MINT TEA

The sun goes down; the night has come

Wondering where will my sleep come from

It won't be from bedtime stories or a loving kiss on the forehead. 

Mint tea warm with a scent like a dream.

A resting mind fresh and free

The moon comes up; a cool breeze dance above the trees

They are the audience feeling it every move

A kind of confidence I wish I could have too

Mint tea warm with a scent of peace.

Refreshing sip for you and me

The stars are there all the time; slowdown experience life

The ceramic cup warming the hands 

Just the same for every man

Mint tea warm with a scent of purity

A moment of rest is what this world needs 

©Copyright Thomas Dooley 2020

WHEN HARRY SINGS

Deep meaning entraining the feelings

Words to a story it is much more than dreaming.

Hear the calypso sound much more than singing

When Harry sings 

Everyone dancing, swaying their hips

When the music stops, we are left smiling.

The rhythmic claps as feet move to that.

Not separated by race only by time and space

His music has what we need to see.....

When Harry sings

Everyone moving to the rhythm of peace

Much more than a musical dream

A legacy of sound sing before the crowds

Not intimidated by anyone's thoughts.

It is love that defines art.

©Copyright Thomas Dooley 2020

 

 

HERITAGE

Life is passing you by when you don't see what is right

Living a lie as you live in the night

What is it your trying to find living in the past

Your heritage 

Locks you in a museum of intimidation and hate

What you celebrate is a waste of a day. 

Life has so much to experience you don't want to miss this.

There is no threat in peace when together we resist

A legacy of giving will last.

My heritage

Is the exclusion of hate and inclusion of love

From the mind and heart is where it comes from

Life is learning and living forever; it is about giving.

Where is your morality? Giving it away doesn't make you free.

No control over your mind; your just a political zombie 

Our heritage

Is understanding one another living as sister and brothers

Drink from the cup of life knows the difference between wrong and right.

Life is much more than a competition to get much more.

Your experience is not mine; my experience is not yours.

It is about you, the soul, the time that you hold as you grow old.

©Copyright Thomas Dooley 2020