On My Mind III

You are on my mind

Partly b/c there was so much left unspoken

And b/c I keep thinking of how happy you will be to be home

It's hard to be left behind, discarded, forgotten

I took down our pictures, took off the bracelet, and grieved

I feel bad for myself a little but mostly feel grateful

People have been wonderful but they aren't you

Part of me wants you to miss me

But I know you had 2 weeks to say goodbye before you said the words

I should have kissed you goodbye

I should have let you say what you wanted to say

I know you are so happy at the ranch where you belong

And that's why you are on my mind

Deeply In The Details

The one who made you who you are

Breathed life into your soul

He who knows you perfectly

And loves you completely whole

He who knows your heartache

He who catches tears

He who whispers in the silence

And takes away your fears

The one who watches fervently

Whose tender mercies are known

Only He can measure your heart

And witness how much you’ve grown

He is deeply in the details

His love runs anchor deep

He knows your every burden

And the sorrows that you keep

He who loves you raw and broken

Makes the heavens scream and cry

He whose voice the dust obeys

The one on whom you rely

The one who made your heart

Can pull it till it bleeds

And then He compensates

By planting healing seeds

He who asks for nothing less

Then all you have and more

If you will but give Him your will

Great treasures He has in store

Radiant Firehawk

Anasazi Shadow

IF

If you can stand on the precipice

Understanding the course of your choice

Then take a step in the darkness

Without every hearing His voice

If you can listen without being heard

And measure the words you speak

If you can learn to pay the price

And make charity what you seek

If you can give another your heart

And not expect theirs in return

If you can sense the grace in silence

And apply the things you learn

If you can dance with those of royalty

Yet dine with those from dust

If you can seek the good in others

And liberally give your trust

If you can look into the mirror

And love the person that you see

If you can hear the sound of music

In every rock and stream and tree

If you can learn to be forgiving

And give freely of yourself

Understand life’s greatest treasures

Don’t lie in any wealth

If you can give everything you have

Then give a little more

That’s when God will give His mercy

And great blessings lie in store

If you can give the Lord your will

And know that His ways are higher

He will help you bear your burdens

And guide your righteous desire

By: Kylee Shields July 3, 2011

To: Lincoln Pearce

Deliverance

When you don't have the answers

When you can't see ahead

Trust in the Lord

Let go and be led

When you think that you're ready

When you're willing to try

Then trust in yourself

Take a leap and fly

When you're doing all you can

When you're barely getting by

Know that you are truly loved

And deliverance is nigh

When the day is finally finished

When your weary soul is done

Know that what you do matters

He truly love the one

So calme your troubled heart

Ease your wandering mind

Put your faith in God

Then answers you will find.

Home

Because before I had proof

I knew you would be my best friend

Because you give gifts year round

Not just when they are required

Because paper trees and travel themed walls

aren’t just fantasy

Because you like write letters and take notes

And sometimes I get to see

Because in a crowded room of people

I just want to laugh with you in the corner

Because you write about far off places

But the real story is where you are

Because when my heart is aching

Yours listens

Because sometimes when I’m with you

It feels like home

Made For Me

Behold the heavens Thy hands hath made

Deep is the valley Thou freely gave

On top the mountain, Beneath the sea

For these I’m grateful Thou made for me

To see a rainbow in its array

And bask in twilight near the end of day

The shooting star, For every tree

For these I’m grateful Thou made for me

For every sunrise that starts the day

And every river that’s carved its way

For every flower and every bee

Of these I’m grateful Thou made for me

The sound of music that fills the air

The deepest of love that we share

For healing, forgiveness, and eyes to see

Of these I'm grateful Thou made for me

Kylee Shields 2/17/10

I Choose You For Me

Out of all the fish out there in the sea

And what a big sea there happens to be

I”m glad I found you and you found me

I know we’re not dating or anything such

But I love your humor and your gentle touch

I”m glad I get to say ,to me, you mean much

I like your smile, laughter, and mind

A friend like you is hard to find

I’m grateful to me you are so kind

There are few things in life I enjoy more

Than friends like you whom I adore

And new adventures that are in store

So today if you wonder, “Who loves me?”

In that big vast gigantic sea

Just for today I choose you for me

Kylee Shields 02/12/2010

Happy Valentine's Day

Time to Listen

Tell me how to mend your life and I'll do it

Help me help you understand that you'll get through it

I'm sorry sometimes when you cry I can hear

When all you really want to do is disappear

I don't have answers to the questions you are asking

I don't have reasons for the troubles you are feeling

But I have time to listen

Come sit with me and tell me all your sorrows

Let's laugh and think of future tomorrows

And never think that you can't cry or scream

Life never quite turns out how it seems

I don't have comfort for the heartache you're enduring

I don't have peace for the problems you are facing

But I have time to listen

Sometimes laughter can break apart the pain

Sometimes sorrows are washed away with rain

Most times the darkness slowly fades away

When someone loves you day after day

I have a shoulder you can cry on

I have a bed to rest your cares

But mostly I have time to listen

(to: MoMo)

Deeply in the Details

For: Kris Gurr

You I place at the heart

The center of all I do

You are an integral part

And Constantly remain true

You are deeply in the details

Of all that I pursue

You kindly fill the cracks

Of all I fail to do

You understand for me

Things I can't comprehend

And where I'm blind You see

Where I'm broken you mend

And Lord when I lack faith

You help me to believe

And when my hope is gone

Your love I can receive

So lift me when I'm weary

Hear me when I cry

Comfort all my fears

Wipe tears from my eyes

And I will give Thee all

My mind, my heart, my soul

To Thee I'll give my will

So You can make me whole

8/2/09

sometimes

Sometimes in the midst of confusion there's clarity

Sometimes in the thick of drama there's depth

Sometimes in the basis of friendship there's fear

Sometimes when you're banking on answers there's apathy