Her Soul

Her soul

I saw a girl walk by the other day

Her majesty blew my mind away

Made a move to meet ‘er ‘cause - wow!

I ain’t never gonna leave her now

She’s as fine as sassafras

Mmm, bare feet on fresh cut grass

Makes me feel like the richest king

Hear the bells in my head ring?

Do you realize what you’ve done to me, girl?

Set me on fire, spun around my world

Do you think I’ll be the same anymore?

Walk in those old shoes I wore?

Well I won’t, you know I won’t!

Gonna be a diff’rent man - woo!

Gonna follow you around

Gonna lay my money down

Gonna act a fool ‘cause I’m in love with - you!

Did you see my girl when she walked by?

She’s as hot as a forest fire

Turnin heads and knockin’ knees

Leavin’ crowds buzzin’ like bumble bees

Boys are jealous and girls are sad

When she wears solids, stripes or plaid

She could make an old rag look good

Revitalize any neighborhood

Do you realize what you’ve done to me, girl?

Set me on fire, spun around my world

Do you think I’ll be the same anymore?

Walk in those old shoes I wore?

Well I won’t, you know I won’t!

Gonna be a diff’rent man - woo!

Gonna follow you around

Gonna lay my money down

Gonna act a fool ‘cause I’m in love with - you!

Ever wanna stay in one place?

I get that way when I see her face

It glows like the sun, sends clouds away

Makes the music in my body play

She takes me to new heights

Turns cold days into warm nights

Like a fire in the fireplace

Is my being in her embrace

Do you realize what you’ve done to me, girl?

Set me on fire, spun around my world

Do you think I’ll be the same anymore?

Walk in those old shoes I wore?

Well I won’t, you know I won’t!

Gonna be a diff’rent man - woo!

Gonna follow you around

Gonna lay my money down

Gonna act a fool ‘cause I’m in love with - you!

Obstacles gone, she broadens my range

Never stop explorin’, gonna see some change

Hearts together on the wind adrift

Her smile, it makes my spirit lift

There’s just something about her soul

Sweet jelly on a breakfast roll

Icing on the cake, ice in the tea

I wonder what she sees in me?

Do you realize what you’ve done to me, girl?

Set me on fire, spun around my world

Do you think I’ll be the same anymore?

Walk in those old shoes I wore?

Well I won’t, you know I won’t!

Gonna be a diff’rent man - woo!

Gonna follow you around

Gonna lay my money down

Gonna act a fool ‘cause I’m in love with - you!

By Royce Waxenfelter

8/26/20

Motive for Motivation

A sinker on the lure
My will to surface
An anchor in the deep

An empty coffee cup
When I need a double shot
Fog conceals ideas

Then the light breaks through! 
Birds aloft in flight
Love and laughter lift me
Revealing possible, grasping might

Eyelids made of stone
I can’t wake today
My bed a magnet

Darkness hides me
I’m locked away
Sleep, my prison

Then the light breaks through!
Suddenly alive
A friends’ smile lifts me
Revealing possible, I can thrive

Pressure drags me down
I succumb to doubt
Demoralized by self

A wall of failure
Blots my view
Halts progression

Then the light breaks through!
I accept God’s grace
The Holy Spirit lifts me
Revealing possible, I’ll win this race!

By Royce Waxenfelter
8/20/20

For Life

And you’re somehow a part of me now
You’ve taken the best
Forsaken the rest
And what’s left is far better than gold
More sprite-full than youth
With wisdom of old
Like a savory dish in a succulent sauce
You bring hope to life
Bring meaning to loss

So I prepare my heart
Take head to the notion
I look closer at art
I go swim in the ocean
For life

‘Cause I know there’s a day it’ll all go away
This lifetime affair
A sudden wisp in the air
So I beg of my love be with me today
Hold my tender hand right
Kiss my neck in the night
Strengthen the bond we’ve grown together as one
Husband and wife
Together we’ve won

Let’s prepare our hearts
Take head to the notion
Let’s make our own art
Let’s go swim in the ocean
For life


By Royce Waxenfelter 8/9/20

Talking with the Dead Again

My brother Joe was anything but slow

He was the fastest kid on the block

Down at the vacant lot he could jump his bike over 4 of his friends

With his hands behind his back

We had fun growing up

I followed him everywhere

He could make me belly laugh

When we moved out to the farm

He taught me so many things

Including how to rope a calf

After 4 years in the army my bro came home

Got a job with the county police

Married his high school sweetheart and had 3 great kids

He bought a Harley - loved the grease

‘So Joe,’ I said, ‘when can we get together

And have a barb-b-que

I’ve been missing your jokes and I know our folks would love to see you there’

Joe just laughed with his joyous rumble

And looked at me with his big grin

Then I realized when he started to cry

That I’m talking with the dead again

My dad told me ‘Son, never point a gun unless you mean to shoot.’

He had sage advice and the kindest wife

And his favorite beer was root

My pops brought me to church and raised me right

But as a teen I didn’t care

What he had to say

I went my own way

And our meeting times were rare

I struggled for years and after two failed marriages

I went over to see mom and dad

I said ‘Sorry dad, I should have listened to what you said’

He said, ‘Don’t worry about it now,

your mom and I never stopped praying.’

They gave me a huge hug and we prayed to God

And that meant the world to me

In his late seventies my dad started to get frail

Those calloused hands couldn’t lift as much

The adventurous life he loved

Those dreams grew out of touch

Dad said, ‘Son, I want to know, did I do right by God?’

I said ‘Pops, you know, you did right by me, you showed me how to love God’s way’

And I realize as we hug goodbye

That I’m talking with the dead again

You and I met on the the telephone

And agreed to go on a blind date

I drove over that night to pick you up

And wondered ‘What have I done?’

But when you stepped out beneath that old street light

My world forever changed

We spent many years in a dreamlike love

You were never far away

We were close like toast on the smoked ham roast

You always made for me

And I rub your head when we go to bed

Until you rest peacefully on my chest

I said ‘When will you be here ‘cause I’ve missed you dear

And my life just ain’t the same

I am all alone in this cavernous home

Like a hawk I drift alone’

You said ‘I love you Honey,

and love is never gone.’

And I realize as we talk on this phone

That I’m talking with the dead again

Chorus:

Talking with the dead again

Oh I am talking with the dead again

Good relationships don’t quit

Just ‘cause they are at the end

So I keep talking with the dead again.

by Royce Waxenfelter

6/18/20

Song of 2020

Something’s happening ‘round the world

Nobody can escape it, boy or girl

There’s a virus traveling ‘round the globe

Someday it’ll be told in the stories of old 

There’s a shortage of facts

There’s a lack of trust

It’s hard to relax

When I might turn to dust 

Well I am stuck inside and I cannot lie,

I’m sick and tired of this… single ply!

Social distance is a thing and you’re wearing a mask

Hard to work from home when you can’t stay on task

We flatten the curve, we grow out our hair

We risk going outside to get a breath of fresh air

No more paper

No more plastic

Where’s the TP?

Where’s the traffic?

Can’t go nowhere, gotta stay inside

And I’m sick and tired of this… single ply!

I’m second guessing my health

While I’m losing my wealth

Did allergies just make me sneeze?

Gotta pray it wasn’t that COVID19!

We don’t have to worry 

The TV explains

About nuclear bombs 

About acid rains

The number of deaths we can’t quantify

But I’m sick and tired of this… single ply!

I’m feeling all cooped up inside

Told myself I can no longer hide 

I want to travel, want to go

Went down to the station but the station was closed

You might feel angry

You might feel depressed

You might be anxious

Or scared half to death

But I’m here to tell you what’s on my mind

I’m sick and tired of this… single ply!

I miss my mom and I miss my dad

I miss the conversations we once had

Wanna give ‘em a hug but it ain’t happening

Nobody gives hugs in quarantine

Will it ever end?

Will it be over soon?

Is there a light at the end

Of this tunnel of gloom?

Can’t rub your face, can’t rub your eyes,

Well I’m sick and tired of this… single ply!

By Royce Waxenfelter

4/19/2020

Fraud Dodger

You have no money when you used to have plenty

The cost of commerce in the year 2020

The online bandits mimicked your bank

Your trust violated, your security sank

 

Scammed by deception, someone most fraudulent

Your credit was in good standing, now you can’t pay your rent

Were your assets frozen during investigation?

Did you shop online in this great fraud nation?

You used to trust others, you smiled at all strangers

Now you keep your head down and avoid all the dangers

You can’t risk being vulnerable and so violated

While the dredges of society become satiated

 

They don’t care about your children or retirement plans

They’re in love with your money, really big fans

They take without asking, now you hoard like an old codger

To do business in today’s world: become a fraud dodger

 

By Royce Waxenfelter

3/11/2020

Fractal

God created a working design concept and put it into motion throughout the universe. It lends it shaping anthem to the planets, stars, liquids, rocks, gasses, metals, plants, and beings. Layer upon layer grow and die, enlarge and collapse in God’s perfect time.

Outside forces in inward resources work together in harmony to grow the next segment like a ripple in the sea. Each fractal is mathematical and unique. We see the concept clearly in a snowflake, and we feel it on our skin. Every molecule we are is a fractal of a fractal. Our DNA a fractal string. We dream fractals in our sleep and do our best to mimic them in our art. The concept is so simple that we love it and so complex that we will never understand it.

We are connected to the fractal design on more than a molecular level. Could it be that the fractal will be revealed to us in Heaven as the way God limited time and space in our universe while in Heaven fractals remained unleashed in order to open up eternity and vastness to reflect God’s glory forever? Growth without death, enlargement without collapse. Good without bad. Unlimited power, unlimited glory.

God is the master designer, the supreme builder, the ultimate artist.

By Royce Waxenfelter

2/11/19

I wish I believed in ghosts

You aren’t here anymore
The emptiness is haunting
How will we live without you?
The climb ahead is daunting


If you were here today
You’d make us laugh and smile
We’d hold you close and love you
But I’m afraid we’re in denial

Because we want to see you
In every room, around every corner
The lack of you makes the house feel
Like a vague and unknown foreigner


So we recall fondest memories
We take pictures out to cry
And when grief punches us again
We let out a hurt-filled sigh


We try to look for hope to come
We yearn for joy that’s missing
And cry again upon confirming
The hollow hope we’re wishing


That’d you’d be there when we get home
You’d be back like you weren’t gone
And life would go on happily
And the funeral was wrong


Since that lie eludes us
We are wrestling with the wind
Reaching out for something tangible
Gaining nothing but pretend


I wish I believed in ghosts
At least then I’d have a reason
For hearing you echo in my head
Seeing you in every season


All we can do is forge ahead
As we struggle through this blindness
And try to share with others
Your unique way of showing kindness


You will always be in our heart
And in our memory
We take comfort knowing you’re not hurting
And from these earthly bonds you’re free.



By Royce Waxenfelter
1/15/2020

Used Dream Salesman

I have got offer 

And I doubt you can refuse

It’s a dream I think you need

A dream you’ll want to use

Here’s my selection

Go on, take your best guess

You’re sure to find out later 

Which one would’ve been the best

This one is a vision

A vast and open view

It’s sure to set you on your path

And make you feel brand new

Here’s one with velocity

Like a rocket off the ground

You’ll leave the earth beneath you

As you’re soaring through the clouds

I sell used dreams to those who need them

A bargain just for you

Discarded by some dreamer

Might just be right for you

A childhood memory

Is a favorite dream of many

Or this dream of being famous

My inventory’s plenty

I’ll trade them for your lost dreams

Or those you wish would go away

The nightmare you had last night

I’ll take of your hands today

Even though it was demolished

And once had a loose screw

This second-hand dream now polished

Shines better now than new

A comfortable ride

A dream to fit you like a glove

Just slide right inside

And experience the love

I sell used dreams to those who need them

A bargain just for you

Discarded by some dreamer

Might just be right for you

Here’s one where you’re floating

In a river made of light

Through a sanctuary of whispers

Toward a carnival delight

Another one you might like

Takes you down a cobblestone path

To a glorious castle turret

Where you’re really good at math

They won’t all make perfect sense

but there are diamonds in the rough

unless you take some chances

It’ll never be enough

To fulfill your sense of purpose

understand the hidden soul

with both forward and reverse

wide-eyed and wonderful

I sell used dreams to those who need them

A bargain just for you

Discarded by some dreamer

Might just be right for you

Take a spin in this one

A bargain at this cost

It will remind you of another dream

One you thought you'd lost

Some may be disappointing

The gamble you must take

To uncover your anointing

Beneath the surface of the lake

Where depths obscure and stall things

and falsify essential

this key unlocks your calling

opens full potential

Share them with your friends

connect with the universe it seems

satisfy your curiosities

when you buy one of these used dreams

I sell used dreams to those who need them

A bargain just for you

Discarded by some dreamer

Might just be right for you

by Royce Waxenfelter

12/24/19