Sunday, February 05, 2006

For dad's 55th birthday (Sept 14, 2003)

Life is a wind
Life is a game
And you are the King
If you have the Queen

Life is simple
If you know who you are
Lights are dimmed
And the sound of Jazz
Touches your soul

You are an actor
On an empty stage
You look up
And see the sky full of stars

You are a director
Of the film
About your own
Daughter and son

And Life is just a Wind
Is just a glimpse
Of what things are

When her hand touches your skin
The motion stops
The sky is dim

You are the King
When Game of Life
Brings you your Queen
Gives you the glimpse
Of what things are

Of what begets
What makes us all
Tick like a clock
And why the Jazz
Dims all the lights
And puts September
Into the soul

And why we are the way we are
And why we laugh the way we laugh
You understand
And so you walk
And so you play
And so you try

To catch the glimpse
To touch the lips
To shoot another movie scene
Under these stars
You are the King
Because you have your own Queen

For Julia's 18th birthday (July 8, 2003)

You are searching for the song
In a key that's truly yours
You are flowing through time
As if it was a river
Through faces and the wind
You are our little girl
Who always makes us smile
Who always makes us better

The life of black and white
Acquires shades of gray
You coming on full speed
From desert onto highway
Through faces and the wind
We'll stand behind you
To always make you smile
To always make you better

In our joined quest
For happiness and love
We can not let the rain
Wash joy from our days
Through faces and the wind
We give you our hands
To always make you smile
To always make you better

You are searching for the song
In a key that's truly yours
You are beautiful you are young
You are drinking life like magic
Remember this through winds
Through rainy days and thoughts
You always make us smile
You always make us better