from HOLY LAND and DREAMS & PROMISES by Tobin James Mueller |
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Was there once a time when the world was young and unafraid when we sang of wondrous dreams and were proud of all we made? Was there once a time when the world was wide and true and real when each word was fresh and free and each life was held and healed? Was there once a time when trust was simple? Was there once a time when hope was joyful? Was there once a time lives went on and on and on and what we knew was love would somehow shield and conquer all? Was there once a time when the song came lightly to my lips and the music danced and played in a kind of trance-kinship? Once upon that time if the world breathed heavy on my back I could find the strength to sing I would find a right lyric. Now it seems that purpose is a gesture just a thing that habit helps to capture. Can I find in memory the future I once knew? Can I craft a moment into meaning without you? One year and One day and One moment all One touch and One smile and I hold them all When life breathes in I can feel you there When life breathes out again Youre in the song I sing You are the memory of another time Once upon a time in time... Was there once a time like that? |
© 2004 Tobin James Mueller
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