SAVE A PRAYER FOR THE BEAUTIFUL ONE

My muse found me today
She walked out from the April showers
Through the rainbow haze

She heard the prayer of this lonely one
She came back for a touch of happiness and love
She brought me many more words to use
She said you know what to do

Save your prayer filled words for Christopher
Bring him peace when he wakes from his sleep

He had so much to say

But he sang it anyway

With a feeling in every tune that he played

That would move the soul and touch the heart

Some say it is, love others say its art

Save your prayer filled words for Jammie
He walks with a style that is all he needs

Sharing words for other people to sing
Without any tears to save
They become the paisley dew on the grass of a new day
He is that one song that sings to the universe
For you and me

Save your prayer filled words for Prince

Each and every song of compassion and peace 

He had so much to sing

Echoing words it would bring

Through the drums, through the guitar strings

What is inside will never grow old
Had so much for two lifetimes maybe more

Another song to warm the soul

Even in April when it snows

Save a prayer for the beautiful one

As the soul sings another song

©Copyright Thomas Dooley 2016

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His Name is PRINCE

WORDS

What words I have
Are lost in the shadows of the past
Trying to understand what I once had
A pen a pad no words from the hand

What words I had
Inspired by a thought, a sound, a look
The unread book only bought because of the cover
Never to open never to read

What words I hide
In my mind on down to my fingers to the tip of my pen
Never to write never to type
The word I will never find

©Copyright Thomas Dooley

HERO

The heroes of today are not the heroes of yesterday

The heroes of yesterday had a purpose

They had a goal had a loud voice

The heroes of today have only agents

Telling them where to go what to say

What is popular is their way of life

The heroes of yesterday

Stood up when other sat down

They told the truth

As others believed the lies

The heroes of today

Live for the popular movement

Become heroes off other’s tragedy

While they ware fashionable ribbons on their lapel

Comparing heroes of then and now

Are like comparing apples to oranges

The real heroes are not seen

They’re not really loud

A hero gives of them selves

A hero gives of their lives

Givers of truth, but given so little

In the front lines of life

Truth is their life

©2013 Thomas John Dooley

THIS DREAM

There is this dream, a dream only seen by one.
            So many places to go a place to grow

By one mind,

            It is the food for life, filling the mind of people and places

            Where everything is at peace and kind

By one soul,

            A place to dream and to make dreams come true

By one heart

            Where it ends and starts with a dream come true

            A dream shared by two

Is this the dream I dreamed?

The life that is meant to be

The inspiration that is inside of me

There is this dream I want to see

By you,

            I wish I could be there too

            Hold on to that dream with you

By me,

            Just to feel free

            Have that kind of inspiration in me

By everyone

            It’s good to share

            Tell everyone I care

There is this dream I want to tell you

From mind to the soul I want you to know

Take that mental hold

You know only the Lord will know

Want to dream with you

Want you to dream with me

Underneath the Poet Tree

Say the words to make you see what I see

©2013 Thomas John Dooley

REMEMBER YOUR SPIRIT

Remember your spirit

            How it held you closed when you were young

            How it holds you closer the older you are

There was a time you thought you lost your spirit

Your spirit is who you are

Somewhere along your way through life

You forgot who you are

Remember your spirit

            Take it close; it’s more valuable than gold

            Take it so you will never be alone

Look past all, what people told you that you are

It’s all yours to make of this life GOD gave you

Remember your spirit

            There is still more for you to know

          Many places for you to go

The soul speaks to you from deep inside

You don’t hear put, but your spirit feels

You fallow 

©2013 Thomas John Dooley

THE FEELING IS

THE FEELING IS

 The feeling is
                      Pain
                     All of the loves games

 The feeling is
                     Loneliness
                    Friendship is always put to the test

 The feeling is
                    Joy
                    Why would you wish for anything more

The feeling is
                   Anger
                   Just one of life's disasters

The feeling is
                   Happiness
                   Peace and Love pasted the test

The feeling is
                   Forgiveness
                   Because my mind said to, and your heart insists

The feeling is
                   Fear
                   Not knowing what you're feeling

 What more to feel the more the mind has to gain.

© 2013 Thomas John Dooley

IF

If there is a time
If there is a thought
If I had the confidence
I wouldn’t have gotten this far

If there is the past
If there is a lack of heart
If I had the talent of soul
Is there any more I would know?

If I were you
If you were me
Would we see the ebony world that Stevie sees?
If we could only live in those kinds of dreams?

If there was more time
If there was more thought
If there was more heart
I wouldn’t have stopped at this part

Copyright 2012 Thomas Dooley