We're all living too long

We're all living too long
Our lifetimes expanding
Trees would fall to the ground
Now more trees die standing

With their faculties gone
And momentum lacking
If not now, tell me when
Is all they are asking

There is no acceptance

There is no acceptance

No cheers for uniqueness

All our differences

Are viewed as a weakness

No love or open arms

A fistful of gravel

After the stones are thrown

Judgment by the gavel

Distance does not matter

Distance does not matter
The river ran its course
Mountains have all been climbed
It's the end, not the source

Is this the last sunrise
Not again, a moonset
This generation cares
And the next will forget

I am just existing

I am just existing
Like a snowman, a plant
I want to go back home
But I'm stuck here and can't

Another hyacinth
Soon will bloom and flower
I'd rejoice in Spring but
I don't have the power

Goodbye to my shadow

Goodbye to my shadow

The sun was never mine

Trees and birds continue

And the passing of time

When the flesh disappears

All that remains is bone

Marked with start and end dates

And our name carved in stone

Surrounded by beauty

Surrounded by beauty

Life living at its best

The butterfly flying

The robin on its nest

Slowly gliding to Earth

Is a transparent moon

While the morning sun climbs

To find its afternoon

Still the elusive dream

Still the elusive dream

Can I reel in a star

I may never realize

My goals are set too far

While time seems to tarnish

They’re something to behold

But all stars are not fire

Some are lifeless and cold