I declare

The expectations of your future are perfectly clear

I believe

In you, and everything that I know you will achieve

I know

You will grow and blossom from all the seeds you sow

I recognize

That fire and passion is always burning in your eyes

I swear

One day you will be honored as person of the year

I assure

You are so full of promise with the brightest future

I

Live for my dreams

Watching their mystery unfold is even greater than it seems

I

Long to explore

Knowing there are always new worlds behind every unopened door

I

Love with all my heart

Seeing the beauty of every living person, paint the world with their art

I

Like possibility

Finding joy in each new day of living and hoping for what may still be

I

Learn how to fly

Falling never scares me, so there really is no reason for me not to try

I

Let my tears fall

Understanding life brings both pain and beauty, if we are to have it all

I

Look all around

Discovering that after all the years and tears and laughter, it is me, I’ve found

The quietness

of being

present

in the moment

The treasure

of time

always

for the taking

The stillness

of life

full

of great riches

The peacefulness

of solitude

bestows

upon the soul

We keep our power under lock and key

In the struggle between fate and destiny

Explorers may make great discoveries

The big thinkers tend to make history

Inventors create new things for you and me

Philosophers always have their theories

All the saviors of the world, they would say

If I could find my voice, this could be my day

That all our dreams, they just may be…

Just one feeling away

Just one feeling

One feeling away

All our dreams

Just one feeling away

Away, away

Everybody hurts…

Everybody aches….

Every one’s foundation is rocked

When the ground beneath them quakes

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We all suffer loss…

We all feel pain…

Everyone is in need of recovery

To restore our lives, making us whole once again

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For all life’s woes…

For all life’s downs…

Everyone is looking for an escape

A place where smiles replace the sadness of our frowns

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It happens to me…

It happens to you…

Everyone gets hung up sometimes

Holding hope inside our hearts is the best that we can do

Reflections of you, reflections of me

Dancing the way stanzas, play out in poetry

Two lives twined together in relative harmony

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Reflections of dark, reflections of light

Creates beautiful images, like a candle burning bright

From the darkest shade of black to a blank canvas of white

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Reflections of now, reflections of then

Remembering things from the past, remembering when

How so many moments, we long to visit again

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Reflections of hopes, reflections of dreams

Flow throughout our lives, like rivers and streams

Carrying out our promise, the way the full moon beams

(Thanks, Kyler)

As infants we crawl on the floor

As children we become curious and explore

As adults we learn the importance of opening every door

Is it just human nature, or something else, that has us always seeking more?

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We lay upon the ground, staring into the big blue sky above

We wonder what if feels like to fly so peacefully, like a dove

We long for the kind of love that fits us perfectly, hand in glove

Why is it, that at times we lose our way, and need someone to give us a shove?

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In the spring we witness the blossoming colors and the promise of everything new

In the summer we live for those long hot nights and doing all that there is to do

In the fall, the harvest moon will call, school begins, and the lazy days are through

In the winter, the days grow shorter, the nights get colder, and we run from the flu

Funny, how the seasons of our lives, have such great influence on me and you

I’m glowing inside with such happiness

The way the bluest skies seem limitless

My heart burns intensely with great passion and desire

The warmth that is thrown off of an incredible fire

I emit the warm steady glow of luminous candle light

The way bright stars radiate on the darkest night

My love for life runs as deep and wide as any ocean

Riding the ebb and flow of the tides, constantly in motion

I”m standing atop a mountain drinking in the golden sun

The trails that I am blazing, have only recently begun

As I walk along the road, I wonder why

Are all the answers written up in the sky?

Or are they blowing in the wind like a lullaby?

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As I open up my eyes

To find a marvelous surprise

There’s such great promise

Great promise…

With each sunrise

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The passing of the seasons makes me sigh

Today will pass, and so I must say goodbye

My tears fall, like a passing storm, when I cry

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Funny, how the time just flies

Getting older, but am I wise?

Another chance for me…

For me to realize

With each sunrise

Oh, oh oh, oh I

each sunrise

I’m looking for…you to change my mind

I’m looking for…something I cannot seem to find

I’m looking for…someone who is rich, although he’s poor

I’m looking for…the keys to unlock my unanswered door

I’m looking for…a way to let you know

I’m looking for…the starring role in your show

I’m looking for…a beauty like the sunrise at each new dawn

I’m looking for…words that will live on, long after I am gone