AN ORDINARY DAY
IF TEARS COULD BRING BACK LIFE
THEY'D BE HERE BESIDE US NOW
THE STREAMS WOULD FILL AND OCEAN
AN ORDINARY DAY
A KISS, A HUG
NEVER DREAMED IT'D BE THE LAST TIME
BUT FAREWELL, NOT GOODBYE
SOME THINGS ARE JUST TOO HARD FOR US TO FACE
SO SOON
SIXTEEN SMILING FACES
SO YOUNG
SIXTEEN EMPTY SPACES
THEY'VE GONE
(c) Ruth Bell 2016
WALK FREE
IS THERE SOMETHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND
MAYBE SOMETHING (GOD FORGIVE ME)
PRE-PLANNED
SWEPT UNDER, PUSHED THROUGH
WHY THE SURPRISE? IT'S NOTHING NEW
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS
THEY USED TO BE
WHAT YOU PUT ON A CAKE
FOR ALL TO SEE
NOW IT'S THE NUMBER OF THOSE
TRAPPED IN A PLACE THEY'D NEVER HAVE CHOSEN TO BE
CAUGHT IN THE CROSS-FIRE
THE ULTIMATE CRIME
FOR LIVING LIFE TO CLOSE TO THE LINE
WHILE THE POWERS THAT BE
UNACCOUNTABLY
WALK FREE
WALK
FREE
(c) Ruth Bell 2016
YOUR MOTHER'S WORLD
HUSH MY BABY, DON'T CRY
YOUR MAMA'S HERE TO DRY YOUR TEARS
CLOSE YOUR EYES
EVERYTHING'S FINE, KNOWING YOU'RE MINE
JUST FOR NOW
DREAM YOUR LITTLE BABY DREAMS
I SIT AND WATCH THE RISE AND FALL AS YOU BREATHE
FOR SOMETHING SO SMALL
IN YOUR MOTHER'S WORLD
YOU'RE HER UNIVERSE
HER PERFECTLY COMPLETE
UTTERLY UNIQUE
UNIVERSE
HER ANGEL CHILD, HER EVERYTHING
HER REASON WHY
YOU'RE THE SONG THAT SHE SINGS
HER DAY AND NIGHT, HER LITTLE DARLING
IT'S ONLY RIGHT YOU'RE THE SONG
THAT SHE SINGS
(c) Ruth Bell 2016
TWO WINGS AND A VOICE
HOVER FLY
YOU DEFY GRAVITY
YOU APPEAR TO DENY ALL NATURAL LAWS WITH EASE
YOU DISREGARD THE RULES
EVERY BOOK IN THE SCHOOL
THEN YOU THROW AWAY THE KEY
LITTLE SPARROW
FLY LIKE AN ARROW
TO YOUR NESTING PLACE
YOU TAKE MY SORROW, GIVE ME BACK MY TOMORROW
LIKE A WARM EMBRACE
I LOST MY SANITY - YOU GAVE IT BACK TO ME
YOU RESTORE MY FAITH
TWO WINGS AND A VOICE
YOU CAN CALL YOUR OWN TUNE
HANG OUT WITH THE BOYS
SERENADE A FULL MOON
WAKE UP WITH THE SUNRISE
IT'S YOUR FREEDOM, YOUR CHOICE
SKIM THE SWELL WHERE THE GULL CRIES
OR SING, SOFT TO THE STARS
A LULLABY
LET MY FLY
TAKE THE SKY
CATCH THE RIP AND RIDE
LEAVE THE SHALLOWS TO THE SWALLOW AND THE SMALL FRY
LET YOURSELF GLIDE
TO THE EDGE AND OVER
LET IT TAKE YOU WHERE IT WILL
TWO WINGS AND A VOICE
YOU CAN CALL YOUR OWN TUNE
HANG OUT WITH THE BOYS
SERENADE A FULL MOON
WAKE UP WITH THE SUNRISE
IT'S YOUR FREEDOM, YOUR CHOICE
SKIM THE SWELL WHERE THE GULL CRIES
OR SING, SOFT TO THE STARS
A LULLABY
(c) Ruth Bell 2016
LOVE'S EMBRACE
YOU'LL FIND ME
SOME DAY WHEN I'M FREE
MY BONES WILL FIND THEIR OWN WAY
TO WHERE THE RIVER
MEETS THE SEA
IT'S A LONELY DESTINATION
BUT EVERY PUZZLE LEAVES ITS CLUE
THE STONES ARE ROLLED IN SILVER
WHERE THE AMBER BECOMES BLUE
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE OCEAN
THE RIVER BED IS WIDE
ENOUGH TO HOLD ETERNITY
WHERE THOSE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
WHERE THE MOUNTAINS REACH THE OCEAN
I'VE FOUND MY RESTING PLACE
WHERE SOUL AND SPIRIT MINGLE
LOST
IN LOVE'S EMBRACE
(c) Ruth Bell 2016