A Nice Place To Be
March 11, 2009
Don’t you see it?
Do you see where you are?
You are here with me
And it’s a wonderful place to be
Where we live and breathe and love
And freely think and feel
And talk and listen
And walk and stand
Together
In this place
We can rest until
Fate brings us to some other place
That may not be this nice
So let us enjoy
This place where we are
This nice place to be
Though it may not feel perfect
It is as close as we can get in this life
It’s the place where you are
This place with me
Right here, both close and distant
Where we can cling to our inner peace
And live today, this minute, this second
Waiting to meet with destiny
And longing to live as one
We can rest here
In this place
And just be
~wbv
The Mountains I Cannot Cross
February 24, 2009
I am aware of some mountains
Those I cannot cross
Those I cannot climb
Those I cannot conquer
Not because I am weak
Not because they are too high
Not because of their distance
Or anything like that
I cannot see their summit
I cannot touch their base
I cannot grasp their beauty
Or even begin to take them in
The mountains I cannot cross
They are more beautiful
They are more serene
Than any barrier I have yet faced
The beauty of such mountains
Is not in seeing them
Nor in conquering them, or even trying…
But in simply knowing
That they can never be crossed
Except in my dreams
~wbv
That Window
February 13, 2009
I wish I could be in that window,
You know, from the reflection in your eye,
The one beside the door that
I wish I could walk through,
The one in the wall that
I wish weren’t between us.
I wish I could be in that window,
The one that’s part of the house I don’t live in,
You know the house…
It’s the one on the street I don’t walk down.
I wish I could be in that window,
And be part of your scenery,
Part of what you see and hear,
Part of the world you rely on,
Part of your everyday life.
~wbv
