybe to a horizon where hope like glory beams
And glistens with the fervor of moonlight fire
Dancing victory upon the sea
Where heavenly rays through the clouds burst
free
In such wonder that it makes me believe
Some things come but once in a lifetime
And there might just burn a flame
That maybe would be kind to rekindle
The dying embers of my dreams
And far be it for a dreamer to gaze starry-eyed
And vision the flickering gleam of a distant
fire
Only to let hope streak by in the dead of night
In the celestial blaze of a wishing star
For what fallen angel
Fairing on tattered wings
Would not seize the chance to once again fly
Should such a miracle fall within her reach
And should moonbeams like doves on wing
Likewise come slipping through the boughs
To glow upon the moonlit terrace
And show me where to dance
On a deep breath of courage
I too will take a chance
And like the fledglings of spring
Be not surprised
If summer finds me swept away
Upon the breath of a breeze
To take upon the sky
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Paige
Gray 2002
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