I know the view is limited
Here from where I sit
Lots of possibilities
Not one feelin it
Patience has no part in this
Learning how to sit in this
Sometimes it's no fun
Unsure where to run
The freezing has begun
Illusions come undone
Now we get to start from scratch
Try to get my footing back
Waiting on the broken path
To find the way to go
Like something I should know
But can't remember though
Fight against technology
Eating away my memory
12/17/2025

Going for the middle ground
Not too high or too far down
Finding balance in the dark
Keeping lightness in the heart
Try to enjoy simple pleasures
Searching for the spirits treasures
Don't forget to ask for help
Also treat your brothers well
Use your special gifts to give
And teach the children how to live
Live and love with open heart
Always try to do your part

Look out for the dark and low
They can make you want to go
Places you should never know
Still sometimes it makes me grow
Sometimes closer
Sometimes far
Always wonder where you are
Out there on your favorite star
Looking out for me
12/16/2025

The year is almost over
Holidays upon
Rollin through no regard
For what we can't recover
No traditions
All anew
Nothing to remind of you
All the wishes won't come true
But some will be as new
Darker shades of blue
Multicolored hues
Of sadness and content
Those two are contrary
Together they are peace
Sometimes it feels ugly
Sharpening its teeth
Terrifies me daily
So I don't look at its feet
Still I know it's here though
Waiting to devour
Me and everything I know
And I get to let it go
12/15/2025

Am I supposed to have to choose
Force myself to be reclused
Opportunities reduced
By my own accord
Blame it on the Lord

Even when I stand to lose
Leaving myself to sing the blues
No one knows my heart but you
Blame it on the Lord

On those days I can't afford
To see one more closing door
Then I make it to the shore
Blame it on the Lord

Think about what you call yours
How you would defend your borders
Give them what the doctor ordered
Blame it on the Lord

Oh, blame it on the Lord
I know he's done it for sure
Gonna go up to the altar for more
Miracles and blame it on the Lord

Try to keep out of that place
That no one wants to go
One step takes you off the face
And down the slippery slope

Sometimes have to look in there
And close the closet door
Some things help remember her
Others hurt some more

Sorting out the details
Face to face with life's fails
Searching for the next phrase
To lead me to the next phase

Listening for special words
Wondering if they'll be heard
Waiting for the steps in order
How to share beyond the borders

Trying to imagine going
Somewhere so unknown
There's no map that's showing
The road that we ride on

Feels like it's meandering
Often standing still
One days in the ditches
Or climbing up the well
12/4/25

Scary out here in the boat
Waves are everywhere
Come and calm the water so
We don't all perish here
Feeling like I'm all alone
On this ship at sea
No one waiting, no one home
All alone but me
Not so disconnected
As always protected
Remind me when I'm thinking
Fearful the boat is sinking
The storm will never overcome
I know the fight's already won
12/1/2025 

Huddled over my coffee cup
Wondering where to start
Trying hard to not give up
Before I even start

Something tells me grab the pen
In case you hear the sound
Something I could write and then
I'd turn it all around

Too many signals to discern
Which is the right way
Words can take so many turns
Until we lose our way

Gonna be okay
Gotta be okay
Make it on more day
Tell me what to say 

11/28/25

The pleasure of a candle scent
The treasure of a life content
Grace in matters great and small
Grateful harvest in the fall

What is missing from the scene
An empty nest nativity
How to find the grateful place
And choose a worthy dream to chase
Not the ones that hurt us though
Those we have to just let go

And then some are just a season
Here and gone without a reason
Leaving us to mourn and cry
Why they're born if just to die

Some days there's an insulation
Between me and the low
Just a slight rededication
To everything I know

Have to keep reminding myself
That I still hold the keys
Sometimes sitting in the well
Of every part of me

Parts that are not pretty
Some that terrify
Others just need dusting off
And let out in the light
11/24/2025

Trying to play keep-ey up
And also not look down
Plenty to be thankful of
To find the middle ground
Someplace in between the high
That never seems to last
And the deepest darkest nights
As faith we hold steadfast
If we look with open eyes
Maybe we can see
We've already won the prize
My soul's already free
11/21/25

When my work is done
And learning is complete
Nothing more to be begun
My calendar is free

Find me in the sun
Or maybe on a beach
Time to settle for some fun
Now it's only me

Wait and listen you will hear
Keys to all that you hold dear
Find the answers you still seek
While you're waiting at the creek

New dreams may be waiting there
Something you could mean
Something to someone who's there
Waiting at the creek

Even when I start to doubt
Stuck in disbelief
In a place less up than down
Still I find relief

He is always there you know
Stop to feel and see
Listen to the waters flow
And let the feelings be

11/15/2025 Sandra Lynn Racy