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The Big Ride

 

 

He ran down the path

For the five hundredth time

His hand on the seat

The wind in his face

 

She furiously focused

Ready to go

She’d get it for sure

This time, she would flow

 

His shoes crunched the gravel

He hoped she’d stay up

Her skinned knees and bruises

Weighed on his mind

 

She pedaled, determined

Her eyes down the line

“Daddy, let go!!”

“I’ve got this, it’s FINE!!”

 

His hand left the seat

He watched as she wobbled

And then in a blink

She was off on her own

 

Her heart leapt, “I’m DOING it!”

She sang out with glee

Never before

Had she felt quite so free

 

His face wore a smile

His heart swelled with joy

He watched as she grinned

And she laughed

 

A beautiful memory

On a glorious day

A Daddy, A daughter

Bigness at play

 

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No Better You Than You

I wrote you a poem today

A gift, of what I had to say

Just simple words, but each one true

There is no better You than You

Oh life can try and knock us down

Rough seas can make us fear we’ll drown

Remember Child, and this is true

There is no better You than You

Oh we can grow and we can change

There’s things we’ll want to rearrange

But all the while, and as you do

There is no better You than You

So give your Love into the flow

And don’t forget yourself, you know

We all deserve it, you do too

There is no better You than You

When morning comes the sun’s first rise

And evening turns to starry skies

And all the days your whole life through

There is no better You than You

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Doodle And Riff

Have you ever heard the story of Doodle and Riff?
Who lived up in the big oak tree
Where all year long they did their thing
While Doodle made art, Riff loved to sing
Doodle carved lines in the old tree’s bark
Riff’s music soared wild on the wind
They never got tired in the leaves up above
Just a-carryin’ on with their labor of love
Often it seemed they were groovin’ as one
It was easy to become transfixed
By the Doodle-flow patterns as Riff sang along
Wonderin’ which was the artwork and which was the song

Doodle-Riff-a-Doodle-Riff-a-Doodle-Riff-a-doo
Simple fun creating
Such a thrill to do
Riff-a-Doodle-Riff-a-Doodle
Riff-a-Doo, too
A day of Doodle-Riffin’
And ya can’t be blue

The forest creatures all would come from miles around
To behold the Doodle-Riffin’ first hand
Enraptured and enchanted by what they would see and hear
It restored their faith in wonder and it warded off fear
All the critters rocked with Love and oh, how they’d sway
It was a mesmerizing sight to behold
You shoulda seen the happiness the pilgrimage would bring
Just to see the Doodle-Dance and to hear Riff sing
One day you’ll go and find ‘em on a journey of your own
All you really need to do is look
Their lesson’s real clear in every heart and soul of joy
And in creative fun and every girl and every boy

Doodle-Riff-a-Doodle-Riff-a-Doodle-Riff-a-doo
Simple fun creating
Such a thrill to do
Riff-a-Doodle-Riff-a-Doodle
Riff-a-Doo, doo
We’re all a-Doodle-Riffin’
And you can, too

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Ain’t Gonna Go

Little Susie Lee caught a horrible fever
In a cold sweat dream
Death came to retrieve her
But she sat him down
And said “Look here, you know!”
“It simply ain’t my time to go”

And she brewed Death up a pot of tea
She said “Let’s have a chat”
“Just you and me”
“I’m six years old”
“And I’ve still gotta grow”
“So it obviously ain’t my time to go”

She told him great tales of the things she’d do
She’d be the President
And cure cancer, too
She’d win the Nobel prize
Twenty times in a row
So it clearly wasn’t Susie Lee’s time to go

Taken by her zeal, Grim sat captivated
She carried on for hours
He politely waited
And she listed every greatness
That the world would know
Because it really wasn’t yet her time to go

And then in the night her fever broke
Death pushed back his chair
And he stood and spoke
“Little Susie Lee”
“You’re right, I know…”
“It’s definitely not your time to go”

Susie woke up that bright new morn
With a calm sense of knowing
Like she’d been re-born
And she got straight to work
She had a lot to show
Before it was Susie Lee’s Time to go

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Gooder with Bigness


I’ve got a piece of advice for you
To carry wherever you go
Life is gooder with bigness
As every child knows

I’m not talking ‘bout fortune or fame
Not status or money or toys
What I mean is the gooder of bigness
Expressed and created through joy

Don’t worry ‘bout how people see you
Never fret over what they may say
Follow your heart and your spirit
Celebrate, laugh, love and play

A dream and a purpose lives in you
Your job is to let it shine through
Tap into the gooder of bigness
And be fully the bigness of YOU!

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Friendship in the Wind

I love to stand in the wind
Arms outstretched and flying
In golden sunlight
On a cool fall day  

I love to stand in the wind
I love the trees as they sway
Dancing celebration
Exhaling their leaves
All over the land

I love the trees as they sway
I love to kick joy through the autumn piles
I love finding heart-shaped rocks on the beach
I love the chill rain and the low-slung light
I love watching stars through my breath at night

Won’t you come stand in the wind?
Arms outstretched and flying
Jubilation of life
On a cool fall day
Won’t you come stand in the wind?

 

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Aluki’s Special Place

There was a place in her mind
Where Aluki would go
When things became scary
Overwhelming or sad

It was peaceful and quiet
Happy and true
Where the goodness of being
Outshone all the bad

She’d sit there in silence
Her forest bejeweled
Among nature, the creatures
And all of the land

She’d breathe in the moonlight
Enshrouded by calm
As free as the snowflakes
Hand within hand

No matter the torrent
That swirled all around
She’d go there
To heal and renew

A place of pure Spirit
Of warmth and of Love
You’ve got one
Inside of You, too