These are some various song/poem type.... dealies, written by my older sister that I thought were worthy of being on Fanfiction. She is a senior majoring in music, so your input is valued, so that she can improve, if need be. Thanks, guys!


Better By Far

Remember me, when I am gone away

Gone far away

Into the silent land

When you can no more hold me by the hand

Nor I half turn to go

Yet turning, stay.

Remember me, when no more day by day

You tell me of our future that you planned

Only remember me

You understand.

It will be late

To counsel then or pray

Yet if you should forget me

For a while

And afterwards remember

Do not grieve

For if the darkness and corruption leave

A vestige of the thoughts that once I had

Better by far

You should forget

And smile

Than that you should remember me

You understand

Remember me

And be sad.

Safe In Empty Arms

Can you hear the prayer of the children

On bended knee

In the shadow of an unknown room?

Empty eyes with no more tears to cry,

Turning heavenward

Toward the light.

Crying Jesus help me

To see the morning light

Of one more day,

But if I should die before I wake,

I pray my soul to take

Can you feel the hearts of the children

Aching for home,

For something of their very own?

Reaching hands

With nothing to hold on to,

But hope for a better day,

A better day.

Crying Jesus help me

To feel the love again,

In my own land

But if unknown roads lead away from home

Give me loving arms

'Way from harm

For Better Or For Worse

I've heard it said

That people come into our lives

For a reason

Bringing something we must learn

And we are lead to those

Who help us most to grow

If we let them

And we help them in return.

Well I don't know if I believe that's true;

But I know I'm who I am today

Because I knew you.

Like a comet pulled from orbit,

As it passes a sun.

Like a stream that meets a boulder

Halfway through the wood.

Who can say if I've been changed for the better but,

Because I knew you,

I have been changed for good.

It well may be

That we will never meet again

In this lifetime,

So let me say before we part

So much of me

Is made of what I learned from you

You'll be with me

Like a handprint on my heart.

And now whatever way our stories end,

I know you have re-written mine

By being my friend.

Like a ship blown from it's mooring

By a wind off the sea.

Like a seed dropped by a sky bird

In a distant wood.

Who can say if I've been changed for the better but,

Because I knew you,

I have been changed for good.

And just to clear the air

I ask forgiveness for the things I've done

You blamed me for.

But then I guess we know there's blame to share,

And none of it seems to matter

Anymore.

Who can say if I've been changed

For the better but,

Because I knew you,

I have been changed for good.


AN- (tear) I hope this was what you guys were expecting. Or better. I would like to dedicate this fic to Clarksville High School's graduating senior class. Friggin' awesome.