With Bread Crumbs

lead me home
O Home again
beneath the pines
through prarie winds
lead me to the snowy peaks
the meadow brooks
the golden wheats
take me to that place again
the one where all loves
make amends

lead me home
O Home again
into your arms
i'll be at peace
lead me to your sweeping smile
those chocolate eyes
it's been a while
take me to that warm embrace
the one i love
cuz it's my place

take me home
O Home again
where meadow larks
all sing their hymns
lead me to that old dirt trail
that crooked fence
those cut hay bales
take me to that country town
the place where i
am surely bound

take me home
O Home again
a cozy stove
lit from within
lead me to that burning hearth
that little home
beneath the stars
take me to a nice warm bed
where i can gently
rest my head

The Sweetest Secret

Starlit eyes with sparkling, smiling edges
Creased corners old with laughter
But young in body and mind
A tiny magical secret,
Hidden slightly to the left
Mixed up in the chocolate swirls
Almost to the jeweled onyx center
When seen is puzzling
When known, enticing
When desired, all consuming
And when tasted, succulent and sweet

A twinkling ornament warmed
By winking, glowing lights
The spirit nearly missed in all the cheer
A candle that flickers bouncing shapes
Off a ripe red apple smooth and perfect
When split, that juicy crisp sound
Finding deep in its womb the flowered star
That miniscule spark when lighting a match
That haphazard dance of 4th of July sparklers
That snap of desire between two lovers
And all the world is gone

When looking in his eyes I catch it too
A warm and glowing fire light
Burns and kindles and smolders and grows
Excited children on Christmas day
Wrapped up delights in colorful array
Or tingling senses from a party spirit
Warming nose against nose
How wonderful it would be
How comfortable and sweet
How contagious from within
A surprise too happy not to share