I've always seen the underside of things -

Morning stars & heaven, love & pairs of wings.

But this year's been more than fair to me;

I've learned to love, to feel, to reach.

In loving, I've learned forgiveness.

In feeling, I've earned my first sunrise.

In reaching upward for the sky,

I've once or twice remembered how to fly.

& now it's time again to start again,

To grow & change, become a better friend,

To arrange life a little differently,

To trust that truth will make me free.

& more & more as time goes by

I'll see these new dreams realized,

As I listen for that lasting, simple melody

That runs through you & then, through me.