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Monday, May 4, 2020
Love Was Our Alibi
Love was my alibi
by Kris Fogelmark
by Kris Fogelmark
Love Was Our Alibi
(a true fable for the ages)
Love was our alibi
And our defense................
Even as the world spun backwards
And made no sense
Love was our reason
And our excuse............
Even as the stars fell down
When the dark sky set them loose
Love was our motive
And our refrain
Even as the sun's rays sputtered out
And drowned in rain
Love was our security
And our hope
Even as the bravest man cried
And said he could not cope
Love lifted us
When we had fallen down
Picked us up in hands of angels
As we lay on the ground
Sat our feet on solid rock
Until we knew
That I could walk again
And run to you
And as I ran
I saw the darkness flee
For light shone there before you
As you ran to me
And as the world around us
Crashed and burned
We knew we could rebuild again
From all we'd learned
The long long days of solitude
Were now gone
And once again our hearts
Had found their home
But we were captured then
We couldn't stay
But pulled off of the Earth
To a vast place far away
The dark ones that held us prisoner
Looked and sighed
And acknowledged we were guiltless
As they cried
Our crimes were thrown forgotten
In the sea
They could separate us no longer
You and me
For we had earned our entrance
To Heaven's gate
And proved ourselves steadfast
As those who wait
To once again, unite
In love's embrace
And see at last the joy
Shine on the face
Of each of us
The criminals, once named
Who dared to love
When love was to be blamed
They had brought us to the judges
Of the skies
And demanded to be told
Our alibis
And as we stood, in chains
With quivering lips
They questioned us with words
That felt like whips
But we could not defend
Ourselves with lies
We hung our heads
And said," Our alibis
Are only love
And love alone, it's true
It is the reason for all things
We do"
And to our shock
We watched in awe, aghast
As our chains fell off
And we stood free at last
The judges smiled and nodded
As we knelt
In one another's arms
As Heaven wept
"You've learned the truth of truth"
(a true fable for the ages)
Love was our alibi
And our defense................
Even as the world spun backwards
And made no sense
Love was our reason
And our excuse............
Even as the stars fell down
When the dark sky set them loose
Love was our motive
And our refrain
Even as the sun's rays sputtered out
And drowned in rain
Love was our security
And our hope
Even as the bravest man cried
And said he could not cope
Love lifted us
When we had fallen down
Picked us up in hands of angels
As we lay on the ground
Sat our feet on solid rock
Until we knew
That I could walk again
And run to you
And as I ran
I saw the darkness flee
For light shone there before you
As you ran to me
And as the world around us
Crashed and burned
We knew we could rebuild again
From all we'd learned
The long long days of solitude
Were now gone
And once again our hearts
Had found their home
But we were captured then
We couldn't stay
But pulled off of the Earth
To a vast place far away
The dark ones that held us prisoner
Looked and sighed
And acknowledged we were guiltless
As they cried
Our crimes were thrown forgotten
In the sea
They could separate us no longer
You and me
For we had earned our entrance
To Heaven's gate
And proved ourselves steadfast
As those who wait
To once again, unite
In love's embrace
And see at last the joy
Shine on the face
Of each of us
The criminals, once named
Who dared to love
When love was to be blamed
They had brought us to the judges
Of the skies
And demanded to be told
Our alibis
And as we stood, in chains
With quivering lips
They questioned us with words
That felt like whips
But we could not defend
Ourselves with lies
We hung our heads
And said," Our alibis
Are only love
And love alone, it's true
It is the reason for all things
We do"
And to our shock
We watched in awe, aghast
As our chains fell off
And we stood free at last
The judges smiled and nodded
As we knelt
In one another's arms
As Heaven wept
"You've learned the truth of truth"
They said..."To live
And learned so well
Your freedom we must give"
"How few of men
Have learned the reason why
For life bestowed
And lived beneath the sky"
And the dark ones flew away
To others find
That did not know the truth
In heart and mind
They could not deceive the ones
That knew the Light
And walked in it
And not the evil Night
For only love is answer
Good enough
To every question asked
And to rebuff
Love, alone the reason
For it all
For every rise to summit
And to fall
Love, alone can mend
The shattered heart
The stopping of it's beating
And it's start
For man was made to love
And then to die
And take his treasures with him
Past the sky
To give them to the One
Who made it all
Who made the ear
To listen for His call
For no other reason
Will He justify
The things you do on earth
Beneath the sky
But only love can free you
From the cell
Of selfishness and sin:
Your self made hell
For Heaven knows
What you must learn in time
That love must be the motive
For your 'crimes'
These crimes that are no crimes
Except to man
Who thinks he holds the world
Within his hand
But his hands are empty
And his heart and eye
And he will not accept love
As a reason why
But to the One who made
The sky and sand
It is the only reason He made
Man
To love and learn to love
Before he dies
And for every act he does
And all he tries
The motivation of his heart
And soul
To love and be loved in return:
His goal
What's done in love, pure love
Is not a crime
And will be thus rewarded
There in time
(So let our story teach you
Of this truth
And let our joy and glory
Be your proof
This book of truth you read now
With your eye
Will set you free if
Love's your alibi
For no chain can bind you
When love has freed you thus
So take our hands
And run there now with with us
To Heaven where there is
No shame to bear
And you breathe in love and joy
Like it was air
And we will look on Earth
(Our former ground)
And watch the lost still seeking
What we've found.)
©by VooShiningStone
March 24, 2019
4:40 p.m.
LET LOVE BE YOUR ONLY ALIBI
and though man and devil
can not understand
God will and those He holds there
In His hands............
π
And truth will find you
+
And learned so well
Your freedom we must give"
"How few of men
Have learned the reason why
For life bestowed
And lived beneath the sky"
And the dark ones flew away
To others find
That did not know the truth
In heart and mind
They could not deceive the ones
That knew the Light
And walked in it
And not the evil Night
For only love is answer
Good enough
To every question asked
And to rebuff
Love, alone the reason
For it all
For every rise to summit
And to fall
Love, alone can mend
The shattered heart
The stopping of it's beating
And it's start
For man was made to love
And then to die
And take his treasures with him
Past the sky
To give them to the One
Who made it all
Who made the ear
To listen for His call
For no other reason
Will He justify
The things you do on earth
Beneath the sky
But only love can free you
From the cell
Of selfishness and sin:
Your self made hell
For Heaven knows
What you must learn in time
That love must be the motive
For your 'crimes'
These crimes that are no crimes
Except to man
Who thinks he holds the world
Within his hand
But his hands are empty
And his heart and eye
And he will not accept love
As a reason why
But to the One who made
The sky and sand
It is the only reason He made
Man
To love and learn to love
Before he dies
And for every act he does
And all he tries
The motivation of his heart
And soul
To love and be loved in return:
His goal
What's done in love, pure love
Is not a crime
And will be thus rewarded
There in time
(So let our story teach you
Of this truth
And let our joy and glory
Be your proof
This book of truth you read now
With your eye
Will set you free if
Love's your alibi
For no chain can bind you
When love has freed you thus
So take our hands
And run there now with with us
To Heaven where there is
No shame to bear
And you breathe in love and joy
Like it was air
And we will look on Earth
(Our former ground)
And watch the lost still seeking
What we've found.)
©by VooShiningStone
March 24, 2019
4:40 p.m.
LET LOVE BE YOUR ONLY ALIBI
and though man and devil
can not understand
God will and those He holds there
In His hands............
π
And truth will find you
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Desperate Characters repost
start music now
Desperate Characters
Desperate characters
we dance in the dark
trying to capture
that magic, that spark
Wining and dining
and yearning to feel
the way that we did once
when true love was real
Desperate characters
we probe with our eyes
and try to detect there
the truth and the lies
Hoping for something
that can't be replaced
by strangers and others
that time has erased
Desperate characters
we give it a whirl
out there on the floor
the ballroom of the world
Of loving and losing
and losing some more
two ships without anchors
that have crashed on the shore
Still looking for magic
and longing for home
cause a house is just shelter
when you live alone
Desperate characters
trying so to be brave
holding onto a moment
that the heart cannot save
Then the music, it stops now
and the bright lights come on
in the dark, I was hopeful
but I'm leaving alone.
Sept 13, 2005
1:23 a.m.
The Dream Came True
The Dream Came True
Many years ago, I had a dream
And the dream came true yesterday
I stood where I am standing now
And I heard my sad heart say:
I never dreamed I'd see this day
Of this departure, I couldn't conceive
I thought this man would live forever
And I could not believe.
I saw him lying where he lays now
I saw his brown eyes closed
He's playing one of his pranks, I thought
That's what I then supposed.
But he never opened his eyes again
At least, not on this earthly plane
But in Heaven, he lifted up his eyes
And in wonder, smiled again.
He saw his parents waiting there
His son, sister and his brother
And Jesus holding out his arms to him
And my father and my mother.
They knew him and they welcomed him
Though in life here on this earth
That day never came, much to my shame
For in him, they saw no worth.
But for him, I gave up my whole life
And all I'd ever known
Gave up my family and friends
To make his heart my home.
And life was hard and I knew heartbreak
But there was a lot of joy
With that man who was old enough to be my dad
But in his heart, still just a boy.
He had his little sayings,
His eccentricities to boot
His eyes would light up when you walked in
And he'd yell, "Wahoot!"
He had his goofy stories,
His ways that drove you mad
He told his kids that he was a "toad"
And they'd laugh and say, Oh, Dad!"
He had his faults and failings
Of those things, we're all aware
But we never thought the day would come
When that man would not be there.
I remember when I had the dream
Those long long years ago
I woke in tears, overcome by fears
And prayed to God in woe.
I called my friends and pastors
To tell me what it meant
For I knew that dream was prophetic
And from whom that dream was sent.
And days went by and still I cried
And held my fearful breath
Till I went to a church where a woman was praying
And she said, "I see a death."
"But it's not a normal death," said she
As in this world where death is rife
For I see that man come out of that coffin
And be raised up in new life!"
"When he comes up, he'll not be the same
Sister, try to understand
When his old nature is put to death
He'll be a brand new man!"
And, oh, the joy that flooded me!
To this day, praise I still give
To the Lord who'd heard my every prayer
And gave him more time to live.
And I have no doubt, he worked it out
And laid down his pride somehow
Surrendered himself to the King of Kings
And that he is with Him now.
It's the end of an era, a friend told me
When he heard that Robert had passed
And I knew exactly what he meant
And that the time had come at last.
But this time, I am not afraid for him
But glad to know he's gone
From this place of pain, and fears and tears
Up to Paradise, his home.
I want to remember him as he was
Not the victim of tragedy's knife
But a man who seemed to stand ten feet tall
And who was larger than life.
I know we'll miss him now he's gone
And count each day and hour and minute
Till we see him again, but this world will never
Be the same without him in it.
©by Voo
June 15, 2019
2:42 p.m.
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